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Savitri D is an artist and activist. Born at the Lama Foundation, a commune in Northern New Mexico that was started by her parents, she was raised in community by her mother and older sisters. She has lived and traveled in many places. She has an extensive background in dance and moved to New York City in 1996. Savitri is the director of Reverend Billy and The Church of Stop Shopping and has led direct action and organizing campaigns against corporations, institutions and injustice all over the world.

The character of Reverend Billy was developed in the mid 1990s by actor and playwright, William Talen. He debuted on the sidewalk at Times Square in 1998, outside the Disney Store, where he proclaimed Mickey Mouse to be the anti-Christ. He was arrested multiple times outside the Disney Store, where he duct-tapped Mickey Mouse to a cross. Reverend Billy’s sermons decried the evils of consumerism and the racism of sweatshop labor, and what Talen saw as the loss of neighborhood spirit in Rudolph Guiliani's New York.

The Reverend Billy character isn’t so much a parody of a preacher, as a preacher motif used to blur the lines between performance and religious experience.

Noor Pervez, community engagement manager at the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, helped Mattel design a new autistic Barbie.

Young People's Records was a popular mail-order subscription club in the 1940s, '50s and '60s.

Seven fishermen aboard their vessel called the Lily Jean are presumed dead after it sank in the Atlantic Ocean last Friday.

Police in Arizona believe Nancy Guthrie, 84, was taken by force from her Tucson area home this weekend. So far, no suspect or person of interest has been identified.

The fourth winter of Russia's war on Ukraine has been the most brutal in recent times, with heat and electricity blackouts lasting for days as Russia repeatedly attacks Ukraine's energy grid.

The Washington Post embarked on severe cuts despite appeals by the newsroom to owner Jeff Bezos. The paper is to narrow its focus largely to politics and national security.

Uncuffed producer Jeremy Strain shares why a favorite childhood song still speaks to him, decades later.

Drag performer and event producer Tito Soto has been bringing shows to life at the iconic Oasis nightclub in San Francisco for the past six years. The beloved San Francisco nightclub was slated to close on January 1, 2026. But it was rescued by a major donation from a Bay Area philanthropic group, so Soto will be continuing to make sure the performances slay.