From The Guardian authored by Grace Banks: “After a city-wide billboard campaign featuring a group of young women standing with arms folded, the women’s media network Zan TV launched in Kabul, Afghanistan, three months ago, with a panel discussion about the right to vote and a Facebook cover photo that read: “We mirror you all”. […]
Category Archives: Artists
Seven Business Lessons for Lawyers from Improv Comedy
From Attorney at Work authored by Bull Garlington: “Good improv comics have an ability to walk onto a stage and connect with an audience effortlessly. It may seem like this is because of their innate acting talent, but that’s only part of it. Improv comedy training gives these actors a toolbox of learned skills that allow them […]
Bias, She Wrote The Gender Balance of The New York Times Best Seller list
From The Pudding authored by Rosie Cima: “Last week, after an Uber board member’s wisecrack and the interruption of Senator Kamala Harris during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, The New York Times asked women to share their own experiences. More than 1,000 responded, offering up vivid anecdotes of times they had been interrupted, penalized for speaking […]
Five Decades of Courtroom Artists Capturing What Cameras Can’t
From Hypoallergic authored by Allison Meier: “The Library of Congress selected examples from its collection of 10,000 courtroom drawings to show how artists are essential to public understanding of American trials. Camera use has gradually been allowed in state and federal courts since 1977. Although the role of the courtroom sketch has diminished, the practice […]
Gal Gadot Did Some Amazing Things Before She Was Wonder Woman
From She Knows authored by Karen Veazey: “She’s a real-life warrior Gadot speaks with much more pride about her time representing Israel in uniform as a member of the Army. Shortly after high school, she reported for her two-year stint, a requirement for all Israeli citizens. She performed well enough to become a weapons trainer and […]
Carolina Rubio: Leading and Serving through Creating
I am bursting with pride to update you on a couple of new projects from our prior-Feature GA Artist, Ms. Carolina Rubio – whom Mitú fairly and succinctly describes as, “Immigrant lawyer by day, artist by night.” Mitú has recently partnered with Carolina, animating her powerful artwork – and further bringing it to life through her very words. She compassionately […]