Alright, let’s see what’s been going on. First up, did you know that Harry Potter makes you more understanding of others? It’s true!
Joseph Gorden Levitt writes about Star Wars: The Last Jedi (spoilers,obviously).
Like me, do you need a chart to see who owns the rights to which superhero? Well this chart is handy (but won’t be accurate for long, I’m sure).
Super Mario Bros. in ragtime:
These are really bad times for queer people. Just recently, the federal government has taken steps to allow doctors to deny services to anyone because they’re part of the LGBT community.
A new study has shown that 40% of LGBT high school students have considered suicide due to bullying because they’re queer.
The majority of people still think it’s okay for businesses to discriminate against queer people. And the Supreme Court denied an appeal and Mississippi’s law allowing businesses to discriminate is able to stand.
Waste of oxygen and poor excuse for a human being, Mike Pence, will officially lead the US Olympic delegation and openly gay figure skater Adam Rippon is having none of it.
And in other slightly better news, Senator Doug Jones’ son, who is gay, stared down Mike Pence at his father’s swearing in and it made my day.
Here’s the Star Wars Cantina Theme played with pencil and paper, writing out a math equation:
In better news, a new ruling from the International Court of the Americas (didn’t know that was a thing) is bringing marriage equality to a lot of different countries (potentially)
And new year’s resolutions for gay men (and everyone, in some cases). And speaking of resolutions, Surviving the World has a great coming about them.
Watch a Katana disappear. Makes me think of the novel, “The 50 Year Sword”
Quite possibly the best thing ever, a T-Rex conducts the Jurassic Park theme music.
Pittsburgh non-profits come out hard against the PG and it’s owner’s racist editorial, published on MLK Day.
And finally, a great little comic about our place in the universe.
Alright, let’s see what we have today, first up, the new Google ear buds are going to change the world with live translations.
Stan Lee takes a stand against bigotry.
Fitz and the Tantrums’ new song is my new jam:
A touching tribute to Matthew Shepherd.
And speaking of, the politician who was saved by a married lesbian spoke at a convention dedicated to taking away her rights.
Oh hey, so did the president. The first to do so. He spoke at a convention that has discussed ways to pass legislation to put gay men to death. Let that sink in.
Also in the horror show that is this administration, Jeff Sessions has rescinded protections for trans* people.
The president has also removed all mention of the queer community from the Health and Human Services department, meaning no mention of queer focused health initiatives.
And Jeff Sessions rescinded other protections for all members of the queer community. These are things that affect people you love. Be fucking pissed.
Okay, quick pallet cleanser. The new trailer for Super Mario Odyssey takes the form of a Big Band musical number:
After the horrific shooting in Vegas, just a reminder that your thoughts and prayers do jack shit. We need comprehensive gun control in this country, including a rescinding of the second amendment.
It boggles my mind that it takes something personally happening to someone for them to take action. It is not that hard to actually think about other people and try to imagine a better world for them, as well as yourself. But, predictably, when gun violence is close to a gun fanatic, suddenly, he realizes his mistake. It infuriates me that it takes a tragedy like this for him to realize how wrong he is, but hey, at least he came around I guess. I just won’t be patting him on the back for his sudden realization.
A Dutch news program takes on (with dark humor) the insanity that we live with here in the US:
Okay, the graphic designers have gotten a hold of the US map.
Speaking of graphic designers, a great SNL skit about fonts:
And if you can believe it, the man who created Papyrus, responds!
Stranger Things 2 (or the second season, not sure what to call it) looks amazing:
The president rolls back the mandate for birth control under health care, because he wants to drive up abortion rates, the cost of healhtcare and get rid of preventative medicine. Just kidding, he’s a racist and since it is both something Obama put into place and a GOP wet-dream, it’s gone.
And I’ll just drop this here, the 10 things you need to know about Patriotism:
In good medical news, due to PrEP, there has been a huge drop in new HIV cases in England (where it was studied).
And finally, the amazing trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi:
