Forest Whitaker began The Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative in order to facilitate peacebuilding and reconciliation in areas of war, violence, and conflict. Pop Culturalist was lucky enough to join the benefit concert, Performers4Peace, featuring several bright faces from across Broadway. Emceed by James Monroe Iglehart and Julie James, the evening featured performances by Derrick Baskin, Daniel Breaker, ChoclattJared, Bryan Terrell Clark, Patrice Covington, Mara Davi, Alysha Deslorieux, Matt Gould, Griffin Matthews, Carly Hughes, Marcus Paul James, Mykal Kilgore, Lesli Margherita, Constantine Maroulis, Jill Paice, Catherine Ricafort, Brandon Uranowitz, and The Broadway Dreams Choir. With so many wonderful performers raising their voices up for peace,
AMC’s new crime drama miniseries, The Night Manager, is a slow, steady, intense burn. Tom Hiddleston stars as Jonathan Pine, a former British soldier who is the night manager at a fancy hotel. He is contacted by a British intelligence officer (Olivia Colman) to become a spy and get into the inside circle of a shady yet powerful British businessman, Richard Roper (Hugh Laurie). The miniseries is based upon John le Carré’s novel, and it is definitely a show you should be watching. Here’s why: Jonathan Pine is like James Bond–only
Captain America: Civil War opened nationwide this weekend. And, there’s one star that everyone’s been talking about. While you may have guessed Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., or Sebastian Stan, it’s actually Tom Holland. The young actor is bringing Spider-Man’s story into the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the first time. If you don’t know the backstory, Sony has owned film rights to the character since 1999. Last year, both parties reached an agreement regarding our favorite web-slinger. And, it’s definitely been worth the wait. Although Tom Holland only has a
It’s no secret we’re huge fans of MTV’s Awkward. And, there’s one actor that we can’t get enough of and that’s Monty Geer. Much like his character Cole, Monty is outspoken, funny, and driven. These are just some of the reasons why he’s our Man Crush Monday. Here are a few more: He’s Not Afraid to Take Chances Monty is a lot braver than us. He enjoys skydiving, flying planes, and scuba diving. But, he does that because he believes it’s important to do things that scare you: “When you