Ari Aster’s Midsommar begins, ends, and is punctuated with screaming. Screaming in films is generally a sign of catharsis, right? Sure. Well, and abject horror. Midsommar gives us both, of course....
Recent research has found that business leaders are wary of hiring disabled people in senior roles. In a display of blatant disablism, the most prevalent reason for not hiring disabled people include...
Pope Francis and Vladimir Putin met for the third time as the Russian president began his state tour in Italy on July 4. After the Vatican meeting, Putin met the Italian president and prime minister...
The election of Volodymyr Zelensky hasn't brought peace to the Donbass. Shelling is still a daily reality for the local population, as well as sporadic fighting. Recently pro-Russia forces...
I don’t want to be writing about straws. I’m sick of talking about them. But we (disabled people) have been telling you (non-disabled people) that plastic straws are essential for some people for...
Long before there was wifi and smartphones, let alone language to define my identity, I’d envisioned a world in which a boy could feel comfortable living his true self in a girl’s body, and...
Beyond the holiday hotspot of Bali, Indonesia is not a place many of us think about much. But it’s an interesting country. Around 270 million people live there, scattered across the 18,000 plus...
A rich rebel from a wealthy family breaks down all governing norms. He shocks his competition by doing everything you’re not “supposed” to do, all while wielding a new medium they don’t fully...
In 2014, singer Cliff Richard’s home was searched with a BBC TV crew outside, helicopter and all. The news had been tipped off by South Yorkshire Police that the raid was going to take place and...
Man, another year, another Independence Day weekend with no Twilight Zone marathon. What the heck does cable expect us to do with ourselves? My determination to avoid the sweet, sultry, Southern...
