Arts And Entertainment Blog Posts

Yesterday I sat down in my local theater to watch Leonardo DiCaprio’s new film, One Battle After Another. DiCaprio has long been known as a social-justice advocate, and over the past decade his film c...

Donald Trump has pulled this stunt many, many times. Before Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert, there were Alec Baldwin and Rosie O’Donnell.

Entertainment has been used for decades to improve attitudes toward other groups, both in the U.S. and abroad. One can think of movies like Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, helping change attitudes towar...

Could purposeful artistry of some medium ever be used to depolarize politics?

The simple sharing of joy and love with family and friends is something all of us hope for and can aspire to.

An apology, received with humanity and a sense of humor, sets a higher bar for all of us.

Hollywood has long had a strongly liberal reputation. But as America looks to heal from a divisive election, opportunities for depolarization may come from surprising places, including Hollywood. A re...

“If you voted for Trump, unfollow me.” Most of us are familiar with this sentiment. It is common for people to not want to be associated with those whose values and opinions they deem dangerous or hat...

ABC canceled the sitcom 'Roseanne' after its star, Roseanne Barr, sent a racially charged tweet directed at former Obama aide Valerie Jarrett. Ms. Barr wrote that if the “Muslim brotherhood & planet o...

Comedian Michelle Wolf delivered the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner monologue, and reactions were mixed on if the entertainer took things too far. Detractors took issue with her crude jokes...