Neetu Arnold: Carnegie Mellon isn't being open about its relationship with Qatar

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette— After the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, universities with close ties to Middle Eastern governments have faced heightened scrutiny. In February, Texas A&M

Minding The Campus—Carnegie Mellon isn't being open about its relationship with Qatar — Minding The Campus. Editor’s Note: This is an expert from an article that was originally published by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on April 28, 2024. It is crossposted here with permission. After the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, universities with close ties to Middle Eastern governments have faced heightened scrutiny. In February, Texas A&M University announced it would close its

Refinery29—Good Times: Black Again Isn’t As Bad As Its Trailer — But It Also Isn’t Good. There isn’t a show out right now that’s more offensive than Good Times: Black Again — Netflix’s new animated series reboot of the 1970s classic sitcom Good Times — and that’s saying a lot considering Zeus Network is still actively in business and cranking out almost exclusively aggressive and exploitative content, like the reality TV franchise Baddies. After the Good Times reboot trailer dropped, immediate backlash ensued. If the conversation on X (formerly Twitter) was any indication, most...

The Independent—Croissants aren’t French and pizza sauce isn’t Italian – the national dishes that aren’t from where you think. A food historian has kicked up controversy after claiming that there is ‘no such thing’ as Italian cuisine, sparking debate over the origins and ownership of food. But perhaps we should reconsider our ideas about so-called ‘national dishes’, suggests Hannah Twiggs