Vox’s Danush Parvaneh pulls together recent reporting on how Russian trolls weaponized social media and interviews Darrell West of the Center for Technology Innovation, Brookings Institution to present a picture of the dynamics of the disinformation campaign. [Read more…]
Migrants Seeking Asylum Arrive At U.S.-Mexico Border | Video Worth Watching
MSNBC reports that: Over 100 Central American migrants are seeking asylum from violence, hoping to cross into the United States following a grueling journey. The Trump administration has ordered homeland security officials to prevent their entry. NBC’s Miguel Almaguer reports from the scene in Tijuana, Mexico. [Read more…]
‘Interrogating Zuckerberg’ — A Bad Lip Reading | Video Worth Watching
The Bad Lip Reading crew is at it again! For those disappointed in Zuckerberg’s testimony before Congress, here’s the version that we would have seen in a perfect world’s alternate universe. [Read more…]
Parov Stelar – The Sun (feat. Graham Candy) | Video Worth Watching
For some reason the weather for the last few days has me thinking of summer. Maybe that’s why this tune from a lens ad has gotten stuck in my head … [Read more…]
Romain Thiery – Requiem for Pianos | Video Worth Watching
Photographer and pianist Romain Thiery accompanies his own remarkable images of abandoned pianos in his Requiem for Pianos series. More behind the story at BoingBoing. [Read more…]
Jena Friedman: It’s Been a Rough Time for Men Lately | Video Worth Watching
This segment originally aired on CONAN back in February, but somehow it seems as if it’s timely again. “You guys have had a rough couple of weeks …” [Read more…]
Why Build a Lynching Memorial? | Video Worth Watching
Today, April 26th, a new museum and memorial is opening in Montgomery, Alabama, on a site where enslaved people were once warehoused. It is a project of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) and the museum and memorial are dedicated to the memory of more than 4400 victims of racial lynchings between 1877 and 1950.
But why build a lynching memorial? EJI believes that publicly confronting the truth about our history is the first step towards recovery and reconciliation. A history of racial injustice must be acknowledged, and mass atrocities and abuse must be recognized and remembered, before a society can recover from mass violence. [Read more…]
The Bookmobile – a StoryCorps True Story | Video Worth Watching
From the StoryCorps YouTube webpage:
At eight years old, Storm Reyes was already working full time with other migrant farm workers in the fields outside Tacoma, Washington. One day, a bookmobile arrived and brought her new worlds—and hope.
StoryCorp’s mission is to preserve and share humanity’s stories in order to build connections between people and create a more just and compassionate world. [Read more…]
About That Caravan in Mexico … | Video Worth Watching
About that caravan in Mexico …
Back on April 1st, Trump tweeted that [it’s] “Getting more dangerous. “Caravans” coming. Republicans must go to Nuclear Option to pass tough laws NOW. NO MORE DACA DEAL!”
So who are these people that so terrify Trump? For ten years the organization Pueblo Sin Fronteras has been working with Central American refugees and migrants to provide humanitarian aid. This year one effort Pueblo Sin Fronteras is making is to help the migrants tell their own story. Here is a brief video made several weeks ago at the beginning of April. [Read more…]
Supernova Women — Restorative Justice, Legal Weed and the California Cannabis Enterprise | Video Worth Watching
From the HuffPost YouTube web page:
The Oakland-based collective Supernova Women is working to inform, support, demonstrate and advocate on behalf of communities disproportionately affected by the war on drugs. Their aim is to push local government to create more opportunities for people of color and those convicted of cannabis-related offenses in the early stages of a booming industry.
On the Nature of Daylight – Max Richter | Video Worth Watching
So today is a study in contrast when compared to yesterday’s selection. To follow Kendrick Lamar’s powerhouse performance, here is Max Richter’s contemplative and scintillating “On the Nature of Daylight”. I took in the movie Arrival recently and this work featured prominently in the soundtrack. So, breathe deeply and slowly and reflect on the nature of daylight … [Read more…]
Who Is This Latest Pulitzer Prize Winner, Kendrick Lamar? | Video Worth Watching
Pulitzer Prizes are awarded for excellence in newspaper journalism, literary achievements and musical composition. Rapper Kendrick Lamar was chosen for this year’s music prize. So who is Kendrick Lamar? First, a bit of an introduction: Kendrick Lamar Visits Mr. Mooney’s Class.
A North Bergen, N.J. high school teacher, Brian Mooney, blog posted on the internet a project that his class created to explore the connections between Toni Morrison’s novel The Bluest Eye and Kendrick Lamar’s song “Complexion” from his album To Pimp A Butterfly. The internet posting was incredibly popular and eventually came to the attention of Lamar, motivating him to visit the high school and Mr. Mooney’s class. Highlights from the visit:
And now for the full-on Kendrick Lamar experience from the 2018 60th Grammys, with assists from U2 and Dave Chappelle: [Read more…]
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