Members of the LGBT+ community in Chechnya are being held in concentration camp-like conditions, and at least four have been killed. Ramzan Kadyrov, the country’s president, has vowed to...
Do a quick Internet search for tourist attractions in any one of America’s major metropolitan cities, and no doubt a tourism website or travel “listicle” will come up urging you to visit that...
We’re only three months into Donald Trump’s (likely) four-year term, but for many activists, it already feels much longer. The daily onslaught of disturbing developments is exhausting....
Note: This review contains mild spoilers for the first seven episodes of MST3K: The Return. Following a successful Kickstarter campaign and an outpouring of fan support from around the...
This week, we’re delving into some fascinating longreads on subjects as wide ranging as the bizarre industry swirling around horseshoe crab blood, what happens while survivors of childhood...
Earlier this week, British Prime Minister Theresa May did what she had formerly promised she wouldn’t do, and called a snap general election for seven weeks’ time. Whether she wants a...
At this very moment, Bernie Sanders has joined Tom Perez in an ongoing series of unity rallies. Can we unite? It’s hard to know. If uniting means putting Bernie in charge? Many of us will...
By now, I suspect that most everyone with access to the Internet has seen the videos of Dr. David Dao being dragged from a United Airlines plane at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. At...
“Mu isamaa on minu arm.” The unofficial national anthem of Estonia translates as “Land of my fathers, land that I love.” It began as a poem written by Estonian poet, Lydia Koidula,...
This week, we're delving into some fascinating longreads on subjects as wide ranging as hiking while Black, guarding Saddam Hussein, and resisting Trump's border wall. Read on for more! If you...
