Dino-Ray Ramos
@dinoray.bsky.social
Journalism is dead. I am a journalist. QPOC. DIASPORA founder (thediasporatimes.com) Always working on a new podcast. Former Cracker Barrel host (1996) and recovering Deadline editor.
Every time I hear "For Good" I immediately think of this Hollywood Bowl moment with Kristin Chenoweth and Sarah Horn
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Kristin Chenoweth and Sarah Horn, For Good—Three Camera
YouTube video by rghurst
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November 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Every time I hear "For Good" I immediately think of this Hollywood Bowl moment with Kristin Chenoweth and Sarah Horn
youtu.be/qxKjiJ2qwtU?...
youtu.be/qxKjiJ2qwtU?...
Combat Thanksgiving nonsense in LA with Native American education and art!
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DIASPORA Calendar: Celebrate the Indigenous Community! - DIASPORA
DIASPORA Calendar: Celebrate the Indigenous Community!
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November 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Combat Thanksgiving nonsense in LA with Native American education and art!
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thediasporatimes.com/2025/11/24/d...
Love how Shiz University is actively recruiting and defying not only gravity, but anti-DEI sentiment! 💚🩷
November 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Love how Shiz University is actively recruiting and defying not only gravity, but anti-DEI sentiment! 💚🩷
WICKED: FOR GOOD struggles to maintain the energy and excitement of its predecessor. It attempts to defy gravity for a second time but ends up hovering modestly.
But if you're a staunch completionist, this movie is for you.
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But if you're a staunch completionist, this movie is for you.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
WICKED: FOR GOOD struggles to maintain the energy and excitement of its predecessor. It attempts to defy gravity for a second time but ends up hovering modestly.
But if you're a staunch completionist, this movie is for you.
thisisdiaspora.substack.com/p/get-a-buck...
But if you're a staunch completionist, this movie is for you.
thisisdiaspora.substack.com/p/get-a-buck...
I saw this freelance writing job on LinkedIn and the day rate is $220. Which breaks down to $27.50/hour, $57,200/year. This is a job calling for experienced journalists and it's not clear the amount of work they will dump on you.
Be skeptical.
Settling for less makes you deprive yourself of more.
Be skeptical.
Settling for less makes you deprive yourself of more.
November 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I saw this freelance writing job on LinkedIn and the day rate is $220. Which breaks down to $27.50/hour, $57,200/year. This is a job calling for experienced journalists and it's not clear the amount of work they will dump on you.
Be skeptical.
Settling for less makes you deprive yourself of more.
Be skeptical.
Settling for less makes you deprive yourself of more.
Sounds about white!!! Read USC Annenberg's full "Inequality in Popular Podcasts" study: assets.uscannenberg.org/docs/aii-ine...
November 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Sounds about white!!! Read USC Annenberg's full "Inequality in Popular Podcasts" study: assets.uscannenberg.org/docs/aii-ine...
TIS THE SEASON TO WATCH 5 TO 10 MOVIES A WEEK.
Read my quick and dirty reviews!
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Read my quick and dirty reviews!
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Thoughts on 'Die My Love', 'Frankenstein', 'Stop The Insanity: Finding Susan Powter', 'Rock Out', and 'Lakeview'
Quick, dirty, and honest film reviews.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:06 PM
TIS THE SEASON TO WATCH 5 TO 10 MOVIES A WEEK.
Read my quick and dirty reviews!
thisisdiaspora.substack.com/p/thoughts-o...
Read my quick and dirty reviews!
thisisdiaspora.substack.com/p/thoughts-o...
Some LA events for you to look into for the week of November 17!
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DIASPORA Calendar: November 17-23, 2025 - DIASPORA
DIASPORA Calendar: November 17-23, 2025
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November 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Some LA events for you to look into for the week of November 17!
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thediasporatimes.com/2025/11/17/d...
I love it when it rains in LA because then I can post gifs from Madonna's RAIN video
a woman is taking a shower with her mouth open and water splashing on her face
ALT: a woman is taking a shower with her mouth open and water splashing on her face
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November 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I love it when it rains in LA because then I can post gifs from Madonna's RAIN video
The NEON Fourplex is coming to AMC Burbank! Watch all four movies and you might get a little somethin' somethin'!
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November 13-16: Visit the NEON Fourplex For 'Sirāt', 'Keeper', 'Arco', and 'Sentimental Value' - DIASPORA
November 13-16: Visit the NEON Fourplex For 'Sirāt','Keeper', 'Arco', and 'Sentimental Value'
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November 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The NEON Fourplex is coming to AMC Burbank! Watch all four movies and you might get a little somethin' somethin'!
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thediasporatimes.com/2025/11/12/n...
The real-life librarians in the docu THE LIBRARIANS are putting their lives and career on the line to protect our freedom of speech! It seems like they are making some waves in Texas! Read all about it in the latest issue of the DIASPORA newsletter!
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'The Librarians': A Call To Action In Texas Raises Awareness About Book Bans, Bolsters Academic Freedom
Issue No. 69: BOOK IT!
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November 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The real-life librarians in the docu THE LIBRARIANS are putting their lives and career on the line to protect our freedom of speech! It seems like they are making some waves in Texas! Read all about it in the latest issue of the DIASPORA newsletter!
thisisdiaspora.substack.com/p/the-librar...
thisisdiaspora.substack.com/p/the-librar...
How do you deal with your friends in LA who fulfill obnoxious Hollywood stereotypes every now and again? Do you tell them? Or do you just let them be because you know they won't change?
November 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
How do you deal with your friends in LA who fulfill obnoxious Hollywood stereotypes every now and again? Do you tell them? Or do you just let them be because you know they won't change?
Please sing along if you know the words....and you know the words, you're old and cool like me.
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Exposé I'll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me
YouTube video by MusicVideoTrain-Station inc.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Please sing along if you know the words....and you know the words, you're old and cool like me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2fT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2fT...
Howdy folks! Make sure you make frequent visits to the DIASPORA event calendar for the latest happenings in art and culture in the Los Angeles area!
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DIASPORA Calendar: November 10-16, 2025 - DIASPORA
DIASPORA Calendar: November 10-16, 2025
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November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Howdy folks! Make sure you make frequent visits to the DIASPORA event calendar for the latest happenings in art and culture in the Los Angeles area!
thediasporatimes.com/2025/11/10/d...
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Found this deleted scene from FRANKENSTEIN but it was on another site. It requires a membership but I was willing to pay.
November 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Found this deleted scene from FRANKENSTEIN but it was on another site. It requires a membership but I was willing to pay.
I love it when hateful and disrespectful people are like, "WHY ARE YOU ATTACKING ME? I DON'T DESERVE THIS!" after they spew all their hate and nonsense.
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I love it when hateful and disrespectful people are like, "WHY ARE YOU ATTACKING ME? I DON'T DESERVE THIS!" after they spew all their hate and nonsense.
If you make a video of yourself cooking with black latex gloves and post it on social media, it makes you look like you know what you're doing.
November 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
If you make a video of yourself cooking with black latex gloves and post it on social media, it makes you look like you know what you're doing.
MEDIA LITERACY: Get into it.
November 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
MEDIA LITERACY: Get into it.
Everyone is in heat for Mamdani.
November 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Everyone is in heat for Mamdani.
The footage of PADDINGTON THE MUSICAL looks so fun and cute... and I'd be lying if I said the live-action bear didn't freak me out.
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Paddington The Musical - Introducing Paddington Bear
YouTube video by West End Theatre
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November 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The footage of PADDINGTON THE MUSICAL looks so fun and cute... and I'd be lying if I said the live-action bear didn't freak me out.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9EX...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9EX...
Remember when STRUCTURE turned into EXPRESS MEN? That was a major moment in mall history.
October 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Remember when STRUCTURE turned into EXPRESS MEN? That was a major moment in mall history.
It must be really serious if I made a whole video about how bad it was....
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TL;DR: We Deserve Better Than The 'The Hand That Rocks The Cradle' Reimagining... or Whatever That Was
Too Long; Dino-Ray: October 23, 2025: A Weekly Video Digest for Diaspora Subscribers
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October 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
It must be really serious if I made a whole video about how bad it was....
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