A 19-year-old, transgender, woman of color is the latest transgender teenager to take her own life. We will never forget Melonie Rose #MelonieRose.
Comic creators are leading the way in creative fields by offering a more diverse playing field for characters with disabilities. When it comes to disability, they are creating characters that are powerful, but still have disabilities.
The Schwarzschild Radius is definitely a book that’s not going to be for everyone, but if you like suspenseful stories, and can handle the subject matter, I say give this book a read.
The films A Beautiful Mind and Girl Interrupted both deal with the idea of mental illness, but they do it in different styles. This critique looks at what these films tell society about the mentally ill.
Birdman is entertaining for the acting. While there are some amusing parts, the film is rather self-indulgent. It is worth watching, at least once, for Keaton and Norton, but it’s kind of a train wreck, beyond their performances.
We cannot deny that the game industry needs to improve and include better diversity options for characters. However, one group goes largely ignored. Where are the gimpy video game characters?
Cold Hillside offers an entertaining read, despite being fairly predictable. If you want to be surprised, this won’t do it, but it’s still worth the read if you’re a fan of fantasy.
Girls is one of those shows that works for a certain group of people. If you don’t mind clunky dialogue, lack of authenticity, and subpar storytelling you might really get into this. Oh, and if you don’t want to spring for HBO you can always just watch Tiny Furniture it’s pretty much the same thing.
The team behind the Gamer Accessibility Guidelines offer some information about their project and the future for gamers with disabilities.