A lot has been made of the pay disparity between X-Files stars Gillian Anderson (Dana Scully) and David Duchovny (Fox Mulder). In the early days, Anderson was paid less and even asked to stand a few feet behind her co-star in many scenes. It was clear back in 1993 that Fox (the channel) viewed Fox (the fictional FBI agent) as the leading man. But Anderson rightfully fought back and, within a few seasons, was paid an equal salary.
In honor of the long awaited re-boot of The X-Files, I’ve decided to put together a map detailing every X-File from Seasons 1-8. I lopped off Season 9, where Mulder makes only a small appearance. And not because I think the season was poorly done. On the contrary, I think that season was much better than most tv series. But that fact doesn’t prevent it from being a sore spot for all X-Files fans everywhere. The show doesn’t exist without Mulder and Scully, together.
As it turns out, the X-Files were pretty well-distributed. Few places were spared a monster, alien or government conspiracy. Here’s a handy infographic tallying every X-File investigation during the Mulder and Sully era:
The brilliance of The Empowerment Plan is four-fold. They’ve developed a clever product that doubles as both a jacket and a sleeping bag. And if that weren’t enough awesomeness, the group donates the jackets they produce to the homeless. If their contribution to society ended there, they could walk away feeling pretty happy with themselves. But oh no, these are some true overachievers. The dual-purpose jackets are being made by a team of 20 formerly homeless employees, all now working and earning a living wage.
The city of San Francisco was decommissioning a part of their bus fleet. It’s the type of news blurb that most of us greet with nostalgia. Oh sad, I’ll miss those old buses. But for Doniece Sandoval, it was a golden opportunity for social change. She contacted the city to ask what would happen to the buses. She learned of a donation program, acquired one, and Lave Mae was born.
I caught a news story about a great non-profit called Dawson Place in Everett, WA that I needed to share. Something pretty historic will be forever tied to this worthy organization: They were the first non-profit to benefit from Amazon’s Local Love program.
So what is Local Love, exactly?