My thoughts as a Tolkien nerd on Amazon’s epic first season in Middle Earth I liked Amazon’s “The Rings of Power,” an ambitious show produced for Amazon Prime, though not as much as I would have liked to have like it. …

I recently had a chance to catch up with Overwatch content creator SVB to talk about the launch of Overwatch 2 — Anyone who knows me understands how obsessed I am with Overwatch. And certainly anyone who follows my Medium page here is probably confused why this trans writer who has written award winning work on the trans rights movement is always writing about this game. I came back to Overwatch after…

With the launch of Overwatch 2 and the game’s new 5 vs 5 format, many words have been written on the various platforms of the internet complaining about the support role. …

An 8 year old in Texas was struck and killed this week and police blamed the kid for “riding in an area that isn’t safe for pedestrians or people riding bikes” — According to a KHOU report, an 8 year old child was riding his bike near his home in the Houston area when he was struck and killed by a driver. The media report said that police claimed the boy was riding in an area not safe for bicycling or pedestrians.

A prominent gender critical activist is currently raging against a cartoon alien library mascot, demanding to know how it fucks and she’s asking in the name of children’s safety — Hertfordshire, UK’s library system probably didn’t expect to land itself in international news this week after releasing a new children’s story time mascot, a little blue alien named Tala. But a collection of gender critical internet obsessives lost their minds that the new mascot has they/them pronouns.

The role has changed in the new Overwatch sequel, but your ability to carry is easier now — Overwatch is a unique game that includes elements of MMOs to produce perhaps the most complex first person shooter in modern gaming. Next week, the game’s developer, Activision Blizzard, will release its long awaited sequel, Overwatch 2. The sequel will feature a 5v5 PvP format with one tank, two damage…

A Q&A with journalist Frankie de la Cretaz — I recently binge-watched the new Amazon Prime show “A League of their Own” and loved it. …

Social media propagandists won’t rest until a doctor or other healthcare worker dies over trans health — Late last week, I wrote for MSNBC about how right wing media propagandists drove a social media hate mob at Boston Children’s Hospital over its youth transgender care program. Last week, employees at the hospital were warned to take special care when entering and exiting the building, and hired extra…

Seemingly every town and city in North America has one of these roads. Four or six lanes across, the road is lined with everything from self storage units, to car dealerships, to drive thru fast food. …