This Week In Race: ICE Sends Chills Across U.S., Kaepernick, Others, Write Big Checks
While much of the focus has been on deportations of Latinx, other groups have been under increased scrutiny.
Arts
Sandi Toksvig: Can Social Change Start With Laughter?
When comedian and TV host Sandi Toksvig came out as gay in the early 1990s, she used humor to recover from the onslaught of vitriol.Today, she says, humor can help bring about social change.
Maysoon Zayid: Should Humor Make Us Uncomfortable?
Maysoon Zayid teases herself for all the ways she's different: she has cerebral palsy, she's Muslim, she's Palestinian. By making us laugh at it, she gets us to think about acceptance.
Negin Farsad: Can Humor Fight Prejudice?
Comedian Negin Farsad traveled all over the U.S. to clear up misconceptions about Islam while making people laugh. She calls this form of activism "social justice comedy."
Kevin Breel: What Can Depression Teach Us About Comedy?
The image of the "sad clown" can seem like a cliche. But for Kevin Breel, it's very real. He describes how he struggled with depression while performing as a stand-up comedian.
Welcome To 'The Collapsing Empire:' Questions For John Scalzi
Prolific sci-fi author John Scalzi boots up a new universe in The Collapsing Empire. It's set in a future where far-flung humanity's ability to travel and communicate between planets is under threat.
The Reality Show No One Was Watching
Participants in the British show Eden spent a year in the remote Scottish highlands, living off their will and wits with cameras rolling. The only problem? No episodes have aired since August.
A Poem From A Syrian Psychiatrist: 'Cloud-Cafe'
Dr. Hussam Jefee-Bahloul writes poems to capture his longing for his troubled homeland.
A Curmudgeonly Know-It-All Meets The Daughter He Doesn't: 'Wilson'
Director Craig Johnson's film, based on the Daniel Clowes graphic novel, wants us to invest in a misanthrope's grumbling attempts to reconnect to humanity. Yet its uneven tone keeps us at a distance.
In The Agreeably Schlocky 'Power Rangers,' 'Transformers' Meets 'The Breakfast Club'
"Go, Go Power Rangers!" - but should you? The film's playful, earnest tone and "gung-ho chintziness" slowly won critic Scott Tobias over.