#metoo

The only fortunate side to this is that this monster is still in #prison where he belongs. He won't be getting out until 2038 based on his conviction in LA. #MeToo

https://apnews.com/article/weinstein-metoo-appeal-ed29faeec862abf0c071e8bd3574c4a3

New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/weinstein-metoo-appeal-ed29faeec862abf0c071e8bd3574c4a3
http://www.memeorandum.com/240425/p20#a240425p20

Judith Godrèche aux Césars : "Je parle mais je ne vous entends pas. Où êtes-vous ? Que dites-vous ? (...) La vérité ne fait pas mal. C’est tellement rien comparé à 45 prises, avec deux mains dégueulasses sur mes seins de 15 ans". Silence de mort dans la salle... "Mon passé, c’est aussi le présent des 2 000 personnes qui m’ont envoyé leur témoignage en quatre jours…". Le metoo de la "grande famille" du cinéma ne fait que commencer...

#Politique #JudithGodreche #Metoo #Cinema #VSS #Cesars

Un petit livre qui zigzague sciemment entre mathématiques, souvenirs politiques parfois impressionnants (Michel Broué a joué un grand rôle dans la libération de prisonniers politiques scientifiques), coups de gueule souvent touchants (pour #Metoo et Mediapart, contre l'islamophobie, Allègre et Raoult). La plume est plutôt vive et rend bien compte du ton et des engagements de celui qu'un article de Libé (ou était-ce Le Monde?) qualifiait, dans les années 90, de « sympathique moustachu ».

Disclaimer: l'auteur m'a offert son livre!

The Way Out is an interestingly plotted science fiction story which explores a number of present-day political and cultural issues by having an astronaut crew from the year 2025 vanish into a black hole and unexpectedly return some forty years in the future. I loved the interview format that the authors chose as a way to present their multi-viewpoint narrative and felt this worked brilliantly, especially over the first two-thirds of the book. We readers get different perspectives from each character with the switches nicely timed to heighten tension.

Despite outer space travel being such an essential element of the story, there isn't much deep physics theory to contend with (for which I was grateful!) as The Way Out focuses more strongly on a mixed bunch of philosophical issues - gender roles, racism, GMO crops, personal autonomy, and 'the greater good' concept to name just a few. I did sometimes find all the philosophising got a bit much, but this was mostly in the later chapters when the earlier exciting pace slowed. Jensen references current and recent preoccupations such as #MeToo and the Covid pandemic in his historical timeline which made The Way Out feel particularly timely now, however I'm not sure how well that aspect might date in the coming years. The overturning of Roe vs Wade, for example, already jars with one chapter. The Way Out is very much the first part of a duology too so I was a little disappointed not to have more of a self-contained novel. There is a sense of closure, but with lots of threads left open in a 'to be continued' kind of way.

I did enjoy The Way Out. I feel it's more of a science fiction adventure tale than a sciencey scifi story and, while being an entertaining read, it raises some thought-provoking questions about Western society today and how future generations might view us.

"Le président devrait fermer sa gueule". L'actrice Anouk Grinberg explose Macron sur son soutien à Depardieu dans C à vous sur France 5. La séquence, initialement postée par le CM de l'émission sur le compte X de la chaîne, a été supprimée mais reste visible dans le replay de l'émission.

#Politique #AnoukGrinberg #Depardieu #VSS #Cinema #Metoo

Interesting take on the 25th anniversary of the release of Bridget Jones's Diary (via @nytimes )

#reading #feminism #fiction #metoo #bookstodon @bookstodon

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/books/review/bridget-joness-diary-helen-fielding.html?smid=url-share

A journalist is writing a story about the trend I've talked about before -- defamation threats and lawsuits against women telling #metoo type stories of their experiences.

The journalist is interested in talking to people who've received such threats. If anyone is interested email me. I can put you together with the journalist. I've talked to her and she's serious about the story and has a good outlet for it.