Why It’s So Hard, But Necessary, to Watch “The Black Museum”
The controversial 'Black Mirror' season-four finale takes on our culture's obsession with Black torture porn, bringing it to a devastating catharsis.
Carol H. Hood
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Carol Hood is a native of Oakland, California, and holds a MA in Creative and Life Writing from Goldsmiths College, University of London. Her novel in progress, THE MISADVENTURES OF TIP & J.B. TURNER, was nominated for the Pat Kavanagh Award for Best Manuscript, her short story, "White Alien," was short-listed for Glitter Train's Short Story Award for New Writers and recently won SAIC's small grant award for her upcoming graphic novel, AMERICAN WITCH. She hopes to one day appease the gods enough to make her Wonder Woman. It hasn't happened yet. Follow her: @CarolHenny
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