Pop Culture Fix: Sandra Oh Really Wants You to Know Eve Polastri Is Not Straight
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Hey, friends, I hope you’re staying hydrated out there and taking a break when you need to. I’m thinking of you all the time, and making you these Pop Culture Fixes as a little respite.
+ Michelle Yeoh and Sandra Oh had an hour-long chat at the San Francisco International Film Festival last Friday. During the Q&A someone referred to Eve Polastri as “straight” and Sandra Oh interrupted to say, “No.” Which gave me a nice chuckle despite *waves hand*.
+ Ariana DeBose will host the 75th Tony Awards.
+ Netflix has greenlit Liz Feldman’s new series, No Good Deed, which was inspired by her late night Zillow scrolling early in the pandemic.
+ BBC launches a new “very gay, very trans” Doctor Who audio drama podcast.
+ Meet Heather, the Riverdale librarian who also happens to be Cheryl Blossom’s junior high sweetheart.
+ All Rise arrives for a third season on OWN this June!
+ Archie is introducing a new biracial pansexual character.
+ Kristen Kish, looking stunning as heck in this suit, is joining Iron Chef as co-host.
+ Grace and Frankie’s reign of terror is finally over (aka Slate interviewed Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin about the final season).
+ Queen Latifah’s Equalizer changes showrunners ahead of its likely third season.
+ If you’ve been wanting to watch The Owl House because it’s the most adorable gay thing happening on TV right now, but you don’t have the Disney Channel so you can’t watch it on TV or the Disney Now app, well! Great news! It’s on Disney Plus now, almost completely up to date! You can laugh your buns off without having to sit through a single Hatchimals commercial.
+ Watch Brandi Carlile sing “Love Can Build a Bridge” to honor Naomi Judd.
+ The story of this suspended Grey’s Anatomy writer who stole her ex-wife’s trauma for the show and also somehow now involves Anna Paquin is the wildest thing I have read in a long time.
+ Unsurprisingly, ESPN’s list of top 25 players currently in the WNBA is G A Y.
+ On queer-baiting, betrayal, and the quest for better representation.
+ Suranne Jones and Sophie Rundle play Mrs and Mrs on BBC.