The ’90s were a blessed time for spooky-not-scary TV for kids. Following the same anthology format that resonated with viewers of “The Twilight Zone” and “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” Nickelodeon introduced “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” to the inaugural edition of its Saturday night Snick lineup in August of 1992. That same summer also saw the premiere of R.L. Stine’s “Goosebumps” series, whose 231 books have sold more than 400 million copies in 32 different languages and spawned a movie franchise that continues with this weekend’s “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween” (is there any other kind?).
It also resulted in a largely forgotten television adaptation that, like much else of its era, lives fondly in the hearts of millennials who face an uphill battle when trying to justify their love of it to anyone else. Most episodes of the hour-long show, each of which is based on one of Stine’s books, weren...
It also resulted in a largely forgotten television adaptation that, like much else of its era, lives fondly in the hearts of millennials who face an uphill battle when trying to justify their love of it to anyone else. Most episodes of the hour-long show, each of which is based on one of Stine’s books, weren...
- 10/13/2018
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
A server at Jack Astor's Bar & Grill in Toronto says she was sent home for wearing her natural hair in a bun. On her third day of training, Akua Agyemfra's manager explained that the chain insists women wear their hair down. When the 20-year-old took her hair out of the bun, she told CBC News that her manager "could see it doesn't go down." "She was really nice about it," said Agyemfra, who added she was not informed of the policy prior to being hired. "But it still doesn't take away from the fact that she sent me home." Kathryn Long,...
- 3/16/2016
- by Ana Calderone, @anacalderone
- PEOPLE.com
A server at Jack Astor's Bar & Grill in Toronto says she was sent home for wearing her natural hair in a bun. On her third day of training, Akua Agyemfra's manager explained that the chain insists women wear their hair down. When the 20-year-old took her hair out of the bun, she told CBC News that her manager "could see it doesn't go down." "She was really nice about it," said Agyemfra, who added she was not informed of the policy prior to being hired. "But it still doesn't take away from the fact that she sent me home." Kathryn Long,...
- 3/16/2016
- by Ana Calderone, @anacalderone
- PEOPLE.com
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