The Friday Edition - May 31, 2019
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Movies, Disneyland, review, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge

Review: Disney’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Park Is Pure, Unadulterated Magic

Visitors explore Black Spire Outpost in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge.
Walking down the streets of Black Spire Outpost, I forgot I was technically still on the planet Earth, in Disneyland.
News, 2020 Presidential election, Elizabeth Warren, Native Americans

Elizabeth Warren Addresses Her DNA Test Misstep & Maybe We Can Finally Let This Issue Rest

Elizabeth Warren appearing on The Breakfast Club radio program.
By releasing her DNA test results, Elizabeth Warren seemed to be letting bad-faith conservatives steer the conversation. That appears to have been a mistake she's not planning to repeat.
Gaming, Magic: The Gathering, Modern Horizons, Wizards of the Coast

Legendary Creatures (and Planeswalkers) We Are Looking Forward To in Magic The Gathering’s Modern Horizons

Modern Horizon Promo Pic
War of the Spark is over, but Modern Horizons is bringing us even more new cards and legendary creatures to play with.
Movies, Daniel Craig, James Bond, Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Phoebe Waller-Bridge Wants Her James Bond to “Treat Women Properly”

Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Fleabag
To hear the brilliant Phoebe Waller-Bridge express her excitement and her vision for the latest James Bond film gives me hope.
Movies, Ava DuVernay, The New Gods, Tom King

Mister Miracle Writer Tom King Joining Ava DuVernay’s The New Gods

Ava DuVernarys New Gods Gains Tom King
It was announced last year that director Ava DuVernay would be writing and directing a The New Gods movie for the DC Extended Universe films. Now The Wrap reports that joining her on co-writing the script will be Eisner winner Tom King who is currently writing Batman and just wrapped up the controversial Heroes in Crisis limited series.
TV, Daenerys Targaryen, Game of Thrones, trope anatomy

“Foreshadowing Is Not Character Development” Video Explains What Went Wrong With Daenerys on Game of Thrones

Daenerys Targaryen on Game of Thrones
The excellent video series Trope Anatomy has a spot-on look at why Game of Thrones' season 8 development of Daenerys was mangled. It's not that Daenerys' end was so out there or totally unthinkable for the character—it's that real character development and skillful narrative building are crucial, and the act of foreshadowing isn't enough.
News, abortion, contributors, nolite te bastardes carborundorum

There’s No “Compromise” on Abortion Without Women Dying

Woman holding sign that says, "Ugh, where do I even start?"
The notion that anyone can simply and safely “agree to disagree” with their anti-abortion representatives has always been naive and always ignored the power dynamics that make this impossible. There can be no compromise on whether the state should have the power to force women to give birth, on whether women should be denied health care and die.
Big on the Internet, posters, The Lion King

Things We Saw Today: New Lion King Character Posters Released and Yup, That’s What Lions Look Like All Right

Lion King character posters of young Simba, adult Simba, and Nala
What do you all think of The Lion King's hyperrealistic style? Bland? Terrifying? Beautiful?
News, Department of Energy, natural gas, Rick Perry

The U.S. Energy Department Is Rebranding Natural Gas as “Freedom Gas” and I, For One, Have Questions

natural gas is now freedom gas, patriot.
To no one's surprise, the internet quickly took "freedom gas" to task, mocking the name and making all the fart jokes they could imagine.
Big on the Internet, Big Little Lies, Meryl Streep, toxic masculinity

Calling Out Toxic Masculinity Doesn’t Hurt Boys, It Helps Them, Meryl Streep

The Devil Wears Prada earned Meryl Streep an Oscar nomination for playing Miranda Priestly
There is a difference between toxicity and toxic masculinity, a line that Meryl Streep clearly blurred while talking about the topic at a Big Little Lies Q&A recently.
TV, Game of Thrones, Sansa Stark, Sophie Turner

Sophie Turner Says She Is “Ready-Ish” to Say Goodbye to Sansa Stark

Hutch Parker, Michael Fassbender, Sophie Turner, Simon Kinberg, Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy attend an exclusive fan event for "X-Men: Dark Phoenix" at Picturehouse Central on May 22, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Joe Maher/Getty Images)
Game of Thrones' Sansa Stark and 'Dark Phoenix' star Sophie Turner said, "I think my watch has ended."
News, Disney, Georgia, The Heartbeat Bill

It’s Stupid to Boycott Disney Over Their Opposition to Georgia’s Abortion Ban

Scarlett Johansson and Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man 2
Remember when people boycotted Rogue One? That clearly worked out for them.
News, donald trump, John McCain

Is There Any Person Alive More Petty Than Donald Trump?

Donald Trump raises his hand and looks pouty.
Donald Trump visited a U.S. Naval base in Japan Wednesday and while we all know his skin is so thin it's amazing it doesn't crumble into dust with every light breeze, this was one of those instances that still manages to amaze with its seemingly impossible levels of insecure pettiness. It concerns the USS John McCain.
TV, Dark Crystal, Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Netflix

Netflix’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Trailer Is Absolutely Magical

a skeksis scientist in dark crystal: age of resistance.
Netflix is looking to tap into that nostalgia with their new series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, and if the trailer is anything to go by, audiences are in for a truly stunning vision.
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