Day: March 28, 2016

At BGN, ‘All the Pretty Mermaids: Racist Narratives in Entertainment for Children’

by Dark Matters • March 28, 2016

Click here to read Jahkotta Lewis’s article at Black Girl Nerds.

This is stomach-turning.

Feejee the mermaid in Season 2, Episode 3 of The Adventures of Puss in Boots

Feejee the mermaid in Season 2, Episode 3 of The Adventures of Puss in Boots

Al Jazeera to Cut 500 Jobs

by Dark Matters • March 28, 2016

Click here to go to Variety.com.

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Neko Atsume, a.k.a. Kitty Collector

by Dark Matters • March 28, 2016

LINK: This Japanese game about collecting cats is the antidote to Internet stress

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Gita Jackson: How ‘Dwarf Fortress’ personalizes fantasy gaming

by Dark Matters • March 28, 2016

Using tropes as a conduit for storytelling

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Dear White Authors: Our Fantasy Doesn’t Exist in a Vacuum

by Dark Matters • March 28, 2016

LINK: When narrative self-centeredness is a consequence of white supremacy.

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Facebook glitch pesters people about Pakistan explosion

by Dark Matters • March 28, 2016

LINK: Asking folks in US, UK and elsewhere if they’re okay after blast

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WonderCon 2016: Watch the New Trailer for James Wan’s ‘The Conjuring 2’

by Dark Matters • March 28, 2016

Check it out at Dailydead.com.