Blogaround

Chinese movie poster for "Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse" [蜘蛛侠：纵横宇宙] Image source.

1. My 2023 Reader Survey will be open until June 19. Go take it if you haven't yet. :)

2. A week in the life of playing NEBULA in GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL 3 (May 25) This is a really cool behind-the-scenes video.

3. Glasses On, China’s First Civilian Astronaut Takes a Giant Leap (May 30) "As he introduced the three astronauts, Gui, sporting a pair of glasses, instantly garnered attention online, particularly since myopia had so far been regarded as a disqualifying factor for astronaut selection."

4. Is Kissing Before Marriage a Good Litmus Test? (May 31) The answer in this article is yes, because it can help you learn whether your partner respects your boundaries, etc, which can give you an idea of whether they are a safe person to have sex with.

5. Florida’s latest Gish Gallop of legislative cruelty (May 18) "Senate Bill 254 bans gender-affirming care to all under 18 years old, and allows Florida courts to grant temporary emergency jurisdiction to a parent of a child whose joint-custody provides them with access to gender-affirming care in another state."

6. Eating Disorder Helpline Disables Chatbot for 'Harmful' Responses After Firing Human Staff (May 31)

7. I love this so much:

Adding Love Liberty Disco by The Newsboys (Original Lineup) to my Pride playlist because I've claimed it as a queer anthem 🌈

— Ms. Charlotte (@charlotteirene8) June 1, 2023

And here's the song: NewsBoys - Love Liberty Disco from 1999.

8. The ‘Enshittification’ of TikTok (January 23) "Here is how platforms die: First, they are good to their users; then they abuse their users to make things better for their business customers; finally, they abuse those business customers to claw back all the value for themselves. Then, they die."

9. I saw the movie "Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse" and it is so good, I 100% recommend it. The artwork, oh my god, every single part was a work of art. The story! The characters! There's a pregnant superhero! I've never seen a pregnant superhero before- this is great! There's a baby-wearing dad superhero! The humor- we watched the movie in English with Chinese subtitles, and man I must have been laughing the loudest in the entire theatre, maybe some of the jokes didn't translate to Chinese. The Easter eggs! !!!! I loved it.