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the denver underground, presented by FreeMusicForFreePeople
the denver underground is an artist advocacy publication formed by FreeMusicForFreePeople in 2020. The publication focuses on physical releases with events highlighting the featured artists. Currently the publication has three released editions: Black Artists Matter, Otherhood: Queer Conversations, and Latinx: de aquí y de allá.
‘Nobody knows we exist’ – The overlooked workers impacted by cell tower safety failures
Tower climbers are an essential workforce keeping the world connected, but they have endured a dark history of on-the-job injuries and fatalities. Still today, they face dangerous conditions and struggle to receive representation and proper training/safety standards (2024).
How Big Tech layoffs affected diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) and HR.
The surge in layoffs in the last year (2022-23) revealed a visibly disproportionate effect on HR and DE&I from Big Tech companies.
Is the open-source ecosystem enough to keep AI from a monopolistic future?
With some companies lobbying to gatekeep who can make large language models (LLMs), the future of Big Tech could become even more Orwellian in the era of AI.
Broadband has become 'nonnegotiable'
Amdocs Group President Anthony Goonetilleke on how broadband has become a “nonnegotiable” household commodity akin to running water or electricity.
Will the metaverse create a bigger digital divide?
A senior member of IEEE weighs in on concerns about how the technological demands of next-gen applications like the metaveres could worse the digital divide.
Democratized data can help DE&I in tech
Colleen Tartow, Director of Engineering at data analytics company Starburst Data, speaks on how the numbers may play a key role in advancing a more equitable future in the industry.
Diversity in tech isn't a 'pipeline issue'
Bosky Mukherjee founded PMDojo, an inclusivity-focused educational learning community for careers within product management, product design, UX research, and software development. She sat down in an interview to discuss a fallacies around diversity in tech, burnout, and taking a human-centric approach to a career in tech.
Emmanuel Gallery Exhibit feature: Julie Puma
Julie Puma explores memory and technology in the new-age portraits of the pandemic.
Opinion Piece: Denver Film Festival 2019
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Film Review: Pixar's Soul
Click on the image to open the issue featuring a review on Pixar’s Soul (2020).
See also: coverage of the White House insurrection on page 5.
Denver Art Museum feature: Senga Nengudi
Senga Nengudi explores tension, resilience, and fragility in her exhibit at the DAM.
See Also: Coverage of Trump’s second acquittal on page 6 of the issue.
Remote work skyrocketed data breach costs
Research from proxy provider Proxyrack found cybersecurity breaches skyrocketed last year, and the post-pandemic boom of remote work is largely to blame.
White paper: Considering ethics around AI in pharmaceutical research
For more information or access to the research paper, please contact me.
Documentary Review: A life on Our Planet
A Life on Our Planet (2020) recounts David Attenborough’s vast experience observing the natural world and spells out the pending sixth mass extinction should humanity fail to heed the warning signs.
See also: coverage of the Save Our Stages festival on page 13 of the issue.
Short Film: [Not Pictured] — In collaboration with Whistling Woods International — Mumbai, India
- Traveled to Mumbai to produce a short film in collaboration with Whistling Woods International, a University in the Bollywood community.
- Credited as Co-Writer of the screenplay, script supervisor, and music composer/producer of the film.
Additional Writing:
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