This is the seventh instalment in a series now known as Link About It, previously called My Favourite Internet Things, in which I compile interesting things I've seen on the internet this week.
State of the world
- Art Speigelman, the author of Maus, withdrew his introduction to a Marvel comics collection after he was asked to remove a critical reference to Donald Trump that described him as "Orange Skull" (akin to the Marvel villain Red Skull).
- Two trans employees have left the Guardian because of its recent transphobic reporting and an unwelcoming work environment. The fact that even the Guardian, a historically progressive newspaper, is giving a platform to such harmful views is concerning, to say the least.
- In America, it seems that protections against sex discrimination are being thrown under the bus in attempt to make sure it's completely legal to discriminate against trans people. Discrimination hurts us all, even if we think it doesn't affect us.
- The planet Venus may have once been habitable, and the fact that it isn't any more could be due to global warming. I feel like this gives us a glimpse of what Earth could become if we don't put a stop to climate change. This might be old news for some of you, but I'm not ashamed to admit that I only found out about this because of the song "Nobody" by Mitski.
- So-called "scotch snaps" are major musical trend right now, which you may or may not have noticed. What I found really fascinating about Adam Neely's video on this topic is that he gets into how differences in languages can impact the music created by their speakers.
- Robert Pattinson once lied on live TV about seeing a clown die at a circus. So that's... something. This article also reminded me of the many times Pattinson blatantly dragged the Twilight franchise while doing press interviews for the series, which never ceases to amuse me.
- On a lighter note, the creation of Viennettas is surprisingly hypnotic.
- At The Guardian (which I'm hesitant to link to now, given the second article in this post), Ammar Kalia has written a rather sweet article about men who choose to take their wife's surname after marriage. Although I'm stunned that any man would expect his wife to take his surname in this day and age, it's still fascinating to hear about what names mean to people and what their reasons are for changing them.
- Literature Wales are running a "Platforming Under-Represented Writers Funding Scheme" that is offering grants to BAME, disabled, or chronically ill writers in Wales. The deadline for applications is 21st August at 5pm GMT, so if you want to apply then do so quickly!
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