Pop Culture Fix: Shay Mitchell, Javicia Leslie and Jojo T. Gibbs Join Forces for a Holiday Rom-Com

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Did you see the big news in publishing today? InStyle and Entertainment Weekly are axing their print magazines and moving to digital only. A great reminder that joining A+ is a cool thing you could do as you enjoy today’s Pop Culture Fix!


+ Okay now here’s a trifecta you never dreamed about, but you won’t be able to un-imagine it: Shay Mitchell, Javicia Leslie and Jojo T. Gibbs will star in Prime Video’s upcoming holiday rom-com, Something From Tiffany’s.

+ Black Girl Nerds takes a deep dive into Javicia Leslie’s time in the Arrrowverse.

+ The Rookie is eying a spin-off series starring Niecy Nash!

+ This is really cool. The suit Rock wore for their they-mitzvah on the season finale of And Just Like That was a Willie Garson suit, in honor of the late actor’s time on the show playing Stanford Blatch.

+ Cara Delevingne will star in the “eco-thriller” The Climb.

+ Just as it added queer women, Love, Victor is ending on Hulu.

+ A study out of USC has found that women and under-represented directors are making strides in top grossing films, but those advances in Hollywood don’t yet include women of color.

+ For Euphoria and Yellowjackets music supervisor Jen Malone, “only fucking bangers will do.” 

+ Real Housewives of Orange County star Heather Dubrow’s 15-year-old daughter Kat comes out as a lesbian — the second queer daughter in the fam.

+ Tig Notaro covers Out this month in the coolest suit I have ever seen!

+ Connie Britton and Taylor Schilling will star in the Apple TV Plus drama Dear Edward. I hope they make out!

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Heather Hogan

Heather Hogan is an Autostraddle senior editor who lives in New York City with her wife, Stacy, and their cackle of rescued pets. She's a member of the Television Critics Association, GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, and a Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer critic. You can also find her on Twitter and Instagram.

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    • It’s especially weird because down at the bottom they had an article about Poison Mary, so they know that the shows still on but they’re pretending it’s cancelled for whatever reason.

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