Two New Films Depict Epic Road Trips to Get Abortions, With Wildly Different Results
Content Warning: Abortion, self harm, sexual assault/abuse. “I’d like to see Roe v. Wade overturned and consigned to the ...
Arts & Culture
10 Years Later, “The Social Network” Still Has Plenty to Say
“The Social Network,” director David Fincher’s acclaimed 2010 film about the founding of Facebook, charts the roots of the social ...
In “Nectar,” Joji Combines Uptempo Pop and Introspective Ballads
Singer and musician Joji delivered his second studio album “Nectar” on Sept. 25th, two years after his debut album “BALLADS ...
In Pandemic Life, I Am Still Haunted by Phoebe Bridgers’ “Punisher”
About a week ago, on a night when the smoke blowing down from the mountains resembled mist from far away, ...
Breaking Down its Walls, Acoustic Bedroom Adapts to COVID-19
It recently occurred to me during a phone call with my boyfriend that I have not been to a concert ...
“The Ground on Which We(s) Stand(s)” and Why We(s) Need(s) BIPOC Theater
“I stand myself and my art squarely on the self-defining ground of the slave quarters,” playwright August Wilson remarks in ...
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers’ “The Age of Phillis” Long-Listed for the National Book Award
“The Age of Phillis,” the most recent collection of poetry by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers published by the Wesleyan University Press, ...
In the New Documentary “Boys State,” A Microcosm of American Politics Unfolds
The documentary “Boys State” came into my life at the perfect time. I had been meaning to watch this film ...
How I Went Back to the Movies: Seeing “Tenet” While Wearing a KN95
“Tenet,” the time-bending blockbuster from director Christopher Nolan, was the first movie I saw in a theater in nearly seven ...
Imagining Joe Biden’s “Despacito” Presidency
“I just have one thing to say… hang on here… [Luis Fonsi’s “Despacito” starts playing]... I’ll tell you what, if ...