The Wednesday Edition - Sep 18, 2019
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The Nightjar by Deborah Hewitt is a stunning contemporary fantasy debut about another London, a magical world hidden behind the bustling modern city we know.

Alice Wyndham has been plagued by visions of birds her whole life … until the mysterious Crowley reveals that Alice is an ‘aviarist’: capable of seeing nightjars, magical birds that guard human souls. When her best friend is hit by a car, only Alice can find and save her nightjar. Alice must risk everything to save her best friend—and uncover the strange truth about herself.

Available now!

News, Merriam-Webster, nonbinary, they

“They” Officially Added as Nonbinary Pronoun to Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines they as nonbinary pronoun
Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the word authority with the best Twitter account around, announced 530 new words entered into its lexicon for September 2019. Most exciting to see was "they" officially defined as a pronoun option for those whose gender identity is nonbinary.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, #MeToo Movement, Harvey Weinstein

We Don’t Care That Harvey Weinstein’s Life Is “Ruined”

Harvey Weinstein.
Apparently, we should feel bad for Harvey Weinstein.
AMP Featured, News, donald trump, fake news, Ilhan Omar

Donald Trump Has to Know How Dangerous His Tweets About Rep. Ilhan Omar Are

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) participates in a panel discussion.
Most of us have some relative who spends their time on social media posting fake news articles and memes pushing conspiracy theories, either because they believe them or because they don't care that they're lies so long as they fit the general truthiness of a narrative they like. That's Trump.
Movies, Halloween, Jamie Lee Curtis, Laurie Strode

The New Halloween Trilogy Seems To Be Continuing To Explore Trauma

Jamie Lee Curtis_Halloween
With Michael somehow surviving being incinerated and returning for two more films, Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends, we'll be diving deep into more of Laurie's story, as well as the story of others who survived Michael both in 1978 and in 2018.
Movies, Knives Out

Beware! Word Is That the Newest Knives Out Trailer May Be Spoilery.

Chris Evans being a snack in Knives Out
There are people in this world who have seen Knives Out. Those people are my enemy (until I see it and we can all talk about it). The highly anticipated murder mystery debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival with much flare and chatter and now, we just all want to know: Who did it?
Movies, The Princess Bride

As I Wish, Let’s Not Remake The Princess Bride

Leave The Princess Bride alone. 
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, comedy, Norm McDonald, Sarah Silverman

Racism and Comedy Are Not the Same. This Isn’t Hard.

from ÒI Love You, America with Sarah SilvermanÓ appears on stage at The Paley Center for Media's 2018 PaleyFest Fall TV Previews - Hulu at The Paley Center for Media on September 7, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California.
Sure, you might be a great stand-up in other aspects, but using racism, homophobia, sexism, or anything in that vein to try to be "funny" is not push boundaries. It's just being an asshole.
News, contributors, rape culture

Rape Apologists Are the Ones Who Allow Rape to Exist

kavanaugh senate hearing republicans
As the old feminist adage goes, rapists are the sole cause of rape. But what people often forget is that rape apologists are a key cause of rape, too; they are the ones who make sexual assault, dehumanizing skepticism, and attacks on survivors acceptable in society.
News, Congress, donald trump, politics

Watch Donald Trump Obstruct Justice in Real Time via Former Campaign Manager Corey Lewandowski

Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski refuses to talk to Congress.
The House Judiciary Committee questioned former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski today, and the hearing was just the sort of fruitless circus you were probably expecting.
Big on the Internet, Keke Palmer, memes, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Keke Palmer Became a Meme and Blessed Us All

Lili Reinhart, Jennifer Lopez, Keke Palmer, and Constance Wu
To say that Keke Palmer is a mood is an understatement, but at least now we have this glorious meme for all of our days.
AMP Featured, TV, Britta Perry, Community, Gillian Jacobs

Britta Perry Deserved Better Than Community’s Later Seasons

Britta Perry (Gillian Jacobs) deserved better than being the butt of every joke.
To coin one of the many in jokes from "Community," they Britta'd Britta.
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