FX's newest series Snowfall wants to give viewers an education on the crack cocaine epidemic that rocked Los Angeles in the early '80s. At the show’s center is Franklin Saint, a young dealer played by newcomer Damon Idris. The subject matter is pulled straight from this country's recent history, but is Franklin Saint based on a real person? Developed by John Singleton, who wrote and directed Boyz N The Hood, Snowfall will focus not only on Franklin's journey as he falls deeper into this field, but how East Los Angeles was affected by the arrival of crack cocaine in its neighborhoods. Read More...
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In 1976, James Christopher McMurray was born in the town of Joplin in the state of Missouri, USA, and went on to become a professional stock car racing driver. He is best known as the winner of the 2002 UAW-GM Quality 500 NASCAR Cup, as well as one of only three drivers to win both the Brickyard 400 and the NASCAR Daytona 500 – both in the same season! Read More...
Jenna Ortega revealed that her personal style isn’t far off from what her Netflix character, Wednesday Addams, wears onscreen.
“The problem is that since doing that show, if I do wear something black, it seems like I’m leaning into character, but it’s my genuine style,” Ortega, 20, told WSJ. Magazine in an interview published on Monday, June 26.
The You alum went on to share that she “genuinely resonates” with both Wednesday — the gothic, pigtail–wearing teenager — and the color black. Read More...