Strepsata and I discuss the many issues with cultural appropriation. Is it ever okay to take from another culture that is not yours? We examine many examples like bellydancing, musician

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Author and journalist Porochista Khakpour supports Boy from War and you should too.

Gordon Quinn, founder of Kartemquin Films (Hoop Dreams), discusses Boy from War and the importance of this kind of work.

Alex Cox directed one of the greatest American cult films called Repo Man. It had a huge influence on me as a teenager growing up in Iowa City. Alex Cox

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Hello friends, I want to tell you a story. When I was ten years old I was living in Basra, Iraq and war just broke out with Iran. I had

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Teenage weirdos, around 1987. My buddies Will and Angie and I’m in the middle. Our friend Christa Kriesel took the photo. Please add the new instagram account for our in-progress

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Very sad to hear about the passing of Dr. Jack Shaheen. He’s the author of an important book called Reel Bad Arabs, about how Hollywood vilifies Muslims and Arabs in

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My giant head answering some good and tough questions about Baghdad, Iowa at the Seventh Art Stand screening at Open Signal in Portland. WithVivian Hua and thanks Le Weatherman for

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