Crash Course: How to process the emotionally unthinkable when you’re too online

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(Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) How to process the emotionally unthinkable when you’re too online Depending on how you count, there have been [at least](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkddc9P0RHaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2JzbmV3cy5jb20vbmV3cy9yb2JiLWVsZW1lbnRhcnktMjd0aC1zY2hvb2wtc2hvb3RpbmctMjAyMi9XA3NwY0IKYoY9UpNijv1noFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) 27 gun violence incidents in or near American schools in 2022; beyond those, there have been over 200 [mass shootings](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkddc9P0R-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjcvdGV4YXMtY29wcy1jbGFpbXMtdW5yYXZlbC1wb2xpY2UtZGlkbnQtZW5nYWdlLXV2YWxkZS1zaG9vdGVyLS1idXQtdGhleS1jdWZmZWQtc2NhcmVkLXBhcmVudHMvVwNzcGNCCmKGPVKTYo79Z6BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) at community events in the United States this year. And it's only May. Every time a shooting occurs, all of scramble for news. We are overloaded and stressed consuming these images and videos online. And as painful as it is to process, we often feel helpless to do anything, and get stuck in a vicious cycle of [doom-scrolling](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkddc9P0RCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMDkvaG93LXRvLWNvcGUtd2l0aC1hbnhpZXR5LXVrcmFpbmUvVwNzcGNCCmKGPVKTYo79Z6BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~). [Read the rest from Pamela Appea.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkddc9P0Q1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjgvdHJhdW1hLXNvY2lhbC1tZWRpYS9XA3NwY0IKYoY9UpNijv1noFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Paramount Pictures/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images) The lost meaning of "Top Gun" With the long-awaited ["Top Gun"Â](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkddc9P0RFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMTQvMDYvMDEvdGhlX3JlYWxfbWVhbmluZ19vZl90b3BfZ3VuX3BhcnRuZXIvVwNzcGNCCmKGPVKTYo79Z6BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~)sequel hitting theaters in what might be the most anticipated blockbuster in years, it's worth revisiting an earlier critique of the original that's still prevalent today. In the late '90s or early aughts, if the movie "Top Gun" came up, someone would be bursting with newfound zeal to educate you on what the film was really about – and that was, why of course – [repressed homosexuality](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkddc9P0R1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMDkvd2h5LWlzLXRoZS1yaWdodC1zby1vYnNlc3NlZC13aXRoLWJhdGhyb29tLWlzc3Vlcy1iZWhpbmQtdGhlLW5ldy13YXZlLW9mLWFudGktbGdidHEvVwNzcGNCCmKGPVKTYo79Z6BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~).  [Read the rest from Jesse Pennington.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkddc9P0Q6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjgvdG9wLW1hc2N1bGluaXR5LWZlZWxpbmdzL1cDc3BjQgpihj1Sk2KO_WegUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - This [butter-soaked lobster roll](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkddc9P0RiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjgvdGhpcy1idXR0ZXItc29ha2VkLWxvYnN0ZXItcm9sbC1oYXMtYS1kZWNhZGVudC1zZWNyZXQtaW5ncmVkaWVudC9XA3NwY0IKYoY9UpNijv1noFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) has a decadent secret ingredient - Will we ever know what really happened to [Natalie Wood](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkddc9P0RraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjgvcm9iZXJ0LXdhZ25lci1vZmZpY2lhbGx5LWNsZWFyZWQtYXMtc3VzcGVjdC1pbi1teXN0ZXJpb3VzLW9mLW5hdGFsaWUtd29vZC9XA3NwY0IKYoY9UpNijv1noFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)? - Will no one think of the tweens? Kids need more queer stories than just "[Heartstopper](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkddc9P0RGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjgvaGVhcnRzdG9wcGVyLXF1ZWVyLXlhLXR3ZWVuLXR2LXNob3dzL1cDc3BjQgpihj1Sk2KO_WegUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)" - 9 TV shows that center on [South Asian desire](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkddc9P0RsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjgvOS10di1zaG93cy10aGF0LWNlbnRlci1vbi1zb3V0aC1hc2lhbi1kZXNpcmUtZnJvbS1taXNtYXRjaGVkLXRvLXN0YXJzdHJ1Y2svVwNzcGNCCmKGPVKTYo79Z6BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~), from "Mismatched" to "Starstruck" - So where were the "[good guys with guns](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkddc9P0RgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjgvc28td2hlcmUtd2VyZS10aGUtZ29vZC1ndXlzLXdpdGgtZ3Vucy15b3Utc2hhbWVsZXNzLWh5cG9jcml0ZXMvVwNzcGNCCmKGPVKTYo79Z6BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~)"? Standing around doing jacks**t, as usual - “Embarrassing”: Even Republicans fume at [Michigan GOP](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkddc9P0RuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjgvZW1iYXJyYXNzaW5nLWV2ZW4tZnVtZS1hdC1taWNoaWdhbi1mb3ItZGVmZW5kaW5nLWNhbmRpZGF0ZXMtYnVzdGVkLWZvci1mcmF1ZC9XA3NwY0IKYoY9UpNijv1noFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) for defending candidates busted for fraud - [Texas Republicans](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkddc9P0RlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjgvdGV4YXMtbG9vc2VuZWQtbGF3cy1hbmQtc2xhc2hlZC1tZW50YWwtaGVhbHRoLWZ1bmRpbmctYmVmb3JlLXV2YWxkZS9XA3NwY0IKYoY9UpNijv1noFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) loosened gun laws and slashed mental health funding before Uvalde shooting Not a subscriber yet? [Sign up](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkddc9P0RVaHR0cHM6Ly9zYWxvbi51czgubGlzdC1tYW5hZ2UuY29tL3N1YnNjcmliZT91PTcxY2IzZThhNmU5NjM5YzgxMDIzY2Q0MjcmaWQ9NWRlZGEyYWFhN1cDc3BjQgpihj1Sk2KO_WegUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) to receive Crash Course. (Getty Images) Franz Kafka predicted Fox News — but even he might have been shocked Paranoia sells, and Rupert Murdoch's Fox News enterprise likes to scare the hell out of its viewers for fun and profit if there's good money to be made — especially when it's got skin in the game. But this time the political stakes are much higher than usual: America's future as a democracy is on the line. [Read the rest from Ronald H. Davidson.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkddc9P0RlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjgvZnJhbnota2Fma2EtcHJlZGljdGVkLWZveC1uZXdzLS1idXQtZXZlbi1oZS1taWdodC1oYXZlLWJlZW4tc2hvY2tlZC9XA3NwY0IKYoY9UpNijv1noFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Gene-editing experiment turns fluffy hamsters into ‘aggressive’ mutant rage monsters," [Metro](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkddc9P0RpaHR0cHM6Ly9tZXRyby5jby51ay8yMDIyLzA1LzI3L2dlbmUtZWRpdGluZy10dXJucy1mbHVmZnktaGFtc3RlcnMtaW50by1hZ2dyZXNzaXZlLXJhZ2UtbW9uc3RlcnMtMTY3MjEwNDEvVwNzcGNCCmKGPVKTYo79Z6BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - "George Shapiro Dead: Legendary Talent Manager & ‘Seinfeld’ Producer Was 91," [Deadline](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkddc9P0RdaHR0cHM6Ly9kZWFkbGluZS5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS9nZW9yZ2Utc2hhcGlyby1kZWFkLXRhbGVudC1tYW5hZ2VyLXNlaW5mZWxkLXByb2R1Y2VyLTEyMzUwMzUwODgvVwNzcGNCCmKGPVKTYo79Z6BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - "Guilty plea in plot to firebomb California Democratic headquarters," [NBC](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkddc9P0R_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmJjbmV3cy5jb20vbmV3cy91cy1uZXdzL2d1aWx0eS1wbGVhLXBsb3QtZmlyZWJvbWItY2FsaWZvcm5pYS1kZW1vY3JhdGljLWhlYWRxdWFydGVycy1yY25hMzA5NjA_Y2lkPXNtX25wZF9ubl90d19tYVcDc3BjQgpihj1Sk2KO_WegUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "Agatha forecast to hit Mexico as Category 2 hurricane and enter Gulf," [The Washington Post](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkddc9P0SPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL3dlYXRoZXIvMjAyMi8wNS8yOC9hZ2F0aGEtc3Rvcm0taHVycmljYW5lLW1leGljby1ndWxmLz91dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249d3BfbWFpbiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPXNvY2lhbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPXR3aXR0ZXJXA3NwY0IKYoY9UpNijv1noFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Getty Images/DjelicS) A formula shortage has some wondering whether men can lactate. Experts say yes — but it's not easy Individuals with biologically male breasts actually do have the ability to lactate. But if you're a cisgendered man aspiring to make your own breastmilk amid a shortage, I have some bad news: making this happen is very, very complicated. [Read the rest from Matthew Rozsa.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkddc9P0QvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjgvbWVuLWxhY3RhdGlvbi9XA3NwY0IKYoY9UpNijv1noFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Have a tip for Salon? Feedback on this newsletter? [Let us know](mailto:brett.bachman@salon.com). Our mailing address: 1000 N. West Street, Suite 1200 Wilmington, DE 19801 [Unsubscribe from this list](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkddc9P0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL3Vuc3Vic2NyaWJlP2lkPUAzNTQzOTUyVwNzcGNCCmKGPVKTYo79Z6BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Copyright © 2022 Crash Course, All rights reserved. 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