Former Uni High and U of I grad Sindha Agha is on a tear. Her work as a videographer, writer, and generally amazing artist has been featured in New York Times, and she's been making waves.

Her latest video is her first episode of her Body Language series for BBC Three discussed painful sex. You can watch the beautiful video below, and see what she had to say about it below from her Facebook post:

The first episode of Body Language, my series for BBC Three, is out!

Up to 18% of women worldwide suffer from dyspareunia (painful sex). As women, we’ve been led to believe that many of our experiences are indescribable, incommunicable; that even when we can figure out how to talk about what happens inside our bodies and our minds, that we’d better not — that others don’t want to hear it because it’s too gross, too sad, too strange. On a personal level, this aspect of our culture has cost me tremendously. These films are my attempt to create a visual language that can externalize our innermost experiences — to dismantle taboo and let other women know they are understood. /// thank you to Rhonda Hierons for sharing your story so honestly, Navi Lamba for commissioning the series at BBC Three, and PRETTYBIRD's Juliette Larthe & Paulette Caletti for producing this with such heart.

Top photo is a screenshot from the video.

Trouble Chasin' is the duo of rappers Truth AKA Trouble and Chase Baby, who have been at it in the scene for a few years now. They've released a new video for "No Favors", which is one of the lead tracks on their self-titled record from last year. Watch them take a stroll below:

And the orange and blue lighting is for real an Illini tribute. Illinois alum Mark Thomas is retiring from his position as the Western New York regional director of New York State Parks, and was involved in the installation of the LED lights that light up the falls each night. 

From the U of I Facebook page:

Among his many accomplishments, Mark led a $70 million improvement project at Niagara Falls—which included installing the new LED lights that adorned the falls in Illini colors this week. Congratulations to Mark on a wonderful career!

If you haven't yet tried The Cabin, The Lost Temple, or Calling all Heroes, get yourself in there and try them now! They will be closing this summer for renovations. Check out our write ups of The Cabin and The Lost Temple, and watch this spooky trailer for The Cabin:

Here we are again, after last year's Chambana-themed Portlandia video, we have another telvision intro done C-U style.

This time, The Office gets the treatment. Watch the video via UIUC Memes for Underfunded Teens Facebook group.

Crofton Coleman's project Melvin Knight and the Amber Sky have released a new video for their track "Ice Cream", which features a heavy dose of Jarling's Custard Cup in the background. Coleman is one of the best and freshest talents in the area, you should watch/listen:

The attorney, who has represented Mike Tyson, Patty Hearst, and Jim Bakker, and who was part of the O.J. defense team, will be giving a public lecture at Foellinger Auditorium beginning at 7 p.m. The event is free.

His name has been in the news the past couple of days, because he had dinner with Trump on the heels of the Michael Cohen raids. He's been outspoken against the Mueller investigation, despite his liberal political leanings, and was particularly fired up about the raids in a segment on New Day this morning. If you've got a few minutes, it's a pretty interesting back and forth with Chris Cuomo.

“Mr. Zuckerberg, would you be comfortable sharing with us the name of the hotel you stayed in last night?”

This is what Senator Dick Durbin said to Zuck, which got some laughs, of course. I'm sure you can guess what Zuck responded with.

I realize this SPlog might seem like clickbait, given that this is more of a national (eh, global) issue. However, given that it's relevant to most everyone, seeing Durbin question Facebook Overlord Mark Zuckerberg at yesterday's hearing, it feels like an OK thing to post given that he's an Illinois representative.

A few weeks back, I posted about former U of I Professor Dr. Safiya Noble discussing this issue of privacy and Facebook. Yesterday, the hearing you've all been seeing float across the internet, and be made into memes time and time again, happened.

Watch Durbin's questioning first, and then go to the quick 3 minute highlight reel to check out what you missed. The whole testimony is out there, but that's five hours long. So, have fun with that if you desire.

Top photo screenshot from the video.

Over the weekend, Deadspin published this article and video discussing the Sinclair Broadcast Group. The group owns roughly 200 television stations across the country, has recently been under heavy criticism after the video circulated with dozens of stations reading the same script criticizing so-called "fake news" stories.

This is a monster story, but not really one that should surprise many considering how conglomerated the media landscape has become. John Oliver discussed this on his show Last Week Tonight months ago, and commented on it today as it has resurfaced since the Deadspin post, calling the group a "brainwashed cult".

So, here's something that stood out to me this weekend, after looking through the link that Deadspin provided, which lists which stations are owned and operated by this media group:

One of those stations, WICS, is based in Springfield, and owned by this group. Their affiliate, WICD, is a station that broadcasts to Champaign, Urbana, and Danville. This is information that's being broadcast in this community.

If you haven't watched the video, you should. You can see it below.

Donald Trump has defended Sinclair today.

If you're interested in learning more about this Sinclair Broadcast Group's recent activity, look no further than this New York Times article about their intents to purchase Tribune Media, which has been a battle with the Justice Department for many months.

Top photo is a screenshot from Deadspin's video.

Former U of I professor Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble is now at the University of Southern California (USC) Annenberg School of Communication, and her academic research focuses on the design of digital media platforms on the internet and their impact on society. She just published a book called Algorithms of Oppression (and we posted about her a short time ago), and was recently featured on CNN to discuss the recent issues with Facebook's privacy and how they've handled user data.

Watch the clip below:

Have kids ages 10 and under? Give 'em a basket and head to West Side Park on Saturday. There will be hayrack rides from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and a giant egg hunt will happen at 11 a.m. Here are more details from the Facebook event:

Eggstravaganza - FREE
March 31 @ West Side Park
Hayrack Rides: 10am-Noon (weather permitting)
Egg Hunt: 11am SHARP

Ages: Children ages 10 and under. Adult supervision required.

Join Champaign Park District at West Side Park where thousands of eggs wait to be found. Free hayrack rides will take place from 10am-Noon and there will be a special guest on site for all the little egg hunters to enjoy! Don’t forget your basket – the egg hunt starts at 11am sharp! Age divisions will be labeled in different sections of the park.

*Bring a basket or bag!!

Here's a video of the event from a few years back...cute kids scrambling for candy!

Photo from Facebook