Q&A: In Conversation with Abby Dees, Author of Queer Questions, Straight Answers: 108 Frank and Provocative Questions It’s OK to Ask Your Lesbian, Gay or Bisexual Loved One I’d been planning to [...] Continue Reading
Arts & Culture
October Poll: Do you support Proposition 19, which would will legalize marijuana and allow it to be regulated and taxed?
Please leave your thoughts and views about Proposition 19 and marijuana legalization below, in Comments. [...] Continue Reading
Fresno’s West Side Story
Members of Southwest Fresno H.E.A.T. are raising concerns about high-density development, the displacement of longtime residents and the misallocation of funding that was intended to improve their [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Filmmaking Guerrilla-Style
If you’re a local filmmaker and thought it safe to make a film without the City of Fresno’s official approval––even on private property with the owner’s permission––think again. At least that’s what [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
Last month, president Barack Obama and the corporate media cheerfully announced the end of the war in Iraq. The progressive and antiwar movement rejects this declaration and has concerns about the [...] Continue Reading
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Front and Center at This Year’s Reel Pride
The U.S. military’s discredited “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy will be front and center in the opening night film of this year’s Reel Pride film festival at the Tower Theatre. The film A Marine Story [...] Continue Reading
WikiLeaks’ Afghan War Diary
Wikileaks.org has done it again, publishing thousands of classified documents about the U.S. war in Afghanistan. The Web site provides a secure platform for whistle-blowers to deliver documents, [...] Continue Reading
Exposing Prison
There is no shortage of matters of importance that need to be brought to the attention of the public from inside California’s prison system. Its difficult to prioritize what is more important to write [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Brown Berets present “Fire Dyer!” petitions to City Council
The Brown Berets and supporters protested in front of City Hall on August 19 demanding the termination of Police Chief Jerry Dyer. They then presented the “Fire Dyer!” petitions with 875 signatures of [...] Continue Reading
State of Art in Fresno
It’s hard not to like Mark Rodriguez. Maybe it’s something about the lines around his eyes when he is smiling. Which is something he does often when talking about what he loves to do and has been [...] Continue Reading
Federal Judge: Prop H8 Is Precisely That
In ruling that Proposition 8 violates the U.S. Constitution, a federal judge made it clear that Proposition 8 was motivated by a fear and hatred of same-sex couples. Proposition 8 was indeed [...] Continue Reading
Welcome to CineCulture
CineCulture is a film series provided as a service to the community at no charge. It is also a campus club and is offered as an academic course in the Mass Communication and Journalism Department. My [...] Continue Reading