As a self-identified nerd, I have to disagree with this statement. The issue at hand here isn’t (just) that there are problematic nerds, it’s that there’s a vast community of untapped nerds (women, PoC, LGBTQ folks) that the industry isn’t making an active effort at reaching out to. Read more
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Charles Pulliam-Moore
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Charles Pulliam-Moore is an culture critic whose work centers fandom, pop culture, politics, race, and sexuality. He's also written for NPR, PBS Newshour, and Slate.
Oh, hello there. Read more
Why isn't this tagged under Arya? She's clearly an acolyte of the Faceless Men. Read more
I was just looking into Planet Fitness this afternoon after having left a ridiculously expensive gym here in D.C. I suppose there's some validity to the idea that the gyms are banking on you not using the facilities, but like...the onus is on you to get off your ass and get to it. Read more
To be honest though, I never really got the feeling that this movie was being marketed to anyone but non-white people. Throughout the film, the scenes all felt like teachable moments. Characters pontificating at each other rather than talking to one another. Read more
?uestlove is more non-Newtonian fluid than thick muscle, my friend. Read more