Back row, left to right: Activist Tarana Burke, Michelle Williams, America Ferrera, Jessica Chastain, Amy Poehler, Meryl Streep, and Kerry Washington; front row, left to right: Natalie Portman, activist Ai-jen Poo, and activist Saru Jayaraman. Image credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Stevie Seibert Desjarlais (SSD): Dear reader, I tell you that 2018 has had a rough start (depending on what U.S. map you look at, you probably have the flu, are frozen, or both). Last Sunday ev

Photo Credit: AP With a wave of a tiny, orange, hand, history rolls back the clock to a 1955 Mid Century Modern moment. Mid Century Modern refers to a type of American furniture and home design, characterized by an angular austerity in its production of glass and concrete homes along with steel and fabric, leather and wood furnishings. While this artistic movement represents an apex of American taste and talent, its product belies reality of American life that is neither perf

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) ROBERT: So, we’ve made it to the final Mad Max post. We need to state from the outset that this post will contain SPOILERS about the fourth film in the series, Mad Max: Fury Road. For anyone that hasn’t seen it, we recommend that you do. It is truly a remarkable spectacle, even for those who don’t typically go for this sort of film. Either of us would probably be willing to loan out our copies. It is also perfectly fine to watch Fury Road even if you