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Tai Gooden ✨

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Pop culture and entertainment writer, editor, and author. Gardening Gal. Doctor Who devotee. Pilates hottie. Michonne Grimes stan. A Carolina girl, always. E: [email protected]

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Tai Gooden ✨ @writertaigooden.bsky.social · Nov 19

There’s nothing like a good uplifting playlist to get you back in alignment. I created this mix of meditation and affirmation songs a while ago that are mostly by Black women artists. Hope it uplifts others ✨ #blacksky #music open.spotify.com/playlist/2fa...

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Tai Gooden ✨ @writertaigooden.bsky.social · 16h

Tomas. I’d probably buy the Kat vs. Eva stuff more if he didn’t say every single line like he’s reading it off a teleprompter. And he has the same tone and facial expression. Just a dull piece of plywood. No rizz at all! #BeyondTheGates

Lucy @lucysoaps.bsky.social · 18h

One more: If you could recast one character on #BeyondtheGates who would you recast?

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Tai Gooden ✨ @writertaigooden.bsky.social · 17h

Ya know we could’ve gotten more buildup and foundation with Hayley being related to Randy and a scammer if we spent less time watching Ashley and Derek’s annoying foolery. #BeyondTheGates

Tai Gooden ✨ @writertaigooden.bsky.social · 17h

Boy I’m gonna whoop Vernon’s ass if he turns out to be a terrible man. I swear to GAWD I cannot take another man being trash. Andre is a good man but they have him pining over Wonder bread. #BeyondTheGates

Tai Gooden ✨ @writertaigooden.bsky.social · 17h

Hayley does know some dirt about Bill that she could use against him. Partnering with Randy makes things wayyyy more interesting for her. Finally she’s doing something! #BeyondTheGates

Tai Gooden ✨ @writertaigooden.bsky.social · 17h

Bill has done NOTHING to earn Dani’s love and trust back at all. Sure he was nice to her while they were in a mutual crisis but then he immediately told Dani to go away because Hayley whined about it. The way he’s hurt and embarrassed her is unforgivable. #BeyondTheGates

Tai Gooden ✨ @writertaigooden.bsky.social · 17h

All of these women acting pathetic and desperate AF over these men is exhausting, chile. I want to see Dani purposely break up Bill and Hayley and then giving him the finger, but I feel like she’s gonna take him back. Gross. #BeyondTheGates

Tai Gooden ✨ @writertaigooden.bsky.social · 17h

My Lord pleassseeee give Hayley something to do besides obsess over Dani. She’s pathetic AF when she could be an interesting homewrecker. #BeyondTheGates

Tai Gooden ✨ @writertaigooden.bsky.social · 1d

My heart aches for D'Angelo and Angie Stone's son. I know the pain of losing a parent to a terminal illness but I cannot imagine having that happen in the same year as losing the other parent in a car accident. It is so incredibly tragic and unfair for that young man, who is only 26-27 years old.

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Tai Gooden ✨ @writertaigooden.bsky.social · 4d

Yesss they need a good rival family!

Tai Gooden ✨ @writertaigooden.bsky.social · 4d

I want to know why either one of them doesn’t have close Black girlfriends. There are plenty of affluent Black folks in the DMV 😭 And Eva needs to find a friend or something to stop obsessing over Kat, Thomas, and Mah-muhhh 😂

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Tai Gooden ✨ @writertaigooden.bsky.social · 4d

I hate Tomas but I was glad he called her out about that stunt. She needs to really understand how childish she is and know that others see it.

Corey King @bushea76.bsky.social · 4d

Tomas confront Hayley about using him to make Bill jealous! #BeyondTheGates

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Tai Gooden ✨ @writertaigooden.bsky.social · 4d

Bill is going out SAD and I love to see it. After years of hurting Dani, then marrying his daughter’s friend and flaunting her in Dani’s face, I hope he never gets another night of peaceful rest. #BeyondTheGates

Tai Gooden ✨ @writertaigooden.bsky.social · 5d

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ALT: a woman with a pen in her hand points to the right and says right

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Tai Gooden ✨ @writertaigooden.bsky.social · 5d

Attempting to silence my depression with a margarita

Tai Gooden ✨ @writertaigooden.bsky.social · 6d

The SC State Fair is here and I want to go but also don't want to. Everything is overly expensive and it shouldn't cost hundreds of dollars to take four people to a damn fair. Also folks been falling off fair rides lately so I'm good on that 😅

Tai Gooden ✨ @writertaigooden.bsky.social · 6d

I needed comfort food so I made a chicken orzo soup. Mostly freezer and pantry ingredients with herbs from my garden.

Tai Gooden ✨ @writertaigooden.bsky.social · 7d

Eva refuses to take any accountability for what she does. And people like Nicole enable her to do that. She’s a grown woman and needs to act like it. #BeyondTheGates

Tai Gooden ✨ @writertaigooden.bsky.social · 7d

Nicole defending Eva to Kay once again is nuts. What other intentions would Eva have for sleeping w/ Tomas? She did it to be malicious and act like her momma. Eva is not a good person, Nicole. That girl can’t think straight because she’s constantly listening to Leslie’s foolishness. #BeyondTheGates

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Michael Walsh - Human @burgermike.bsky.social · 11d

Awwwww yeah my editors let me get real nerdy for this year's #Nerdoween. At @nerdist.bsky.social I found the perfect Trojan Horse to spread the gospel of Warren Zevon.

Nerdist @nerdist.bsky.social · 11d

"Werewolves of London" is a Halloween party playlist staple, but there's actually an even better Warren Zevon song for the spooky season.

We Are ALL Putting the Wrong Warren Zevon Song on Our Halloween Playlists

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Tai Gooden ✨ @writertaigooden.bsky.social · 12d

Dani has Bill’s number right now! Good for her. I’m glad she got to speak her full peace after people never give her the chance to do so. #BeyondTheGates

Tai Gooden ✨ @writertaigooden.bsky.social · 12d

Andre been standing on bidness and standing up for Dani and I love to see it! #BeyondTheGates

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Tai Gooden ✨ @writertaigooden.bsky.social · 12d

This is wild 😭

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 12d

In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...

Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report

Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, accordin...

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Tai Gooden ✨ @writertaigooden.bsky.social · 13d

Dani and Bill are so MESSY! Omggg. He must have that hammer or something because she loves that man real bad. #BeyondTheGates

Tai Gooden ✨ @writertaigooden.bsky.social · 13d

Anita and Nicole are two bougie and judgy peas in a pod. They get on my nerves together! Andre is right tbh…I think Nicole is a lil jealous of Dani right now. #BeyondTheGates

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Tai Gooden ✨ @writertaigooden.bsky.social · 14d

They really do need to stop going at each other and fighting over Tomas. He’s a user and a social climber who really only wants to be with Kat for the right “look” and status.