[L to R: Photo via Tidal, Photo via Netflix] Today we’ve got Netflix investing in the next generation of female storytellers, Square acquiring Tidal, and a new Nintendo Switch on the way! Netflix Invests in More Female Storytellers Ahead of International Women’s Day The Head of Global TV at Netflix, Bela Bajaria shared in a blog post that the company’s first $5 million of their newly launched Creative Equity Fund will be going to programs that support women in the entertainment industry globally. The programs include Collectif 50/50 based in France, Into the Wild based in Germany, Women in Post… Read more »
Politics have been around for forever. However, it has always seemed to be a boys game. These women have worked hard to change that and leave their mark on the world. Kamala Harris – Vice President First things first, Kamala Harris made history this past January as the first Black and South Asian woman to become Vice President. Harris started her career as a prosecutor in San Francisco and went on to become the District Attorney, Attorney General, and a U.S. Senator. After her and President Biden won the election she said, “While I may be the first woman in… Read more »
On Episode #141 of Wesam’s World, we have on David Weiss who is a Flat Earther. Together the two do their best to talk it out and try to see where the other person’s coming from. However, there are points where things get a bit heated. Tune in to Round Earth vs. Flat Earth and decide for yourself who’s right and who’s wrong. This is one episode of Wesam’s World you don’t wanna miss! Links: Debunking Flat Earth Part 1 Debunking Flat Earth Part 2 Debunking Flat Earth Part 3 Debunking Flat Earth Part 4 15 days of midnight sun… Read more »
New day, new start, new music, it’s time to Rise Rock n’ Shine…
Alarm off. Music on. It’s time to Rise Rock n’ Shine…
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about the Black Lives Matter protests and the response to it—both good and racist.
I think it’s safe to say, “Holy shit!” In the two weeks since the last of these columns, our lives have changed beyond recognition, perhaps for the foreseeable future. Things that we took for granted, like going to the store, now take careful planning. Going to a concert, bar, or club is cancelled, for very real reasons. People are getting sick, people are dying. For Christ’s sake, stay in your homes. Wash your hands. Clean everything. Stay away from other people. Let’s try to make this thing go away as quickly as possible. Don’t be one of those idiots on… Read more »
International Women’s Day is right around the corner and Netflix has your plans all lined up: a binge-a-thon of movies, TV, and documentaries celebrating women of all kinds.
Nottingham, England is probably best known to Americans as the place that Robin Hood came from. That said, it also happens to be the place where indie band Amber Run formed while the members were studying at Nottingham University.
Saturday, August 31, The Pixies and The Cure will share the stage again for the first time in 30 years at the Daydream Festival in Pasadena, CA. The Cure are throwing the festival to commemorate their 40 year musical anniversary. The festival will take place at the Rose Bowl with 10 bands, namely Deftones, Mogwai, The Joy Formidable, Throwing Muses, Chelsea Wolfe, The Twilight Sad, Emma Ruth Rundle, and Kælan Mikla. After Daydream Festival, The Pixies head out on a world tour in support of their upcoming “Beneath The Eyrie” album on release day, September 13. It’s a good time… Read more »
