Adapting In SolidarityHow ‘The Last of Us’ TV Adaptation Elevates a Canonical Queer Storyline The third episode rewrites canon and upends the 'bury your gays' trope -- allowing humanity to shine through the bleakness. By Akankshya Bahinipaty
Designing With DisabilityLollapalooza’s Inadequate Accessibility Facilities Show the Need For Disability‑First Planning Lollapalooza India's accessibility facilities shows the need for disability-first design -- not only in festivals, but in all spheres of life. By Akankshya Bahinipaty
A Death to Remember‘The Last of Us’ Does a Familiar Disservice to Women in Dystopias Tess's death deviates from the game version in troubling ways -- serving as a successor to the 'fridging' trope in sci-fi. By Akankshya Bahinipaty
Big Tech Big ConsequencesMassive, Impersonal Tech Layoffs Show How “Good Jobs” Need Unions Too The scale and manner of layoffs across big tech break the myth of the "good job" -- and shows the precarity of tech workers in a recession. By Akankshya Bahinipaty
Tracking JusticeSpain to Allow Rape Survivors to Track Released Offenders The decision represents a key contention among feminists: can carceral approaches to gender-based violence help in the long term? By Akankshya Bahinipaty
Delivering DeathSwiggy Delivery Worker’s Death Prompts Action Against Pet Owners – But Lack of Labor Protections Remains Unaddressed Gig workers aren't classified as employees -- and remain in limbo when it comes to labor protections. Platform apps thus remain unaccountable. By Akankshya Bahinipaty
Internet UnfreedomAaron Swartz, Who Championed a Free Internet, Died by Suicide 10 Years Ago. His Legacy Remains Vital. Aaron Swartz stood for a free and open internet. 10 years after his death by suicide, his legacy remains more important than ever. By Akankshya Bahinipaty
Saffron RainbowRSS Chief Endorses LGBTQ Rights. Here’s Why It Rings Hollow. The RSS has had a contradictory stance on queer rights -- showing how the use of progressive ideas can couch bigotry. By Akankshya Bahinipaty
