Happy Monday. Here’s what we’re reading today:
• A massive earthquake in Nepal has left thousands of people dead and many more thousands homeless. As the Guardian reports, what the victims have in common is that they’re poor—they couldn’t afford to build homes that would withstand the quake. [Guardian]
• Reality TV star and Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner made national news over the weekend by coming out as transgender during an interview with Diane Sawyer. [Autostraddle]
• Eight women in Los Angeles are fasting to call attention to the national campaign to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. [Colorlines]
• The alleged rapist who spurred Columbia Unversity student Emma Sulkowicz’s “Carry That Weight” project is now suing the school for “failing to protect him from harassment.” [Feministing]
• Comedian Cecily Strong killed it at the White House Correspondents Dinner with jokes about reproductive rights and the absurdity of media reporting on Hillary Clinton’s outfits. [Vanity Fair]
• Check out this queer romantic short film project This Is You And Me. [Kickstarter]
• I loved this interview with current jazz musician José James about the music and radical legacy of Billie Holiday. [Latino USA]
What did we miss? Let us know in the comments.
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Ex Machina
Devan M. replied on
I'm very interested to read a review of the film Ex Machina from Bitch. Any word on when that might happen?
Thanks for the note!
Sarah Mirk replied on
Hi Devan,
Thanks for letting us know you'd like to read a review of this film. Actually, our reviewer is seeing it today—so expect a review soon! I'll post a link to it here when it's published, just to make sure you see it.
Glad to hear it! I saw it
Rosa Friedman replied on
Glad to hear it! I saw it yesterday and found it fascinating, can't wait to see what others thought!
Ex Machina review is up!
Sarah Mirk replied on
H! Since you were interested, we just published a review of Ex Machina today. Check it out.
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