Also known as: Borenka, Borya His mother has gone to the soirée to get him transferred to the Guards. Prince Vasili promises to speak to the emperor on his behalf. Thanks to his mother’s diplomacy, he has been made a cornet in the Semyonov Guards. But she has failed to get him onto Kutuzov’s staff, where Andrei is an aide-de-camp. The Guards have already left for Austria, and Boris is staying behind in Moscow to sort his equipment.

My 9-year-old and I recently began rewatching Battle Kitty, a truly unhinged animated show on Netflix that has a deeply disturbing preoccupation with butts. Beyond the butts, the show is actually about a kitty with dreams of being a great warrior. Together, he and his sidekick—Orc—make their way through the battle royale-like challenges on Battle Island. During our recent rewatch, I googled info on the show’s origins and stumbled upon some controversy over the show’s age rating.

Activision recently allowed Call of Duty (COD) Warfare III and Warzoneplayers to celebrate Pride Month with free LGBTQ+ community skins. While there’s an argument to be made about how ugly the skins look with their trans and rainbow colors, the main issue immediately brought to light was how inappropriately timed it was, considering barely a year ago a violent trans activist shot up a Christian school. Per capita, attacks by trans activists outpace attacks against people who claim to be trans when you consider that people who identify as “trans” are barely 1% of the population.

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