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News, Coronavirus, donald trump, face masks

Face Masks Might Finally Becoming Less of a Pointlessly Partisan Issue

A young supporter wears a Trump 2020 mask at Trump's Tulsa rally.
It looks like face masks might finally be shedding some of their political stigma.
Space, meteor showers, Perseid Meteor Shower, stargazing

How, When and Where to Watch the Perseid Meteor Shower

shooting star in the night sky
Here's the best way to watch the Perseids.
TV, Allison Hargreeves, Klaus Hargreeves, The Umbrella Academy

Allison and Klaus Are Still My Favorite Hargreeves Siblings in The Umbrella Academy’s Second Season

Allison and Klaus Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy.
Nothing changed when Netflix's The Umbrella Academy season 2 came around because Allison and Klaus Hargreeves remain the most interesting characters.
Movies, Netflix, The Devil All The Time

We’ve Finally Got a First Look at The Devil All the Time’s Absolutely Stacked Cast, and It Has Me Ecstatic!

Robert Pattinson, Sebastian Stan, Riley Keough, and Tom Holland
The Devil All the Time is heading to Netflix on September 16, and I personally cannot wait! You still have time to read the Donald Ray Pollock novel if you haven't yet, and I highly recommend that you do! 
AMP Featured, TV, Ellen DeGeneres, sexism, The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Things Continue to Be Bad for Ellen, but Why Just Her?

Producer Ellen DeGeneres attends Netflix's season 1 premiere of "Green Eggs and Ham" at Hollywood Post 43 on November 3, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)
Lots of Hollywood bosses have been revealed as monsters, so why is Ellen getting such intense scrutiny?
Big on the Internet, NASA, SpaceX, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: The SpaceX Dragon Crew Have Returned Safely to Earth

spacex landing
Astronauts Doug Hurley and Robert Behnken were welcomed home by mission control saying, "Thank you for flying SpaceX."
News, COVID-19, Dr. Deborah Birx, Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi, Like Us, Lacks Confidence in Dr. Deborah Birx

dr. deborah birx
As coronavirus cases surge across the country, the federal government continues to do absolutely nothing.
TV, Craig Mazin, HBO, The Last of Us

Craig Mazin Drops New Details About HBO’s The Last of Us Series

joel and ellie
While details remain largely under wraps, Mazin discussed the process of developing Naughty Dog's PlayStation game into a television series.
News, GOP, Republican National Convention, Trump

In a Shocking Move, the GOP Convention Will Not Allow Press

Donald Trump addresses reporters while standing in front of a row of American flags.
Trump, who normally would make an acceptance speech, will instead be privately thanking the delegates in a sober, stripped down convention.
Big on the Internet, Marvel Comics, Spider-Man, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Happy Spider-Man Day!

Spider-Man gives double thumbs up onstage in Spider-Man: Far From Home.
Many took to Twitter to celebrate the anniversary of Marvel's flagship character.
TV, Hannibal, Hugh Grant, Mads Mikkelsen

We Cannot Imagine Hugh Grant as Hannibal Lecter

hugh grant mads mikkelsen
It's still a wonder that such a gruesome yet high brow series even aired on network television at all.
Big on the Internet, August, Netflix

Here’s What’s Coming to Netflix in August

LUCIFER - tom ellis as a sexy devil
What are you looking forward to watching in August?
News, Sarah Cooper, Tik Tok, Trump

Trump Claims He Will Ban TikTok via Executive Action

tiktok
TikTok remains massively popular in America (and the rest of the world), with a record-breaking 315 million downloads in the first quarter of 2020.
Big on the Internet, captains, questions, Starship Captains

Who Are the Best Captains in Pop Culture?

Best Captains in pop culture
With so many captains across genres to enjoy, can we even pick just one?
News, childcare, COVID-19, House of Representatives

The House Passes Two Pandemic Childcare Bills Which the Senate Will Likely Ignore

boys
Child care should not be a partisan issue, but in Trump's America everything is, including the pandemic.
News, Anthony Mackie, mcu, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Things We Saw Today: Anthony Mackie Clarifies Comments About Marvel’s Diversity: “It’s Just in My DNA to Have That Conversation”

Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) gets ready for battle in Captain America: The Winter Soldier
"You can’t cast a Black dude as one of your main superheroes and not expect him to have that conversation,” Mackie said.
Big on the Internet, Antibodies (Do You Have The), Nicholas Braun, Song of the Summer

Cousin Greg’s COVID Antibody Song Is the New Summer Hit

Nicholas Braun as Cousin Greg in Succession
Nicholas Braun has had a big week.
Books, Book Review, feminism, reproductive rights

Review: A Woman’s Place: Inside the Fight for a Feminist Future Is a Necessary Addition to Your Feminist Reading List

cover of the book A Woman's Place by Kylie Cheung
The Mary Sue contributor Kylie Cheung has a new book on the fight for feminism.
Big on the Internet, dogs, politics, twitter moment

Joni Ernst Came for Her Opponent’s Pet and Now the Iowa Senate Race Has Gone to the Dogs

theresa greenfield and her dog ringo
Senator Joni Ernst attacked her Democratic Challenger Therese Greenfield for taking pictures with her dog. Woof.
Comics, marvel, Miles Morales, Spider-Man

Why Would Marvel Even Consider Stripping the Spider-Man Title From Miles Morales?

Miles Morales
Spy D? I mean, Peter Parker was a newspaper photographer as well as Spider-Man, and there wasn't a conversation about stripping him of the title and making him ... "Photo D" or whatever.
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