Cassie da Costa
High Country News
California, United States
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The anxiety and satisfaction of race day (Race day) — High Country News – Know the West
A writer traces the motivations that led her to run a half-marathon on the California coast. → Read More
From river bottom to meadow (Routes of access) — High Country News – Know the West
A runner in Ojai, California, considers how access to public space isn’t necessarily a given. → Read More
Chris Pratt’s Hollywood Defenders Only Cry ‘Bullying’ When White Men’s Feelings Get Hurt
None of the Marvel actors who defended Pratt spoke up for Tessa Thompson or Brie Larson, who endured racist and misogynist—respectively, and for Thompson, both—attacks from fans. → Read More
Ice Cube’s Foolish, Ego-Driven Collaboration With the Trump Campaign
The rapper and actor, who has a long history of anti-Semitism, worked with the Trump team on their “Platinum Plan,” a last-ditch effort to curry favor with Black Americans. → Read More
‘Red, White, and Blue’: Steve McQueen and John Boyega Try (and Fail) to Take on Racist Policing
The final chapter in the Oscar-winning filmmaker’s “Small Axe” anthology centers on a Black cop exposing police racism in 1980s England. It misses the mark, writes Cassie da Costa. → Read More
What Drove the ‘Blade Runner’ Olympian to Kill His Model-Girlfriend?
The new ESPN 30 for 30 documentary “The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius” re-examines the life of the double-amputee sprinter and his murder of model-girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. → Read More
Democrats’ Weird Obsession With Scapegoating Susan Sarandon
The Oscar-winning actress and leftist has come under fire from centrist Democrats—including Soledad O’Brien—for not kissing the ring of Joe Biden. Why the outrage? → Read More
How Trump’s RNC Weaponized Blackness to Sell a Lie
The RNC’s closing night made it clear they’re “more concerned about winning than they are about governing, and right now, Black people and the poor are irresistible assets.” → Read More
The NBA Is Striking Over Jacob Blake. Will America Listen?
NBA players have lent their voices to Black Lives Matter in historical fashion. It feels like the start of a movement, writes Cassie da Costa. → Read More
The Tragedy of Yusuf Hawkins: A Black Teenager Slaughtered by a White Mob in 1980s Brooklyn
The HBO documentary “Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn” examines the 1989 murder of the titular 16-year-old in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, and how far we have (or haven’t) come since. → Read More
Why Conservatives Like Ben Shapiro Are Triggered by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP”
The ‘Daily Wire’ pundit’s blown a gasket over the hip-hop anthem. It’s because “fear and fury toward Black female sexuality is commonplace, and has been,” writes Cassie da Costa. → Read More
Why Are People So Deathly Afraid of Criticizing Beyoncé?
There’s been a startling lack of mischievous, dissenting voices when it comes to Beyoncé’s visual album “Black Is King.” Cassie da Costa finds that troubling. → Read More
How the Restaurant Industry Viciously Exploits Its Workers, From Wage Theft to Sexual Abuse
The new documentary “Waging Change” explores how the restaurant world takes cruel advantage of its employees. → Read More
Jane Roe’s Deathbed Confession: Anti-Abortion Conversion ‘All an Act’ Paid for by the Christian Right
The new FX documentary “AKA Jane Roe,” out May 22, contains a shocking revelation: Roe (of “Roe v. Wade” fame) played the part of an anti-abortion crusader in exchange for money. → Read More
People Are Finally Starting to See the Real Ellen DeGeneres and It Isn’t Pretty
Replacing her own crew with non-union workers during the pandemic underscores how the talk show host’s cheery TV persona is miles away from who she is behind closed doors. → Read More
Fiona Apple Holds Nothing Back in ‘Fetch the Bolt Cutters,’ a Triumph of Rage and Catharsis
Fiona Apple’s fifth album is a triumph of raw, rambling beauty and rage. In it, she issues a vital challenge to women—but which women, wonders Cassie da Costa. → Read More
A Violent, Incestuous Sex Cult Led by a Fake Jesus
The new thriller “The Other Lamb” by Polish director Małgorzata Szumowska stars Michiel Huisman (“Game of Thrones”) as the leader of a creepy cult of “wives” and “daughters.” → Read More
The Hollywood #MeToo Movie Inspired by a Weinstein-Esque Creep
The new movie “TAPE,” streaming on April 10, is based on a true story about a predatory Hollywood film producer. → Read More
‘Jojo Rabbit’ and the Oscars’ Other Big Diversity Problem
Arguing that minorities should be awarded solely on the basis of identity is wrong, writes Cassie da Costa. → Read More
The 2020 Oscars’ Most Cringeworthy Moment Came Courtesy of Sigourney Weaver, Brie Larson and Gal Gadot
“All women are superheroes,” proclaimed Sigourney Weaver from the Academy Awards stage. It was lame “primetime girl power” feminism, writes Cassie da Costa. → Read More