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Re-Evaluating the "Worst Director of All Time"
Will Sloan is a film critic and writer whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, Jacobin, and the Toronto Star. He is the co-host, with Luke Savage, of the podcast Michael and Us, which examines politics and ideology through popular film and television.
PRESS CONFERENCE: Asian Business Owners in St. Paul, Minnesota Shut Down for Jan. 23 General Strike
Brazil celebrates 30 years of its most famous extraterrestrial sighting
The anniversary is being honored with a new documentary and ufology conference in the city of Varginha.
Oscars look beyond Hollywood
International films were represented in all four Oscars acting categories for the first time, reflecting an Academy Awards that is increasingly looking beyond Hollywood.
“The Voice of Hind Rajab” Nominated for Oscar for Best International Film
The announcement comes just a week before the second anniversary of Hind’s killing on January 29, 2024.
Latest ICE Surge in Maine Targets Somali Community
Safiya Khalid of the Community Organizing Alliance advises residents to not open the door to people they don’t know.
The NFL is Punishing Azeez Al-Shaair for Having a Conscience
There are a lot of ways to incur a fine in the National Football League. You might complain about the referees too much, like Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, or do a “shooting a gun” motion in your touchdown celebration, like Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen. In more serious cases, you might get into a fight on the field or headbutt someone in a heated moment. The infractions vary from mild rudeness to actual assault. But in this year’s NFL playoffs, one player stands out from the rest, because he hasn’t done anything wrong at all. The only offense Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair is guilty of is speaking up for Palestinians in Gaza, and for that, he was fined $11,593 and threatened with ejection from a critical playoff game. It’s just the latest indignity from a multibillion-dollar sports league that wants its athletes to shut up, fall in line, and not do or say anything that might impact the flow of money—even when people are dying.