Art
“I want to show greatness, fragility, softness and power.”: Alexis Peskine
Peskine’s nail sculptures transform anger into hope and pride (read more)
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Society
What Holocaust? What War? Collective Amnesia in the Time of Trump
First as tragedy, then as farce. History repeats, but which one are we living in? (read more)
News
Not Such Bad Hombres: Crime is Lower Where Immigration is Higher
Four decades of evidence finds no link between immigration and increased crime (read more)
Art
The Straight, White Canon, and How to Evade It (Interview with Collective Creativity)
Something Human curator Annie Jael Kwan talks to Collective Creativity members (read more)
Society
Appropriate Culture (Présence Autochtone 2016)
Cultural appropriation, contemporary Canucks, positive vibes. Montreal celebrates the First Nation (read more)
Society
Congressman John Lewis: You Can Sit, But What Do You Stand For?
A recent Washington sit-in by the Civil Rights veteran offers little but an entrenchment of the establishment (read more)
News
The Predictably Easy Method of Transporting Illegal Drugs
Black, Hispanic drivers stopped most often, white drivers most likely to have contraband (read more)
Society
In, Out, Shake it All About. What Politicians Forget About a Unified Europe (Part Two)
History provides a template for the society we live in. Outside of Europe, Britain would only have its own. (read more)
News
Can Your Name Shorten Your Life? Um…Kinda.
What’s in a name? In some cases, longer life (read more)
Society
Trumped, But Not Out. Identity Politics in America, and the new Other
An essay on how demographics have changed America, and how this affects the politics of identity. (read more)
News
Does Having Racially Diverse Friends Boost Your Career? Oh Yes
Employees with a racially diverse group of friends outside of work may actually perform better at their jobs, a new study suggests. (read more)
Society
Wigger, Wigga, Once Again
urther musings on whether we were racist to use the term ‘wigga’ in a Trebuchet article…. Wigga. The word certainly gives one pause. We need to be very careful though about confusing racism with terminology. (read more)
Society
About Political Correctness
Political correctness is not actually about quelling ‘freedom of speech’ for the sake of defending others from offense. (read more)
Society
Niggas, Wiggas, Niggers, Wiggers. Language and the right to self-identify
ow long you niggas ball? All day, nigga. How much time you spent at the mall? All day, nigga. – Kanye West In response to an email suggesting that an article published in Trebuchet displayed (read more)
News
Mixed Race Couples Spread the Love
Couples that interacted with couples of another race showed a greater positive attitude toward the other group. News (read more)
News
Looking whiter no self-esteem boost
Looking whiter embodying racism: Race, rhinoplasty, and self-esteem in Venezuela (read more)
News
South Asians Need More Exercise…
South Asians (from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh) may have to exercise more than white Europeans to achieve the same levels of fitness and reduce their risk of diabetes. (read more)