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Another Historic Year for the Oscars

May 1, 2021 1 Comment

The 93rd Academy Awards were off to a historic start last weekend. Not only was it the most diverse year ever for the Oscars, but

What Seaspiracy Gets Right About Environmental Advocacy

April 10, 2021 No Comments

Scandal, slavery, murder – is this a The God Father, or an environmental documentary? In Seaspiracy, Ali Tabrizi shines a light on the corruption running

Frameworks for Analyzing the Social Impact of Content

March 20, 2021 No Comments

About a year and a half ago, I traveled to Tampere, Finland to speak on a panel at the Worldwide Music Expo, where I met

History, Environmentalism and Folklore in Wolfwalkers

February 27, 2021 1 Comment

Even on the surface, it’s easy to tell that Wolfwalkers isn’t an average kids movie. The hand-sketched artwork is just too highbrow for that. The

Social Themes in This Year’s Super Bowl Ads

February 13, 2021 No Comments

The Super Bowl is one of the greatest television events in the world. Year after year, avid football fans and casual viewers alike tune in

How to Diversify On-Screen Talent for TV and Film

January 30, 2021 4 Comments

Let’s kick this off by defining diversity. When I think about “diversity,” I really mean it in the most inclusive sense of the word. Women,

Podcasting for Social Change as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex

January 16, 2021 No Comments

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, are both tremendously influential in their own right. With their followership, they have a

Looking Forward: Stories That Need to Be Told in 2021

January 2, 2021 No Comments

The new year is about setting intentions and establishing the tone for the year to come. I think we can all agree that it’s taken

Year in Review: The Social Impact of Media and Entertainment in 2020

December 19, 2020 2 Comments

Alright, folks. It’s been a crazy year, and it’s not even over yet. Remember last December when we anticipated the ’20s with so much optimism?

The Role that System of a Down Played in the Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict

December 5, 2020 2 Comments

You know I’m a big believer in media and entertainment as a platform for social advocacy. Most of the time when I say “social advocacy,”

Author: Alykhan Kaba