The recent reporting on the preparations for the 2020 Census has revealed — like almost every aspect of the Trump administration — a terrifying though unsurprising devotion to upholding structural racism. The reinstatement of the question about citizenship included in the U.S. Census Bureau’s released final questions does not even
Author: Christopher Eskilson
Let Us Eat Cake: The Importance of Asexual Awareness Week
It’s the week before Halloween, and midterms don’t seem to be slowing down. As you try to power through the ever-increasing workload, you can’t help but go on Facebook. But why are there all these memes about cake, and why are people wearing so much purple? It’s Asexual Awareness Week.
Funk Bands Shake Up Hollywood Bowl
Illuminated in the warm and hazy sunset of the Los Angeles valley, the Hollywood Bowl exploded last Saturday, Sept. 17, with the bass-heavy, funky sounds of artists signed to Brainfeeder, electronic musician Flying Lotus’s independent record label. The lineup included local giants such as Thundercat and FlyLo himself, matched by a collaboration of
Queer is Crucial for the QRC
The term ‘queer’—which is used to define those outside the cis-gender and heteronormative bubble—was called into question in a column entitled “Taking the ‘Queer’ Out of QRC,” published Sept. 26 in TSL. I am here to defend this term as the proud queer that I am. Way back in April when I