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Should Jacob Elordi Play Heathcliff? Why the ‘Wuthering Heights’ Casting Is So Controversial, According to Literary Experts and More Why Jacob Elordi's Heathcliff casting in Emerald Fennell's "Wuthering Heights" is controversial, explained by literary experts and more.

Really enjoyed speaking to @variety.com about the public response to recent casting decisions. I emphasize that these are not one-off responses to individual actors or characters, but instead a cumulative response to decades of erasure.

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Between Stereotypes and Specificity: 4 Takeaways From This Report on Latino Representation Last week, my colleagues and I released a new research report examining Latino representation among the top 20 shows on broadcast television.

And a substack summary available here: substack.com/@sorayagiacc...

Amazing! Would love to hear your students thoughts! The full report is here: learcenter.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/LearCenter_P...

Latino Characters Make Up Only 6% of Broadcast TV Roles, USC Study Finds: ‘It’s Symbolic Annihilation’ | Exclusive Among all 69 Latino characters in the sample, more than 25% were portrayed as criminals on screen, according to the USC Norman Lear Center

So excited to have launched my latest research on Latino representation alongside this exclusive from @thewrap.com. Interested in reading but don’t have access? DM me!

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Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.

I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.

He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...

so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining

CNN. The initial report, also called a bulletin, typically include all information gathered in an investigation so that agents anywhere will know what is being collected - but the information is not always correct. The ATF bulletin said that agents found engravings that they interpreted as "expressing transgender and anti-fascist ideology" on ammunition inside a weapon believed to have been used in the murder of Kirk. Two law enforcement sources told CNN that agents quickly ran an initial search on one of the markings, including a series of arrows, which analysts initially interpreted to be a connection to the transgender community. That information remains unverified and is still being investigated.

The markings that supposedly expressed “transgender ideology” were………..a series of arrows.

In rare interviews, federal judges criticize Supreme Court's handling of Trump cases Ten judges tell NBC News the Supreme Court needs to explain its rulings better, with some urging Chief Justice John Roberts to do more to defend the judiciary against external criticism.

🚨EXCLUSIVE:

Federal judges tell NBC News the Supreme Court has got to do a better job of explaining emergency rulings, with frequent decisions in favor of Trump at least appearing to validate harsh criticism of the judiciary at a time of rising threats:

www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

Nearly Half of Latinos Say the American Dream Is Slipping Away The 2025 Hispanic Sentiment Study released this past Saturday noted that more than 48% of Latinos believe that the American Dream “is either disappearing or no longer exists,” a 13-point increase from...

The August 18 edition of @thelatinonewsletter.org is by @julito77.bsky.social

Nearly Half of Latinos Say the American Dream Is Slipping Away

Hispanic Sentiment Study reveals a decline in optimism, eroding trust, and a widening gap between Latino influence and recognition

extremely, EXTREMELY odd and misguided to pin this piece on THE HUNTING WIVES, which is a very clear ~satire~ of anti-woke groupthink and actually a soapy, queer thriller with a female showrunner & all female directors (including cheryl dunye), but not mention the taylor sheridan TV universe once.

This part —> “May I never be such a willing accomplice in my own doing.”

NYC Mass Shooting Was Nearly Impossible to Prevent, Experts Say

Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.

‘Los Angeles Is for Everyone,’ ‘Pay Us What You Owe Us’: The Long History of Women Athletes Leading the Resistance From protest shirts reading “Immigrant City FC,” to the rallying cry “Pay Us What You Owe Us” at the WNBA All-Star Game, women athletes today are continuing a long legacy of using sports as a platform...

Women’s sports, especially these sorts of sports moments, don’t just entertain. They draw us into larger social movements.

“And I believe that every individual, and especially people of color, who so often have their existences defined by the standards of a white majority (recall, for example, the one-drop rule), should be able to identify as they see fit.”

Paramount to Pay Trump $16 Million to Settle ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit President Trump sued Paramount over a “60 Minutes” interview with his opponent, former Vice President Kamala Harris.

Breaking News: Paramount agreed to pay President Trump $16 million to settle his lawsuit over a “60 Minutes” interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris.

What History Tells Us to Expect From Trump’s Escalation in Los Angeles Protests Since the 1960s, studies have shown that heavy-handed policing and militarized responses tend to make protests more volatile — not less.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has said deploying the National Guard is "purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions."

There’s a substantial amount of social science backing up Newsom’s suggestion.

Opinion | The Police Are Rioting. We Need to Talk About It. (Published 2020)

Just bringing this one from @jamellebouie.net in 2020 back (gift link)

Musk throwing out Trump’s history of sexual violence is just another example of a man objectifying survivors for his own political gain.

The only time any of these men think rape is wrong is when they suspect taking that stance will give them a competitive edge over another man.

May she Rest in Power.

Your periodic reminder that one way to think about privilege is: who's allowed to make mistakes?

Harvard will not comply.

“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.”
— Harvard President Alan M. Garber

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

a man in a white shirt is making a funny face with his mouth open and his arms outstretched . Alt: guy jokingly pretending to kill himself

this is how the american economy is going to work for AT LEAST two entire years

New York Times headline reading "New York says it does not intend to comply with D.E.I. order on schools"

Elementary school principals going where university presidents fear to tread...

💥 👊🏽 gen z roasts are the best.

When scholars of authoritarianism and fascism leave U.S. universities because of the deteriorating political situation here, we should really worry.

“The ecosystem of research and the creation of new knowledge in universities has been so powerful for American prosperity, American freedom, American ingenuity. To have that disrupted by government overreach is a disaster for this country.” —Wesleyan University President Michael Roth on
@msnbc.com

Why parents of ‘twice-exceptional’ children choose homeschooling over public school A better understanding of why parents of children with special needs choose homeschooling can provide insights to help improve public schools.

Why parents of ‘twice-exceptional’ children choose homeschooling over public school

Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them WASHINGTON—With the elected officials trying their hardest not to move a muscle, reports confirmed Monday that top Democratic leaders in Congress were standing real still in hopes that the American pe...

Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them