Oct 17 ‘How do I know she’s being forced?’: New exhibit reveals the dark underbelly of human trafficking By Elizabeth Flock The startling exhibit in Washington D.C. reveals how labor and sex trafficking is alive and well in the U.S. and around the world. Continue reading
Oct 16 This poem shows what sexual abuse looks like By Elizabeth Flock “From One / who says, ‘Don’t cry. You’ll like it after a while,’” she writes. “And Two who tells you thank you / after the fact and can’t look at your face.”… Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch 7:30 Artist William Wegman and his Weimaraner muses By Megan Thompson For more than 40 years, artist William Wegman has been making portraits and videos of his own beloved Weimaraner dogs, which have appeared in countless publications and featured on Sesame Street and Saturday Night Live. This month, he published a… Continue watching
Oct 15 Photos: Four decades of William Wegman’s Weimaraners By Michael D. Regan For more than 40 years, artist William Wegman has been making portraits and videos of his beloved Weimaraner dogs. Continue reading
Oct 14 Harvey Weinstein expelled from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences By Corinne Segal, Kamala Kelkar The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 54-member board voted overwhelmingly to “immediately expel” bigtime Oscar player Harvey Weinstein from the governing body of the Academy Awards. Continue reading
Oct 14 Gentrification is awkward, painful and funny in this new web series on North Oakland By Ivette Feliciano The comedy tells the story of the three friends who struggle to stay rooted in their historically black and Latino community as it faces changing racial and class dynamics. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 6:03 ‘Marshall’ pays homage to the young lawyer who became a towering justice By PBS NewsHour, Jaywon Choe Before he became the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court, Thurgood Marshall moved from town to town as part of the NAACP to represent black defendants in a justice system rampant with discrimination. Jeffrey Brown sits down… Continue watching
Oct 13 5 moody graphic novels that influenced the Harry Potter illustrator’s work By Alison Thoet Jim Kay, the artist behind the illustrated Harry Potter books, recommends graphic novels that are dark, mysterious, mystical and moody. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 6:17 ‘The Florida Project’ is a movie about life on the margins, through the eyes of children By PBS News Hour, Frank Carlson “The Florida Project” is the story of a young mother struggling to pay rent while living in a rundown motel, told through the eyes of her daughter, a rebellious little girl who roams Orlando, engaging in shenanigans with her friends. Continue watching
Oct 12 How Harvey Weinstein came to the rescue of other alleged abusers in Hollywood By Elizabeth Flock Long before Harvey Weinstein was fired over accusations of sexual misconduct and assault, the Hollywood starmaker found time to defend big-name directors accused of sexual abuse. Continue reading