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What happens when you try to give your children gender parity in their books, but have trouble finding enough female protagonists? [Writer Unboxed]
Here’s an augmented reality, Pokemon Go-style game for horror fans. [Pop Horror]
A prominent character in Bojack Horseman is currently coming to terms with his asexuality, a meaningful development for many viewers. [The Mary Sue]
It seems like the people behind Bojack Horseman are good folk, generally. Via the AV Club, creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg tweeted a heartbreaking ode to Marge Simpson, and producer/production designer Lisa Hanawalt animated Tegan and Sara’s beautiful new music video.
“I’m a fifteen year old girl. Here’s why I’m worried about Marvel’s new Iron Man.” [Gradient]
An intrepid Huffington Post writer finally, once and for all, tracked down Carmen Sandiego.
For all your internet witch needs, there’s the new Digital Coven at your disposal.
Fusion has good things to say about Stranger Things‘s Nancy, who gets forgotten between Winona Ryder’s beautiful performance and cult favourite Barb, but is a wonderful, subtle subversion of horror movie final girls.
Mashable has some pretty strong objections to how the women of the Harry Potter universe, characters we know and love, are portrayed in The Cursed Child.
“Steven Universe made me gay.” [The Establishment]

Image from “Hang on to the Night,” by Tegan and Sara

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The above picture perfectly illustrates how the new Ghostbusters is ruining childhoods. [Buzzfeed]
Here is a list of fake Emmys Jessica Jones should win. I would also like the show to win some real ones, too. [Buzzfeed]
Pokémon Go has become a bit of a sensation, and it’s already having a positive effect on the mental health of players. [ATTN:]
That being said, this piece by Omari Akil reminds us that with all the brutality and murder the Black community is facing at the hands of the police, even playing a mobile game can have potentially fatal consequences. [Medium]
“12 tips for seducing someone who identifies as a witch.” [Autostraddle]
Noma Dumezweni and Emma Watson met recently, and I’m definitely not tearing up at the prospect of having twice as much Hermione to love. [Buzzfeed]
The new Iron Man is a black teen girl who sounds like a total fucking badass, and is smarter than Tony Stark. [Time]
Autostraddle knows what I like: “are these 15 storylines too gay for my D&D campaign?”
If you’re in Montreal, the Musée d’art contemporain is currently hosting a series of multimedia projects by Lizzie Fitch and Ryan Trecartin that explore, in oversaturated, overproduced, surrealist excess, futurism, performance, gender, academia, posthumanism, and pop culture. One of the films, Center Jenny, is also available online.
Disney’s first Latinx princess is Elena and she seems chill af. [We Are Mitú]
Underwritten Female Character: The Movie.

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