Blogaround

1. Disney wants a wrongful death lawsuit thrown out because the plaintiff had Disney+ (August 14, via) "'The notion that terms agreed to by a consumer when creating a Disney+ free trial account would forever bar that consumer's right to a jury trial in any dispute with any Disney affiliate or subsidiary, is so outrageously unreasonable and unfair as to shock the judicial conscience, and this Court should not enforce such an agreement,' they wrote."

2. Imane Khelif files legal complaint for harassment over gender controversy (August 10) "Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is officially filing an online harassment complaint after getting caught up in a 'gender controversy' involving several news outlets and celebrities claiming that Khelif is transgender, which she is not."

3. In China, Drones Are Now Delivering Takeout to the Great Wall (August 19) "Instead, drones will fly along a fixed route from a depot to a landing site on the wall, with delivery workers hauling the packages from the merchants to the depot and then from the landing site to the customers."

4. WATCH: With a DJ spinning, states pledge delegates for Harris at 2024 Democratic National Convention (August 21) I'm linking to timestamp 7:51 here, where the representatives from Democrats Abroad cast their votes for Kamala Harris. Yes! Democrats Abroad represent! Go to votefromabroad.org to register to vote!

5. Black Myth: Wukong. This is a video game which was just released, and my husband is SO EXCITED about it. It's based on Chinese mythology- you play as Sun Wokong, the monkey king, from the classic Chinese story "Journey to the West." My husband is Chinese and plays a lot of video games, and he's very excited to finally have a game about Chinese culture, made by a Chinese company. Awesome!

6. Angry confessions (August 20) "I wind up shouting because I see others doing regrettable things that I personally regret and I want them to understand that they will come to regret it as well." (A post about being formerly "pro-life.")

7. Uterus transplant trial ends with bundles of joy (August 18, via) Wow this is amazing!