Eve Blouin Andrée Blouin was born to a French father and a mother from the Central African Republic “I know that you can die twice. First comes physical death… to be forgotten is a second death,” notes screenwriter Eve Blouin, in an epilogue at the end of her mother’s autobiography. Eve understands this sentiment more […]
When can you rightly say a film has been “overlooked”? The measure of that isn’t nearly as objective as the box office — or as clearly defined as the rushing river of opinion that’s poured into a 10 Best list. Overlooked means a movie that got out there…but not enough. A movie that wasn’t praised […]
A prolific artist, she was known for her graceful watercolors of birds, plants and butterflies, and was considered as the equal of Winslow Homer in her day.
Timo McGregor. Credit: Elif Kırankaya When discussing enslavement, attention often focuses on Africans forcibly shipped to South America. Researcher Timo McGregor’s new Veni research sheds light on a lesser-known method, whereby indigenous populations were enslaved through the households of colonizers. Officially, the indigenous populations of most colonies were exempt from slavery. It could be inconvenient […]
Zoe Saldaña feels actors who use CGI in films are often overlooked when it comes time for awards season. The actress, who has starred in a handful of sci-fi projects over the years that use plenty of visual effects, recently opened up in an interview with the Independent about the seemingly uphill battle actors face […]
Disorientation and confusion underpin most of the other sundowning symptoms and behaviors. As the day is ending, people may start to be uncertain and confused about what’s going on in their environment. “For example, if their family is preparing dinner, the patient might be thinking, ‘What are these people doing?’ They don’t understand the activity […]
Credit: Vera Arsic from Pexels New research from the University of East Anglia has uncovered a significant gap in understanding of a harmful form of domestic abuse known as subtle or covert abuse. Unlike more obvious forms of physical or verbal abuse, subtle abuse is less visible but can be just as damaging to victims. […]
