"When I was a boy and would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping." Fred Rogers Around 2 AM Sunday morning, a man...
An American man bought two guns and, at the weekend, shot and killed 49 LGBT people, predominantly people of colour, and injured a further 53. The attack, at the LGBT Pulse nightclub in Orlando, has...
One of the worst mass shootings in United States history occurred last weekend at the Pulse, a queer nightclub in Orlando. The Pulse hosted a weekly Latinx party, featuring drag performers and DJs on...
The bathroom bill issue is sweeping across the United States, with conservatives heatedly arguing that allowing people to use the bathrooms most consistent with their gender will destroy the fabric...
For nearly a decade and a half, The Brick Theater in Williamsburg, Brooklyn has been a hub of cutting edgy innovation. (Just check out my interview with Mariah MacCarthy about last year’s inaugural...
xIn January I had the pleasure of attending the truly unique DocPoint Helsinki as this year’s Critic’s Choice critic. (And I mean truly unique. How many documentary film festivals feature a sauna...
Conservative Christianity is another country, one whose citizens are often deeply suspicious of the world beyond its borders. Julie Rodgers’ article in Time last week, in which she shares the story...
A web series about a couple of Los Angelenas discovering love when they least expect it sounds less “groundbreaking” than stereotypical indie pitch. Yet “Her Story,” which debuts its first...
Feminist media darling Amy Schumer is in the news again this week for her feature in 2016’s Pirelli Calendar — the world-famous borderline pornographic calendar distributed to distinguished...
In a media landscape where calls for diversity are growing exponentially in the US and overseas, and where networks, publishers, and others are starting to slowly respond, one mediamaker is being...
