I probably won’t live long enough to bring into being a film I’ve thought about making in Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, from the time the Women’s Press sent a preview copy of Palestinian poet Fadwa Tuqan’s memoir, A Mountainous Journey (and that was a long time ago). But I do hope to live […]
Rosanne Boyland is Dead—WTF!
When I listened to the “American Radical” podcast for the first time, I had a hard time keeping track of the people and events so I decided to take detailed notes. Then I realized that the podcast episodes added up to almost three hours. I was pretty sure that only a relatively small number of […]
Review of Earth II
Keanu Reeves clicks on the television, to be greeted with dire warnings of impending climate collapse. Antarctica is melting at a startling rate. The coming decades will be defined by death, disease, rampant flooding, rising seas, and widespread species extinction. “The date!” he demands. The talking head responds that a dramatic uptick in these trends […]
The Fireworks: On Rumor and Counter-Revolution (After Jean Genet)
If, after the first months of quarantine, someone had ventured outside to join the protests against the police and their state, that person might have heard stray chirping about bad actors, provocateurs, ops. Who else, the chatter might have gone, would mix molotov cocktails but the cops themselves, attempting to escalate and thus discredit the […]
“Tell Everyone”: Candyman Redux for 2021
This article contains spoilers. It’s a dinner party in a two-story luxury condo in Chicago’s Near North side. Floor to ceiling windows and state-of-the-art amenities adorn the two-story unit, home to successful art agent Brianna Cartwright (Teyonah Parris) and her partner, the up-and-coming artist Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II). The young black couple’s dinner guests […]
“We Did Not Get Permission”: A Discussion With Jesse Pallotta
When New York City dragged its feet on erecting a statue to honor Stonewall veteran and pioneering queer liberation activist Marsha P. Johnson, some local artists decided to take matters into their own hands. We sat down with sculptor Jesse Pallotta to get the story. Tell us about yourself. I am a queer sex-worker and […]