FATHERLY – Representative Katie Porter is at it again with her iconic whiteboard.
Author: Isabella DeLeo
Amy Coney Barrett Was Trustee At School That’s Anti-LGBTQ. Here’s What That Means
FATHERLY – Policymakers who might have a concern about ACB’s belief system — and how she might approach legal issues as a result — will not be dissuaded by the recent news of her involvement as a trustee for several private Christian schools, the Trinity Schools inc., that are part of the People of Praise Community.
Goodbye, Hot Topic: Amazon Is Buying Out Mall Space
FATHERLY – When, or I suppose if, shoppers do return to malls, people might be buying their Auntie Anne’s pretzels or doing their school shopping next to an Amazon processing center. What ambiance!
At Least 100 Million People Will Get Free COVID Vaccines
FATHERLY – The race to acquire and distribute an effective and safe COVID-19 vaccine is as pressing as ever.
AOC Says Being a Father “Does Not Make a Man Decent”
FATHERLY – A few minutes into Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s response addressing the sexist remarks that Ted Yoho directed at her, the congresswoman said something particularly sobering: “This is not new. And that is the problem.”
Petition Calls For Trader Joe’s To Ditch Its Racist Food Labels
FATHERLY – The petition states that “The grocery chain labels some of its ethnic foods with modifications of ‘Joe’ that belies a narrative of exoticism that perpetuates harmful stereotypes.”
“Together In A Dark Room”: New York’s Microcinemas
MEDIUM – Humphrey Bogart smokes, his furrowed brow passing judgement.
Never Rarely Sometimes Always Is Urgent and Focused
PASTE MAGAZINE – The camera favors emotive close ups, creating intimacy as if the viewer gets a chance to see the world through Autumn’s often solemn, stoic gaze, but also a certain kind of unknowability.
A Renaissance of Mysterious Circumstances
SHOE LEATHER PODCAST – I keep looking, and see that the strokes form a bunch of circles. Circles of all different sizes, all across the canvas, overwhelming each other. And the more I look at the circles, the more they remind me of human faces. Subdued, almost hidden in a crowd.
Fourteen Is the Heartbreaking Tale of a Doomed Friendship
PASTE MAGAZINE – Fourteen is a perceptive, precise and sometimes deeply affecting tale of friendship, although its editing style may make the film feel a bit too fragmented for some.
Watch Aubrey Plaza and Bill Murray Parody The Lighthouse in Independent Spirit Awards Promo
PASTE MAGAZINE – A ghostly foghorn blares as a mustached Aubrey Plaza and a pipe-smoking Bill Murray tell a tall tale about the Film Independent Spirit Awards.
‘Cam’ wants to change your perceptions about sex work
SCREEN QUEENS – The drive of the film is Alice pursuing what she is owed.