Gov. DeSantis Clears Way to Revoke Disney’s Special District in Florida
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Gov. DeSantis Clears Way to Revoke Disney’s Special District in Florida

In a move widely seen as retaliation, Gov. Ron DeSantis asked Florida lawmakers on Tuesday to consider the “termination” of self-governing privileges that Disney World has held in the Orlando area for 55 years. He acted after Disney, the state’s largest private employer, paused political donations in Florida and condemned…

Rockstar Quietly Removes GTA 5 Content Described As Transphobic From New-Gen Releases

Rockstar Quietly Removes GTA 5 Content Described As Transphobic From New-Gen Releases

Close to 10 years after its original release, Rockstar has quietly removed a handful of characters and jokes from Grand Theft Auto 5 that critics have described as harmful stereotypes of transgender people. As first reported by Ars Technica, GTA community members have noted various changes to the remastered version…

Jorge Drexler’s Music Connects Genres, Generations and Continents
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Jorge Drexler’s Music Connects Genres, Generations and Continents

At some point, he realized, “It’s not a burden. It’s an identity.’” On previous albums, Drexler has sung about mass migration and parallel universes. He opens “Tinta y Tiempo” with the elaborately orchestrated “El Plan Maestro” (“The Master Plan”). The song envisions the evolutionary moment when a one-celled organism grew…