Link Roundup: May 2020

Here are a few things that caught my eye in May 2020.

Though my own work is in Vancouver's animation industry, I'm broadly interested in all things feminist related to entertainment, art, literature, and STEM (you know, women's work). Here's just a few stories that I pondered last month.
Beaumaris Seascape c. 1925 by Clarice Beckett

Visible: Out on Television Delivers a Comprehensive Queer History Lesson:
The Apple TV+ docuseries is a powerful look at the importance of representation by Chelsea Steiner

Dinner Party for One: Cooking for Yourself in the Age of Social Distancing by Cynthia Greenlee

 Blind Job Applications Might Reduce Gender Bias and Discrimination, Research Finds by Fiona Pestana

 The Ms. Q&A: Susan Loewenberg on Feminism in the Theater by Fiona Pestana and Roxy Szal

 Where Are All the Women on the Autism Spectrum in Cinema? by Douglas Laman

 Did You Know That Dolly Parton Produced Buffy the Vampire Slayer? by Chelsea Steiner

 Amanda Leduc and Fantasy Authors Challenge the Trope of “Broken” Disabled People by Alaina Leary

 The Case Against Italicizing “Foreign” Words by Khairani Barokka

 Sustainable Influencers and the Problem with Trendy Environmentalism by Mary Retta

 Meet the Woman Pioneer Who Created Craft Coffee by Ashely Rodriguez

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