Link soup, another couple months

Don't Say Characters Lack "Agency." Here's Something Talk About Instead. • Buttondown
https://buttondown.email/charliejane/archive/i-dont-talk-about-agency-in-writing-heres-what-i/
I like this perspective.
(There's a tangent I might go on, about a stray comment I once read about agency; suffice to say that I am reluctant to compare a fictional character's "agency" in a hopeful story about fighting back vs. the actual actions of real humans who were ultimately unable to throw off their oppressors.)

Kashyap Patel, MD, Sees Link Between COVID-19 and Cancer Progression, Calls for More Biomarker Testing
https://www.ajmc.com/view/kashyap-patel-md-sees-link-between-covid-19-and-cancer-progression-calls-for-more-biomarker-testing
I'm pretty sure this plunked into my reading queue before May.


A pair of Startup Castle stories:
Former residents of the 'Startup Castle' are sharing their horror stories online
https://splinternews.com/former-residents-of-the-startup-castle-are-sharing-thei-1793847873

Silicon Valley's infamous 'Startup Castle' is getting evicted
https://splinternews.com/silicon-valleys-infamous-startup-castle-is-getting-evic-1793848345

( And more! )