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The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel [Video essay by Jenny Nicholson] (www.youtube.com)
As Jenny Nicholson’s video essays usually are, it is rather light on politics (in comparison to other stuff posted on Ghazi), but this video is perhaps a near-perfect showcase of out-of-touch executives bungling what should have been a easy success.
“Queering” Heteronormativity: Biological essentialism in genderbending manga - Anime Feminist (www.animefeminist.com)
The framework of “[cis character] must pretend to be [“opposite” gender] before restoring their [femininity or masculinity]” invites biological determinism by making the plot’s stakes dependent on the successful concealment of the main character’s “true” (here, meaning “assigned-at-birth”) gender. The idea of...
How Kid Rock Went From America's Favorite Hard-Partying Rock Star to a MAGA Mouthpiece (www.rollingstone.com)
Kid Rock, a.k.a. Bob Ritchie, used to bring together rock, country, and hip-hop fans with his eclectic music. Now his MAGA politics are dividing fans.
X is the worst social media app for LGBTQ+ people, says new report (www.lgbtqnation.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15702267
The Avalanche Guide To Insurrection (aftermath.site)
Final Fantasy VII taught me that militant resistance is sometimes not only necessary, but morally correct
I Debunked Evolutionary Psychology [Video essay by Münecat] (www.youtube.com)
Well to give you a basic rundown… men’s existence is to be guy being dude (and spin block in head), women’s existence is to manipulate guy being dude (and remember olive oil), gay and trans people’s existence is to confuse evolutionary psychologists, David Buss’s student surveys are totally accurate, hypergamy has...
"Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Switch" reaffirms Vivian is trans in its English localization (www.destructoid.com)
The updated script clarifies the original English localization.
Scarlett Johansson says she is 'shocked, angered' over new ChatGPT voice (www.npr.org)
Let’s Not Pretend We’re Mad the New Assassin's Creed Shadows Samurai Isn’t Asian (www.ign.com)
The Most Misunderstood Philosopher in the World [Video essay about Judith Butler by Philosophy Tube] (www.youtube.com)
J. K. Rowling Is Officially Too Toxic to Defend (www.assignedmedia.org)
Elon Musk, Jonathan Chait, and Debbie Hayton are among the diverse figures distancing themselves from Rowling’s increasingly open hostility to trans women.
Patriarchy According to The Barbie Movie (Video essay by Pop Culture Detective) (www.youtube.com)
Revisiting "Days Gone" After Five More Years of American Decline (www.pastemagazine.com)
Castle of Jouillat, Creuse, France (upload.wikimedia.org)
The French Wikipedia article about the castle
French Film Industry & Cannes Film Festival Reportedly Bracing For Avalanche Of #MeToo Accusations (deadline.com)
Milton Diamond, Sexologist and Advocate for Intersex Babies, Dies at 90 [CW: Descriptions of medical abuse] (www.nytimes.com)
Archived version without paywall
Macklemore Dares Others to Stand Up for Palestine (www.thenation.com)
Trans "Dead By Daylight" star Zoey Alexandria dies aged 29 (www.thepinknews.com)
Microsoft says it needs games like Hi-Fi Rush the day after killing its studio (www.theverge.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15189440...
Young LGBTQ+ People's Mental Health Is Suffering, But They Can't Access Help (www.teenvogue.com)
Hi-Fi Rush Was The Hit Xbox Needed, And It Still Wasn't Enough For Them (kotaku.com)
Microsoft closes Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin and others (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Fake Beaches Are Popping Up Online And You Can Blame Pokémon Go Players (kotaku.com)
The Wandering Village is proof of TikTok’s impact on games (www.polygon.com)
Dave & Buster’s is adding real money betting options to arcade staples (arstechnica.com)