Peter Wong
@pwongview.bsky.social
Reviews films for the Beyond Chron website plus writes about films and streaming for the Broke-Ass Stuart website
If @scalzi.com knows a gamer who wants to help out videogame workers socked by the recent layoffs... 48hills.org/2026/08/as-w...
As wider layoffs hit, videogame workers union launches hardship fund - 48 hills
UVH-CWA aid initiative and innovative Necrosoft bundle aim to support affected workers from indie orgs and big corps.
48hills.org
A new series that @charliejane.bsky.social and @annaleen.bsky.social should add to their Amazon viewing queue? www.autostraddle.com/watching-ste...
Watching 'Sterling Point' Feels Like Going To a Super Gay Summer Camp
When she gets to the Canadian island she has inherited, Annie meets the local teens, who happen to be a fun and vibrant group of mostly queer people.
autostraddle.com
ICYMI, there's a transgender actor in "Spider-Man: Brand New Day." @charliejane.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social @transgenderreport.com www.them.us/entertainmen...
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Is the Second Box-Office Smash of the Year With a Trans Actor
Maikol Roque plays EJ, the son of a police detective, in the Spidey sequel.
them.us
Quelle surprise! A new thing about puberty blockers that transphobes lie about. @transgenderreport.com www.them.us/answers-and-...
Transphobes Claim Puberty Blockers Ruin Bone Density Forever. A New Study Says Otherwise
Scientists found “at most a modest and uncertain shortfall in catch-up rather than a demonstrated persistent deficit.”
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Paul, Weiss pays openly trans attorney who worked on Edith Windsor case millions to leave firm. @transgenderreport.com @erininthemorning.com abovethelaw.com/2026/08/paul...
Paul, Weiss's Multimillion-Dollar Secret Deal To Get Its First Openly Trans Partner Out Of The Firm - Above the Law
Scott Barshay reportedly thought a transgender lawyer would spook clients. The firm's fix, per the New York Times, was to buy silence.
abovethelaw.com
If @charliejane.bsky.social and @annaleen.bsky.social might want to look at Athina Rachel Tsangari’s “Chevalier.” Half a dozen guys on a yacht decide to play a game where they judge each other on who’s the best at everything. Anything from snoring to penis size becomes grist for judgment.
Nearing the end of "Lessons" and wondering @charliejane.bsky.social whether Serena's ex-law firm colleague ratted out Mae to McAllister Bushwick or was somehow in league with him.
Feeling @charliejane.bsky.social and @annaleen.bsky.social may be interested in this. lithub.com/organized-re...
Organized Rebellion: How Nightlife Evolved Throughout the Ages
There are times in a person’s life when the end of the week brings a welcome flurry of messages or phone calls: about parties, club nights, secret gigs, off-beat theatre shows, or just a cheesy but…
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@charliejane.bsky.social Jamie's stories of 18th century hussies now makes me eager to get to the appendix to see just how many of these women actually existed.
Now at @brokeassstuart.bsky.social: preview of the new @lionsgate.com distributed tale "Splash City." It uses the world of bipping to provide a portrait of San Francisco that isn't often seen in other S.F.-set films. brokeassstuart.com/p/new-post-b... #filmsky
Bipping Gets First Cinematic Moment With Locally-Made "Splash City"
“Bipping,” for those unfamiliar with the term, can be described as a “ninja-style car smash and grab.” The perp silently breaks in the window of a car or other vehicle and quickly steals as many valu...
brokeassstuart.com
Bummer. The Hawkgirl story in the "Hawk-girl Summer" special is not written by @planetx.bsky.social.
TV's boldest, queerest new show is hiding in plain sight - Queerty www.queerty.com/tvs-boldest-... @charliejane.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social
TV's boldest, queerest new show is hiding in plain sight - Queerty
It's like Killing Eve, with a twist!
queerty.com
Why Funshine Bear of the Care Bears is the 2026 version of The Teletubbies' Tinky Winky. @charliejane.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social @transgenderreport.com www.them.us/culture/care...
Conservatives Enraged by the Idea That Care Bears — Fictional, Pastel-Colored Magic Beings — Could Be Trans
In today’s edition of “dumb stuff that conservatives are mad about for some reason,” the right-wing media has descended on a single random blog post.
them.us
Stefanie Dolson shows she has the trans community's backs. @charliejane.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social @transgenderreport.com www.them.us/news/sophie-...
Seattle Storm’s Stefanie Dolson Stands Up for Trans Rights as Sophie Cunningham Rally Flops
On Tuesday night, the Seattle Storm posted photos to Instagram showing Dolson wearing a “Trans Rights Are Human Rights” T-shirt.
them.us
Now available: the posthumous poetry collection of trans punk icon Bambi Lake. @transgenderreport.com 48hills.org/2026/07/devo...
Devouring the indomitable spirit of Bambi Lake - 48 hills
Posthumous poetry collection from often abrasive, endlessly creative trans punk icon celebrates a life led 'too soon.'
48hills.org
Responding to jerks who act as if being compared to a trans woman was the worst thing in the world. open.substack.com/pub/readtpa/... @charliejane.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social @transgenderreport.com
The Punchline
Dylan Mulvaney did nothing wrong. That's the point.
open.substack.com
Why the Orange Fasicst's recent sliming of Dylan Mulvaney is as limp as his penis. @transgenderreport.com www.them.us/politics/tru...
Trump’s Dylan Mulvaney Jokes Are Almost as Tired as He Is
The president’s repeated attempts to compare Kaitlan Collins to Dylan Mulvaney are falling flat.
them.us
Now at the @beyondchron.bsky.social website: wrapup reviews from this year’s #SFJFF featuring a look at Hollywood’s checkered depictions of abortion and three meditations on the intersections between war and pop culture. #filmsky #filmfestivals tinyurl.com/5x8wjsd3
Wrapup Reviews From 46th SF Jewish Film Festival - Beyond Chron
As the powerful, infuriating, and yet hopeful documentary “Hollywood Does Abortion” shows, American film and television decisionmakers generally round-filed the Spider-Man memo (“With great power come...
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Flock Camera Data Lives in Top-Secret Data Centers open.substack.com/pub/dissenti... #NoKings #Indivisible
Flock Camera Data Lives in Top-Secret Data Centers
The governments surveillance data is stored in top-secret data centers that require you to take a lie detector test and get SCI clearance before employment.
open.substack.com
Another for the @planetx.bsky.social office hours: The first four Nancy Drew books have entered the public domain. A generous publisher has greenlit you to update the stories for the 21st century. How would you make such an adaptation queer-friendly?
Wow. When @charliejane.bsky.social puts Jamie through the emotional wringer, she doesn't f**k around. Will need to keep turning pages to find out how much of Jamie's problems are self-inflicted.
If @gregrucka.com or @gailsimone.bsky.social knows a performing artist or two who's willing to take part in this survey on AI's impact on performing artists... survey.alchemer.com/s3/8855295/3...
GenAI Usage in the Performing Arts
survey.alchemer.com
If @charliejane.bsky.social or @annaleen.bsky.social knows a performing artist or two who wants to take part in this survey on how AI has impacted performing artists... survey.alchemer.com/s3/8855295/3...
GenAI Usage in the Performing Arts
survey.alchemer.com
The Heart of America Still Beats for Connection washingtonmonthly.com/2026/07/22/t... @markwaid.bsky.social @kurtbusiek.bsky.social
The Heart of America Still Beats for Connection
The annual Heart of America Survey shows Americans worrying about economic pressure and craving leaders who end polarization.
washingtonmonthly.com
Fast question for @planetx.bsky.social re: the Themyscira sequence in “Dream Girls”: was the Amazon who distracted Taylor another of her old college girlfriends?
Thinking @charliejane.bsky.social and @annaleen.bsky.social might like to hear about Jimothy the Raccoon. hyperallergic.com/how-jimothy-...
How Jimothy the Raccoon Became a Hero of the Misfits
The short-spined Seattle animal with an unfettered spirit has been honored in fan art, tattoos, and murals.
hyperallergic.com
Taylor Farms, the lettuce supplier at the center of our explosive diarrhea outbreak, has spent millions to oppose food regulation and elect Donald Trump and other MAGA Republicans:
Taylor Farms Spent Big on MAGA and Anti-Regulatory Lobbying Before Diarrhea Outbreak
The company donated more than $3.6 million to conservative groups between 2020 and 2025, including $1 million to the MAGA Inc. super PAC.
wired.com
