Hydrothermal vents were first examined in 1977 near the Galapagos Islands by a team of scientists, including Robert Ballard , the same ocean explorer who found the Titanic . To their amazement, they also found hydrothermal vents surrounded by large numbers of organisms never seen before. Before this discovery, scientists accepted that the deep sea was void of life, and all life on planet Earth required the same energy source to proliferate: the Sun.
Read MoreAbiodun Henderson is on a mission to love on Black people. Growing up in Brooklyn, New York, to a Liberian mother and a father who was a member of the Black Panthers, she was both taught to love herself and inspired to create change in her community.
Read MoreGuy Bryant knows the foster care system well. The 61-year-old has cared for more than 50 young men over the last 12 years. He’s also worked as a community coordinator at New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services for 32 years, providing services for young adults who have aged out of the foster care system.
Read MoreThe reality of prison is that, all too often, your survival depends on how tough you are; rarely is it a space where the patriarchy is challenged. The Feminist on Cellblock Y, a documentary directed by filmmaker Contessa Gayles, presents a different image of incarceration: an environment where anti-patriarchy conversations are had and welcomed.
Read MoreA recent film from Vice dives into the lives behind some of America’s last sharecropping farms, which forced black southerners to labor against their will until as late as 1963 — the same period during which the Civil Rights Movement was underway.
Read MoreWe’ve all had that thought, haven’t we? What would happen if I just, well, left? In our ceaselessly busy world, the idea of packing a bag, quitting our job, and leaving the problems of the world on a distant shoreline seems idyllic—almost fantastical.
Read MoreNew York City is tirelessly filled with innumerable happenings; every so often, one stands out and shakes the audience to its core. White Man On A Pedestal is a two-person performance project by artist Doreen Garner and Kenya Robinson for Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, New York.
Read MoreSometimes it takes a good, hard look back to see just how far we’ve come—or if we’ve made any strides at all. For the filmmakers at Retro Report, examining the past is precisely how they frame their present—and make sense of it for the rest of us. In late January, we screened a recent film from the team that examines why sexual harassment is still so prevalent today.
Read MoreIssa and Molly, like so many women, are constantly juggling the conflicting expectations put upon them—the need to look great and laugh often, while at the same time working twice as hard to prove themselves and staying pleasant throughout.
Read MoreThe people of Sevnica, Slovenia, are hopeful, and optimistic—almost expectant of a change that’s about to sweep their small town. Melania Trump was born among these bucolic hills and cobblestoned streets. Will her status as America’s First Lady transform it? Will Trump buy the castle? How good are all the Melania desserts?
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