Here’s another round up of some interesting videos, articles, and blog posts that I’ve found over the last bit of time. As usual it covers a variety of topics and I tried to throw some lighthearted stuff in there as well but go into any of this knowing there’s a big content warning on most of this (can’t be helped):
- Gamesbeat – FBI arrests former Game of War developer for threatening to distribute trade secrets: http://bit.ly/1NLnBPp
- The Guardian – Anita Sarkeesian interview: ‘The word “troll” feels too childish. This is abuse’: http://bit.ly/1JAauwn
- TechCrunch – Getting Banned From The App Store Was The Best Thing That Happened To Us: http://tcrn.ch/1hS9Pxt
- NYT – Charges Brought Against 14-Year-Old Who Was Shot by Officers in Trenton: http://nyti.ms/1NWcEJY
- Superheroes in Racecars – Almost No One Sided with #GamerGate: A Research Paper on the Internet’s Reaction to Last Year’s Mob: http://bit.ly/1N0OGfX
- Everyday Feminism – Why These Common ‘Nice Guy’ Behaviors Are Actually Sexist Microaggressions: http://bit.ly/1L259vG
- GQ – An L.A. Cop Pressed His Gun Into the Chest of an Unarmed Man And Shot Him Through the Heart: http://gqm.ag/1MWCbjt Related: GQ – The Invisible Man: The End of A Black Life That Mattered: http://gqm.ag/1FhDcOL
- Offworld – No girl wins: three ways women unlearn their love of video games: http://bit.ly/1L25e2K
- Vox – From Gamergate to Cecil the lion: internet mob justice is out of control: http://bit.ly/1Xd0rog
- Spotted on FB – A Teacher’s Response: http://on.fb.me/1JLhd3F
- Tropes Vs Women In Video Games – Women As Reward (video): http://bit.ly/1UibDB4
- ModCloth Stands Up To Street Harassment With Hollaback (Video): http://bit.ly/1Xd0wrW
- NYT – The Importance of Recreational Math: http://nyti.ms/1KAT2F4
- Heart London – Unique Dance That Can Mess With Your Mind (Video): http://on.fb.me/1NWcUbT
- BuzzFeed – Rose McGowan Is Starting A Revolution: http://bzfd.it/1O6oVJJ
- NYT – 2 Outside Reviews Say Cleveland Officer Acted Reasonably in Shooting Tamir Rice, 12: http://nyti.ms/1KARYB7
- SoundCloud – Hell You Talmbout (Song): http://bit.ly/1N0OYDw
- HuffPo – Millionaires Don’t Use To-Do Lists (They Use This Instead): http://huff.to/1L25rTv
- Last Week Tonight With John Oliver – Televangelists (Video): http://bit.ly/1LSoeGx –Seriously, stick to the end.
- Doctor Who – Season 9 Trailer (Video): http://bit.ly/1JUp0Ri
- Newsweek – Ray Tensing, Former University Police Officer Indicted in Samuel DuBose Shooting, Pleads Not Guilty: http://bit.ly/1FhDJQD
- NYT – Emergency Declared in Ferguson After Shooting: http://nyti.ms/1ElelZL
- TPM – Police Union In Missouri Declares ‘Darren Wilson Day’ On Shooting Anniversary: http://bit.ly/1N0P8L2
- YouTube – Line of sleeping puppies (pugs) (Video): http://bit.ly/1fTHYLr
- NYT – Google Is Restructuring Under A New Company Called Alphabet: http://nyti.ms/1Tm1VaT
- Daily Kos – Psychologist openly admits he trains police officers to shoot first and ask questions later: http://bit.ly/1E4u5QV
- NYT – Can We End the Meditation Madness?: http://nyti.ms/1GtkJ7S
- Oregon Live – Intel will pay double bonus to employees who refer women, minorities and veterans: http://bit.ly/1eNIJ8p