Okay, I am trying to do this more, because there’s a lot of good stuff to read on the internet, and I want to share it with y’all. Here are some things I’ve read and enjoyed this week. Also, there are a lot of protests around the country tomorrow — if you have the time and the bandwidth, check and see if there’s one near you!
Apparently my beloved, very insane Doctor Odyssey is on the bubble for renewal, so please watch it! It’s so silly and such a goofy, fun reset for my brain every week. It’s about a bunch of horny doctors on board a cruise ship, and every week has a theme. Here’s an interview with Joshua Jackson, who stars in it.
New Fansplaining article dropped! Amanda Rae Prescott does a deep dive into the long history of racism in the Bridgerton fandom and the fandom of period romance more broadly.
“If Rachel Zegler has no defenders, it means I’m dead.” How the young star of Disney’s Snow White remake is being set up to take the fall for the movie’s failure.
The tech bros love to talk about (and grievously misunderstand) epic poetry. Why?
You can’t post your way out of fascism. This article is a terrific reminder to pick up Katherine Cross’s book, Log Off, which I am very very excited to read.
While I’m not tremendously interested in assigning this or that label to queer people of the past, I was still interested to read this piece on Oscar Wilde and bisexuality.
As women in sports have become more prominent and visible, they’ve also acquired more stalkers.
The flight attendants who have served on ICE’s deportation flights speak out about the conditions on those flights. Deportees are not treated like people, and no plans seem to exist to evacuate them safely in the case of an in-flight emergency.
A historian of ancient Rome breaks down why Gladiator II fucking sucks.
“You’re doing really well if your university seeks to destroy your newspaper.” The student journalists of Texas are facing an uphill battle.
RWA is filing for bankruptcy. Here’s an overview of how RWA tanked their own organization through racism.
Stay safe out there! And catch up on Doctor Odyssey on Hulu! It’s so fucking silly! I promise a good time!