Feel-good stories spotted in the news

[robkelk]

We have threads for oddities and for weird and interesting science, but not for good news? Especially now? Time to fix that.

First:

Ryan Reynolds to use part of his own salary to hire BIPOC crew members on upcoming film

(BIPOC: Black, Indigenous and people of colour )

Essentially, this is paid on-the-job training that can actually be put on a resume for a career in the film industry. And Ryan Reynolds is paying for it out of his own pocket - he's walking the walk, not just talking the talk.

[hazard]

While heartening, the fact that this is a heartening story is disgusting, as is the fact that apparently he has to spend his own money to make this investment, which indicates the industry has no desire to.

[classicdrogn]

Possibly, or possibly the budget is already decided but he still wants to be in the running for an Oscar.

[robkelk]

Or maybe it's just the kind of thing he does

[robkelk]

when pigs fly, these good samaritans save their bacon

[Star Ranger4]

O.o;

Total boggle at this, Rob?

[robkelk]

Well, they flew out of the back of a truck...

[Labster]

'Near extinction' of influenza in NZ as numbers drop due to lockdown

[robkelk]

Today is officially "John Candy Day" in Toronto. It would have been his 70th birthday.

[robkelk]

Or maybe it's just the kind of thing he does

Another example: donating cold-weather clothing (which at retail costs at least a quarter-million dollars) to the students at a school in the Far North. And then not telling anybody - we found out from the school.

How a tweet led Ryan Reynolds to donate parkas to this Nunavut community

[Labster]

Ah, this kind of feel-good story.  Let me quickly rewrite that headline:

After a century of impoverishment, Canada relies on Hollywood celebrities to clothe First Nations

A lot of stories presented as feel-good are really about failures in the social safety net.  Not to pick on Canada, down here it's worse, when you hear about people successfully raising money on Kickstarter to treat their cancer.  Wow, cool, but should this problem exist in the first place?  Kudos to Ryan Reynolds, though.

[hazard]

I refer you to the second post of this thread, with that same sentiment.

[Star Ranger4]

Ah, this kind of feel-good story.  Let me quickly rewrite that headline:

After a century of impoverishment, Canada relies on Hollywood celebrities to clothe First Nations

A lot of stories presented as feel-good are really about failures in the social safety net.  Not to pick on Canada, down here it's worse, when you hear about people successfully raising money on Kickstarter to treat their cancer.  Wow, cool, but should this problem exist in the first place?  Kudos to Ryan Reynolds, though.

while I can't say you are wrong about the failure of the social safety net, I still have to cheer those who, after realising the hole in the net, are doing what they can to fix it.

[hazard]

Funny thing, that.

Generally speaking the best dollar for dollar investment to get things like that dealt with is by buying politicians. It's what businesses have been doing for decades.

[robkelk]

Brockville Boomerang Club keeps them coming back

[DHBirr]

61-year-old leaps into river and saves 24-year-old from drowning.

[Norgarth]

'Extinct' Leopard spotted in Taiwan for the first time in 30 years
https://kingdomstv.com/extinct-clouded-l...8I5-wmnYSw

[robkelk]

I don't know whether this is the correct thread for this post, but it appears to be the least-incorrect thread. (Day 6 is a national radio news show, so the "spotted in the news" part is not at question.)

Dungeons and Dragons is tackling its history with racism, but this D&D master says more needs to be done

[classicdrogn]

Florida Man passes Superhero School at last, rescues a puppy


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[LynnInDenver]

I don't know whether this is the correct thread for this post, but it appears to be the least-incorrect thread. (Day 6 is a national radio news show, so the "spotted in the news" part is not at question.)

Dungeons and Dragons is tackling its history with racism, but this D&D master says more needs to be done

Yeah, as a current D&D player (our DM just got Tasha's Cauldron of Everything as it turns out, and it's on my wishlist), I was already beginning to integrate one of the big ideas:

"Evil isn't a species, or a bloodline... it's an intention." Acknowledging that there would still be the in-world stereotypes, and that they are inherently unfair, but that there is evil in the world all the same.

[robkelk]

This thread's the closest match - it's good news ... until you think about it and realize that it could have been better.

GitHub will no longer present a cookie notification banner – because it's scrapping non-essential cookies

The EU rules exempt functional cookies – those necessary for authentication or other technical functions – from the notification requirements. So by getting rid of unnecessary analytics and tracking cookies, GitHub no longer has to present a cookie notice banner.

[Labster]

According to BP, Peak Oil was 2019

So, this is one of those silver-lining stories about the coronavirus, which so disrupted our society that it caused oil consumption and production to drop.  But we don't expect everyone who works at home to actually return to the office, or at least not nearly as often.  People worldwide will be traveling less, even as things "get back to normal".  Meanwhile, electric cars are still growing more popular.

[robkelk]

Ontario ice cream company Chapman's to help with COVID-19 vaccine storage

They're buying new freezers just for this.

(Oh, and they make good ice cream, too. If you're in Ontario, give them a try.)

[robkelk]

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif goes from Superbowl-winning team to COVID-fighting team

[Norgarth]

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