Lester Fabian Brathwaite Lester Fabian Brathwaite is a staff writer at Entertainment Weekly, where he covers breaking news, all things Real Housewives, and a rich cornucopia of popular culture. Formerly a senior editor at Out magazine, his work has appeared on NewNowNext, Queerty, Rolling Stone, and The New Yorker. He was also the first author signed to Phoebe Robinson's Tiny Reparations imprint. He met Oprah once. About Entertainment Weekly Entertainment Weekly, a Dotdash Meredith brand, is an award-winning entertainment news organization launched in 1990 with the aim to delight and inform with smart and funny content that leaves the reader as the most knowledgable pop culture fanatic in the room. Want to know more about us? There's a link for that.