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Lily James will star alongside Chris Hemsworth in 'Subversion,' an Amazon MGM submarine action film about a naval commander blackmailed into dangerous missions, with Patrick Vollrath directing and Lorenzo di Bonaventura producing.
Hong Kong has issued arrest warrants for 19 overseas activists accused of subversion under the national security law, related to their involvement in the 'Hong Kong Parliament' group, which aims at self-determination and drafting a constitution, sparking international criticism and diplomatic tensions.
In Hong Kong's largest national-security trial, 45 pro-democracy activists, part of the "Hong Kong 47," have been sentenced to four to ten years in prison for organizing an unofficial primary election in 2021. The trial has been criticized as politically motivated, with 14 found guilty of conspiracy to commit subversion, 31 pleading guilty, and two acquitted.
A Hong Kong court convicted 14 pro-democracy activists of subversion under a 2020 national security law imposed by Beijing, marking the city's largest national security case. The activists, including former lawmakers, were accused of attempting to paralyze the government through an unofficial primary election. The law has been criticized for stifling dissent and curbing civil liberties, despite government claims of restoring stability. Those convicted face up to life in prison, while others await sentencing or have pleaded guilty for potentially shorter terms.
Donald Trump's chances of being convicted in the federal 2020 election subversion case may have increased after his top election lawyer, Kenneth Chesebro, took a plea deal in the Fulton county case and admitted that the effort to create fake slates of electors was fraudulent. Chesebro's plea deal could incriminate Trump in both the Georgia and federal criminal cases, potentially bolstering the argument that Trump conspired to defraud the United States in trying to overturn the election results. Chesebro's admission that the fake electors were fraudulent strengthens the charge that Trump and his allies used deceit to stop Congress from certifying the election results.
The series finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, titled "Chosen," subverted the trope of the Chosen One by giving the power of the Slayer to all potential girls in the world. The episode saw Buffy and her army of Potentials defeat the First Evil, a primordial force that aimed to wipe out the Slayer line for good. The moment reverberates throughout the show and beyond, empowering viewers in their own lives. Despite a lackluster final season, Buffy fulfilled its subversive promise by dissolving the very idea of the Chosen One.
The series finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, "Chosen," shattered the trope of the Chosen One by giving all potential Slayers the power to fight evil. The episode saw Buffy and her allies facing off against the First Evil, a primordial force that sought to wipe out the Slayer line. In a powerful moment, Buffy gives her power to all the Potentials, allowing them to stand up and fight. The subversion of the Chosen One trope was a game-changer for the show and for feminist fantasy as a whole.
Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo is a visual novel game that subverts Japanese folktales, spirits, curses, and ukiyoe block prints. Players hop between several protagonists, trying to figure out who's holding magical killer trinkets and who's trying to collect them all from reviving the dead. The game is available on Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, and Steam.
Chinese civil rights lawyers Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi have been sentenced to 14 and 12 years in prison, respectively, for "subversion of state power." The sentences are among the harshest handed to Chinese rights lawyers since a sweeping crackdown on the profession in 2015. Xu and Ding were detained by authorities after attending a private gathering with other activists in December 2019. Both pleaded not guilty to the subversion charges. Human rights groups have called for their release.