“Groundbreaking” is a word often used describe Orange Is The New Black, and it’s not an entirely unwarranted description. The show highlights a broad spectrum of body types, races, sexual orientations, and genders within the walls of Litchfield Penitentiary, women who are otherwise under- or mis-represented in the media.
Each June a couple thousand people gather in Detroit for the Allied Media Conference, a gathering of social changemakers who utilize media to create social change. There is always an intentional strong focus on the local community, and one cannot talk about social justice and Detroit, without mentioning Grace Lee Boggs.
Writer, comedian, performance artist, actor, and master seamstress, Kristina Wong summons the energy of a full cast in her latest one-woman show, "Wong Street Journal," interacting with a set she sewed entirely by hand. Much like her previous works, “Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “Asian Vaginas End Racism,” “Wong Street Journal” promises whip smart social commentary, a deep earnestness underneath LA-bred irony, and outrageous humor.
There were two previous short films, "Crush The Skull" and "Crush The Skull 2", both released on Wong Fu's Youtube channel, both released during the Halloweens of 2011 and 2013, respectively. I found both of them to be excellent shorts: well done, hilarious and filled with suspense. How did those two shorts come about?
Matthew Salesses's new novel The Hundred Year Flood (Little A) explores the relationship between Tee, an adoptee reeling from the recent death of his uncle and the knowledge of his father's infidelity, and a Czech artist and his wife. Having fled to Prague, Tee encounters ghosts, love, and, of course, the titular flood, while struggling to find something to hold on to and somewhere to belong.
We are pleased to offer this early chapter of Salesses's book, and hope you enjoy it! The Hundred Year Flood will be available on September 1.