'The Librarians': A Call To Action In Texas Raises Awareness About Book Bans, Bolsters Academic Freedom

'Warfare' Film Co-Directed By Iraq Vet; Doc Short About Journalist Killed In Ukraine; 'The Librarians' Fight Book Bans; 'Drop Dead City' Remembers NYC in Crisis

Loading... [REBROADCAST FROM April 8, 2025] The film "Warfare" draws directly on the memories of director Ray Mendoza, an Iraq war veteran and former Navy Seal who was a part of a mission that went very wrong. Co-directed with Alex Garland, "Warfare" presents a dramatized version of that mission. Mendoza and Garland discuss the film. [REBROADCAST FROM October 27, 2025] Photo journalist Brent Renaud became the first American on assignment to be k…

'The Librarians': A Call To Action In Texas Raises Awareness About Book Bans, Bolsters Academic Freedom

This article was also posted on the DIASPORA Substack. Please click here to subscribe and support independent journalism! CLICK HERE!   There are a lot of stereotypes about librarians that make them the butt of the joke – and we see it a lot in film and TV. For me, I immediately think of Megan Mullally’s character Tammy 2, Ron Swanson’s nymphomaniac ex-wife sociopath in Parks and Recreation. (BTW: Ron is played by Mullaly’s real-life husband, Ni…