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Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about Pride Month and how there’s still so much work to do.
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Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about Pride Month and how there’s still so much work to do.
People have been begging government leaders to change gun laws for too long. It seems like Matthew McConaughey is taking further action after the shooting in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas. McConaughey, who is known for being a proud Texan, spoke from the podium during a White House briefing on Tuesday. For those who love their guns and want to resist change, McConaughey himself owns guns. Having those Texas roots, he learned to hunt early on in life. However, he is pushing for stricter background checks, age requirements to be bumped up to 21, waiting periods for sales, and red… Read more »
Even if the document were entitled “The Constitution and Your Right to Wave an Assault Rifle About”, your guns are not as important as the life of a child.
A gay Asian-American version of Pride and Prejudice that takes place on Long Island, New York.
Adam Sandler meets a young man in Spain and becomes a great coach and father figure to him as he tries to get him a tryout for the NBA.
Last year a report from USC brought to light that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders make up less than 6% of speaking roles in the entertainment industry and 4% of lead roles. The study looked at 13,000 popular films and found that of the 4% with AAPI leads, only 6 were women, 0 were women over 40, 0 were in the LGBTQ+ community, and 14 were Dwayne Johnson. The numbers for people behind the camera were incredibly low as well. Every year, for one month, we tell people in the AAPI community they are important. We tell them we want… Read more »
The history of Hawkins is a whole new definition of “hellmouth.”
Properties featured: Prehistoric Planet, Somebody Feed Phil, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Stranger Things
Check out our AAPI Heritage Month soundtrack below and celebrate with us.
Just as she always had, she was sharing her innermost thoughts and even if it wasn’t your favorite music, it was real.
