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This past Sunday the award season closed out as it always does with the most visible event, The Oscars. Not just any Oscar’s – the 90th annual Oscar’s, meaning it took 90 years to nominate lady crew members, wth? With that, Jimmy Kimmel did it again, not really again, he did better this year than last – presenting the right amount of offense and taking the right risks. Highlighting the unnecessary opulence in the Swarovski crystals lining the stage. Taking a second to playing on the….incident of last year’s Best Picture. Then making us chuckle through the night giving incentives to those with short speeches. Shout out to Helen Mirren for the Vanna White portrayal. Kimmel took jabs at men at all times and big upped Black Panther – Good on you Kimmel, you played it risky/safe making the night enjoyable and just a little uncomfortable. Kinda like you’ve been sitting in a relatively comfortable chair for a while and then hours in your butt starts to hurt – that level of necessary discomfort. I fell in love with the moviegoers at the TCL Chinese theater who were surprised by uber famous, uber rich celebs while attending a sneak peek of A Wrinkle in Time. Kimmel felt it right to personally provide a gesture of thanks to the actual people who pay their salaries… With all the problematicness of it, I have increasingly loved these random acts more and more. He thanks the moviegoers, that’s me! They rope me in with these moments, maybe its cuz I’m a dreamer, or an empath, or I just e…
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Aisha Jordan
Aisha Jordan is an Actor, Writer, and Producer in new media with a B.A. from The New School and M.A. in Arts and Politics from NYU. She’s a Podcast Producer on I Love a Lifetime…
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