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Fall 2021

5 October 2021 admin Comments Off

Fourth Wave feminism, Rewriting the Climate Apocalypse, I May Destroy You, Feds’ Anti-Violence Plan and more

Rewriting the Climate Apocalypse

5 October 2021 admin Comments Off

After spending years avoiding books about the environmental crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic finally pushed me to confront my uncomfortable fears about the Earth’s future. Over the last year, I read more than a dozen […]

Interview: Souvankham Thammavongsa

12 February 2021 admin Comments Off

The exquisite and beguiling short story collection How to Pronounce Knife pierces the heart, leaving the reader melancholy but euphoric. Souvankham Thammavongsa’s ability to instill a spectrum of emotions is a testament to her startling, […]

Vivek Shraya on Transforming Transphobia

3 October 2019 admin Comments Off

For 17 years, Vivek Shraya has been blazing a trail through pop culture, breaking boundaries between genres with apparent ease. This includes the release of 15 EPs and full-length albums as a solo artist, in […]

Feeding the Fires of Change

10 August 2018 admin Comments Off

For the last three years, Canadian singer-songwriter Kinnie Starr has been on a slow path of recovery from a severe brain injury she experienced following a car accident. Starr doesn’t remember much from that day […]

Resonance and Rebellion: Alexis O'Hara

19 October 2017 admin Comments Off

Alexis O’Hara sits across the table sipping tea and flips her long, wavy hair from one side to the other. In one instant, her look is feminine and chic. In the next, a deep side […]

Serena Ryder. Fight. Surrender. Balance

20 October 2016 admin Comments Off

Ten years ago, singer-songwriter Serena Ryder came to national prominence with the release of the single “Weak in the Knees.” A heartbreakingly beautiful ballad about unrequited love, the single garnered Ryder a Juno for best […]

KC Adams and the Art of Disarming Racism

25 August 2015 admin Comments Off

KC Adams stood before her father and wept. Despite what had been a thriving career as a visual artist, she had no exhibitions scheduled for the future. She had no ideas for new work. She […]

Filmmaker Tracey Deer

19 November 2010 admin Comments Off

Tiffany Deer is giggling uncontrollably. Her sister, filmmaker Tracey Deer, is holding the camera and laughing along. The laughter is contagious, the intimacy compelling. This is the opening sequence from Club Native, which, during its […]