In our monthly book club, we discuss whatever we happen to be reading and ask everyone in the comments to do the…

Here’s a compilation of our favorite features published this week. Be sure to follow along with our TV recaps and…

Who is a bad guy you root for?

The TV of 1998 feels more like the end of something than the beginning. Dawson’s Creek and Will & Grace were…

A Woman’s Smile could spawn a Literally Unbelievable Tumblr just as easily as The Onion did. It’s billed as a…

RuPaul’s Drag Race crowned its 10th winner last night in a finale full of flattering lighting (important for the…

In the beginning, there were no LGBTQ people in the movies—at least, not overtly so. A handful of provocative…

The first season of the captivating new drama Killing Eve has come to a thrilling close. Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s…

It’s that time of year, again: We’re now accepting nominations for The Root 100!

A hostage situation is among the most traumatic experiences anyone can suffer through: your life in the hands of a…

Nothing about this podcast should work: It’s two entertainment writers in London talking, often for an hour or more,…

“Isle Of Dogs may strand mangy, sickly pooches on a floating garbage dump, even putting their furry hides in danger…

If history has taught us anything, it’s that young people will always lead the way. Whether it’s the young…

Craig Mack, 46, the legendary Bad Boy artist who burst onto the national stage in 1994 with that “Flava in Ya Ear,”…

When tickets for Black Panther went on sale late last month, we here at The Root just knew it was our duty, as the…

Happy birthday to us!

All eyes have been on Jesse Williams since it was announced last year that he was divorcing his wife, Aryn…

Haters and headlines have a lot to say about the South Side of Chicago, but they don’t tell the whole story. The…

The South Side of Chicago is typically viewed as a large monolith, plagued by gang violence and poverty. It’s an…