Stephen Humphries

2 weeks ago | csmonitor.com | Stephen Humphries

It was an audacious proposal. In the fall of 2023, sophomore Alex Herz emailed the entire faculty of Stony Brook University. The New York campus was in turmoil. Pro-Palestinian protesters and Jewish students were having angry confrontations. Professors were also fighting among themselves. In response, Mr. Herz recommended instituting a forum for civil discourse. “Some professors reached out to me on the side and said, ‘I like what you’re trying to do. Let’s talk,’” recalls Mr. Herz, who is Jewish.

1 month ago | csmonitor.com | Stephen Humphries

In 2017, several Afghan girls tried to travel to the U.S. to participate in a robotics competition. It became headline news. An exuberant new movie, “Rule Breakers,” tells the team’s backstory and also what happened next. Imagine “Bend It Like Beckham” but with STEM instead of soccer. The story starts with gunfire. Three siblings – Roya, Elaha, and Ali Mahboob – are driving across an arid plain when a car pulls up alongside. A gunman leans out the window and starts shooting.

1 month ago | msn.com | Stephen Humphries

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1 month ago | loudersound.com | Stephen Humphries

”At this time in my life I want to make records that are astonishing, difficult, ambitious and pretentious,” Steven Wilson told Prog of his third solo album, The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories) ahead of its release in 2013.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Stephen Humphries

Judge rejects immediately restoring AP's access to White House but urges government to reconsiderWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday refused to immediately order the White House to restore The Associated Press’ access to presidential events, saying the news organization had not demonstrated it had suffered any irreparable harm. But he urged the Trump administration to reconsider its …