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Sandra Bland, Stanford Prison Experiment, and Opera in Tijuana
Sandra Bland was pulled over last week for failing to signal a lane change, and was then arrested after allegedly assaulting the officer who stopped her. Texas officials say she hanged herself in her cell, but after several high-profile cases where African-Americans have died in police custody, the social media world is not so sure. And every year, the Tijuana Opera puts on a street festival. One of the most rarified forms of music is performed outside, in a rough neighborhood steps from the U.S. border.
By Madeleine Brand • • 51m ListenAuthorities say that a black woman who died in a Texas jail on Monday hung herself. Sandra Bland was pulled over last week for failing to signal a lane change, and was then arrested after allegedly assaulting the officer who stopped her. Officials say she was found dead in her cell, but after several high-profile cases where African-Americans have died in police custody, the social media world is not so sure. Then, “The Stanford Prison Experiment” opens this weekend. It’s a new movie based on the famous experiment run by psychologist Philip Zimbardo. The experiment was abandoned after only six days, because the situation was out of control, with guards becoming abusive and prisoners getting distraught. Now, some experts in social psychology are challenging the study’s assumptions, and the experiment itself, as invalid science. Then, it’s opposite day at the movies: we get an Apatovian woman-child instead of a man child, and the latest Marvel superhero is super tiny. Finally, a preview of the Tijuana Opera’s street festival, where one of the most rarified forms of music is performed outside, in a rough neighborhood steps from the U.S. border.
Banner Image: Photo from the Stanford Prison Expiriment
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4 storiesSandra Bland, David Brooks, and Black Twitter
Authorities say that a black woman who died in a Texas jail on Monday hung herself. Sandra Bland was pulled over last week for failing to signal a lane change, and was then arrested after allegedly assaulting the officer who stopped her.
Read the story11 minStanford Prison Experiment: The Movie
A new movie about the Stanford Prison Experiment opens tonight, based on the famous experiment run by psychologist Philip Zimbardo. In 1971, Zimbardo set up a mock prison in a basement of the Stanford Psychology Department, and assigned volunteer students to be prisoners or guards.
Read the story16 minFilm Roundup: Trainwreck, Ant-Man, and Irrational Man
It’s opposite day at the movies: we get an Apatovian woman-child instead of a man child, and the latest Marvel superhero is super tiny.
Read the story14 minTijuana Opera
Street art usually means things like graffiti, break dancing, and murals. But every year, the Tijuana Opera puts on a street festival, performing one of the most rarified forms of music outside, in a rough neighborhood steps from the U.S. border. This year’s event happens Saturday .
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