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Queer Authors Withdraw From Writing Prize En Masse Over Inclusion of Self-Proclaimed TERF — Assigned A UK LGBTQ+ writing prize seems to be crumbling as the queer community protests the inclusion of an anti-trans writer on the long list. Trans prisoners in Georgia accuse the state of cruel and unusual...

Mass revolt from queer authors in the UK after a major LGBTQ+ writing prize longlisted a self-proclaimed TERF.

11 authors and 2 judges have withdrawn from the Polari Prize. One of those withdrawals, that of June Thomas, is newly confirmed by our reporter, @evanurquhart.bsky.social.

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„Þetta hefur verið minn raunveruleiki í meira en tíu ár í dag“ - RÚV.is „Ég er þannig gerð að ég er ekki að fara að láta þagga niður í mér og ýta mér út úr umræðunni,“ segir Sema Erla Serdaroglu. Um árabil hafi hún lifað við að lesa um sig ógeðfelld ummæli, fengið hótanir...

hrikalegt að lesa um áreitið sem Sema Erla verður fyrir dags daglega, en kemur því miður ekkert sérstaklega á óvart

That sounds fascinating. It also sounds like a parody, I had to check BoardGameGeek before I believed this was real.

Iceland Review had some kind of video campaign for Hafnarfjörður last week. I assume this is a failed experiment for that. This might end up being seen by more people than the actual videos, though. Everybody loves having their brains melt, after all.

Oh, I should check both of them out. I think I’ve heard of them, but “Richard Middleton” and “Margaret Irwin” belong to the class of names that’s impossible for me to remember, so I’m not sure. I see that his stories are on Gutenberg, so I’ll download them to my iPad for a suitably spooky evening.

Obscure early 20th century author, you say? Pray tell!

honestly "the chatbots are essentially the fae" would probably be better for normies as a mental model

Is the double L pronounced like it is in Spanish?

The original title for the Monty Python movie that eventually became Life of Brian was “Jesus Christ: Lust for Glory”.

Feeling a bit of hopelessness today. I always said I would proudly engage in malicious compliance if I was faced with a bathroom ban - following the law scrupulously even if it meant being beat up or arrested for "not" following it.

just from the headline and the venue I guessed correctly who wrote that

The cinematographer, Donald Peterman, was absolutely brilliant, but mostly worked in commercial fare. His two Oscars nominations were for Flashdance and a Star Trek movie, which were never going to be rewarded with an actual Oscar, so just the fact he got nominated for that is remarkable.

perish and publish

Kart over norge som viser hele norge, hele sverige og hele danmark som norsk territorium med feil navn på alle steder

Dette er generert av verktøyet som mange mennesker allerede bruker som oppslagsverk i det daglige, og som skal være en uerstattelig ressurs i det moderne arbeidslivet.

Be for Oslo, be for Vesiland, Innlandet, Innwlandet, Vestiguwd og Teiewark

Oh wait! It was shown on Icelandic state television a few days ago, which means I can stream it. I’ll try to watch it over the weekend. Thanks for this reminder, I wouldn’t’ve thought to check otherwise.

Kela yet to distribute 2025 baby boxes amid Finland's falling birth rate Kela is considering removing the year label from the maternity package while continuing annual updates, aiming to encourage families to accept whichever version is available.

from YLE News

A photo of a Finnish baby box, with several items visible, including a bib, towel, and a winter overall. Underneath there is the text: The 2025 baby box that no one in Finland has received yet. Image: Terhi Liimu / Yle

not for sale, baby box, unused

A map by Niccolo Zeno showing the North Atlantic. It includes several islands that don’t exist, including Estotiland, Icaria, Friesland and Podalida.

broke: the earth is flat
woke: frisland, estotiland, icaria and podalia are real
bespoke: iceland is fake

It was discussed a lot on Kermode and Mayo, I think it even got reviewed twice. It’s never showed up on a streaming service I have access to, but I’ve been intrigued by it for years now, so I’ll have to make more of an effort to find it.

This album was my introduction to Scritti Politti. Even though the early singles and EPs will probably always remain my favorite, Anomie & Bonhomie has a special place in my heart.

YouTube video by Caliggiasound80 U2 - Sweetest thing (1987)

Síðan spilaði útvarpsmaðurinn Sweetest Thing með U2, lag um það hve mikill skíthæll Bono hefur verið við konuna sína, en það sé í lagi vegna þess hve mikið hann elski hana. Sem er einmitt hvernig gagnkynhneigð ást er nýtt af feðraveldinu. Ég veit ekki hvort útvarpsmaðurinn hugsaði það eins. 2/2

Kvöldganga | Samþykktar ástir | Borgarbókasafnið Gengið um slóðir gagnkynhneigðar í bókmenntum

Brot úr 16233ja þætti Kári hugsar of mikið um tónlist:

Á Rás 2 var viðtal við Evu Rún Snorradóttur um kvöldgöngu hennar um samþykktar ástir, þ.e. gagnkynhneigðar og sís, sem ég sýti mikið að geta ekki mætt á. Viðtalinu lauk á hugleiðingu útvarpsmannsins um það hve ástin væri nú falleg. 1/2

and in a non-fiction book, even

It’s always good to have someone who hears your prayers, someone who cares.

And yeah, there’s just so much stuff and culture all over France, that it’s hard to document it all.

What a lovely and bizarre sight to stumble upon! You should write to a local library to see if they know something about it. I’m really curious to know more.

Thank you!

careful now, if you keep going down that road you’ll end up nailing 95 theses to the door of castle toadstool

Canonically, Mario is five foot one, and Peach is a foot taller.

Ungmennafélagið á Kópaskeri hét það, en það virðist ekki vera til lengur, ef ég skil þessa síðu rétt.

That sounds like something of a story.