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In this week’s quarantine episode of our Useful Idiots podcast, hosts Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper are joined by Omar Wasow, assistant professor of politics at Princeton University.

Our hosts Matt and Katie debate (or as Matt describes it, “I decided to pick a fight with Katie”) the shifting attitudes of Democratic leadership on the public safety of gathering in large groups during Covid-19. Matt argues it’s hypocritical to condemn anti-lockdown protests or, in New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s case, crack down on illegal tanning salon operations,...

Unrest, directed by Jennifer Brea, screens Friday April 13th through Sunday April 15th at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium (470 East Lockwood). The movie starts at 7:30pm on Friday and Sunday and at 8:30 on Saturday.

Dismissed as the “yuppie flu” by some in the media and often misdiagnosed as a symptom of stress, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (a.k.a. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) is no figment of the imagination. This is something Jennifer Brea, a journalist and Harvard Phd candidate, learned when she was suddenly struck with the disease. One of 17 million worldwide who now find themselves bedridden and in desperate need of a cure, Brea decided to film her experiences to raise awareness of the seriousness of the illness.

Documenting the daily physical and emotional impact Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Unrest is a moving examination of pain and isolation. Combining interviews with others alongside her own soul-baring testimonials, Brea gives an...

Unrest Sundance Selects Director: Jennifer Brea Written by: Jennifer Brea, Kim Roberts Cast: Jennifer Brea, Omar Wasow, Jessica Taylor, Leeray Denton, Karina Handsen, Ron Davis, Nancy Klimas, Paul Cheney Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, Opens: September 22, 2017 Millennials should be the first to see this documentary. Ironically, for the most part they will skip […]

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome — otherwise known as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis — receives little exposure in the media and often goes misdiagnosed, even as it afflicts tens of thousands of people worldwide. Jennifer Brea’s stirring documentary “Unrest” goes a long way toward explaining the nature of the disease and the devastating impact it can have on family life, deriving much of its power from her own encounter with it.

Brea’s diaristic approach combines a snapshot of her own struggles as she grows increasingly weak and wheelchair-bound while leaning on her husband for support. There’s nothing particularly groundbreaking about this approach, which has the rough, collage-like structure of a first feature. But “Unrest” works particularly well once Brea looks beyond the limitations of her own bedridden experiences to document other cases worldwide, providing a stirring collage of stories to illustrate the destructive impact of the disease and why it remains widely neglected by the medical community.

CNN.s Emmy-Winning journalist and anchor Suzanne Malveaux hosts The Root 100, coming Wednesday, December 5th at 8:00 Pm (Et) exclusively on ASPiRE. The weekly show is based on online news and commentary site The Root.s (www.theroot.com) fourth annual list of 100 of the most influential African-American innovators of the next generation (age 25-45). From ASPiRE: Featuring first-hand interviews and video profiles of 24 of the list.s honorees, the show explores the lives and groundbreaking accomplishments of these dynamic men and women. The eight-episode series airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. beginning Dec. 5. Each one-hour episode features profiles of three honorees, woven together by a common theme. In revealing conversations with Omar Wasow, contributing editor to The Root and...

Welcome to No Fact Zone’s weekly roundup of cultural references on The Colbert Report. From Darcy to Danger Mouse, String Theory to Shakespeare, we’ve got the keys to this week’s obscure, oddball, and occasionally obscene cultural shout-outs (hey!)

Mele Kalikimaka Zoners! I apologize for the delay, but some things are worth waiting for, and this week’s Apopcolypse is no exception. The memories the shows generated this past week were enough to warm the cockles of my heart with visions of Christmas past, when all I wanted was a 3600 baud modem and a Bbs account. It also left me singing everything from the amended version of “Send in the Clowns” to pretty much every song from Sweeney Todd and selected hits of Paul Simon, so indeed, it *was* the greatest gift! What were some of the gifts you received from the past week’s shows?

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