Experts and descendants of internment camp residents alike came together to discuss the history of the Amache internment camp here in Colorado and why it’s so important we preserve it in an enlightening lecture on May 4.
With this month of May being Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the lecture, hosted by Historic Denver, could not have come at a more appropriate time.
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A viewer watches “X”. [Photo by Lauren Schmidt]
A24’s “X” hit theaters this March, marking the triumphant return of director Ti West to the horror genre after almost a decade long hiatus. “X” follows an amateur porn crew shooting on a rural Texas farm, led by the ambitious RJ (Owen Campbell) who dreams of making adult movies an art form. Not all is as it seems, however, once their elderly hosts catch wind of their activities, resulting in Pearl (Mia Goth) going on a murderous spree as she grapples with her desire to be desirable.
Despite the star-studded cast, featuring the likes of Jenna Ortega and Kid Cudi, 20-year-old Sophie Van Winkle, a self-confessed lover of the slasher genre, stressed that “although there’s a lot of famous actors, you don’t lose the character to the actor.”
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Facilities such as Planned Parenthood will be allowed to continue reproductive health procedures no matter the Supreme Court decision. [Photo by Lauren Schmidt.]
Colorado Governor Jared Polis has signed House Bill 1279, also known as the Reproductive Health Equity Act, into law, making guaranteed access to reproductive healthcare procedures, including abortions, state law as of April 4.
Access to safe and legal abortions has been an issue of much discussion recently, as the New York Times reported that the Supreme Court look to preside on the Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case this summer that could overturn the landmark Roe vs. Wade outcome of 1973, removing the constitutional right to abortion.
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MFJS Reporter Spring 2022 