The National Portrait Gallery has two new additions thanks to Barack and Michelle Obama's official paintings. Latina Magazine's Taiia Young joins Cheddar to discuss the added significance to this American tradition. She breaks down the world's reactions, which ranged from shock to awe.
Young considers the heightened scrutiny surrounding Michelle Obama's portrait. She speaks to the significance of the painting's gray-scale pallet and impressionist sensibilities. The editor-at-large also explains the many ways President Obama's portrait is different than the rest of the Gallery's collection.
In other news, "Black Panther," is making history again ahead of its big premiere. The film is now on track to be the biggest February opening of all time. Young shares why she's so excited to take her teenage son to see the movie.
An Associated Press analysis of more than 130 bills in 40 state legislatures found of the proposals, as introduced or passed, are identical or very similar to some model legislation, the AP found.
The first book in the Harry Potter series hit shelves in 1997. Since then, it’s become a multibillion dollar franchise with multiple books and movies, a theme park, and now an interactive exhibit in New York City. Cheddar’s own Ashley Mastronardi visited earlier this week before it was open to the public.
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Alyssa Fox, the first Asian-American to star as Elphaba the witch in Broadway's 'Wicked,' spoke with Cheddar News to discuss how she landed her dream role and the logistics behind her character.
