Musician and activist Ani DiFranco was recently embroiled in controversy after she announced plans for a four-day feminist creativity camp, called the Righteous Retreat, to be held near her...
Last month, Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) raided the home of Zine al-Majid in the Saadia neighborhood of the Old City of Jerusalem with the intent of arresting his four-year old son, Muhammad. “I...
On Saturday, thousands gathered across Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories to demonstrate against the Prawer-Begin Plan—a controversial bill currently under review in the Israeli...
U.S. metal band Mastodon found itself embroiled in controversy late last week after they released a limited edition Thanksgiving-themed shirt for sale on their website. The shirt, emblazoned with the...
For co-directors Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson, their 13-years-in-the-making “American Promise” may have fulfilled every indie filmmaker’s American Dream. Since winning the Jury Award at...
Last week on Agents of SHIELD: An angry Black man threatens to blow up a train station full of innocent people. This week: A mysterious explosive device is found inside an oddly young 'Incan pyramid'...
Dear Big White Upper-Middle Class Cis Heterosexual Media: Let’s get this out of the way straight out of the gate: No one is buying that you’re shocked by the latest revelations about the sordid...
The world tuned in with bated breath this Sunday to find out who would be the next Doctor, after weeks of speculation and the bandying of names from Helen Mirren to Chiwetel Ejiofor. With Steven...
I want to love Orange is the New Black. I really, really do. Based on the memoir of the same name by Piper Kerman, the Netflix original series exploded onto computers across the US this July and...
I’m finding myself strangely besotted with ABC’s The Fosters, and it’s not just because it’s summertime and the television pickings are slim. Summertime is, after all, the time of year when...
