I apologize in advance to everyone that I have included links about the Depp/Heard trial in this round-up. I would have loved not to, but it felt irresponsible as we witness in real time the misogynistic backlash to #MeToo, with people of all genders cheering on Depp for getting vicious public revenge on an ex (who had, by the way, a lot of clearly documented evidence for her claims). As much as I wanted not to pay attention to this trial, I think it’s important to bear witness to the fact that despite the eleventy-thousand “this woman from the 90s was wronged” podcasts and movies and miniseries out there, we still haven’t fucking learned.
Anyway, here are the Depp/Heard links: Gita Jackson on the trial and Moira Donegan on the trial and that’s all the links and the other links are about other topics.
I would like to report that I love nominative determinism. Thank you for your time.
The new film Men, whose trailer I watched twice without realizing all the men are played by the same actor, doesn’t go far enough.
Ten years on, does Gone Girl hold up?
Any time a structure operates without accountability to protect itself rather than the people who comprise it, there will be sexual abuse. A massive new report details how the Southern Baptist Convention silenced survivors and protected perpetrators.
The state of today’s social media encourages plagiarism. Here’s how.
Here’s what’s going on with Seven Seas and its employees’ attempt to unionize.
I’m trying to get more into reading mysteries, so I really appreciated this rec list of historical mysteries that grapple with the violence of empire.
I have seen Double Indemnity despite never seeing movies, and therefore this introduction to it for the Criterion Collection pleased me mightily.
BRING BACK THE AIM AWAY MESSAGE.
Here’s how teens (and everyone!) can identify and avoid conspiracy theories online.
Valerie Complex speaks out about racism at the Cannes film festival.
And that’s how to end a links round-up!