Meanwhile, here are links to some of the interesting things I read on the web this week, sorted into various topic areas.
Link of the Week
This SuperHero Movie By A Nigerian Teen Was Shot Using A Blackberry Bold 5. And it's awesome! Go look at his YouTube Channel!
This week in privacy
How many times have I said with enough metadata you can rule the world? Scientists show telephone metadata can reveal surprisingly sensitive personal information.
And other news:
Why Are Strippers More Heavily Vetted Than Uber Drivers
Meet the meticulously hand-crafted replica of Boston’s streetcar system—and the man who made it.
CAPITAL CRIMES, PART 1 : SHOUT, SHOUT, LET IT ALL OUT: GLENN FLEISHMAN ON THE TYPOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF USING ALL-CAPS TO DENOTE SHOUTING.
Transgender Mafia Don Murdered in Naples. But it's not what you think!
The war on cops is a myth: FBI Confirms 2015 Was One Of The Safest Years Ever For Cops.
This Week in Diversity
Protect And Serve: The Detectives Of Blaxploitation.
“But They’re Ours”— John Jennings Talks about Black Superheroes.
Racism is the bogeyman.
This week in Evil People
This one worried me when it first came up. Now the idiot has admitted he was lying. On top of that, though he claims to be a pastor of a gay-friendly church, he doesn't seem to actually be associated with any church at all: Gay Pastor Who Sued Whole Foods for Writing Slur on His Cake Finally Admits He Made It All Up.
News for queers and our allies:
Coming Out on Instagram.
I Went to a Eurovision Sex Party.
Jesus, Friend of Sinners…Except Not You.
A Remarkable Life: One 95-Year-Old Shares Her Hope For Fellow Trans People.
Mariah Carey Remixes LGBTQ Acronym To Accept GLAAD Award.
A Major Branch Of The U.S. Military Will Now Be Led By An Openly Gay Man.
Majority of Older Americans Now Support Gay Marriage, Poll Finds.
The Plot Thickens In The Gay Pride Dispute Between Alaska & Delta.
Science!
Rare harvest mice return to Hampshire village where they were first discovered.
Journey of shuttle fuel tank to California saves four people in Pacific.
Scientists may have figured out how the world's tallest animal got its long neck.
Why psychedelics could be a new class of antidepressant.
Evidence of gargantuan asteroid strike unearthed in Australia.
SCIENTISTS HAVE DEVELOPED AN ALGORITHM THAT CAN DETECT SEIZURES UP TO 20 MINUTES IN ADVANCE.
Dog sex cancer's global march mapped in DNA.
There Are Whales Alive Today Who Were Born Before Moby Dick Was Written.
Giant tsunamis washed over ancient Mars.
Killer Nile crocodiles in Florida? Experts say it's possible.
Do women really go for ‘bad boys’? Here’s the science that settles the question.
What Science Says About the Bathroom Debate.
Hubble just captured one of the coolest photos of Mars ever taken.
Geology Is Breaking Apart Over When the Americas Came Together.
Science Fiction, Fantasy and Speculation!
Podcast: How to Win Games and Beat People
The 2015 Nebula Awards, the Bram Stoker Awards, the Eurovision Song Contest… and a bit about football.
The Many Faces Of “Rocky Horror’s” Dr. Frank-N-Furter, From Tim Curry To Laverne Cox.
Author Spotlight: Alyssa Wong.
Reviewer compares the DC movie with the gay porn parody, and you will probably not be surprised at the outcome: Batman v Superman vs Batman v Superman: A Gay Porn Parody.
This week in Writing
Keep your story promise: Establish theme early and stick with it..
PHOTOS: Lost Original “Rocky Horror” Polaroids Were Discovered In NYC Subway.
This Week in History
34 Vintage Ads That Prove The Good Old Days Weren't So Good.
Culture war news:
A Conservative Christian Politician Left the Porn Tabs Open on Screenshots He Posted to Facebook.
WHAT IS THE “VITO RUSSO TEST” AND WHY DOES IT MATTER TO LGBT FILM?
PORN-AGAIN CHRISTIANS: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A BIBLICAL LITERALIST LAUNCHES A SEX SITE?
Atoning For Daughter’s Satanic T-Shirt, Arizona Dad Sacrifices the Family Dog To God.
After Azealia Banks’ antigay rant and Twitter ban, Bette Midler acts important question.
Christian High School Says It Has the Right to Expel You if You Have a Gay Sibling at Home.
House Passes Defense Bill Allowing Discrimination Against LGBT Workers.
Gay Mormons, reparative therapy, and the safe spaces of conservative religion.
This week in Other Politics:
Donald Trump Is Not Expanding the GOP.
Donald Trump Refuses to Reveal His Tax Rate: 'It's None of Your Business'.
How Donald Trump Is Already Surrounding Himself With Fervent Homophobes.
House Dems Outraged After GOPers Switch Votes To Defeat LGBT Measure.
Sanders Camp Flirts with Going Full "Burn It Down".
Transgender Candidate Danni Askini Drops Out of State House Race. I was very sad last week to get the email from Danni saying she was dropping out of the race. But since she’s doing so to work on the fight against the anti-trans initiative headed for our ballot, I can’t fault her.
This Week in Misogyny
Until I was a man, I had no idea how good men had it at work.
Men Are Sabotaging The Online Reviews Of TV Shows Aimed At Women.
Farewells:
Comic book artist Darwyn Cooke dies at 53.
Morley Safer dies at 84: A reluctant voice on camera, he changed television news.
Things I wrote:
Weekend Update 5/14/2016: Molester going to prison.
Anti-trans bigot demonstrates that bullies are cowards… (duh!).
Who is excluding who, now?
Robots Aren’t People, Are They? – more of why I love sf/f.
Videos!
San Cisco - Fred Astaire:
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This insane and hilarious flashback to the 80s popped up on more than one spot this week and I couldn't resist posting: BOY TOWN GANG - Can't Take My Eyes Off You:
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We The Brave - Kiss:
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