September 18th, 2023 • Quill Archives
2023 Fellow Feature: Soledad O’Brien

During a commencement address at Spelman College, Soledad O’Brien relayed a story about people in Maryland spitting on her parents in 1958 because they disapproved of the marriage between her mother, a Black Cuban, and father, a white Australian of Irish and Scottish heritage.

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August 12th, 2021 • Featured, Quill Archives
‘Whirlybird’ documentary covers copter couple who covered L.A.

The news chopper world in Los Angeles is its own subculture. In a city that makes gridlock on its vast freeway system a high-contact sport, those with resources go up and over the traffic, experiencing a version of the city that mere vehicular mortals can only dream of having.

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December 3rd, 2019 • Featured
Review: “Mike Wallace is Here”

There’s something of an unwritten back half to the title of “Mike Wallace is Here,” Avi Belkin’s documentary about the American reporter whose legendarily merciless interview tactics established “60 Minutes” as both appointment TV and a vigilant watchdog (The film is now streaming on Hulu and available for rental on other sites).

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