It’s Friday! A day I used to not dread at all and now only slightly dread. Maybe this Friday nothing terrible will happen right at the very end of the day. Maybe if something terrible happens right at the very end of the day, I will already have gotten offline for the day. Aaaaaaaaaa.
I thought we’d start this week’s links round-up with something heartening: An article about why the AskHistorians subreddit bans Holocaust denial on their platform.
Here’s what’s been happening with the programming at WorldCon. For heaven’s sake. Mary Robinette Kowal and a team of other cool people have stepped in to help fix it.
If you can get through how much R. Kelly makes your skin crawl, Hannah Giorgis has a wonderfully thoughtful take on his new (vile) song and all the wrongs he thinks he’s suffered.
Welp this Buzzfeed piece about sex positivity and working in a sex toys shop broke my heart.
An authoritative ranking of all the secret siblings on CW shows. Luckily they rank One Tree Hill number one, as any other decision would invalidate the whole ranking.
Uncanny Magazine is Kickstarting a fifth year, now with stretch goals to cover launching a vid channel! I love Uncanny Magazine, which has the shiniest special issues ever, so definitely consider kicking in.
Therese Marie Mailhot makes a point about the world “civilized” as adjective vs verb that I absolutely love, in this piece about marginalized groups and the demand for courtesy.
The Queer Eye reboot may be the cure for toxic masculinity. (It’s not.) It’s the porn of emotional labor.
Here’s a story about how a high school teacher took advantage of her student — and why we need better ways to talk about teachers and students.
Why is nothing wheelchair accessible in science fiction? Ace Ratcliff investigates.
How women get punished for society’s fears about children’s independence.
I hope y’all all have a wonderful and amazing weekend! Stay cool, and happy August!