Whoopi

Still Processing

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🗓️ 21 March 2019

⏱️ 40 minutes

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We celebrate Whoopi Goldberg from her days as a boundary-pushing stand-up comedian in the early ’80s to her current role as professional curmudgeon on “The View.” Discussed this week:“Whoopi Goldberg” (Ottessa Moshfegh, Garage magazine: Issue 16, Feb. 19, 2019)“Whoopi Goldberg: Direct From Broadway” (directed by Thomas Schlamme, 1985)“The Color Purple” (directed by Steven Spielberg, 1985)“Jumpin’ Jack Flash” (directed by Penny Marshall, 1986)“Burglar” (directed by Hugh Wilson, 1987)“Fatal Beauty” (directed by Tom Holland, 1987)“Clara’s Heart” (directed by Robert Mulligan, 1988)“Ghost” (directed by Jerry Zucker, 1990)Whoopi Goldberg winning the best supporting actress Oscar for her role in Ghost (1991)“Sister Act” (directed by Emile Ardolino, 1992)“The Fine Print: Danson in the Dark” (Louis Theroux, Spy magazine, February 1994)“The Associate” (directed by Donald Petrie, 1996)

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0:00.0	I'm Jenna Wortham.
0:04.7	I'm Wesley Morris.
0:06.4	We're two people who love Wapitoba.
0:09.4	This is still processing.
0:19.4	A few weeks ago, I opened Instagram.
0:23.5	And instead of seeing friends, starting on me on Beach Vacations while I'm stuck in
0:28.9	Cold New York, my entire feed was flooded with some of the most luxurious juicy, delicious
0:41.2	photographs of none other than Wapie Goldberg.
0:45.0	And it really took me by surprise because A, I have not thought about this person in a
0:52.3	real way.
0:53.3	Like, I'll see glimpses of Wapie on the view, especially around Halloween when they
0:57.8	always dress up in their hideous and yet amazing costumes.
1:02.0	But I was really taken aback because she looks so soft, so elegant, and just beautiful
1:12.9	in these images.
1:14.2	So I did a little investigating.
1:16.8	They are part of a huge feature in a recent issue of Garage Magazine.
1:20.8	Oh Garage.
1:23.3	That weighs about 700 pounds.
1:25.3	Yes, getting a workout.
1:27.2	So the photographs were by Charlie Engman, styled by an incredible fascinist named Solange
1:32.3	Franklin.
1:33.8	And the image I saw the most is of Wapie in this gorgeous pristine white architectural
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