Naomi Elias
Naomi Elias is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The Cut, Allure, and Interview Magazine.

How Naomi Ackie Embodied Whitney Houston in I Wanna Dance with Somebody
The British actress strove to portray the late icon with “as much humanity as I possibly could.”
Dec 23, 2022

Rose Matafeo Looks Beyond the Rom-Com Happy Ending
The Starstruck star and creator on dismantling romance film tropes, self-awareness, and portraying authentic friendships between women on-screen.
Mar 28, 2022

Denée Benton on The Gilded Age Finale and Lifting Up Black Women’s Voices
“We really have always existed and there have always been networks of Black women supporting each other.”
Mar 22, 2022

Jessica Williams Wants You to Know That Rom-Coms Are Harder Than They Look
The actress talks her buzzed-about performance in Love Life season 2, portraying Black love, and letting women be stallions onscreen.
Nov 29, 2021
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