Shubeik Lubeik, "your wish is my command" in Arabic, is the story of 3 people in a world where wishes are literally for sale. Mired in bureaucracy and prejudices, the more expensive wishes are more likely to work as intended. 3 wishes sold at a kiosk in Cairo link Aziza, Nour, and Shokry, changing their perspectives and their lives. When Aziza loses her husband and manages to procure a wish, she finds herself fighting unreasonable regulations and...

Darrin Bell was 6 when his mother told him he couldn't have a realistic water gun. She feared for his safety, that police tend to think of little Black boys as older and less innocent than they really are. Bell examines how The Talk shaped intimate and public moments from childhood to adulthood. While coming of age in Los Angeles, Bell becomes painfully aware of being regarded as dangerous by white teachers, neighbors, and police officers and thus...