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by Anna Pattison
October 3, 2025
We sat down with award-winning filmmaker Nancy Schwartzman—best known for her powerful documentaries “Roll Red Roll,” “Victim/Suspect,” and “Sasha Reid” and the “Midnight Order”—to talk about her latest project, “Death
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by Rebecca Martin
September 26, 2025
When 227 premiered on NBC in 1985, it was more than just a new sitcom—it was a cultural moment. Centered on the lives of a middle-class African American family, the
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by Anna Pattison
July 2, 2025
Comedy is an essential tool of humanity — it reaches places within us that can often be too scary to face on our own. And, especially when it is a
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by Elisa Shoenberger
May 30, 2025
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I started PBS’s “The Class,” a six-part mini-documentary series that started airing in March. Directed by Jaye and Adam Fenderson and executive produced
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by Matt Fagerholm
April 12, 2025
This was one of two Log Lady quotes I incorporated into my speech while officiating my brother-in-law and fellow “Twin Peaks” fan Joe’s wedding last year in Washington state. It
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by Matt Fagerholm
February 24, 2025
One of my favorite films I saw in 2024 is finally kicking off its limited theatrical run before arriving on VOD. Last year, I had the privilege of serving on
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by Rebecca Martin
February 19, 2025
While growing up, one of my heroes was Amelia Earhart. She defied expectations by attempting to fly around the world. Rumors were that she had disappeared into the Bermuda Triangle,
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by Rebecca Martin
January 12, 2025
The wildfires in Los Angeles have been dominating our media streams. It’s truly been horrific to see people robbed of their homes as a result of our increasingly destructive weather
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by Rebecca Martin
October 27, 2024
Sexual assault is sadly the most inclusive crime there is. I don’t know a single person, man or woman, who has not been somehow, whether they know it or not,
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by Peyton Robinson
September 13, 2024
Seattle’s Aurora Avenue is infamous for being an epicenter of prostitution. However, this generalized reputation fails to recognize the individuality and humanity of the sex workers who inhabit the area.
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by Rebecca Martin
May 22, 2024
My Great Grandmother was a maid at the Chicago Athletic Club in the early 1900s. She would collect the cigar wrappers that were left behind and make them into beautiful
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by Ashley Shelton
April 11, 2024
When I think about the region where I am from, many words come to mind. Some positive, some negative. In geographical terms the south is beautiful. My home, Tennessee, captures
