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Hallmark faces backlash over ‘whitewashed’ new Mahjong movie

Hallmark faces backlash over ‘whitewashed’ new Mahjong movie

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter The Hallmark Channel has faced criticism following the announcement of its new original romcom All’s Fair in Love and Mahjong, which features a majority white cast. Set to premiere May 9, the movie stars Fiona Gubelmann, Paul Campbell, Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe, Tamera Mowry-Housley and Melissa Peterman, and follows a school nurse who turns her love of the Chinese tile-based game Mahjong into a new path, according to a logline. Invented in China in the mid-to-late 19th century, Mahjong was developed from older Chinese card and domino games and features 144 tiles, each marked with Chinese symbols representing currency, numbers and cultural values. While Lowe, 45, is half Chinese, the network is being criticized on social media for not having greater Asian representation in its main cast and “appropriating” Chinese culture. “This slap-in-the-face Hallmark movie is coming out during AAPI Heritage Month,” …

You Can Binge All the Hallmark Romance Your Heart Desires for Free. Here’s How

You Can Binge All the Hallmark Romance Your Heart Desires for Free. Here’s How

Published by skeptic

Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to unwind with a cozy Hallmark romance. If you’re a Peacock subscriber, you know full well that the NBCUniversal-owned streamer used to house a whole slew of Hallmark TV shows and movies. The three-year-long contract between the two ended in May 2025, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get your fill of small-town love stories, Christmas romances and light-hearted mysteries.  If you’re pining for that classic Hallmark goodness, I’ve got a tip for you. You can watch everything you’ve been missing to ring in Valentine’s Day right. And you won’t have to pay a dime. Yes, free, gratis, at no cost to you whatsoever. What’s all the hoopla, you must be wondering. Well, not to be cheeky or anything, but it’s Hoopla, actually. Fun wordplay aside, Hoopla is the streaming spot where you can find that Hallmark goodness you’ve been missing out on. It’s a digital entertainment platform with all sorts of audiobooks, podcasts, movies, TV shows, music and educational material to keep you engaged. Your local public library …

Valentino on his fashion hallmark and high prices

Valentino on his fashion hallmark and high prices

Published by Sam Flores

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Hallmark stars at the start of their career to now

Hallmark stars at the start of their career to now

Published by Daniella Wilson

Before they were the faces of heartwarming romances and feel-good holiday classics, our favourite Hallmark stars were already making their mark in Hollywood. From landing breakout roles in hit TV shows to making feature film debuts as teens, it was clear early on that these stars had serious screen talent. From Alison Sweeney’s 20-year role that launched her career to the actress who first proved her romance skills in a decade-defining 90s romcom, here’s a look at how our favourite Hallmark stars got their start – and what they’ve been up to since. © Getty Images Lacey has appeared in over 40 Hallmark titles Lacey Chabert While many of us associate Lacey with her fetch role as Gretchen Wieners in Mean Girls (2004), her breakout role was playing Claudia Salinger in the hit drama Party of Five (1994–2000) alongside Jennifer Love Hewitt. Her on-screen brother, Scott Wolf, even shared with the Today Show that the “prodigiously talented” 11-year-old Lacey “taught the rest of us how to act”. Now the network’s resident “Queen of Christmas”, Lacey has starred …