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io9Moviesio9 Discusses Todd Phillips’ Polarizing Joker, a Movie With Little to Say
What do you get when a multi-million dollar corporation decides to capitalize on one of its most popular characters by centering them in a movie that taps into conversations about white domestic terrorism in the United States, incels, and the ways in which folks with mental illnesses are often abandoned by society? You get films … Continued
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io9MoviesWarner Bros. Thinks a ‘Lot Has Been Said’ About Joker, So It’s Canceling Red Carpet Interviews [Updated]
While the larger conversation around Todd Phillips’ upcoming Joker film continues to intensify as people reflect on how the story’s depiction of a white domestic terrorist fits into our cultural landscape, Warner Bros. is attempting to take back some control of the narrative by barring print and broadcast press access to the red carpet of … Continued
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io9MoviesU.S. Military Issues Warning to Troops About Incel Violence at Joker Screenings [Updated]
The U.S. military has warned service members about the potential for a mass shooter at screenings of the Warner Bros. film Joker, which has sparked wide concerns from, among others, the families of those killed during the 2012 mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado. The U.S. Army confirmed on Tuesday that the warning was widely distributed … Continued
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io9MoviesTodd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix Really Want You to See Joker Before Passing Judgment [Updated]
When it was reported that Joaquin Phoenix was either unprepared or unwilling to answer a rather straightforward question about Joker’s depiction of domestic terrorism, it suggested the actor, and by extension the studio, might have been uninterested in really engaging with the heavy subject matter being presented. But now, Phoenix and director Todd Phillips have … Continued
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io9MoviesJoaquin Phoenix Couldn’t Answer the Most Obvious Question About Joker‘s Subject Matter
Because Todd Phillips’ Joker tells the relatively grounded story of a disaffected white man who goes on a terroristic rampage because he feels as if he’s been dealt a bad hand in life, there’s been an ongoing discussion about whether the movie has the potential to inspire certain viewers to model themselves (idealistically) after the … Continued
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Tech NewsHow Schools Are Being Designed to Minimize the Number of Deaths During a Mass Shooting
Lockdown drills have become the norm as schools across the U.S. are forced to grapple with the threat of potential mass shootings every single day. But these schools are also being designed in new ways to minimize the number of deaths during a mass shooting. And this segment from NBC News shows just how strange … Continued
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Tech NewsThe Plan to Use Fitbit Data to Stop Mass Shootings Is One of the Scariest Proposals Yet
In the aftermath of yet another mass shooting in America, loved ones grieve, gun control advocates call for common-sense reforms, and politicians suggest new “solutions” that won’t do anything about guns. These proposals frequently focus on mental health, but a new plan before the White House to monitor “neurobehavioral” predictors of violence isn’t just misguided, … Continued
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io9MoviesThe Hunt’s Director Says the Movie Was Never Meant to Divide Audiences
In the wake of three back-to-back mass shootings and criticism from Donald Trump, Universal ultimately decided to shelve Craig Zobel’s The Hunt. The film was obviously meant to provoke audiences by tapping into our current political climate, but in a new interview, Zobel explained how he never meant for the film to be anything other … Continued
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Tech News50 Dead and Dozens Wounded in New Zealand Terror Attacks That Were Livestreamed on Facebook [Updated]
At least 50 people are dead and dozens more have been seriously wounded during multiple terror attacks today in Christchurch, New Zealand. The attacker used several long guns to target Muslims at two mosques and had what police described as explosive devices. One series of attacks was livestreamed on Facebook for 17 minutes. Three people … Continued
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EartherEnvironmental JusticeLet’s Call Gang Violence What It Is: Pollution
Growing up in my predominantly black and Latino town of Uniondale on Long Island, “the outdoors” was never about being healthy. One of my clearest childhood memories involves a group of girls beating me up at a park because they confused me for someone else. As a teenager, parks were where kids went to shoot … Continued
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Tech NewsTexas Official Who Blamed School Shooting on Doors Now Also Blames Facebook and Video Games
Just hours after a 17-year-old killed 10 people at a high school in Texas on Friday, Dan Patrick, the Lt. Governor of Texas, said that maybe schools should have fewer entrances and exits. But yesterday he explained that there are a lot of other things to blame than just doors. For instance, Facebook, Twitter, and … Continued
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io9Books & Comics
Over 150 Comics Stars Will Contribute to Image Comics’ Vegas Shooting Anthology
In the wake of what is now the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history last October, Image Comics has announced a bumper anthology of comics about the trauma of gun violence in America—and with it, contributors from some of the biggest artists and writers in the comics industry like Gail Simone, Neil Gaiman, Kelly … Continued
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Tech News
The CDC May Finally Get Free Rein to Study Gun Violence
The government, after decades of resistance, is set to finally encourage the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study gun violence. And all it took was near constant mass shootings and the pressure of a federal shutdown. On Wednesday night, as reported by BuzzFeed News, two new provisions were added to a proposed bipartisan … Continued
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Tech News
Meet the 15-Year-Old Behind the Viral Campaign to End School Shootings
“I was only ten when it happened,” says Lane Murdock, a 15-year-old sophomore from Ridgefield, Connecticut. Her high school—suddenly ground zero for a national youth movement combating school gun violence—lies only 20 minutes south of Sandy Hook Elementary School. It was there, less than six years ago, that 20 children were gunned down, none more … Continued
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