How Stray Fawn survived eight years as an indie with no investors or publisher
Speaking at Devcom, Stray Fawn co-founder Philomena Schwab shared how the Zurich-based studio has survived for the past eight years, from refusing to partner with a publisher to the importance of community support when developing a game.Schwab emphasised that Stray Fawn prides itself on being an independent studio…
Oak Park Fourth of July parade a showcase of town’s diversity
Village and civic leaders say not only is pride for country on display when Oak Park holds its annual “Independence Day Parade,” but it is also a showcase of the diversity in the west suburb. Scores of people watched as the annual parade stepped off July 4 from from Longfellow Park and rolled down Ridgeland…
Bluestockings, Memoirs, and School Supplies
Dig into this week’s new nonfiction releases, as well as a pair of excellent books for Disability Pride Month…
Don Jr. Slams ‘Satanic’ Olympics Opening: ‘Mom Was Olympian’
NBCDonald Trump Jr. hopped on the Satanic panic bandwagon after part of the Paris Olympic Games’ opening ceremony included drag queens posing in a style he found reminiscent of da Vinci’s “The Last Supper.”“It’s such a shame that an event that used to create so much national pride now creates…Orgullo LGTBI+ in Madrid: an event that Madrid tourism can be proud of
Every year, Madrid’s Pride Festival attracts more than 1.5 million national and international visitors, making it the biggest event of its kind in Europe and the second biggest in the world. In 2024, this event, which took place from 28 June to 7 July, once again demonstrated its essential role for Madrid…
The Day of St. James is also the National Day of Galicia
25 July is St. James’ Day, which means that this is also the official holiday of the Spanish region of Galicia and its capital, Compostela. This is the day when the year-round pride of being a galego/a finds its ultimate culmination. Galicians decided to make this day their nation’s official holiday in 1919 when several…
Paris aims to hide its rats ahead of Olympics
Hosting a large-scale event such as the Olympic Games is certainly a source of pride for any city fortunate enough to be tasked with the honour. However, it can also be a potential source of embarrassment – think for example encountering rats on the streets of glamorous Paris…
Working-Class Americans Prefer a “Hand Up” to a “Handout”
Erica Etelson Working- and middle-class Americans take pride in their work. If Democrats want to win their votes, they need to acknowledge and appeal to that pride, not dismiss or patronize it. The post Working-Class Americans Prefer a “Hand Up” to a “Handout” appeared first on The Nation…