Day: July 27, 2023

North Carolina tourist town weighing options to crack down on growing panhandling as tourism dips

4:16 pm July 27, 2023

A city in North Carolina is reportedly taking steps to crack down on panhandling amid public concern in the mountain town that relies heavily on tourism. The Asheville City Council Safety Committee, which is a subcommittee of the city council, has been weighing options to reduce the growing rate of panhandling by tweaking current laws […]

Dylan Mulvaney releases video reflecting on 500 days of ‘being a girl,’ shares ‘trans joy’ amid Bud backlash

4:10 pm July 27, 2023

Trangender activist Dylan Mulvaney released a video celebrating “500 days of being a girl” and discussing the “trauma” brought by the now-infamous Bud Light partnership. Mulvaney, 26, posted the video to social media on Wednesday. “Today, on [day] 500, is dedicated to my younger self who didn’t get to celebrate so many awesome discoveries because […]

Netflix faces backlash from actors, writers after posting AI job that pays up to $900K: ‘Turns my stomach’

4:04 pm July 27, 2023

Netflix is facing backlash from Hollywood actors and writers on strike after posting a Machine Learning product manager role that would pay up to $900,000 as the film industry continues to debate the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in moviemaking. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) have repeatedly voiced […]

Reddit user kicks daughter out of the house for not paying rent or finding a job, now feels ‘guilty’

4:02 pm July 27, 2023

A Reddit user is seeking advice after making her daughter move out of the family home due to the young woman’s lack of contribution to the household and lack of employment. Redditor “u/Dapper_End8304” took to the “Am I the a–hole” (AITA) subreddit on July 24 to ask if she and her husband were in the […]

‘Is God queer?’: University of Chicago offers ‘Queering God’ course to study reimagining of gender in theology

3:04 pm July 27, 2023

The University of Chicago’s 2023-2024 course catalog includes a religious studies course on “Queering God,” applying LGBTQ+ ideology to different religions and examining the ways gender is being reimagined in theology. “Can God be an ally in queer worldmaking? Is God queer? What does queerness have to do with Judaism, Christianity, or Islam? This course […]