Emily Othello Brothel ❤️

About Los Angeles

But then—hold up—some of ‘em are bosses, yeah? Takin’ cash, livin’ large, and I’m like, “Respect, fam!” Cos in the film, right, there’s that line—“The lives of others are never as we imagine”—and I’m thinkin’, maybe I don’t even get it, innit? Is it cos I is black? Nah, bruv, it’s cos I ain’t livin’ it! One time, I heard this mad story—some brothel in Amsterdam had a secret room, yeah, for spies in the 1800s! Proper covert, like Wiesler tappin’ phones, ya get me? Blew my head off, that did!

The “Brothel Scene” in Othello

The neighborhoods got character too. Down in Eastside, blocks like Birch and Maple turn into mini communities. Folks here know each other’s business—yess, even the nosy neighbor Mrs. Jenkins, bless her heart. I once had a session in her lil’ backyard that was drenched in sunflower charm. I laughed, cried, and then laughed again ‘cause, like Madea says, “I ain’t got time for no nonsense!”

Benedict Cumberbatch and his wife Sophie Hunter put on a loved-up display as they attend new production of Oth