Where’s Waldo at the DNC

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Is this weird? Technically, we support creators of all stripes here at Passionfruit, and Walsh is, ostensibly *deep sigh with dramatic burp-gag effect* an “independent” creator. On the other hand, we’re also all about accountability and transparency up in this house, and anyone who has a movie with previews currently showing at AMC, skulking around like a little creepy weirdo in a too-obvious MAGA hat behind Chuck Schumer at the DNC while making approximately $100k a month in advertising revenue alone isn’t above reproach in our book.

So yes, this is deeply, deeply weird, anti-social behavior. And it sucks to see at the DNC, which Lon Harris writes in this week’s column, is nothing if not the Influencer Ball of 2024, where people were getting axed from speaking on the main stage just for being Palestinian. Not a great look guys. And you know what the Joker said, “Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you…Matt Walsh, basically.” (“The Dark Knight,” 2008)


NOTED BY LON HARRIS

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IN THE BIZ


PERSONALITIES

Goodbye Spotify: ‘Call Her Daddy’ Signs Exclusive Deal with SiriusXM

‘The Daddy Gang wants more, so we’re getting ready to give them more.’ 

By Charlotte Colombo, Passionfruit Contributor


CULTURE

How the Success of Action Game ‘Black Myth Wukong’ Got Overshadowed by Its Controversies

Creators who received early access were banned from talking about ‘feminist propaganda’ and COVID. 

By Steven Asarch, Passionfruit Contributor


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