Morning in Belize: Coffee, Mosquitoes & Gecko Surprises
Morning in Belize: Coffee, Mosquitoes & Gecko Surprises What’s a morning really like in coastal Lucencia, Belize? For Gin Hammond, it’s a mix of laid-back charm, unexpected wildlife encounters, and the kind of small travel mishaps that turn into great stories. From coffee hunting to practicing a few words in Garifuna, mornings here offer a […]
I Went to Belize Part2 — What I Found Changed Everything
I Went to Belize to Invest in Real Estate — What I Found Changed Everything Belize Part 2. Why’d I go? Mixed people and real estate. It’s hard for actors who survive off gig work to buy homes because mortgage lenders want to see a two-year employment history, even if you have the money. So, […]
TERRIFIED of the Michael B Jordan movie Sinners — And It’s Not Just the Horror 😱👀 from Gin Hammond
TERRIFIED of the Michael B Jordan movie Sinners — And It’s Not Just the Horror 😱👀 from Gin Hammond So I’ve seen two trailers for Sinners and I’ve heard some buzz and from what I know about it, A: I’m terrified. And that’s partly because it’s like the same way I was extra terrified way […]
The Summer They Said We Weren’t Family… What Happened at La Costa Changed Everything, Gin Hammond
The Summer They Said We Weren’t Family… What Happened at La Costa Changed Everything, Gin Hammond The Summer that Changed me, and Brought Me Closer to the Truth, as remembered by Gin Hammond So when I was a kid, my family would go to the Del Mar Fair. There was this timeshare and we’d hang […]
Gin Hammond Hated Horror Movies … Until She Saw THIS and now it’s her Favorite Summer Movie
Gin Hammond Hated Horror Movies … Until She Saw THIS and now it’s her Favorite Summer Movie Because I did dialect coaching for the musical Bruce, which I personally adored. I don’t generally enjoy horror, scary things, but because I got to know so much abou all of the behind-the-scenes stuff going on in Jaws, […]
The Hidden Chapter of George Takei’s Life — As Explained by Gin Hammond
The Hidden Chapter of George Takei’s Life — As Explained by Gin Hammond Not only is George Takei’s life not a secret. It’s inspiring and we can all learn lessons from his truth and bravery. I love George Takei. And if you are watching and you say, oh, isn’t it “Ta-kie”? I remember watching one […]
Dd you know this about Trevor Noah. Gin Hammond Explains….
Dd you know this about Trevor Noah. Gin Hammond Explains…. What I could say about Trevor Noah is endless. First. I love his book, Born A Crime. I can obviously relate to it except his is, even his situation is even way more intense than mine was. So I loved reading about that and how […]
Gin Hammond reveals her connection to Lin-Manuel Miranda ‘s ‘Hamilton’ Broadway Show
Gin Hammond reveals her connection to Lin-Manuel Miranda ‘s ‘Hamilton’ Broadway Show So when Hamilton first came out, it was after the play version of a show that I wrote called Returning The Bones came out and in [my book] Returning The Bones, it’s a sort of a historical fiction family thing, I talk […]
Gin shares about performative race and the power of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie TED talk
Gin shares about performative race and the power of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie TED talk So one of the things that I bring up in Living IncogNegro is the whole performative race thing. I really love this one Ted Talk by, who is a Kenyan writer, I believe Kenyan, Nigerian. I think it’s been a […]
Gin shares her movie review for Tyler Perry’s and Kerry Washington’s “The Six Triple Eight” on Netflix
Gin shares her movie review for Tyler Perry’s and Kerry Washinton’s “Six Triple Eight” on Netflix I loved The Six Triple Eight. It’s an era that means a lot to me personally, partly because I wrote a book that takes place during that era and it’s really cool to think about what my protagonist was […]