90% of people think they see it.70% of people never see it at all.Which one are you?TRANSlating Everything is by Stephenie Magister and occasional guests.LINKSRead the article version for free to find out what the Invisible Gorilla teaches us about the science behind Wolverine's berserker rages: https://medium.com/translating-everything/how-to-see-prejudice-f9bb03c82aa2?sk=7fa25527239e3b84ad7e811dcc711eefThe Invisible Gorilla by Chris Chobris & Daniel Simons (interview) by @bookarmy : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_m_9N_3u7o&t=8sThe original Invisible Gorilla test by @DanielSimons : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJG698U2MvoRepeated Invisible Gorilla test with eye tracking results by @DanielSimons : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGQmdoK_ZfY&t=40sInattentional Blindness-How Many Passes by @prettygirlkiki38 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-Dg-06nrncSelective attentive test "did you see the duck?" by @marissawebb2348 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bnnmWYI0lMBrain Games- Inattentional Blindness and Smooth Pursuit by @ProfRoss : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDISZ7zT8YQTen New Trans Memes: https://medium.com/p/641c338926d3The Invisible Gorilla interview by @BeckmanInstitute : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtKt8YF7dgQThe Joe Schmoe Show/Jury Duty have got nothing on @Vsauce /Mind Games recreating The Truman Show with a literal trolley problem. Find out how many people die: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sl5KJ69qiAThe Invisible Gorilla Strikes Again: Inattentional Blindness in Expert Observers by @visualattentionlab9990 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdVXco6YDggWhy You Miss Big Changes Right Before Your Eyes | NOVA | Inside NOVA by @novapbs : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkrrVozZR2c&t=147sIf you like my work and want to support it, send me a tip or become a subscriber for Translating Everything on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/music-clip-for-85035531(or Medium, YouTube, or Substack)
Ready to find out how Britney Spears and Elizabeth Holmes inspired season 6 of Black Mirror???TRANSlating Everything is a publication of articles, podcasts, documentaries, and video essays by Stephenie Magister and occasional guests.The premise of each episode comes from events closer to home than anyone realized.ChaptersEpisode 1 "Joan is Awful" 1:24Episode 2 "Loch Henry" 4:52Episode 3 "Beyond the Sea" 5:38Episode 4 "Mazey Day" 9:08Episode 5 "Demon 79" 9:50Final connections 13:00LINKSRead the article for free on Medium (https://medium.com/translating-everything/black-mirror-season-6-is-based-on-true-stories-b6743b835491?sk=40d86f40cfe426da236b5f8c12f81130) or Substack (https://cooltransmom.substack.com/p/black-mirror-season-6-is-based-on)WIRED articles by Amit Katwala1: https://www.wired.com/story/black-mirror-joan-is-awful-click-here/2: https://www.wired.com/story/black-mirror-charlie-brooker-q-and-a-season-6/NETFLIX LIFE article by Natalie Zamora1: https://netflixlife.com/2023/06/15/black-mirror-season-6-recap-guide-episodes-explained/2/MASHABLE article by Shannon Connellan1: https://mashable.com/article/black-mirror-beyond-the-sea-ending-netflixMASHABLE article by Kristy Puchko:1: https://mashable.com/article/black-mirror-demon-79-explainerBRITNEY SPEARS documentary1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgFDWK_sf9c
It’s easy to identify a bigot when they insult you to your face, but how do you see through the fog created by a person trained to turn your own ideas against you?Life coach Richard Grannon’s insights on how to see through the fog and fight back.Note: this was originally published as an article for an InjusticeTRANSlating Everything is by Stephenie Magister and occasional guests.
Tucked inside a casual comment, buried within barely-seen interviews, Heath Ledger revealed how he came up with his Oscar-winning performance, whether he saw his own performance before he died, and a few other secrets.Introducing Heath Ledger- 0:00The Dark Knight is still an absolute banger - 00:49Unanswered questions - 1:52Rare Heath Ledger interview clips offer possible answers - 2:23Michael Jai White, legendary actor and star of the 90s film adaptation of Spawn, describes the generosity of Heath Ledger as an actor - 4:41Christopher Nolan describes the experience of editing Heath Ledger's performance so soon after his death - 5:12Did Heath Ledger see his performance as Joker before he passed? - 6:51What success meant to Heath Ledger - 7:11Final thoughts - 8:11Clips taken from:1) heath ledger talks about playing the joker (CinemaStix): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlwtHeG-LWU2) Heath Ledger talk about the Joker (Antoine Movies): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY_oC42hKJ03) Nolan comments on editing Heath Ledger's performance as "Joker" so soon after Heath's death: https://web.archive.org/web/20090322021223/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1583563/story.jhtml4) Nolan on retaining the darkness and ambiguity of the characters: https://web.archive.org/web/20080710052656/http://weblogs.variety.com/thompsononhollywood/2008/07/dark-knight-rev.html5) A Knight's Tale (Sony Pictures)6) The Dark Knight (Warner Bros)6) Rare production photo of Heath Ledger on set as Joker without makeup - damn, that's some good makeup (from Reddit lol): https://www.reddit.com/r/batman/comments/2mrc8o/a_production_photo_of_heath_ledger_as/TRANSlating Everything is by Stephenie Magister and occasional guests.
FD Signifier has a unique story.Please enjoy this curated collection of clips from public interviews he has given over the last few years. We have included a full recommended listening and viewing list at the end.Chapter 1: I am the youngest of three - 0:00Chapter 2: From Boujie Boy to Entertainment Activist - 2:00Chapter 3: Finding his focus, concentrating his core purpose - 3:15Chapter 4: Why YouTube? - 5:15Chapter 5: Why MensTube? - 5:58Chapter 6: I noticed you talk a lot about books and movies… - 6:48Chapter 7: BREAKING!!! FD Signifier is a former Edgelord! - 8:00Chapter 8: …wtf is an Edgelord? - 8:56Chapter 9: Motivated by the holes in his own knowledge - 10:45Chapter 10: Wounded men need advice - 12:55Chapter 11: Fight Club is a gay allegory 14:13Chapter 12: The identity of today’s youth in the modern left - 15:00Chapter 13: What does it mean to critique our own stories? - 16:00Chapter 14: JK Rowling and trans stuff - 16:30Chapter 15: Kanye West - 17:51Chapter 16: When should you divest yourself of great art and the people who made it? - 18:48Final thoughts - 19:42Why stop with curated clips? Get to know FD Signifier with full interviews.1) As It Should Be PodcastEpisode 16: “Critique the Stories that Shape Us with F.D Signifier (he/him)” - As It Should Be Podcast (September 2021)Episode description:We don’t take the critical eye to our film and tv as often and as deeply as is needed. The level of influence that they have on how we not only see ourselves but the stories we believe about other people, requires that we take a step back. In today’s episode, Thamarrah is joined by F.D Signifier (he/him). During our conversation I learned so much about Fiq’s upbringing and how that shaped him, but we also get into a conversation about how the portrayal of Black men specifically has impacted how WE as a society behave towards them, what we expect from them, and how THEY navigate the world as a result.2) KiraChatsTalking with F.D Signifier about Drake and the Death of Hip Hop - KiraChats (January 29, 2022)Episode description:Today, BadBunny was watching F.D Signifier's video "Drake and the Death of Hip Hop" when he offered on twitter to hop on the stream and talk about it! What follows is a fantastic conversation about many topics: White supremacy's complex effects on black culture; the function and dysfunction of gatekeeping; the difficulty of trying to be an internet content creator with values and more!3) Foreign Man in a Foreign LandThe Black Crime Lie by Ransom James - Foreign Man in a Foreign Land (April 28, 2022)Episode Description:Discover the unspoken truths of the hierarchy of marginalization.4) The Debrief PodcastEpisode 57 - Blame the MANOSPHERE!? - The Debrief Podcast (June 2, 2022)Episode description:In this week’s bad faith I spoke to YouTube video essay celebrity F.D Signifier about his most recent take on the MANOSPHERE. What time do online male spaces play in cultivating mass shooters? What does it teach is about the psychology of these people? What is the left doing wrong that makes Jordan Peterson an appealing outlet for lost youths? Also, we can talk Amber Heard and Johnny Depp, if we must. ;)5) Bad Faith PodcastEpisode 181 - The Pewdiepie Pipeline (w/ F.D. Signifier) - Bad Faith Podcast (June 2, 2022)Episode description:The self-described "Black godfather of BreadTube" joins the podcast today to talk about his latest viral video on the mass shooter phenomenon and the role internet culture plays in radicalizing disaffected youth. F.D. Signifier wrote his master's thesis on mass shooters and also thought young boys -- many of whom took their own lives -- and brings a unique perspective as a very online elder millennial who has done his fair share of book-learning on the subject. The conversation expands to a critique of the left's own recruiting prowess -- especially when it comes to Black leftist. Be sure to check out F.D.'s latest, "Dissecting the Manosphere," as well as the other videos on his YouTube channel.6) It’s Not Just In Your Head Pocast#107: The Manosphere (ft. F.D.Signifier) - It’s Not Just In Your Head Podcast (September 28, 2022)Episode description:Does the Manosphere care about men? We chat with F.D.Signifier about his string of popular video essays: 'Dissecting the Manosphere', 'Connecting the Manosphere' and 'Understanding the BIack Manosphere'."The manosphere is a collection of websites, blogs, and online forums promoting masculinity, misogyny, and opposition to feminism."The conversation covers aggrieved entitlement, the promise of patriarchy, the loss of male power and the desire for dominance, the socialist ideology of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King and the whiteness problem of Socialism... and that's just the first 15 minutes! It's a good one!Part 2 of this conversation is a patron only episode7) Signified B SidesWe're Still Missing the Mark on Black Trans Issues - Signified B Sides (February 27, 2023)Episode description:A conversation between FD Signifier and trans content creator Soulbunni. The two give a deep dive into trans issues from a black trans lens. For the original video from Soulbunni, please see Transphobia and Trans Misogynoir - Soulbunni (Jan 9, 2023)Further discussion on Trans Issues: “How Do You Enact Empathy? A Long Conversation With F.D Signifier” by
Hi there, and welcome to TRANSlating Everything. It's Tuesday, May 9, 2023, and I want to share with you one of the most playful and effective techniques to play with vocal resonance.Today, I want you to forget about words, sentences, and phrases. You might be putting the transgender cart before the non-binary horse. I need you to take a step back. We're going to instead explore a fun and effective vocal technique that will help you go back to so-called "words" with a deeper, more intuitive understanding of how to manipulate your vocal resonance.This vocal resonance technique will also teach you a vital component of how to use your voice, too.This vocal technique is called "tribbling."For musical inspiration from trans vocalists topping the charts: Trans Voices Mix Tape #1TRANSlating Everything is by Stephenie Magister and occasional guests.
Since 2014, John Wick the character and franchise has taken the world by storm. The series recently released the fourth in the franchise, and while most franchises are on the way out, John Wick (and the Fast and Furious franchise wtf) prove that some movies get better with each sequel.But none of that would be possible for the John Wick franchise without one particular scene.TRANSlating Everything is by Stephenie Magister and occasional guests.
Folks, I’ve written a lot of memoir shorts over the last couple of years. I wrote so many of them that I collected them into an anthology. They’re basically a book. Except they’re available for free online — but only if you use that link.Now from my perspective, the anthology means that all of you should already know who I am and how I got here, but the fact is — that’s a lot of reading! Even the shorter biographical articles I’ve written aren’t all that short and only cover certain parts of my life.So I wanted to give everyone the fastest rundown of my life I’ve ever put down on paper. Or podcast. Or video. Or whatever way you found this.This is also available as an article on Substack and Medium.TRANSlating Everything is by Stephenie Magister and occasional guests.
Hold on, a deep voice doesn’t automatically make everyone think you’re a man?It does not!Just listen to the women in the below list. Many of them probably have deeper voices than you (quiet from the bass section, please). What’s undeniable, though, is that their voices sound like women.Go here for the written version of this article.TRANSlating Everything is by Stephenie Magister and occasional guests.
While the terms "male sex" and "female sex" have long held practical function and purpose in medical fields, they are increasingly just stupid and outdated. They are holding us back.When we look at the fleshy bits that make up a person's genitals, we really have no idea whether we are looking at a penis, a vagina, or something else entirely. Not until we talk to the person. The individual.Just so, I am a woman. I have a woman's body. I have always had a woman's body. To tell me that any part of my body has ever been a man's is offensive. It is wrong. It is evil.See also on the Cool Trans Mom Substack: "More Than Our Genitals, More Than Our Brains"TRANSlating Everything is by Stephenie Magister and occasional guests.Show less
NEWLY REVISED: Charlie and the Conservative FactoryTRANSlating common arguments from Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro, and every other “centrist” with a blog on how to be anti-woke.TRANSlating Everything is by Stephenie Magister and occasional guests.
In Amazon’s 9-part global thriller The Power, sustained and elevated estrogen causes people across the world to develop a new organ capable of producing and conducting electricity. Younger people can awaken the Power in older people. Soon enough, most women can do it. Sooner still, non-binary, intersex, and gender non-conforming people reveal they’ve got the Power, too. And with that comes a startling reversal in gender-based power dynamics — and the revelation that how the world responds may merely repeat the mistakes of the past.TRANSlating Everything is by Stephenie Magister and occasional guests.Previous recapsEpisode 1: written | podcast |Episode 2: written | podcast | videoEpisode 3: written | podcast | videoEpisode 4: written | podcast | videoEpisode 5: written | podcast | videoEpisode 6: writtenBonus: Did John Leguizamo Just Spoil The Ending Of The Power?
After Judge Denies His Request For Mistrial, Trump Faces Three Women In Court Accusing Him Of Sexual AssaultThis is also available as an article | video |For previous political episodes, check out:TRANSlating Last Week Tonight: Episode 1The Consequences of Raising Your Kid as the Wrong GenderConservatives Are Cruel Because Cruelty Is Their PointScience Proves (Again) That Watching Fox News Makes You Dumber Than Not Watching Any News At AllTRANSlating Everything is by Stephenie Magister and occasional guests.Show less
Justice for Aden is justice for all.Welcome to TRANSlating Everything with another occasional news update. It’s Sunday, April 30, 2023, and I’m Stephenie Magister.When medical needs force us to disclose our trans backgrounds, can we rely on doctors to act as allies?When those doctors betray us, can we rely on the health industry itself to react with compassion for victims and consequence for perpetrators?When that system instead empowers those doctors and silences their victims, can we at least turn to the public for help building a better way forward?In today’s main story, a sexual assault survivor’s testimony alleges that the Michigan Medical Board’s lack of action continues to empower future sexual assaults by the same doctor treating patients with trans medical backgrounds.What you permit, you promote. What you promote, you empower.We need the resources to fight back.And of course there’s often no better fire for championing trans rights than those privileged British dudes who speak in our favor. That’s why before we get to our main story, we need to talk about Jon Oliver’s coverage of trans people with his ongoing show Last Week Tonight.Clips from Last Week Tonight (Warner Bros)The Problem with Jon Stewart (AppleTV)Aden Polydoros's TikTokTRANSlating Everything is by Stephenie Magister and occasional guests.
It’s easy to point at right-wing parents who literally launch political campaigns based on denying their trans child the right to exist. Those people are bad in a way even other Republicans wouldn’t deny.Well, most of them.But despite the loudest voices from the right, most parents are decent people who support their children regardless of their gender or lack of gender. That’s in part why recent research into trans children ages 3–12 provided such clarifying insights on how to support our kids.
Today, we break down the biggest lie in progressive politics.The Lie: "If only the other side knew the facts, they would understand. If only they saw our pain, they would stop."Bull****.Those are two lies, and they both mean the same thing: for some people, facts and feelings will never matter as much as obedience to conservative standards.
As far as ratings go, Fox News is #1.Despite its clever branding claiming otherwise, Fox News Channel (FNC) is far and away the most popular mainstream cable news network. Since its inception in 1996, the channel has grown bigger, and bigger, and bigger.But in 2012, a much-publicized study revealed a shocking crack in the Faux News facade.NOTE: There were five-ish (2011, 2012, 2016, 2020, and a case study of the 2020 study)“Examples of society-oriented knowledge included whether unemployment had gotten better or worse over the past year, whether Barack Obama was a Muslim, and whether the world’s temperature had been slowly increasing over the past 100 years.” — Consuming content from Fox News is associated with decreased knowledge of science and society“I’ve spoken about this before, but if you watch Fox News, you perceive a different reality than if you read The New York Times. And those differences have been amplified by social media, which allows people to live in bubbles with other people who think like them.” -Barack Obama, “Fox News viewers ‘perceive a different reality’ than other Americans”Other stuff you should readWhite Wing Talking Points Could Topple Trump As Soon As May 2023Barack Obama’s Favorite Book Of 2017 Is Now A Trans-Allied Sci-Fi TV ShowIt Finally Happened: They’re Killing Trans People Over Herb GrindersTRANSlating Everything is by Stephenie Magister and occasional guests.
Kat Blaque has been creating content on YouTube since the birth of the platform in 2005. Talk about an early adopter with a First Mover Advantage. But as we’ve seen with anyone else who caught a trend and then faded into a cloud of obscure nostalgia, you don’t stick around unless you bring something extra.Kat Blaque always brings more. Inspires her audience to reach for more. Helps us feel that even if we fall short, what we’ve done and who we are is already enough. What mattered was that we strived to be better for ourselves and for each other.Join us as we profile the scope of Kat Blaque's career to date, what's next for them, and the Top Ten Most Viewed Videos Kat has made so far.NOTE: well...I have a TBI (traumatic brain injury), so please excuse me in the top ten portion because I didn't realize until uploading that I reversed the numbers. That is why you will hear me celebrate Kat Blaque's least-viewed video with the same enthusiasm as though it were #1 :)You can support TRANSlating Everything by becoming a free or paid subscriber — or by just leaving a comment or review wherever you find us.
A wise man once offered advice to the random white people who show up in his YouTube comments.He said that many collaborations meant to celebrate a person instead require an unfair cost of labor from the subject of celebration. He said if you want to celebrate a person, then celebrate them.Let the celebration begin.Jessie Earl, also known as Jessie Gender, works in digital video as a producer and on-air talent. They have produced videos for Microsoft, America’s Funniest Home Videos, Skybound Entertainment, The Advocate, Pride.com, MuteSix, and many more.Join us as we profile the scope of Jessie's career to date, what's next for them, and the Top Ten Most Viewed Videos Jessie has made so far.ADDITIONAL LINKS INCLUDEStar Trek Explained (As Simply As Possible)A Complete (& Unhinged) Guide to Watching Star TrekStar Trek: The Next Generation - A Sexual RetrospectiveStar Trek (2009) Is a Masterpiece | RETROSPECTIVE (1 of 2)Star Trek's Autistic & Neurodiverse RepresentationStar Trek Picard's Queer ProblemStar Trek Picard "The Last Generation" SERIES FINALE REVIEWYou can support TRANSlating Everything by becoming a free or paid subscriber — or by just leaving a comment or review wherever you find us.
SPOILERS NOTES: 0:00 to 6:59=show spoilers up to episode 57:00-end=book spoilersIn a recent breakdown of his most iconic characters, John Alberto Leguizamo’s description for his most recent show The Power may have let the electric cat out of the bag for how the show will eventually end.PLUS! We break down major major MAJOR spoilers for the ending of the book on which the show is based. Do you think the show will end the same way as the novel?Do John's comments indicate how the show will actually end?And are there any chess experts out there who can help us figure out what all of these chess references mean?!???Book spoilers begin at 7 minutes into the episode.Previous recapsEpisode 1: written | podcast |Episode 2: written | podcast | videoEpisode 3: written | podcast | videoEpisode 4: written | podcast | videoEpisode 5: written | podcast | videoOther stuff I read this week“Ironic Fiction Doesn’t Tell You Who Trans People Really Are” by Tucker Lieberman“Transphobia Since the 1970s” by Tucker Lieberman“Is Spoutible Fighting With Romance Writers and Fans?” by Anne Marble“Genre Grapevine Twitter Update (Including Info on Alternatives)” by Jason SanfordYou can support TRANSlating Everything by becoming a free or paid subscriber — or by just leaving a comment or review wherever you find us.