Kathleen Newman-Bremang's Recent Articles

Unbothered
Brown Sugar Is Still Just As Sweet As The First Time We ...
Welcome to Love Like This?, a romance column where we, Kathleen Newman-Bremang and Ineye Komonibo, revisit some of the most romantic — or not, in hi
by Kathleen Newman-B...

Black Love
It’s Time To Let Go Of Celebrity #RelationshipGoals
It doesn’t take much for two extremely attractive, very famous people to go from individual objects of thirst to a certified Celebrity Couple. Some strat
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Unbothered
How COVID Vaccine Hesitancy Is Tearing Black Families Apart
My baby cousin will always be just that to me: a baby. Even though she’s grown, a whole woman in her 20s, I will always see her as a toddler following me
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Unbothered
Actually, Netflix, Content Like Dave Chappelle’s Transphobic Come...
Update: Netflix has fired the employee who was organizing an upcoming walkout (set to happen Wednesday, October 20) of trans staffers and allies in protest
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Unbothered
Shalita Grant’s Sherry Is The Best Part Of You Season 3 ...
This story contains spoilers for Netflix’s You Season 3. When we first meet Shalita Grant’s character Sherry Conrad on Netflix’s hit series You
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Unbothered
If Your “Diverse” Teen Show Isn’t Giving What Sex Education
Welcome to “What’s Good,” a column where we break down what’s soothing, distracting, or just plain good in the streaming world with a “rooting fo
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Money Diaries
Opening The Conversation About What Canadian Women Earn & How The...
It’s the number one thing my partner and I don’t talk about. Well, I shouldn’t say we don’t talk about it. He tries; I break out into a cold sweat
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What's Good
This Standout TIFF Movie May Win Jessica Chastain Her First Oscar
Welcome to “What’s Good,” a column where we break down what’s soothing, distracting, or just plain good in the TV and film world. What’s Go
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Entertainment
There’s Too Much Kristen Stewart In Kristen Stewart’s Performance...
There was a time in Kristen Stewart’s career when she exuded an extreme discomfort with being famous. She appeared to dislike being a celebrity almost as
by Kathleen Newman-B...

Unbothered
Emmys? We Don’t Know Her. These Are Unbothered’s Best TV Shows Of...
The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards are on Sunday (September 19). The prestigious awards show is usually how Hollywood gauges the best of the best of the most r
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Unbothered
Looking Back, Love Jones Is Actually For The Birds (ItR...

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Entertainment
Joshua Jackson On His Two Proposals & Playing The Anti-P...
Against my better judgement, and at the risk of losing any semblance of journalistic objectivity, I start my conversation with Joshua Jackson by effusively
by Kathleen Newman-B...

Unbothered
Serena Williams On Slowing Down & Getting Emotional During The
There is a lot about Serena Williams the public knows: she’s a 23-time grand slam winner, a fashion mogul, a wife, mother and the greatest athlete of all
by Kathleen Newman-B...

Unbothered
The White Lotus Did Belinda Dirty, But Natasha Rothwell Sh...
Welcome to “What’s Good,” where we break down what’s soothing, distracting, or just plain good in the streaming world with a “rooting for everybo
by Kathleen Newman-B...

Unbothered
Remembering The Radical Resilience of Marie-Joseph Angélique & Ch...
There are sounds and stories that can never be unheard. Once they enter your subconscious, they take up residence and refuse to leave. It’s the phenomeno
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Unbothered
Emancipation Day Is A Reminder That Black Liberation Is Long Over...
This story was originally published on July 31, 2020. The white guilt texts have stopped. It’s been almost two months to the day since I wiped tears off
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Unbothered
Protest Is Front & Centre At The Tokyo Olympics — But For Black A...
The image of hammer thrower Gwen Berry standing on a podium with her hip cocked to the side, her body turned away from her competitors and the anthem they
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Unbothered
Space Jam: A New Legacy Is An Air Ball, But These Basketba...
Welcome to “What’s Good,” where we break down what’s soothing, distracting, or just plain good in the streaming world with a “rooting for everybo
by Kathleen Newman-B...

Unbothered
It Isn’t Just Gossip Girl — TV Has A Major Colourism Problem
The R29Unbothered team tackles one of Hollywood’s most consistent — and frustrating — issues: its constant erasure of dark-skinned Black women and gi
by Kathleen Newman-B...

News
Why Canada Day Isn’t Worth Celebrating (& Never Has Been)
Stat holidays are what we refer to in this business as a great peg. Usually, Canada Day is used as an excuse to churn out easy content like “best barbecu
by Kathleen Newman-B...

Unbothered
Zola Wades Deep Into The Mess & Manipulation Of An Interra...
“Y’all wanna hear a story about how me and this bitch here fell out? It’s kind of long but full of suspense.” The now-famous opening refrain from A
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Entertainment
Fefe Dobson Is Ready To Let It All Out Again
The Canadian singer-songwriter's ascent was riddled with racist attempts to brand her as someone she wasn’t. Almost 20 years later, she’s still doing i
by Kathleen Newman-B...

Fashion
In The Wellness World, Sasha Exeter Has Felt Guilty & Alone. Now ...
Don’t call Sasha Exeter an influencer. Sure, she’s got 148,000 Instagram followers, her feed is saturated with carefully curated aspirational images, a
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