Archive - The Jazprose Diaries

The Cruel Redeemer and the 'Slave Mistress' Great Grandmother of Julian Bond

It's a history many folks would like to forget, but what better time than Juneteenth to remember one of the stories that makes America what it is.

Jun 19 •

Andrew Jazprose Hill

I Want to Be Like Vladimir Putin

The longtime Russian leader is a global role model and the coolest man on the planet. Don't you want to be like him too?

Jun 14 •

Andrew Jazprose Hill

Why George Clooney's Broadway Broadcast Was an Epic Miscalculation

The actor's revival of 'Good Night, and Good Luck' on the Great White Way failed to understand why a CNN broadcast was bound to miss the mark.

Jun 8 •

Andrew Jazprose Hill

May 2025

Why I Love My Fake Noguchi Coffee Table

This year, as part of its ongoing attack on People of Color, the White House rescinded Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. But it can…

May 31 •

Andrew Jazprose Hill

Can Pope Leo Lead the Fabulously Rich Catholic Church through the Eye of the Needle?

Liquidating the vast holdings of the Church to feed the poor may seem like a good idea in a movie. But the reality is far more complicated.

May 25 •

Andrew Jazprose Hill

The Trashing of Bill Belichick's Girlfriend Sheds a Revealing Light on 'Conclave'

All of a sudden the famous football coach has lots of concerned friends. Their attitudes go all the way back to Eve and reflect a dark truth at the…

May 4 •

Andrew Jazprose Hill

April 2025

Making History at the Altar of God

The death of Pope Francis stirs memories of growing up Black and Catholic in the Deep South during segregation—and reminded me of an old-school bar…

Apr 25 •

Andrew Jazprose Hill

March 2025

In 'Othello' Jake Gyllenhaal Goes After Denzel Washington Like Project 2025 on DEI

Call it 'passing strange' or mere coincidence. But there couldn't be a more relevant time to bring Shakespeare's play about racism, jealousy, and…

Mar 29 •

Andrew Jazprose Hill

Is Being an Older Woman Really as Bad as 'The Substance' Claims?

The film makes a gory case against misogyny turned inward and the dissing of women past a certain age. But how true is it?

Mar 21 •

Andrew Jazprose Hill

February 2025

How Leontyne Price Beat the Odds

It took a lot more than the gene pool she shares with Dionne Warwick and Whitney Houston to turn the opera star into legend.

Feb 18 •

Andrew Jazprose Hill

A Face That Says It All—And Keeps on Saying It

While the United States still has a Black History Month, let's take a look at a photograph by Danny Lyon that transcends time and speaks volumes.

Feb 2 •

Andrew Jazprose Hill

December 2024

How the CEO Murder Suspect Helped Me Chase the Clouds Away in Time for Christmas

It's not because I think he's hot. Or because I condone murder. It's because of his effable, effanineffable name.

Dec 14, 2024 •

Andrew Jazprose Hill

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