Новости за 03.03.2021

Hello! Every week, our internet culture staff will discuss the world of streaming entertainment in this newsletter. In this edition:

WandaVision is an intricate exploration of grief through the lens of classic American sitcoms, which are both Wanda Maximoff’s coping mechanism and the way in which the alternate reality she creates is shaped. Full of classic sitcom tropes and mechanisms from everyone within the perimeter, it’s one of those mannerisms that’s become the subject of a new meme.

Commenters expressed concern for a TikToker's safety after she posted a video Sunday of her husband reacting to her dented car and wrote "he might kill me for posting this." The TikToker says her videos are just for "fun."

Analysis

Here's some news that will make you smile: A single dose of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine actually improves in its efficacy over time, meaning you're less likely to get a severe case of COVID-19 two months after you took it, than the week after you did.

That's great!

Here's some news related to that which might bring an even bigger smile on your face: The chart from the FDA displaying it looks like a dick.

https://www.twitter.com/JuliaLMarcus/status/1367159066531880961... Читать дальше...

Yet another "Karen" has gone viral after a Massachusetts woman was caught on camera admitting that she is a "KKK racist" while participating in what appears to be the smallest "Back the Blue" rally ever organized.

Comedian Chris D’Elia has been accused in a new lawsuit of soliciting pornography from a 17-year-old girl.

From our friends at Nautilus:

Gov, Greg Abbott (R-Texas) chose Texas Independence Day, March 2, to announce the end of the state’s mask mandate and a push to allow businesses to operate at 100% capacity. But many were immediately quick to criticize the move to end the Texas mask mandate, calling it irresponsible and expressing concern the move will reverse the state's improving COVID-19 numbers. 

Abbott announced his order to a mostly maskless audience of Lubbock Chamber of Commerce members. Читать дальше...

With Zack Snyder's Justice League due out in two weeks, the film's behind-the-scenes controversies show no sign of slowing down.

Twitter has failed to remove tweets calling for violence toward the LGBTQ community in Ghana following the closure of a civil rights center.

If there's one thing we can hold to be true, it's that any joy to be found on the internet can and will be endangered by sexist, cis, straight white men, sometimes of the incel variety, who lurk in places like 4chan and dank meme subreddits. Look no further than this "Milky Milky Warm and Tasty" meme, which has become a way for men to infantilize themselves while demeaning women on the internet for the crime of having breasts. This is exactly what happened to one New York Times columnist, who... Читать дальше...

An OnlyFans content creator said on TikTok that her “abusive ex” subscribed to her page, so she ratted him out to his wife.

Conservatives on Twitter on Tuesday bemoaned that famous children's author Dr. Seuss was "canceled" after a publisher announced it would cease publishing and licensing six books out of the author's vast catalog of work.

The FBI announced on Tuesday that it arrested a notorious white supremacist live streamer after conducting a raid on his Florida home.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Tuesday that the state would reopen and abandon its face mask mandate, despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, leading many to express their disgust with The Lone Star State.

A video making the rounds on social media shows fishermen verbally harassing a group of fellow fishermen with anti-black and homophobic slurs off the Florida coast.

I know you’ve had that fantasy. The one where you’re standing in line at the coffee shop before work and the barista meets your eye. One second you’re present, and the next you’re falling into a dream that ends up with him slipping you his number as he hands you your coffee, meeting up with him later that week for drinks, having the most wild sex you’ve ever had, and eventually kids.