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fromSlate Magazine
4 days ago

A Black Comedian Became a Shockingly Realistic White Man for a Viral Skit. Here's How He Did It.

The skit, parodying " that guy who is just proud to be AMERICAN," has gone megaviral for Druski's depiction of a white Southern man having the time of his life at a NASCAR race. It's notable for not only the access required to film next to a race, but also for the complete transformation involved: Druski, a Black man, appears as a white man, complete with a farmer's sunburn, mullet, and a swath of patriotic tattoos.
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fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago

She's One of Our Most Popular Novelists. But There's a Consistent Problem With Her Books.

R.F. Kuang is a prominent, award-winning novelist whose work interrogates meritocracy, achievement, and racial dynamics across fantasy and realist fiction.
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