Black trauma porn: Them and the danger of Jordan Peele imitators

 Posted on April 12, 2024  |  11 minutes  |  2236 words  |  Kary Bruening

Horror (TV)The true horror of the superficial Amazon show lies in bombarding the audience with scenes of gratuitous, racist violence without having anything interesting to say There is an inherent difficulty in producing thoughtful art that comments sensitively on racial violence, dishing up that viscous bigotry as entertainment. In a 2020Art in America essay, the academic Zoé Samudzi wrote: “Where Blackness is en vogue and atrocity images are a hot commodity, it becomes difficult to produce a commentary or satire that does not read almost identically to the quotidian flows of violence. [Read More]

Derek Bromley loses final bid for freedom after nearly 40 years in South Australian jail for murder

 Posted on April 12, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  502 words  |  Valentine Belue

Derek Bromley, who has maintained his innocence over the 1984 murder of Stephen Docoza, has lost his high court appeal. Derek Bromley, who has maintained his innocence over the 1984 murder of Stephen Docoza, has lost his high court appeal. Crime - Australia This article is more than 1 month oldDerek Bromley loses final bid for freedom after nearly 40 years in South Australian jail for murderThis article is more than 1 month oldHigh court dismisses application to appeal conviction, despite minority of judges raising possibility he is innocent [Read More]

Father who allegedly abducted child in US is arrested | US news

 Posted on April 12, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  219 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

US newsFather who allegedly abducted child in US is arrestedClark Rockefeller in custody after a week on the runThe father who allegedly abducted his daughter in the US has been arrested by FBI agents in Maryland. Clark Rockefeller, 48, is now in police custody in Baltimore, Maryland, having been arrested following a tip-off from a member of the public. His seven-year-old daughter Reigh Storrow Boss is in safe hands, and will be reunited with her mother shortly. [Read More]

Koko, famed gorilla that learned sign language, dies aged 46 | Animals

 Posted on April 12, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  353 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Animals This article is more than 5 years oldKoko, famed gorilla that learned sign language, dies aged 46This article is more than 5 years oldThe gorilla, who formed friendships with celebrities such as Robin Williams, died peacefully in her sleep in California Koko, the gorilla that learned sign language and formed several celebrity friendships while in captivity in the US, has died aged 46. The female western lowland gorilla, who gained fame for her mastery of “gorilla sign language”, died peacefully in her sleep at the Gorilla Foundation’s preserve in California, the foundation said. [Read More]

Maggie OFarrell and NoViolet Bulawayo make Womens prize for fiction longlist | Books

 Posted on April 12, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  753 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

Books This article is more than 10 months oldMaggie O’Farrell and NoViolet Bulawayo make Women’s prize for fiction longlistThis article is more than 10 months oldNine debut novels are among the 16 books up for the 2023 award, alongside novels by Natalie Haynes, Sophie Mackintosh and Barbara Kingsolver More than half of this year’s longlist for the Women’s prize for fiction are debuts, with nine first novels, including Trespasses by Louise Kennedy and I’m a Fan by Sheena Patel, up for the £30,000 award. [Read More]

Scientists suggest eating oily fish linked to lower risk of kidney disease | Medical research

 Posted on April 12, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  541 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Medical research This article is more than 1 year oldScientists suggest eating oily fish linked to lower risk of kidney diseaseThis article is more than 1 year oldAssociation found between higher levels of omega 3 fatty acids from seafood and reduced risk of kidney problems Eating at least two portions of oily fish such as mackerel, sardines or herrings a week is linked to a lower risk of chronic kidney disease and a slower decline in the organ’s function, research suggests. [Read More]

Tell Me Lies review truly ludicrous toxic erotica

 Posted on April 12, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  906 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

TV reviewTelevisionReviewThis tale about a helpless poppet and a dangerous older man who won’t stop whipping off his T-shirt is a flimsy, soapy affair. It’s wild that a show with so much nudity and steamy sex can leave you so dissatisfied Ah, the first week of university. Leave home, make friends, forge a new identity and, if you’re the main character in US drama import Tell Me Lies, become the heroine in a disappointing erotic thriller. [Read More]

The internet is about jealousy: YouTube muse ContraPoints on cancel culture and compassion | L

 Posted on April 12, 2024  |  12 minutes  |  2408 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Natalie Wynn: ‘I try to take a more humanistic perspective when it comes to the topic of bigotry.’ Photograph: Shan Wallace/The GuardianIn an ocean of angry content, Natalie Wynn, better known as ContraPoints, stands out. She reflects on her journey of self-discovery by Nancy Jo SalesTo call Natalie Wynn a YouTuber seems like a terrible understatement. On a platform awash in makeup tutorials, guys playing video games, horrible comedy and conspiracy theorists, Wynn – whose YouTube channel is called ContraPoints – is someone truly original: a provocateuse, a video essayist and a warrior against the alt-right in ways you would never expect. [Read More]

What is white culture, exactly? Here's what the stats say

 Posted on April 12, 2024  |  9 minutes  |  1756 words  |  Kary Bruening

RaceWhiteness is hard to define, but apparently it involves lots of vegetables, alcohol and the arts – and names like Yoder A few months after I moved to New York, a magical conversation happened that would radically shift my psyche forever. I was telling my friend that I had gone to his favorite shop and he asked: “Who served you? Was it the tall white guy?” I frowned and replied, “Are the rest of the staff not white? [Read More]

'They just wanted to silence her': the dark side of gay stan culture

 Posted on April 11, 2024  |  10 minutes  |  1976 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

MusicFor gay men, ‘stanning’ – being a super fan of – female pop stars can be a valuable part of your identity. But too often this fandom lapses into misogyny and body shaming Ahead of Britney Spears’ record-breaking show at Brighton Pride this year, Aaron Hussey noticed a fellow fan wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with a picture of Spears’ nervous breakdown: the 2007 incident when, head shaved, she attacked a photographer’s car with an umbrella. [Read More]