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What are your thoughts on a Russian poetry prize banning entries from transgender people? Why is Russia so transphobic?

Last Updated: 21.06.2025 01:17

What are your thoughts on a Russian poetry prize banning entries from transgender people? Why is Russia so transphobic?

At least the Tories aren’t openly fellating Putin the way the Republicans are.

Russia seems hell-bent on re-inventing itself as a mustache-twirling cartoon villain on the world stage, in every possible dimension: economically, politically, militarily, socially. Their overarching aim seems to be, “Is it pointlessly malevolent? Yeah yeah yeah, let’s do that!”

And for whatever reason, today’s Republican and Tory parties seem to be all about “ooh, that Putin is so dreamy, we sure do like that, let’s do the same thing!”

Why are German films often so formulaic even though Germany is a European culture? I love them but they follow formula very closely like Hollywood. What are the best German films?