I appreciate books that bust myths about social issues in society. Myths function as meaning-making events that extend a false, incomplete, and often compromised narrative perpetually into the future. Perpetuating… Read the rest of the article: "Prisons Make Us Safer" tackles myths of mass incarceration

If you went to primary or secondary school in the US or watched any mainstream movie that discusses the past, you learned the white-washed patriotic uplifting (for some) story of… Read the rest of the article: The long arc of counter-revolution to fascism, according to historian Gerald Horne

Rap is something you do, HipHop is something you live. — KRS-ONE. "Temple Tactics" is a Hip Hop video talk show hosted by Los Angeles- based Hip Hop historian Conkrete… Read the rest of the article: Los Angeles Hip Hop tours and "Temple Tactics" interview show from Conkrete Mike P.

What was the impact of colonial violence, disease and genocide on the population of indigenous Americans when the lost Genoese predator, Christopher Columbus, stumbled into the islands of Taino peoples… Read the rest of the article: How did the genocide of indigenous Americans impact the health of planet Earth?

Arnold the Elephant is stranded on a deserted island. The island is small. Arnold is not. Having washed up after a storm, Arnold is soon joined by other animals who… Read the rest of the article: Arnold the Elephant is stranded on a small, rocky, deserted island in Leo Timmers's new book.

This is a terrific commercial for a bidet – with a long hose. The T-Rex has found itself in a predicament. After noisily evacuating their intestines and bladder, the T-Rex… Read the rest of the article: Animation: T-Rex suffers toilet paper trouble

What memories and histories are covered by Dodger Stadium? Four years after the Dodgers baseball team moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1958, Dodger Stadium was built on an… Read the rest of the article: Baseball and the displacement of Mexican Americans in Los Angeles

Origin stories are roots; roots can split and grow. Constructing a narrative about origin stories that concern splits, disagreements, and the consequences of root divisions is the intention of this… Read the rest of the article: "The Caliph and the Imam" looks to be a fascinating historical read about the Sunni-Shii split in Islam

When I heard that Texas guitar virtuoso Stevie Ray Vaughan had died in a helicopter crash in August of 1990, I lived in a dorm room with a suitemate that… Read the rest of the article: Video: Is Stevie Ray Vaughan saying that Jimi Hendrix was murdered?

In 2020, Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl), about skateboarding in Afghanistan and produced by Elena Andreicheva and Carol Dysinger, won the Oscar and British Academy… Read the rest of the article: Watch the Oscan-winning short documentary "Learning To Skate In A War Zone (If You're A Girl)"

As more stories emerge about the many lives of George Santos, you may need to check out the Handbasket's Substack, "The Daily Santos," by Brooklyn-based freelance writer, political strategist, activist,  investigative reporter,… Read the rest of the article: The Daily Santos, a substack dedicated entirely to the GOP's new superstar liar

"The night is more richly colored then the day" Art Overnight (art_overnight) reminds us that right now, there are street artists hard at work transforming the walls, sidewalks, cracks, and… Read the rest of the article: Cool graffiti: Art Overnight's dancing bear in a tunnel

Alex Gibney's 2007 Oscar-winning documentary, Taxi To the Dark Side, first revealed how the FBI, CIA, and the military, with the knowledge of elected officials and security agents of the… Read the rest of the article: The Forever Prisoner, a documentary about the US torture machine by Alex Gibney

"The Girl from Ipanema" is the second most recorded song in the history of recorded songs, next to "Summertime" by George Gerwin. Then 22-year-old Astrud Gilberto made the song (about… Read the rest of the article: Astrud Gilberto vs. the patriarchy of Bossa Nova

"People didn't want us to forget about Joy Division. That's what we were trying to do" – Peter Hook. "It's like dancing in the rain. That's what I think about… Read the rest of the article: LSD, New Order, and 40 years of "Power, Corruption, and Lies."

Award-winning playwriter, performance artist, director, and producer Virginia Grise has teamed up with producer and conceptual embroidery artist Maricella Infante to create "A Todo Dar Productions." A todo dar means… Read the rest of the article: Theater in unexpected places with artists Virginia Grise and Maricella Infante

George Zimmerman profiled Trayvon Martin by making assumptions about his appearance and clothing, negative meanings intended to criminalize and then justify Zimmerman killing Martin, while claiming self-defense. Remember, Zimmerman not only… Read the rest of the article: See what the White Collar Crime Early Warning System (WCCEWS) thinks of your neighborhood

In the opening scene of Guardians of the Galaxy, Star-Lord, played by Chris Pratt, punches a button on his Walkman and slides, dances, and saunters to the music, at one… Read the rest of the article: Watch Native American rock band Redbone perform "Come out and get your love" (1974)

Since the 1970s, Judith Heumann has worked tirelessly for human rights and dignity, for "equal rights in an unequal world" for disabled people. Working with non-profits, NGOs, and community-based groups,… Read the rest of the article: Rolling Warrior: a polio survivor's memoir of fighting for disability rights

The Magna Carta, the Great Charter, or the Big Letter, signed by King John on June 15, 1215, at Runnymede, a meadow by the River Thames, to make peace with… Read the rest of the article: English commoners' rights come from The Charter of the Forest, not the Magna Carta