A longtime exception to the rule, many homosexual people have experienced prejudice and unfavorable legal bias that others who proclaim equality for all have not. Though he may not be a household name, Stephen Endean laid an incredible foundation for furthering the civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer citizens here in the United States. His creation - … [Read more...] about The Exception to the Rule
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The Music Industrialist: New Nielsen Study
In previous posts, we’ve examined the impact of streaming, which over the past ten years has become the dominant medium for music consumption, on artists. Simply put, one can now stream billions of songs on any number of streaming services for just $9.99 a month — what consumers used to spend on one CD or album download. At those rates, a severe drop in revenue is inevitable … [Read more...] about The Music Industrialist: New Nielsen Study
Trouble at Tiffany’s: A Look into the Female Melodrama
It is pouring rain on an unusually empty New York City street. Holly Golightly and Paul Varjack are pouting in a taxi, reeling over their reluctant agreement to go their separate ways. “People don’t belong to people,” Holly cries in an extreme close-up of her agony. “I’m not going to let anybody put me in a cage.” In this culminating final scene from Blake Edwards’ Breakfast at … [Read more...] about Trouble at Tiffany’s: A Look into the Female Melodrama
Beyond Food Deserts: Inequality, Health, and Limited Vocabulary
Food deserts are an important concept. The formal definition of a food desert is an area where residents have to travel over a mile to access a grocery store. Yet while it is powerful to name this phenomenon, this name hides deeper inequalities, inequalities which require solutions more complex than simply building a grocery store front. It is not difficult to guess which … [Read more...] about Beyond Food Deserts: Inequality, Health, and Limited Vocabulary
A Child’s Catalyst for Change
Born out of an unexpected series of events, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) was about to close its doors when Polish delegate Ludwik Rajchman spoke up on behalf of the millions that were continuing to suffer following the end of the Second World War. After the war, there was a great need to provide for the world’s most vulnerable population: … [Read more...] about A Child’s Catalyst for Change