On the 60th anniversary of the armistice of the Korean War—widely referred to as the “Forgotten War,” even as it threatens to reignite on the Korean peninsula today—a new documentary
New York has no shortage of media outlets, but one longstanding gap in the literary scene has been a lack of platforms for Asian American voices. That’s about to change this week with
What do Mein Kampf, calico cats and one-night stands have in common? Several months ago, Jason Ng wrote a computer program to determine what words were banned on Sina Weibo, China’s largest microblog (like Twitter), and...
Since Occupy Wall Street began, the progressive media has seen its audience grow. Citizen journalism has produced some of the most interesting reports on the movement. But as the movement evolves beyond Liberty Park,...
Last month, North Korea made international headlines after the death of its leader Kim Jong-il. Once again, US media coverage of North Korea was fraught with wild and often baseless speculations about its future as...
New York City subways have been plastered with posters showing an all-American hostage, his face covered by a thick red band and menacing red star. They promote the new videogame Homefront, which imagines the U.S....
Around the world, Muslim peoples have struggled with political turmoil and negative portrayals in the media. Now a new set of superheroes is coming to their rescue. We’ll explore the world of
This Friday, Zohra Ahmed will install a life-sized styrofoam and plaster drone near the Columbia Circle entrance to Central Park. The drone is modeled after one of the models relied upon by the US to launch missiles...
Obama has deployed almost 100,000 troops to Afghanistan. The Taliban is again on the rise. Civilian and military deaths are doubling and tripling. So called Afghanistan “experts” are on the news 24/7. But do we know...
