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Singin’ in the Rain review, a classic from 1952

Singin’ in the Rain is a pure nostalgia trip for anyone who loves the singing and dancing musicals of the past. That would include me.

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Sally Field, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, and Lily Tomlin in 80 for Brady

80 for Brady lets #EldersRock to the max

80 for Brady is a cute romp with Sally Field, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, and Lily Tomlin having a great time together. A certain NFL player named Tom Brady is involved in this story about some elderly football fans.

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Rachel Zegler and Ansel Elgort in West Side Story

Review: West Side Story, the old is new again

West Side Story reached streamers HBO Max and Disney+, which was my cue to watch it! Finally! I watched the original film version of West Side Story several times in theaters when Rita Moreno and I were both young women.

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Review: Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It puts the decades in perspective in the documentary story of Rita Moreno. From her humble beginnings in Puerto Rico to her legendary and iconic status now, her life unfolds

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Melissa Fumero, Gloria Estefan, Rita Moreno, Justina Machado and Stephanie Beatriz in One Day at a Time

Review: One Day at a Time, season 3

One Day at a Time returned for season 3 with laughs, tears, and plenty of hard hitting topics to wrap stories around.

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Brain Dump: Pop Culture Three-Pack

My premise about pop culture for this blog is that it matters. What we see becomes what we think and what we know as a society. In that light, I wanted to share a few general items that I found

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Review: One Day at a Time, season 2

One Day at a Time, season 2, is a perfect example of a hard-hitting comedy series. It takes important issues and sets them up in a way that makes sense, makes incisive points, and makes comedy while doing it. One

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Rita Moreno and Isabella Gomez in One Day at a Time

Watch This: Trailer for season 2 of One Day at a Time

One Day at a Time returns to Netflix on January 26. When this show came out originally it was good. Reimagined with three generations of Cuban Americans in the apartment, it is extra good. It’s gooder!

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Rita Moreno in One Day at a Time

New Research: Seniors on the Small Screen

A new report from the Media, Diversity, & Social Change Initiative underscores just how lacking U.S. television is in faces over the age of 60. Titled “Seniors on the Small Screen,” the study was “comprised of two samples of popular

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Justina Machado and Rita Moreno hug in One Day at a Time

One Day at a Time, season 1

One Day at a Time is a new imagining of the long-running series of the same name from the 70s and 80s. It’s streaming now on Netflix. Some things remain the same, some things are different. The new version is

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