Interesting Links for 17-10-2022

[andrewducker]

1. A lovely short story about a small God and their worshipper

(tags:short_story fantasy religion )

2. If you want a takedown of Rowling's latest transphobic nonsense...

(tags:jkrowling bigotry LGBT transgender Scotland )

3. Chaucer rape allegations: What the newly found British National Archives document tells us about Chaucer and Chaucer studies

(tags:academia RapeCulture rape history writing )

4. The man who wanted to touch the art

(tags:art touch painting )

5. A New Verse Translation of "Genesis 4" by Adam Roberts

(tags:Bible poetry translation )

6. Transgender MP accuses fellow Tories of weaponising trans issues in leadership race

(tags:lgbt transgender Conservatives politics )

7. A classical pianist plays Queen

(tags:Queen music piano video )

Comments

[cmcmck]

6. Well Truss is clearly a transphobe so this doesn't surprise me.

[andrewducker]

I'm not even convinced she's a real transphobe - I think she's willing to say anything that gets her closer to power. (Which makes her just as bad, of course)

[cmcmck]

Throughout her career she's come over with whatever she thinks will take her furthest.
The very worst sort of politician as she clearly doesn't care a jot what damage her comments do and most of the transphobic ones have been aimed at trans kids and their parents.

[andrewducker]

Yup! Throwing trans kids under the bus really isn't a good look.

[cmcmck]

Considerably worse looking that throwing your chancellor under one and that was bad enough!

[dewline]

Either of those situations is Horrific.

[simont]

#7: I particularly like the way that Tumblr prints "52,369 notes" below the video. I believe it!

[andrewducker]

Me too!

[bens_dad]

Is it just me, or does he deliberately look a bit like Freddie Mercury ?

[andrewducker]

I would, if I could!

[mellowtigger]

#1 That writing is really nice. It reminds me a lot of playing the original "Black & White", where you are a newly born god answering the plea for help by some needy mortal. The power you develop as a deity depends on how you (the player) decide to react to these needs. The interface wasn't always great, but that game tried some very original narrative stuff.

[melchar]

Very sweet and touching little story. Very glad to have read it.

[andrewducker]

I have fond memories of Black & White. It was great to see a game try new things, and stretch the boundaries of what you can do.

[mountainkiss]

That story made me cry a lot, which was exactly what I needed so thank you.

[andrewducker]

I am glad it was helpful. I hope you're doing okay.

[mountainkiss]

I am doing the-margin-is-too-small-to-contain-the-answer but am hopeful of better times ahead at some point.

[andrewducker]

*hug* I shall hope for you.

Any likelihood of you being North of the border any time soon?

[mountainkiss]

Maybe mid-January but there are many many moving parts.

[andrewducker]

I'll try not to win a referendum before then!