This is a last for me. I’m not good with coping with the magnitude of this occasion, though a phrase comes to mind--the one that is labeled, in bold and brilliant capitals: “Keep Calm and Carry...
Whenever a prominent transgender person hits the news, the US media seem to stumble. Not just on the respectful and humane treatment of the transgender community, as ample lascivious, gross, and...
Lifetime's incredibly soapy and evidently immensely popular drama Devious Maids has just been picked up for a second season, which is either enough to destroy your faith in Hollywood or further...
AlunaGeorge are a UK based duo who've created a lot of buzz the past two years with their mining of the sweet spot between r&b and bass genres like UK garage. After such an extended build-up,...
California's Bay Area, home to San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland, Marin, and points surrounding, is widely considered to be one of the most liberal areas of the United States—so much so that...
Prior to this week, I hadn't been in New York City in a very long time. I don't want to say that an ice age had passed, but let's just say that the last time I passed by Calvary Cemetery in the rain...
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...
This week, the hunger strike at Guantànamo Bay Prison reached the six-month mark. Six months ago, during a routine prison inspection, a prison guard kicked and ruthlessly mishandled a Muslim...
Nicolas Winding Refn's follow up to "Drive," "Only God Forgives" is a grotty, nasty, stylish revenge flick set in Bangkok, Thailand. Refn once again reunites with "Drive's" leading man, Ryan Gosling...
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...
