3+ day, 40+ min ago   (1164+ words) Authored by Curtis Marez, professor in UC San Diego’s Department of Ethnic Studies at the School of Social Sciences, "Producing Precarity" is an examination of the television industry’s practice of “offshoring” production to impoverished sites within the US. When a…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1435+ words) In Star Trek's imagined history, inventor Zefram Cochrane achieves faster-than-light travel in 2063—and helps usher in peace on Earth. Our first alien visitors, the Vulcans, will reveal themselves. Humanity will eliminate poverty and war, found Starfleet and the Federation of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (230+ words) Newswise — Hulu’s "Furious," which reaches its Season 1 finale Monday, has delivered a dizzying array of twists and intense scenes. One of the show’s most compelling performances has come from Steve Way’s portrayal of Alden, which offers a rare, complex depiction…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (844+ words) Newswise — David and Claire Guggenheim have donated $2 million to the University of California San Diego to establish the David and Claire Guggenheim Gallery, a space within the Strauss Family Gallery, an arts destination taking shape in the university’s new Triton…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (557+ words) Dolly Parton “offered the world a vision and version of Appalachia rarely seen — one that is vibrant, full of love and acceptance, built on the strength of family and community, and endless in possibility,” said adolescent literacy and rural education…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (553+ words) The cover of "Power in Listening: The Sounding Out! Reader" Newswise — Why do digital assistants such as Amazon’s Echo have female voices? Can recording the sounds of melting glaciers, or the silence in spaces once filled with birds, inspire environmental…...