Why we all need subtitles now
Have you ever been watching a show or movie, and then a character delivers a line so unintelligible you have to scramble to find the remote and rewind? For me, this moment came during the climax of the Pete Davidson film “The King of Staten…
Coronavirus is not the flu. It’s worse much.
Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, has similar symptoms to the flu. They also spread in similar ways. So it’s natural to want to compare the two. But Covid-19 is very different, in ways that make it much more dangerous. And understanding how is…
New York is building a wall to hold back the ocean
Climate change is leading to increasingly violent storms. Can seawalls hold back floods?
How America became a Superpower
With over 800 military bases around the globe, the US is easily the most powerful nation on earth. But it wasn’t always this way. The US once played an insignificant role in global affairs. In this 8-minute video, you can see the transformation.
VŌX’s Conjures Magic At Broke L.A.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE BROKE LA 2018 COVERAGE! LOS ANGELES, CA- I don’t know where she came from, or how she got her start … or even her real name … but ever since I caught her performing an opening set for Lauren Ruth Ward,…
Broke L.A. Features A Killer Line-Up Of Fantastic Local Talent
LOS ANGELES, CA- In its 8th year, Broke L.A. changed things up. What was once homegrown festival held on a warehouse lot in the Arts District moved this year into the more formal setting of the Regent Theater. Obviously, partnerships with a company like Spaceland…
The Electronic Minimalism Of vōx Captivated Me
ECHO PARK, CA- Lauren Ruth Ward‘s residency at the Echo/Echoplex was more than just a chance for her to flex her seemingly otherworldly talents. It was also an opportunity for a number her talented friends to showcase their music to an audience that they perhaps would…
Divided island: How Haiti and the DR became two worlds
Haiti and the Dominican Republic share a border, and an island. But the two countries are very different today: the Dominican Republic enjoys higher quality of life for many factors than Haiti. I went to this island and visited both countries, to try and understand…
How the US outsourced border security to Mexico
For the first time ever in 2014, the U.S. recorded more undocumented migrants from Central America than from Mexico. In particular, 52,000 unaccompanied children were detained between October 2013 and June 2014. With what seemed to be a looming humanitarian crisis to deal with, the…
Why the rise of the robots won’t mean the end of work
They will change the fabrics of our lives, will they also end them?
