Month: June 2022

On Saturday, Bella Hadid delivered her first keynote address.  Following Friday’s shocking reversal of nearly 50 years of legal precedent, as the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Hadid set out to inspire and uplift women’s spirits at Create & Cultivate’s 2022 Conference in Los Angeles, an interactive and educational event that caters
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This Pride month has been a difficult one for U.S. libraries: white supremacists have stormed Drag Queen Story Hours, libraries have been defaced with the word “groomer” for carrying LGBTQ children’s books, Pride displays have been censored and stolen, and the systematic challenging of LGBTQ books by rightwing groups like “Moms for Liberty” continues. While
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News Jane Remover Shares Two New Songs: Listen The artist formerly known as dltzk has a new name and new music By Allison Hussey June 27, 2022 Facebook Twitter Jane Remover, photo by Eev Flick Facebook Twitter Jane Remover has released two new songs, “Royal Blue Walls” and “Cage Girl.” The artist formerly known as
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Children’s verse offers the opportunity to normalize children’s taboo feelings, urges, and actions. This approach means acting as a reaction to didactic traditions and the society’s pressure to “be good.” By “didactic,” I mean literature that is instructional, offering guidance, in particular of morals, values, and what’s deemed “good” as opposed to “unsavory.” Much of
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Piers Morgan tried to rile up guest Larissa Kennedy on his flailing TV show – it backfired spectacularly. (Screen captures via Twitter) UK National Union of Students (NUS) president Larissa Kennedy refused to stoop down to Piers Morgan’s level as he grilled her on JK Rowling. During Thursday’s (24 June) episode of Piers Morgan Uncensored,
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