If you’ve been watching news sources over the past couple of weeks, you’ve probably noticed that here in NYC, there has been an inordinate amount of time spent talking about boobs. Specifically, about women who wear paint on their boobs and pose for photos in Times Square. (more…)

We’ve covered Ferguson earlier this week, but as seen in the events following the anniversary protests, Ferguson remains a community divided. (more…)

Views you can use, science, and April Fool’s jokes done right. Fun stuff! (more…)

What happens when you’re stuck on a subway car.

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What if one of Paris’s most elegant, most sought-after demimondaines lived the life of the girl about town as a vampire in modern-day Brooklyn? V. M. Gautier dares to ask that question and has spun a very believable tale of the life Marie Duplessis might live as one of the undead in her slickly written new novel, Blood Diva. (more…)

Wish you were here? (more…)

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Has it been twelve years already? (more…)

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This week’s Kickstartable feature is one that has fascinated me.50 Years of Broad Ambition: Ladies…

On Tuesday morning, sometime around 1AM, riot police surrounded Zuccotti Park, forcing out demonstrators and tearing apart the small, yet thriving community that had been built up in the past two months. Many watched in horror, whether directly across the street from Zuccotti or from shaky livestream feeds further away, as the situation became more and more cloudy. Reports came in that there were bulldozers, an LRAD, and the closing of all subways stops in the financial district, as well as the Brooklyn Bridge and streets 4 blocks away from Zuccotti. Journalists were effectively banned as the media blackout began, and the NYPD threatened all press with loss of their NYPD press pass if they didn’t leave (if you lose your pass, you lose your job). 200 people were arrested, including city council member Ydanis Rodriguez, who was beaten and bleeding when he was taken into central booking. Alternet has a breakdown of other events that happened during the night, including the attempted takeover of a space on 6th and Canal, resulting in several more arrests.

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Before all...this..happened, one of the people with whom I have had the privilege of speaking is Hena Ashraf, an activist involved in OWS. Hena is one of the many voices involved in the collective, In Front and Center: Critical Voices of the 99%, a group which is made up of  "people of color and allies who want to ensure that the voices, experiences and issues of the most oppressed and marginalized communities are in the front and center of this movement." The group believes firmly in the idea that both solidarity and criticism go hand in hand, emphasizing less inclusivity, more equity, less reaction and more action. Hena had spoken to me previous to Tuesday night's events.

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So now, many wait until November 17th, a mass international day of non-violent action that is taking place not only in New York, but in Portland, Ghent, and several cities in Germany and Spain.