[NEWS] Four pop culture links: Moana and Maori pride, gay bookstores, a fake German beach, gay Trek

[rfmcdonald]

• io9 has an interesting article looking at how the success of Disney's film Moana is driving Maori pride in New Zealand.


• New Now Next lists eight of the top LGBTQ bookstores of North America and Europe, including Toronto's Glad Day.


• 24 hours on an artificial beach, sheltered under a hanger deep in east Germany, turns out to be quite fulfilling. VICE

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<li>io9 has an interesting <a href="https://io9.gizmodo.com/disneys-moana-is-connecting-a-generation-of-young-new-z-1818549573"><U>article</u></a> looking at how the success of Disney's film Moana is driving Maori pride in New Zealand.</li>
<Li>New Now Next <a href="http://www.newnownext.com/best-gay-bookstores/09/2017/?fb_ref=fbshare_web"><u>lists</u></a> eight of the top LGBTQ bookstores of North America and Europe, including Toronto's Glad Day.</li>
<li>24 hours on an artificial beach, sheltered under a hanger deep in east Germany, turns out to be quite fulfilling. VICE <a href"https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/433q5j/twenty-four-hours-on-a-fake-beach-taught-me-a-lesson-in-reality"><U>reports</u></a>.</li>
<li>NOW Toronto <a href="https://nowtoronto.com/movies/features/star-trek-discovery-crosses-gay-frontier/"><U>notes</u></a> that Star Trek: Discovery is a belated attempt to catch up with LGBTQ presence in pop culture.</li>
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