Tif von Batsy takes up space as a Black cosplayer, subverts cosplaying norms Standing in a blue striped leotard with large ethylene vinyl acetate foam wings protruding from her back and sharp pointy horns sticking up from her head is a female cosplayer wh ...
29 Dec 2021 - Adrian Michael
German street paper, Apropos, delves into what really happened 340 years ago in Salzburg By the end of the story of the sorcerer Jackl, 167 people had died. But nobody ever found Jackl. And yet he, the 20-year-old Jakob Koller, was the reason why the wors ...
6 Oct 2021 - Wilhelm Ortmayr
‘Kipchoge: The Last Milestone,’ documentary details an Olympian's mission to run 26.2 miles in under two hours “ Running is a democratic space. ” So says the greatest male marathon runner of all time. Eliud Kipchoge recently became the first man in ...
15 Sep 2021 - Adrian Lobb
The Restaurant of Mistaken Orders emphasizes high-quality food and positive interactions A n order for a hamburger steak can turn into pot stickers, but mistakes aren’t fussed over in this caring setting. It’s a restaurant in Tokyo with a intriguing discl ...
9 Jun 2021 - Rie Matsuoka
In a letter to his younger self, the Talking Heads frontman reflects on his music, politics and his activism As a shy teen, David Byrne wondered whether he’d find his crowd. He was born in Scotland, but moved with his parents, first to Canada and then to ...
3 Feb 2021 - Adrian Lobb
Jeff Hughes, a professional musician, explains how he calmed tensions between police and protesters in the Colorado town where police killed the young Black man AURORA, Colo. — For 30 minutes, it looked as if the vigil for Elijah McClain would be remember ...
14 Jul 2020 - Giles Clasen
BOOK REVIEW | In ‘Privacy: And How To Get it Back’ author B.J. Mendelson says we’re up against the power of apathy in a battle which only wealthy tech companies win The problem with universal basic income is that proponents haven’t suggested a good source ...
10 Aug 2018 - Megan Wildhood
BOOK REVIEW | ‘Automating Inequality’ by Virginia Eubanks shows how technology is stacked against the marginalized When politicians and business leaders talk about using technology to streamline service provision to the poor, they conjure up an efficient, ...
3 Aug 2018 - Mike Wold
BOOK REVIEW | Although the author has left us, her essays validate that her acuity, wit and perception are eternal In your spare time, what do you do?” That question on a survey elicited this response from writer Ursula K. Le Guin at age 81: “I... don’t k ...
27 Jul 2018 - Mike Wold
Celebrating 'abrazos no muros' ('hugs not walls') to bring families together The nonprofit Border Network of Human Rights, dedicated to educating and organizing El Paso, Texas, residents and migrants, holds one of the most emotional ev ...
27 Jul 2018 - Iñaki Estívaliz