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Holocaust film One Life’s faces backlash after promo materials omit mention of Jews

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeThe marketing materials for Holocaust film One Life, starring Anthony Hopkins, are being updated amid backlash to the lack of references to Jewish people.The biopic follows the incredible true story of how Nicolas Winton, remembered as the “British Schindler”, saved the lives of 669 Jewish children during World War II.According to Variety, the film’s promo material was criticised…

Sci-fi books for young readers often omit children of color from the future

While visiting an elementary school library in 2016 to count the fantasy books for a graduate class on fantasy literature, I noticed there were hardly any science fiction books for readers under 12. This discovery prompted me to spend the next five years researching the shortage of science fiction books for children in this age group. I reached two big conclusions. First, I found that adults often think that kids