Judges consider verdicts against three men after hearing four days of evidence that prosecutor calls ‘overwhelming’
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The mom of a trans girl pleaded with a New York Times producer not to use audio captured in a vulnerable moment. Against her will, the company is slated to use the clip for its new podcast.
“AI is rizzing them up in a very unhealthy way at the moment.”
Archived version: https://archive.is/KMtnz
Jonathan Joss, 'King of the Hill' actor, dies in a shooting at 59
There’s no such thing as an “alpha male.” It’s a false myth with no bases in biology or science. That fact, however, hasn’t stopped the pseudoscience behind a natural dominance hierarchy among men from spreading like a virus through our media culture.
When we feel politically helpless, we turn to 'subversive' entertainment. But winning within the realm of pop culture is a poor substitute for political power.
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A PBS-affiliated television station in New York has scrubbed its archives of at least three educational programs concerning transgender identities and drag expression. This comes during a time when President Donald Trump is targeting news stations — particularly PBS, NPR, and ABC News — for their allegedly biased criticism of him.
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/22889416
How to Fire J.K. Rowling: a guide to ethical engagement with Harry Potter
Personal note: This is not really news for anyone who is familiar with the TERF Supreme, but if anyone needs a concise write-up of her rampant bigotry, here is one.
Against the backdrop of Trump’s anti-DEI agenda, Hollywood is seeing a resurgence in anti-woke conservative programming. Producers say reactionary politics will hurt an industry already in crisis.
Archived version without paywall: https://archive.is/cmc9D
The Buffalo shooter says he was radicalized by memes.
An exciting moment in queer theatre.
Mark Brown, who posts game explainers to his Game Maker’s Toolkit channel, says his persona has been plagiarized.
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South Korea's Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) has identified a sweeping number of unfair contract terms used by major webtoon and web novel content providers, including clauses allowing for the unauthorized production and use of derivative works such as films and dramas without proper consent from creators.
A segment in a documentary about the cartoonist Art Spiegelman was edited two weeks before it was set to air on public television stations across the country.
Archived version, without paywall: https://archive.is/FQsBM
Skin Deep by Blendo Games is one of the best games I've played in years. It's genuinely the closest I think a game has come to capturing Hitman World of Assassination's chaotic magic, and that's already one of my favourite games of all time. Truly a marvel. ... read full post
An Instagram post by Alex Graham has stirred up a hornet's nest of controversy by suggesting that comics by marginalized groups are overrated
For context: The popular game GeoGuessr may look like it is build upon Google Maps/Streetview, but in the background it is fueled by an active community of players who handpick interesting locations to "guess", in order to keep the game interesting and fun. ... read full post
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/29960817
SAG-AFTRA claims Epic didn’t negotiate video game AI voice replacement terms.
...and oh boy, we likely had a racist dogwhistle hiding in plain sight, masquerading as the most possible pseudointellectual media critique, for over a decade.
Deadline speaks to Hollywood’s fiercest advocates against Trump’s DEI rollbacks — Roger Ross Williams, Ashley Eakin and Asha Chai-Chang.
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Bungie, the studio behind the Halo series that is now owned by Sony, said it is investigating concerns over the “unauthorized use” of the artist’s work.
Archived version without paywall: https://archive.is/cdKUn
The house style of the New York Times is severely outdated. Depending on the topic, the newspaper’s purportedly impartial tone instead reads as smug, self-amused, and deeply lazy. The results are disastrous when applied to a recent article which sincerely considers the idea that Rachel Griffin-Accurso, the popular children’s entertainer known as Ms. Rachel, might […] ... read full post
SUPERHOT VR released in 2017. Then in 2021 the game’s entire story was removed.