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In thinking about International Women's Day last week, I was reminded of the growing strength of women in the Zapatista movement of my native Mexico.

As video games evolved from side-scrolling beat-em-ups to intricately layered, cinematic narratives, why didn’t films based on them get any better?

I've definitely put myself out there. I'm playing the match game. And? I haven't found him yet.

Photographer J.J. Tiziou's yearly walk offers life lessons as well as myriad views of the city.

Mitzvahs are acts of kindness or reverence generally thought of as “good deeds," which may benefit individuals or the world at large. I’m way behind on my mitzvah bucket list.

We are nearing that tipping point where women no longer feel isolated or lonely. We want to make it “normal” for women to choose engineering.

For better or worse, the winners of the Oscar for best picture are a pretty good reflection of the year that was.

I'm not a "thoughts and prayers" kind of guy. For all those we’ve lost and all those we can possibly save, let’s do something before we must once again offer our condolences.

A student asked if I would carry a gun to school if instructed to do so. “No,” I said, without pause.

Philly City Council passed a resolution to recognize a Disability Day of Mourning, a step toward valuing the lives of people with disabilities who are murdered by caregivers.

The exhibition at the African American Museum in Philadelphia continues through April 29.

It’s the young people who are creating the movements.

A lot of black people are in a space where we have the spirit, the soul, and all that it takes to override oppression, but it means nothing if we don’t believe it.

Black people have always had to project themselves into the future because of the reality of their present. Even today, it takes some cognitive dissonance not to be enraged.