By Davina Pardo Growing up in Toronto in the 1980s, I had a connection to Holocaust history that was direct, visceral and human. Each year, Holocaust survivors came to my school to talk about what they had experienced during the…
Circus Elephants Reunite at The Elephant Sanctuary
From ArgoFilm’s “The Urban Elephant” comes the touching story of Shirley and her keeper, Solomon James. Trapped in a man-made world, Shirley’s life at the Louisiana Purchase Zoo was a lonely one, bereft of the company of other elephants. Follow…
Straight Outta Chevy Chase
From boom bap to EDM, we look at the line between hip-hop and not, and meet a defender of the genre that makes you question… who’s in and who’s out. NPR’s Microphone Check, hosted by Frannie Kelley and Ali Shaheed…
Please Train Your Replacement
After an Indianapolis factory said it would move production to Mexico, two longtime friends disagree whether to help the company train their replacements. (Source: The New York Times) By Brent McDonald, Jonah M. Kessel and John Woo
The Last Word: Hugh Hefner
In 2008, the founder of the Playboy empire sat down with The New York Times to talk about his influences, his well-publicized lifestyle and his labor of love. (Source: The New York Times)
‘GEORGE MICHAEL: FREEDOM’ Examines His Battle with Sony and Loss of Boyfriend to HIV
By Gregory Crofton Of course George Michael was different than the rest of us. He had an incredible voice and could dance better than Madonna — but I bet you didn’t know he wrote and recorded his own music. Michael…