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Feminism has a crucial role to play in modern life, but I sometimes wish it would leave our fairy tales alone. The results of its revisionist meddling are too often unconvincing and unsatisfying.
Remember last year’s Maleficent? It turned an age-old story on its head by revealing that the fairy (Angelina Jolie) who turned a princess into a “Sleeping Beauty” was not evil at all. No, she was merely wronged and misunderstood. Worst of all, we learned that the somnambulant princess could not be awakened by a kiss from the handsome prince, but only by a motherly peck from that same fairy.
How heartwarming. And how utterly unromantic.
Thank goodness Disney’s new live-action version of Cinderella doesn’t wear its feminism on its sleeve. It has nods to modern sensibilities, to be sure, but they’re handled with a lighter touch.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 - 6:30pm
Endeavor Brewing and Spirits, 909 W 5th Ave #2, Columbus, OH 43212
Knowledge is Power is an inclusive and accessible group of progressive learners who are working to educate ourselves about the issues facing us today. From Central Ohio politics to climate change, we are arming ourselves with knowledge to actively work to better our world. More importantly, we are building community and supporting each other in these challenging times!
YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN US! We meet monthly all around Central Ohio to discuss a topic chosen by the group members. We offer multiple ways to access materials for each topic, from books and articles to podcasts and documentaries– because everyone learns best in different ways! Check us out at https://www.mobilize.us/indivisiblecentralohio/ and use the search option to search for Knowledge is Power.
Nosh, cocktails, imbibes and the other bachelorette lifestyles are often intertwined with Democratic, progressive politics and Columbus culture.
I spent winter 2026 with Tariq Ali’s catalog and a beer bong.
Spring is Sprung.
Columbus Vegan Dining Week is April 19-25th.
- Please elaborate about Columbus Vegan Dining Week.
Columbus Vegan Dining Week (CVDW) is a citywide celebration of vegan and plant-based dining during Earth Week. It highlights local restaurants across Central Ohio offering great vegan options — whether that’s a full vegan menu or a special plant-based feature. It’s a fun way for the community to explore new spots and support local restaurants during the week.
- Who organized Columbus Vegan Dining Week?
CVDW is organized by about a dozen local Columbus Animal Advocates volunteers. We are also partnering with Pro Animal Future for this event as well.
The anti-ICE protester arrested by Columbus police outside the immigration enforcement’s hotel during its “Operation Buckeye” surge into the community had his charges dismissed by Franklin County prosecutors.
Kevin Logan (pictured above) was told by prosecutors he didn’t need to show in court on Monday, but he did anyway to hear for himself that the charges were dropped.
“Nobody would even make eye contact with me, so nobody actually said anything despite my attempts to engage them in eye contact,” said Logan who by all accounts was the most vocal of protestors at ICE’s hotel during those fateful nights.
He was charged with squealing his tires, a misdemeanor, and something he claims was a fabrication on the part of Columbus police. He was given a second charge, obstructing official business, which Columbus police and prosecutors never fully explained. The Ohio Revised Code states: “No person…shall do any act that hampers or impedes a public official in the performance of the public official’s lawful duties.”
Palestinians know what it means to live with the fear that someone you love can be taken in the middle of the night. Across Palestine, Israeli soldiers regularly enter homes around 2 a.m., wake entire families, and take people away without explanation. Across the United States, ICE agents raid homes and workplaces, separate families, and detain people for months in abusive conditions. These systems are not identical, but they rely on the same logic: that certain people can be disappeared, stripped of their rights, and treated as less than human.
In Palestine, many of those taken are held under what Israel calls “administrative detention” imprisonment without charge or trial. A person can be held for six months and then held again and again without ever seeing a courtroom. Before October 2023, about 1,300 Palestinians were being held this way. By early 2024, that number had risen to more than 3,200, while the total number of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel grew to over 10,000.
I attended the Monday, April 13 City Council meeting just to watch some of the most impressive verbal acrobatics ever seen outside a circus tent.
On one side there was your next mayor of Columbus, Council President Shannon Hardin, but the other side?
Pretty much everyone else.
Questions are a Sign of Intelligence.
Hardin kept asking questions of city staff concerning the planned destruction of McCoy Park for a new women’s soccer training facility. Unfortunately, the city employees kept answering his questions.
And all of the questions were points that you’d assume Hardin had already discussed before single-handedy negotiating a sweetheart deal with Haslam. Nope.
He has easily forgotten recording a video for Facebook bragging about how he had finished a breakthrough negotiating session with the Haslam Group and made a deal that would be the best for Columbus.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Church for All People, 946 Parsons Ave, Columbus, OH 43206, in the Sanctuary. Guests are welcome to park in nearby surface lots, and free street parking is also available.
Join Ohioans to Stop Executions and United Methodist Church for All People for the Columbus stop of our Journey of Hope Ohio Mini Tour with Rev. Dr. Jack Sullivan Jr. This special evening will bring people together for storytelling, reflection, and conversation about justice, healing, and hope. We hope this gathering offers space for learning, connection, and meaningful community dialogue.
More information and registration here.
Once again, I am not against an National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchise coming to Columbus. My concerns are the $25 million handout and looting of public parkland.
Vivek Ramaswamy said he wants to be "the strongest pro-Bitcoin governor in the nation." His financial disclosure with the Ohio Ethics Commission confirms why: He wants Ohioans to help him recover his bad bets.
Just two days after The American Prospect reported on Vivek Ramaswamy's deep financial ties to the cryptocurrency industry, the April 6th disclosure shows that the Republican gubernatorial frontrunner personally holds cryptocurrencies Bitcoin and Ethereum and owns a controlling stake in Strive, Inc. –- a company he founded that has bet nearly $1 billion in corporate funds on Bitcoin.
Since Strive bought its Bitcoin at an average of $104,000 a coin it has lost one-third of its value and is now worth around $72,000. Every dollar Bitcoin's price rises is a dollar closer to making Ramaswamy whole.
Monday, April 13th at 3:00 PM.
Thompson Library statue on The Oval, Ohio State University campus
OSU students, walk out against Trump's illegal and costly war on Iran! End the senseless escalation! No more attacks on civilian infrastructure! HANDS OFF IRAN!
Join us as we demand an end to US and Israeli aggression!