150: Blaxploitation and the White Backlash (Six Degrees of Song of the South, Episode 5)

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151: Splash Mountain (Six Degrees of Song of the South, Episode 6)

After two more successful theatrical releases, in 1980 and 1986, Disney decided to put Song of the South in the “Disney Vault” and never released it on home video or theatrically in the US ever again. And yet, at the same time, the company was developing a theme park ride around ...  Show more

Sneak Peek: Make Me Over

In this companion series to You Must Remember This, Karina Longworth will introduce eight stories about Hollywood’s intersection with the beauty industry. Told by writers and reporters known for their work at The New Yorker, the New York Times and other publications, Make Me Over ...  Show more

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