Image: My Dreamlight Valley avatar has a chat with the Fairy Godmother from Cinderella.
In today’s story on Medium, I discuss the absence of Black characters from the game Disney Dreamlight Valley.
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Why Billy Joel’s New Deepfake Video Makes Me Sad
Image: Billy Joel performing at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in 2017. Photo by slgckgc, CC BY 2.0.
In today’s story on Medium, I react to the AI technology used in the music video for Billy Joel’s first new song in 17 years, “Turn the Lights Back On”.
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My Mac Memories
Image: With Leo Laporte at the 2008 Macworld Expo. This was before my gender transition, when I still had hair!
In today’s story on Medium, I celebrate the 40th birthday of the Apple Macintosh computer with memories of my Mac use over the decades.
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Ode to Indie Games
Image: My Steam Year in Review 2023.
In today’s story on Medium, I review what I love about my most-played games of the year: Terraria, Stardew Valley, and Oxygen Not Included.
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Commemorating Black Brilliance on Wikipedia
Image: Side-by-side photos of Richard Hunt, Andre Braugher, and Grace Bumbry.
In today’s story on Medium, I write about my volunteer work on the Wikipedia articles of three Black artists who died in 2023: Actor Andre Braugher, opera singer Grace Bumbry, and sculptor Richard Hunt.
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My Black Transition: Ten Years On
Image: Headshot of Pax Ahimsa Gethen, by Gwen Park.
In today’s story on Medium, I discuss how a decade of gender transition has opened my eyes to injustice.
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Thoughts on the Death of Kissinger
Image: Henry Kissinger speaking at the LBJ Presidential Library in 2016.
In today’s story on Medium, I share my thoughts on the death of Henry Kissinger.
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On Ad Blockers, Paywalls, and Entitlement
Image: YouTube “play” logo with the Ad Block “hand” logo superimposed.
In today’s story on Medium, I question the demand for unlimited free online content.
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House Speaker Election Continues America’s Slide Into Theocracy
Image: Official government portrait of Mike Johnson superimposed over a photo of a Bible.
In today’s story on Medium, I write about the Christian bigotry of House Speaker Mike Johnson and the Republican Party members who elected him.
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Children and War Crimes
Image: Two children with a machine gun.
In today’s story on Medium, I share my views as a pacifist on the Israel-Hamas war.
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