by Byron Fong Byron Fong is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas at Austin. His current book project, Kinetic Control, historicizes video game aesthetics from 1985 to 1994 by looking at the intersection of technology, animation, and industry. His research incorporates media theory, visual studies, and platform studies
Hosted by Jalil Muntaqim, We Are Our Own Liberators is a podcast dedicated to political education, historical clarity, and the work of inner and collective freedom. Drawing from decades of lived experience, resistance, and reflection, Jalil engages listeners in deep conversations about liberation, accountability, healing, and the power of self-transformation. This is a space for
Speech given by Eugene Puryear at Two Saints Church in Rochester, NY, January 23, 2026. Puryear is a founding member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation and a host on BreakThrough News. Puryear is the author of Shackled and Chained: Mass Incarceration in Capitalist America. From the organizers Party for Socialism & Liberation (Finger
Workers at Lori’s Natural Foods wrote this announcement of their intentions to the owners: We, the workers of Lori’s Natural Foods Center ,write to you to inform you we are forming a union. We believe that doing so is the best way to make Lori’s the best place it can be for working and shopping,
From the Witness Palestine Film Festival Rochester organizers: We are thrilled to be working with Visual Studies Workshop for an evening of short films on Thursday November 20th, 2025 from 7 to 9pm. As part of the Fall VSW Salon, join us evening of contemporary film from Palestine, exploring the role of the moving image
Culminating in party at station Friday When WAYO 104.3 FM Radio station hit the air waves of Rochester nearly a decade ago, it filled a gaping hole in the alternative media scene. In all actuality they have become the real public radio station in Rochester. The following is a description by station manager Max Kelley:
Just a quick background setting question: How did you get into photography? I started taking photography more seriously after my paternal grandmother passed. When my sister and I were kids, she used to always visit and insist on taking photos of us. One day, when I was visiting her house, she asked me to follow