The Cypher
The Weekly Roundup: Holiday Weekend Edition
Family,
We hope you have had an enjoyable and restful few days. While we are well aware of the violent and problematic context of Thanksgiving, as the genesis of colonialism and capitalism, we do see the benefit of stillness, the opportunity for reprieve, and after almost two years of self-isolation, a reason to eat good food and get loved on by (vaccinated) loved ones. So we hope you enjoyed the day off, whatever you did with it.
We are mostly taking day naps, snacking on leftovers, and vegging out, but here are a few things we are getting into this holiday week/end.
WATCH / BINGE
We are binging and catching up on alla the premieres of alla the shows Dr. Rachel Raimist has directed over the past few months. Most recently, this week, episode 5 of The Sex Lives of College Girls, “That Comment Tho,” streaming on HBO Max.
Aaaaaand….
The Big Leap, episode 104, “Nothing But Money Shots” streaming on Hulu
4400, Episode 106, “If You Love Something” on The CW
Fantasy Island (Season Finale), Episode 108, “Día de los Vivos” on FOX
Wu-Tang: An American Saga, Episode 208, “Saturday Nite” streaming on Hulu
The Republic of Sarah, Episode 110, “From Simple Sources”
Check out https://www.rachelmakesmovies.com/, for more on the dope ish our girl is doing!
We are also WATCHING
The final season of Insecure on HBO Max
Colin in Black and White on Netflix
Who Killed Malcolm X? on Netflix
LOOK:
Nettrice Gaskins’ Featured Futurists exhibit at The Smithsonian Arts + Industries Building. She’s dope, her work is dope. Get all the way into it…
LISTEN:
Adele’s 30
Crunk Culture: Robin Boylorn on Missing White Woman Syndrome
AND REST. . .
a lot!