In an empty dark room, a dark-skinned hand flicks the power switch on a reel-to-reel player, and we begin to hear it roll and project. As it hums, Lebron James sits in the empty room watching clips of his Akron, Ohio childhood on a 16mm reel from a large screen.
While it can be agreed the benefits of yoga are plentiful, the consumption of yoga has much to be said for. From its commercialization–overpriced pants, the cringeworthy denominalizations of ‘namaste’ printed onto merch–to inaccessible retreats,
If you were Muslim, first generation Asian American, or queer with Christian roots, and you were to imagine your life through film, you’d go from early twentieth-century films ridden with whitewashing and villianized misrepresentation, to early-aught films cast with attempts at supporting roles, albeit well-intentioned, likely in the form of hyperbolized sidekicks.
More than a retelling of Romeo and Juliet, “West Side Story” is a musical essay about America: its harsh realities of racism, police corruption, street warfare, and tribalism. Replacing Shakespeare’s feuding families of the Montagues and Capulets, the street gangs of the Puerto Rican “Sharks” and the white “Jets” clash through dance and music.
You start your new job or you graduate from school, and you get your picture taken. When you finally see the result on a computer screen or on a print, you think to yourself,
The Mixed Space is proud to be a sponsor of MAM Fest, and invites you to join our CEO, Lili Stiefel, for several events, including a Workshop: “12 Steps to Starting a Project,” a Panel: “Creative and Community Work in the Virtual World,” and a Roundtable Discussion: “Guidelines for Leaders of Online Spaces.
The first time Marvel’s Black Panther was introduced to the public, it was widely assumed that the character was named after the Black Panther Party. In reality, the comic debuted in July 1966, and the Black Panther Party (BPP) was formed by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton just a few months later in October.
Cammie Shibata knows you’re staring at her. Her skate wheels are flashing, her hair is bright pink, and most afternoons she’s dressed like a sparkly cartoon. And she’s fine with it – as long as you stay to hear her message.
Last year, the new decade (2020) ushered in a wave of unprecedented events–wildfires, an alarming spike in police brutality in the United States, and the issue still at the forefront of minds across the globe: Covid-19.
In an empty dark room, a dark-skinned hand flicks the power switch on a reel-to-reel player, and we begin to hear it roll and project. As it hums, Lebron James sits in the empty room watching clips of his Akron, Ohio childhood on a 16mm reel from a large screen.
While it can be agreed the benefits of yoga are plentiful, the consumption of yoga has much to be said for. From its commercialization–overpriced pants, the cringeworthy denominalizations of ‘namaste’ printed onto merch–to inaccessible retreats,
If you were Muslim, first generation Asian American, or queer with Christian roots, and you were to imagine your life through film, you’d go from early twentieth-century films ridden with whitewashing and villianized misrepresentation, to early-aught films cast with attempts at supporting roles, albeit well-intentioned, likely in the form of hyperbolized sidekicks.
More than a retelling of Romeo and Juliet, “West Side Story” is a musical essay about America: its harsh realities of racism, police corruption, street warfare, and tribalism. Replacing Shakespeare’s feuding families of the Montagues and Capulets, the street gangs of the Puerto Rican “Sharks” and the white “Jets” clash through dance and music.
You start your new job or you graduate from school, and you get your picture taken. When you finally see the result on a computer screen or on a print, you think to yourself,
The Mixed Space is proud to be a sponsor of MAM Fest, and invites you to join our CEO, Lili Stiefel, for several events, including a Workshop: “12 Steps to Starting a Project,” a Panel: “Creative and Community Work in the Virtual World,” and a Roundtable Discussion: “Guidelines for Leaders of Online Spaces.
The first time Marvel’s Black Panther was introduced to the public, it was widely assumed that the character was named after the Black Panther Party. In reality, the comic debuted in July 1966, and the Black Panther Party (BPP) was formed by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton just a few months later in October.
Cammie Shibata knows you’re staring at her. Her skate wheels are flashing, her hair is bright pink, and most afternoons she’s dressed like a sparkly cartoon. And she’s fine with it – as long as you stay to hear her message.
Last year, the new decade (2020) ushered in a wave of unprecedented events–wildfires, an alarming spike in police brutality in the United States, and the issue still at the forefront of minds across the globe: Covid-19.
