A long-overdue links round-up! The fact of its overdueness means that it contains many, many good links for you to read and enjoy. Some are quite sad. None are about the war in Ukraine, but a few are about COVID. You can just skip those. In fact you can skip straight to the last one, which is just a drunk couple with a kid explaining Paw Patrol to some sober people with no kids. Their desperate sincerity kind of got me in on Paw Patrol, except no it didn’t because I’ve seen that shit and it sucks. Why can’t kids watch Bluey and Sarah and Duck and Mighty Little Beam instead? Those are the correct shows for children. Blippi, meanwhile, can fuck right off into the sun.
It never seems to be the right time to talk about racism among white teachers. (link)
Young people with long COVID are struggling to get support, necessary treatments, and even the belief of their nearest and dearest. (link)
Emerald Faith recommends some classics of Black queer literature. (link)
Two journalists did a podcast about a hoax letter that led to anti-Muslim policies. It explores how journalism can go terribly wrong when it’s overly deferential to those in power. The response of British journalism has been… not good. (link)
“There’s no easy block option in real life.” Larisha Paul on Megan Thee Stallion and the misogynoir underpinning the online and offline harm done to her. (link)
Have we been thinking about burnout all wrong? Does it make more sense to consider it as a trauma response? (link)
Why have we given up on the pandemic? Ed Yong, our trustiest pandemic journalist, has some answers. (link)
American journalism claimed to be facing a racial reckoning after the events of Summer 2020. What ever came of that? Hanaa’ Tameez investigates. (link)
In praise of the humble video essay. (link)
Any time Rachel Cordasco has thoughts on SFF in translation, they’re worth reading. (link)
The music of Sesame Street could never have been what it was without one man: Joe Raposo. (link)
Some bros entering the online knitting space feel they have been treated unfairly by the knitting community. (link)
What happens when novelists take to Substack? (link) And what makes writers leave? (link)
Ryan from The O.C. just really really does not like cryptocurrency. I can’t overstate how charming this article is. (link)
What do linguists think of LOL? (link)
The #MeToo movement has failed in Sweden, with more women being prosecuted for talking about their abuse than men prosecuted for doing the abuse. (link)
“We’re still supposed to somehow root for the few good apples while ignoring the bad.” David Dennis Jr. examines the new Batman’s portrayal of police and policing. (link)
Tech whistleblowers are begging for us to hear them. (link)
The creator of the Netflix TV show The Babysitters Club discusses its unexpected cancellation. (link)
“Run you might get away. But you probably won’t.” Wesley Morris explores Jane Campion’s unprovoked snottiness toward the Williams sisters. (link)
Here’s how the costume designers for The Gilded Age, 1883, and Vienna Blood design the outfits their actors wear. (link)
Turning Red is a glorious, funny, emotional celebration of boy band fandom. I LOVED IT and I hope y’all did/will too. (link)
Orchestras need HR departments. (link)
I cannot fucking wait to read Dead Collections. It’s about a trans vampire archivist. And now I learn it’s also about fandom? I mean!! (link)
Drunk parents explain Paw Patrol to sober childless people. (link)
That’s it for the links! Paw Patrol is terrible! Be well this weekend!