The life of a socially conscious American Horror Story fan is rarely an easy or enviable one. Actually, the life of a socially conscious, feminist horror fan is no walk in the park, generally...
There are moments to remember on social media. And this was one of them. The passion of Ben Affleck resonating with millions of Muslims and liberals the world over. The calm, calculated "logic" of...
Business tycoons with no moral rudder are nothing new. Barely a month seems to go by without one of them being brought up on charges by federal prosecutors, getting fined by the Environmental...
Originally titled “The Audacity of Louis Ortiz,” Ryan Murdock’s “Bronx Obama” is a study of the American Dream gone wacky. In 2008 a former Verizon worker of Puerto Rican descent shaved off...
Expanded from Cutter Hodierne’s own short film of the same name, “Fishing Without Nets” is the flipside of “Captain Phillips.” Hodierne explores Somali pirates from the point of view of...
Transparent is part of Amazon’s answer to Netflix, an attempt to make itself relevant in a new television landscape by producing indie web content for subscribers; and it’s getting rave reviews,...
Remember when movies were movies? Remember when voice–overs were the words of god on celluloid, balls out and bombastic? Remember Cannon Films? “Cannon Films the home of high power, high voltage...
Ali Smith’s latest novel was being tipped for the Man Booker longlist 12 months before it came out on some book blogs, and within days of its release, the zeitgeist had it that this was definitely...
When I heard that Genesee County Jail (located in Southeast Michigan, servicing Flint, among other cities) would be offering video chatting for people visiting inmates, I was at first intrigued. I am...
And so, the day has arrived, when 13 becomes 6. The Man Booker shortlist was announced last week, with the following titles making the cut: To Rise Again at a Decent Hour, Joshua Ferris (Viking) The...
