Montreal journalist Toula Drimonis writes on old school collective fears of “the immigrants” “I’ve seen immigrants serve as convenient scapegoats for everything ailing xenophobes, but this was the first time I saw immigrants being blamed and demonized for slow poppy sales. Not only was Cherry dividing Canadians into “us” andContinue Reading
May Jeong describes an instance of the role Asian American women play in the erotic fantasies of affluent society via the sex industry and their vulnerability when swept into defending themselves against politics and the justice system. ‘Lei Chen, remains in ICE custody. Under civil forfeiture proceedings, the state seizedContinue Reading
Cheryl is doing research for her MFA class at Concordia on Art and AI. Here is the link to an intriguing essay she came across: (In order to survive, but more importantly to thrive, in the age of algorithms, we need to cultivate a deep respect for algorithmic literacy andContinue Reading
A photographic series titled, “It Doesn’t Taste As It Used To” by Polish American artist Aneta Bartos frames her and her father in various domestic and outdoor settings back in the home country. By juxtiposing him with herself in various states of undress in very modest settings using the oddlyContinue Reading
Vermin supreme: When President Donald Trump tweeted this weekend that Baltimore is a “rat and rodent infested mess,” he was continuing a long pattern of using this kind of rhetoric to describe a majority-black city. This particular attack was in response to Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings, whose district includes West Baltimore,Continue Reading
At its core, the technology is meant to make voting easier and increase primary turnout, which is historically lower than that of general elections. About 20 percent of registered voters cast ballots in midterm House of Representatives races last year—a huge leap from 2014’s turnout rate of 13.7 percent. “Given that theContinue Reading
‘The prospect of creating beings with intelligence far beyond our own is hugely exiting. It is also hugely worrying because we don’t yet know if the immense power that we believe these agents would possess is going to be wielded in a way that helps or hurts us. That is,Continue Reading
In the article below the author mentions instances that pose possible problems for future self driving vehicles in America. Can these vehicles be programmed to include the anxiety perimeter of a passenger in addition to the conventional road safety data. The author mentions a trip to another city and beingContinue Reading
(toxic masculinity is addicted to performance, to poses and postures of physical endurance, willingness to engage in or actual violence, and stoic absence of any emotion, pain, or discomfort.) be sure to check the comments section at the end of this piece for the trumpista dust up Continue Reading
“[T]he bare skull was marked by several extra lobes, which bulged from the apex of the brain stem. One does not have to be a phrenologist to recognize this extraordinary cerebral mutation, something on the order of a supermind, had emerged from the outer limits.” The subtext is clear: WhatContinue Reading