A math professor at Morehouse College in Georgia has gone viral for holding a student’s baby during his lecture! The baby’s father, Wayne Hayer, couldn’t find anyone to watch baby Assata. Since he had class, he faced a choice: stay at home to watch the baby or head to class and further his education. Hayer explained these circumstances to his professor, Nathan Alexander, who shockingly offered to carry Assata for the entire duration of the class. Alexander wanted his student to be able to “take good notes,” so he volunteered to take her off her father’s hands despite his fears that …
Rafiki, a film by Kenyan director Wanuri Kahiu that depicts lesbian love, has been recognized at the largest African film festival, Fespaco. The festival has awarded Samantha Mugatsia “best actress” for her portrayal of Kena Mwaura. According to IMDb, the film tells the tale of Kena and Ziki, two girls who “long for something more. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety.” It is inspired by the short story “Jambula Tree” by Ugandan writer Monica Arac de Nyeko. IMAGE VIA HUMANMOVENT The award is significant because the film is banned …
Jonathan Van Ness, known primarily from the Netflix reboot Queer Eye, will release a memoir titled Over the Top through HarperOne! Jonathan’s natural star-power makes you fall in love with him immediately while watching Queer Eye (where he’s half the appeal of the show, IMO!) but he came from a humble start: Before he stole our hearts as the grooming and self-care expert on Netflix’s hit show Queer Eye, Jonathan was growing up in a small Midwestern town that didn’t understand why he was so…over the top. From choreographed carpet figure skating routines to the unavoidable fact that he was Just. So. Gay., Jonathan …
Picture this: you’re in school as a youngster—middle school, perhaps? And you’re enduring your teacher’s boring history lesson while you pretend to take notes in your marble notebook… but she’s not exactly supervising you very closely. Are you bullet-noting the reign of Henry VIII? Or are you doodling? Doodles are by no means a modern invention. These carvings from ancient Roman quarry workers are reminiscent of our early journalling days—if you can consider chiseling a crude phallus into hard stone walls doodling. IMAGE VIA TELEGRAPH These relatable ancient drawings have brought fame to the ‘Written Rock of Gelt,’ …
For many women, sexual assault survivors, and allies, the Brett Kavanaugh Senate nomination embodies the issues of consent and gendered violence in our culture. Sophie Vershbow, senior social media manager at a one of the world’s leading publishers, felt that she lacked a place to vent her feelings about the hearing and so she, like so many others, turned to Twitter as an outlet, tweeting the lines: “DO NOT FUCK MEN WHO SUPPORT KAVANAUGH.” IMAGE VIA HUFFPOST In an article for HuffPost, Vershbow explains her rationale behind the tweet: I felt utterly insane sitting in my cubicle watching MSNBC with …
