Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, and a lifetime Disney ban: What to read this weekend
Gold Derby rounds up some of the best stories of the week from our friends across the web. Maybe you missed these, maybe you were too busy to read them at the time, maybe you bookmarked them and forgot, but hopefully you’ll have some over the weekend to check them out. Happy reading!
Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ AOTY Grammy Victory Feels Like a Lifetime Achievement Award – But Don’t Just Dismiss It as One
Beyoncé finally won her elusive Album of the Year Grammy for Cowboy Carter on Sunday. The prize could be seen as a career award, but Kyle Denis writes in Billboard that the album’s merits alone are worthy of the accolade, and that it’s not a pity win, drawing a comparison to overdue Oscar wins for Martin Scorsese (The Departed) and Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant).
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Beyond Bad Tweets, Latinos Would Like a Word with ‘Emilia Pérez’ — Opinion
In the wake of Karla Sofía Gascón‘s social media controversy that has jeopardized Emilia Pérez‘s Oscar campaign, Giancarlo Sopo lays out in an IndieWire op-ed all the issues Latinos have with the film, how it’s managed to thrive, and why Latinos’ criticisms have been ignored.
What’s Left to Say About Sundance?
The Hollywood Reporter‘s Mia Galuppo sums up the “general lethargy” at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, where buzz and sales were low. When news broke last year that the festival might leave Park City, Utah, after its contract is up in 2026, many were dismayed, but Galuppo says there’s now a “collective acceptance that the festival’s time in Park City has run its course.”
The World of Kendrick Lamar, in 6 Key Performances
Pre-game for Kendrick Lamar‘s Super Bowl halftime performance with the New York Times‘ compilation of some of the rapper’s notable performances that highlight his unique visual language.
Yesterday, Tomorrow, and Banished Forever
Vulture’s Justine Harman takes a deep dive into the saga of Scott and Diana Anderson, who spent more than a decade trying to gain membership into Disneyland’s exclusive Club 33, which they achieved in 2012. Five years later, the couple was expelled after Scott was accused of being drunk in public and subsequently sued Disney.
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