Exposing a global 'rape academy.'
A months-long CNN investigation uncovers a hidden network of men encouraging each other to drug and assault their partners, and swap tips on how to get away with it.
New from CNN's Saskya Vandoorne, Niamh Kennedy and Kara Fox.
edition.cnn.com/interactive/...
Valentina Sgro and Todd Vaziri talk about why misinformation about digital visual effects is so bizarre and hurtful, for World VFX Day.
our full 48 minute discussion:
youtu.be/8hHWUslmz5Y?...
Drop your crime-fighting Catholics:
It has always been interesting to consider why US companies do not push for universal healthcare. This makes clear that for the ruling class, control over workers takes precedent over profit. Tethering healthcare to employment forces people to stay in situations they would otherwise contest or exit.
I didn't know if it's true that one uses different parts of one's brain, but I do know reading what I wrote aloud catches a whole bunch of simple grammar and copy-edit errors, and it's a practice I recommend for every writer.
Our for-profit healthcare system is not only amoral, it is bad for the economy.
Turns out all you have to do is actually do the thing! What a concept!
Oh no that's terrible. Yeah my dad had to be on intravenous antibiotics for weeks. If it hadn't been caught when it was, he probably would have developed encephalitis as well.
My dad got a case of Lyme that spread to his brain/spinal fluid and he was left with permanent neurological deficits from it. A lot of people don't realize just how serious this disease can be. A vaccine would be wonderful news. (What happened to him is just one reason I am Against Lawns.)
This is a hard story to read. Imagine being asked to ignore a dead coworker to maintain productivity that further enriches shareholders.
What would that do to your mental health? How could you return to work the next day?
The human costs of our late-stage capitalist economy are all too real.
You know what would also help her afford her husband's cancer treatments? UNIVERSAL FUCKING HEALTH CARE JESUS FUCKING CHRIST HOW IS THIS GODDAMN COUNTRY STILL LIKE THIS MAYBE GRANDMA SHOULDN"T HAVE TO DELIVER FOOD LIKE A TEENAGER IF WE HAD A DECENT FUCKING SOCIETY!!!!!!!!!!
"Ghokhale said Editrix.ai has reached a point where AI handles 95% to 97% of mechanical editing—tasks like comma placement and em-dash consistency—freeing editors to focus on judgment and craft." Yes, it's commas and em-dashes that bog down all my time as an editor.
AI is the great publishing leveler because it helps ladies do hard stuff, like math! - my takeaway from the end of this piece
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
This is fucking awful
In the past month I have met two different people who thought the Star Wars films were based on books, that books came first. Has anyone else encountered this?? It also feels like a sad commentary on Hollywood's lack of original ideas, an assumption that books must be the source material.
A lot of the time it's because we want a completely new voice, in fact!
Bees are small, fragile, and easily overlooked. And yet, in their heavy pollen-laden wings, they hold something of the planet's balance. With every flight, with every touch of the petals, the bee gathers not only nectar—it gathers life, color, hope.
This pleases me. :)
I love that by the end he’s asking her to be his Ed McMahon.
A man in a button down shirt and blazer in front of of a wall of posters and signs
Ezra Levin from Indivisible on Rachel Maddow with a poster behind him that says “We have friends everywhere.”
Carrie Fisher holding her hand to her face with a mischievous grin and eyes darted off to the side.
Also.... this cutie. I miss her.
Saw that Arsenio Hall has a memoir out and it made me wonder if the time Carrie Fisher was on his show is on YouTube and of course it is. It's a classic. If you are a young'un who's never seen this, here you go. Uh, be warned it's mostly about sex though. ;)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OtT...
Two framed artworks of Star Wars pilots -- a New Republic pilot climbing into her X-wing with her squadron in the background, and an Imperial pilot climbing into a TIE fighter, also backed by his squadron. The artworks are resting on top of a grey marble fireplace.
A long time ago, in a mailroom far, far away... we received some amazing #StarWarsSquadrons fanart from @jakebartok.bsky.social. After much time and many adventures, they have finally found a safe spot in Motive's game room above the fireplace 💙
Cover of Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures--Pathfinders issue #1, illustrated by Jake Bartok
Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures--Pathfinders begins this week with issue #1! Details: https://bit.ly/4kzjoSz
From the team of @georgemann.bsky.social, Partha Pratim, Jagdish Kumar, @atiyehcolors.bsky.social, and @comicraft1992.bsky.social, with cover from @jakebartok.bsky.social
Elizabeth Banks
Cool, thanks for letting me know about this!
Glad to hear it.
