#OscarsSoWhite goes viral as Academy Awards nominations are announced
Activist communities on the Internet had prepared for it: as it turned out, the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite was buzzing the morning of Jan. 14.
Reading the backstory on Bernie: “Outsider in the White House”
Can a seasoned Independent who calls himself a "democratic socialist" get elected to the White House in 2016?
"The Revenant": Voice in the wilderness
"The Revenant" is a powerful, soaring reverie of love, duty, and survival . . . an environmentalist's epic.
Unpacking a trunk of new Soviet Yiddish songs: A self-interview
"This is exhilarating. It's been a long time coming and I'm very proud of our work on it. It's been a highly collective process."
Here's why you should go see “Trumbo”
If you haven't seen "Trumbo", check your movie listings, run to the nearest theater, and check it out.
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" tackles racism, misogyny, men’s “daddy issues”
"The Force Awakens" brings a contemporary twist to the beloved classic series.
“A Year Without Sundays:” remaking Cuban society through literacy campaign
A modern day activist for social change often dreams of that day when all the hard work of struggle comes to fruition . . .
"The Green Inferno" is new low in racist film making
Filmmaker Eli Roth, who specializes in the horror genre, has no problem time traveling in the wrong direction.
New book celebrates the centennial of jazz great Billy Strayhorn
"Strayhorn: An Illustrated Life" is a welcome addition for anyone interested in jazz, civil rights, or photography.
“Mediterranea": Europe’s embattled migrants on film
"Mediterranea" succeeds in putting the stateless, the homeless, and the wretched of the Earth in the limelight they deserve.
