Barbara Hamby: The Tawdry Masks of Women
and when I see myself
in bus windows or store glass, the shock never wears off,
for I recognize myself and see a stranger at the same time
October 10, 2022 · 6 Comments
Video: Souvenir Souvenir
Souvenir Souvenir tracks the efforts of the French filmmaker Bastien Dubois to learn more about his grandfather’s time as a French soldier in the Algerian War of Independence (1954-62). Sixty years later, that conflict is little-discussed by many of those who fought it, leaving members of younger generations, like Dubois, to speculate about their family’s role in the notoriously brutal war.
February 26, 2022 · 1 Comment
Vox Populi 
France passes sweeping gender-equality law
Measure eases abortion restrictions, promotes workplace equality, supports abused and impoverished women France passed a sweeping gender-equality law this week that eases current restrictions on abortion, encourages paternity leave and promotes … Continue reading →