The Friday Edition - Sep 20, 2019
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The Emperor needs necromancers.

The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman.

Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead nonsense.

Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Her characters leap off the page, as skillfully animated as arcane revenants. The result is a heart-pounding epic science fantasy.

Available now!

TV, Billie Lourd

Billie Lourd Will Honor Her Grandmother on Will & Grace!

Billie Lourd gets ready to steal the show again in AHS: 1984.
One thing is clear, though: Billie Lourd is making a name for herself, and we love her.
News, corruption, donald trump, politics, Rudy Giuliani

What You Need to Know to Understand This #WhistleblowerGate Mess

Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office with a stupid 'Who, me?' look on his stupid face.
This Trump whistleblower scandal seems really complex. Let's break it down.
AMP Featured, Comics, Dick Grayson, Nicola Scott, Nightwing

We’re All Kinds Of Obsessed With Nicola Scott’s Nightwing Drawing Highlighting His Assets

Nicola Scott's Nightwing art is too powerful.
Nicola Scott has done some of my favorite Wonder Woman art, but I'm ridiculously over the moon (pun intended) about her Grayson art.
Movies, The Infinity Saga, The MCU

The Infinity Saga Box Set Trailer Is an Emotional Journey Through the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Taika Waititi, Elizabeth Olsen, and Tessa Thompson in Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Am I going to ask for this box set for the holidays? Well, if I'm being honest, I already asked my mom for it and told her to ask my brother for help getting me the right one. Because The Infinity Saga set is something we're all going to end up loving.
TV, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Michael Rosenbaum, tom welling

Smallville’s Tom Welling Joins “Crisis on Infinite Earths.” Next Do Michael Rosenbaum’s Lex Luthor.

Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor and Tom Welling as Clark Kent/Superman on Smallville
After rumors and speculation, it's now official that actor Tom Welling, who starred on Smallville as Clark Kent/Superman, will be joining the massive DCTV crossover event "Crisis on Infinite Earths." I think the creatives know what needs to happen next.
AMP Featured, Movies, Hustlers

LOL Hustlers Is Teaching Men What It’s Like for Their Characters to Be Unimportant, and They Don’t Like It

Lili Reinhart, Jennifer Lopez, Keke Palmer, and Constance Wu
It's baffling to think that anyone would come out of Hustlers and think, "What about Chuck?" and yet, here we are. 
News, climate change, Global Climate Strike, Greta Thunberg

A Global Climate Strike Led By Greta Thunberg Is the Kind of Action We Need

Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg looks up at the sky.
Today, in New York, the Global Climate Strike will kick off a weeklong series of strikes and protests timed to match the United Nations' Climate Action Summit, which begins this coming Monday.
AMP Featured, News, Aliens, Area 51

The Footage From the “Area 51 Raid” Is Already Priceless

An absolute hero running towards Area 51 like Naruto.
Today is the day when people across the country—and maybe across the world—have come together en masse for one of our generation's most important causes. What? No, I'm not talking about the climate strike. I'm talking about the Area 51 raid joke that started as a silly Facebook event, became a meme, and has turned into a very real crowd of people at Nevada's secretive Area 51 military base who want to see them aliens.
News, abortion, contributors, week in reproductive justice

Medication Abortion on College Campuses Is the Bold, Proactive Pro-Choice Legislation We Need

Pro-choice campaigners hold placards outside the Houses of Parliament during a demonstration to urge the Government to extend the same laws on abortion across the UK, including Northern Ireland on June 5, 2018 in London, England. The British Government in under pressure to liberalise abortion laws in Northern Ireland after the Republic of Ireland voted to repeal the abortion ban in a referendum on May 25, 2018.
There has been a seed of good news in abortion rights for some time now, in the form of California’s SB 24, a bill that would mandate and provide for access to medication abortion in public state universities’ campus health centers, which, as of this week, has headed to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk.
Movies, Ava DuVernay

Things We Saw Today: Ava DuVernay Brings up a Good Point About How We Cover Artists

superbowl
Talking about the story being told in a movie is almost second nature at this point. We focus on the characters and their journey, and we rarely look at the craft behind bringing that story to life.
News, blackface, canadian politics, Justin Trudeau, racism

We Hate Everything About Justin Trudeau’s Blackface Scandal

Justin Trudeau's face against a dark background.
Over the last day or so, photos and videos have come out showing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wearing blackface on what appears to be three different occasions (so far!).
Movies, reboots, remakes, The Princess Bride

The Only Reason to Remake The Princess Bride Would Be to Gender-Swap and Diversify It

The Princess Bride
As far as I can see, there's no call whatsoever for a Princess Bride do-over unless the studio intends to radically change up the characters' dynamic and hugely diversify the cast.
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Knife set product image.
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AMP Featured, TV, She-Hulk, Stephanie Beatriz

Let Stephanie Beatriz Play She-Hulk for Disney+! Give It to Me Now!

Stephanie Beatriz as Rosa on 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine'
Jennifer Walters getting her own show is amazing all on its own but just imagine if Stephanie Beatriz brought She-Hulk to life? I want nothing more now! 
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