The Wednesday Edition - Sep 9, 2020
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Movies, Aimee Teegarden, Guest House, interview

INTERVIEW: Aimee Teegarden Talks Fun Fictional Dads, Giving Us a Much-Needed Laugh in Her New Movie Guest House!

Aimee Teegarden in Guest House
Guest House is available On Demand and Digital September 4th.
Movies, Inigo Montoya, Mandy Patinkin, The Princess Bride

Mandy Patinkin Gets Emotional as He Recalls Filming The Princess Bride Fight Scenes (and So Do We)

Mandy Patinkin in the Princess Bride
Did I get emotional seeing that Mandy holding Inigo's iconic six-fingered sword? Absolutely.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Rick Moranis, Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Reynolds Got Rick Moranis Back. His POWER!

Rick Moranis in 'Spaceballs'
I had resigned myself to never seeing Rick Moranis onscreen again, and then Ryan Reynolds somehow worked his magic for a phone commercial, and now I have a lot of questions for Ryan Reynolds. First of all, HOW?
Movies, Denis Villeneuve, Dune

Fear Is the Mind Killer in Official Trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune

sandworm from dune
Alright. Let's taste the spice melange.
News, donald trump, E. Jean Carroll, sexual assault

Donald Trump’s Justice Department Is Majorly Interfering in a Lawsuit Brought by Writer Who Accused Him of Rape

Donald Trump listens as Attorney General William Barr speaks into his ear.
Essentially, if Trump is found guilty of lying about sexually assaulting Carroll, we, the taxpayers, pay the damages.
News, Caster Semenya, transmisogynoir

Caster Semenya Loses Appeal Over Restrictions on Testosterone in Female Athletes

Caster Semenya loses landmark case regarding testosterone in female athletes.
Today, Switzerland's Federal Supreme Court dismissed two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya's appeal against the restrictions on testosterone in female athletes, CNN has reported. It marks the end of a long battle that the athlete has waged against a system determined to limit and punish her in a way that exposes the dangerous intersection of misogynoir and transmisogyny.
Movies, #OscarsSoMale, #OscarsSoWhite, Oscars

The Oscars Announce Sweeping New Inclusion Requirements for Best Picture

A woman's hand holds the Best Picture envelope
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a bold new inclusion push, with specific standards that must be met for films to be eligible for nominations.
AMP Featured, Movies, rey, Star Wars (franchise), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

We Could Have Had It All. We Could Have Had Rey Kenobi.

Rey looks over her shoulder in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
So, Rey Kenobi would have been incredible. I used to hate the idea but that's before I knew how bad things could get, and at this point, I'd take Rey as Watto's grandkid. That'd at least be better than whatever this Palpatine nonsense was.
Movies, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi, Terry Zwigoff, Thora Birch

Revisiting the Cynical Female Teenager in Ghost World

Thora Birch and Scarlett Johansson in Ghost World (2001)
What I ended watching took me back to a time when the simple act of being mean and cynical while being "unconventionally attractive" was considered a subversive, and even empowering personality—if you were white, that is.
Big on the Internet, tiktok, TikTok House, Twitter memes

Things We Saw Today: Yes, the TikTok House Is Peak Frustration

Eleanor Shellstrop on the Good Place
As the final tweet said, we deserve the apocalypse. 
TV, CBS All Access, Star Trek (franchise), Star Trek: Discovery

Celebrate Star Trek Day With the Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 Trailer

David Ajala and Sonequa Martin-Green in star trek discovery
Plus, SPACE CATS!
Movies, Class Action Park, Coronavirus, documentaries, HBO Max

HBO Max’s Class Action Park Feels Especially Relevant in the Time of COVID

deadly wave pool at action park in new jersey
The attitude of the people that went to and ran Action Park reminds me far too much of many of the attitudes we're now seeing in regards to COVID-19 and the continuing pandemic.
News, 2020 Presidential election, Facebook, misinformation

A Dream Come True: Facebook Will Pay Some Users to Deactivate Their Accounts Ahead of the Election

In a 2018 protest of misinformation on Facebook, 100 cardboard cutouts of Mark Zuckerberg were placed in front of the US Capitol Building.
Good news for anyone who's been wanting to get off Facebook but has been having trouble cutting that cord.
Big on the Internet, Catfishing, Jason Mantzoukas

Don’t Impersonate Jason Mantzoukas to Catfish Your Spouse. Can’t Believe This Had to Be Said, but Here We Are.

Jason Mantzoukas as Derek on the Good Place
As someone who has met Mantzoukas multiple times while doing comedy in New York City, I just have this to say: You cannot simply pretend to be Jason Mantzoukas. It doesn't WORK that way.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, garden, Melania Trump, White House

Drainage Issues With Melania’s Rose Garden Are a Metaphor for the Trump Presidency

First Lady Melania Trump
It was just 3 weeks ago that America's most disinterested First Lady Melania Trump unveiled the newly renovated White House Rose Garden that nobody liked.
Space, Science, space, The Moon

The Moon Is … Rusting?

full moon in the night sky
How is the moon rusting with no air? Well, the answer is ... the Earth.
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