Horror films are created with a goal of eliciting fright and angst from the audience by evoking their worst fears, nightmares, or playing out worst-case-scenarios. One commonality exists within all horror stories: an outside element or villain—whether it be a clown, a shark, a vampire, a monster, or something
When Prism spoke to poet, spoken word performer, and disability activist Maria R. Palacios, she was “nervous and excited” to film four original performance pieces as part of “We Love Like Barnacles: Crip Lives in Climate Chaos,” a show focusing on the ways that climate change is disproportionately affecting disabled
Fox Rich has experienced the impact of incarceration in a number of different ways. She was incarcerated herself for over three years. She’s been mothering children with an incarcerated parent for almost two decades, and during that time has also been supporting, loving, and ardently working to secure the
Merging culture and organizing is becoming commonplace in civic engagement. With only 40 days until the general election, organizations like the New Georgia Project and All Voting is Local flexed their creative muscles with the interactive livestream #TwitchtheVote on National Black Voters Day and National Voter Registration Day in collaboration
This story is part of Prism’s series on sex positivity and the arts. Read the rest of the series here. At a time like this, BIPOC women and femmes and our communities deeply need some laughter and joy to help us process the pain of living in America’s
This explainer is part of Prism’s series on sex positivity and the arts. Read the rest of the series here. Sex positivity has become a buzzword among many sex professionals and those working in sexuality fields. Often believed to be rooted in values of consent, body autonomy, and pleasure,
These comics are part of Prism’s series on sex positivity and the arts. Read the rest of the series here. “Adventures of Bitter Fag” is artist Julio Salgado’s alter-ego. While he identifies as a silly gay who loves to crack jokes, there is a bitter part of himself
This story is part of Prism’s series, Sex Positivity and the Arts. Read the rest of the series here. While Twitter tends to be a dumpster fire for women of color, 2013 was an interesting time to be on the site. People like Feminista Jones had emerged to the
Since the performance season came to an abrupt halt in March due to the pandemic, dance companies of all sizes have attempted to endure irrecoverable revenue loss, socially distanced rehearsals, and in some cases, massive layoffs. At the same time, with protesters flooding the streets in the name of racial
The world has changed a lot since Broadway shuttered its doors in March, and now questions remain as to how they’ll be addressing systemic racism within the industry once performances resume for the public. Since uprisings around the country took off in the spring, the theater world has been
This story is part of a joint series by The Forge and Prism. Read the rest of the series—Organizing, Innovation, and Upheaval—here. We have all spent the bulk of this year at home, yet law enforcement has managed to kill more people from January 1 to June 30,
This story is part of Prism’s series on sex positivity and the arts. Read the rest of the series here. The state of sexual health education is dire in the United States. Currently, only 28 states and the district of Washington, D.C., require sex education and HIV education,
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