The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) released its annual report on hate crimes on Nov. 13, revealing a 17 percent spike in hate crimes in 2017. Many noted the sharp rise in anti-Semitic crimes, which...
When the true crime podcast “Serial” premiered under NPR’s refined banner in 2014, garnering critical claim and reaching an unprecedentedly large audience of approximately 80 million listeners, podcasts...
“Black Panther” actress Sope Aluko visited Wellesley last Thursday for a lecture and Q and A session. The talk spanned everything from her upbringing in Nigeria to the trajectory of her acting career,...
The publication of a set of documents detailing the off-shore investments and tax havens of the wealthy and powerful, known as the “Paradise Papers,” created a stir last week. Financial details of...
“Marjorie Prime,” a new feature film written and directed by Michael Almereyda, is a thoughtful and painstaking exploration of loss, memory and aging filtered through science-fiction. The story revolves...
When pictures of former President Obama blissfully enjoying a tropical vacation emerged early in President Donald Trump’s tenure, the former president’s supporters were divided. “I’m a little sick...
“Hillary, I love you. But please go away,” reads the headline of the Los Angeles Times’ response to Hillary Clinton’s new book on the 2016 election, “What Happened.” Vanity Fair went with “Can...
Margaret Atwood’s iconic novel “The Handmaid’s Tale” has been a staple of feminist literature since its 1985 publication. It depicts straight, white men dominating Gilead, a dystopia where women...
