The Monday Edition - Aug 28, 2023
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News, AMPTP, SAG-AFTRA Strike 2023, WGA Strike 2023

AMPTP Hires a Crisis Management PR Firm While WGA Shows Up With the Facts

Writers picket outside a Hollywood studio.

AMPTP is trying to bounce back from some unbelievable blunders—but it's missing the most obvious solution to its PR problem.

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News, gender, patriarchy

Newsflash: To Some Men, Barware Is Gendered

Marshall (Jason Segel) drunkenly shows off a daiquiri while his friends look on in an episode of 'How I Met Your Mother'

Fellas, we're here to tell you that no one on Beyoncé's internet cares what kind of glass your cocktail comes in.

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TV, Batgirl (movie), Harley Quinn (series), Rain Valdez, trans representation

DC’s Alysia Yeoh Makes First Appearance Since Warner Bros. Shelved ‘Batgirl’

Alysia Yeoh in "Up at Bat" Batgirl oneshoot for the DC Pride 2022 #1 - by Jadzia Axelrod, Lynne Yoshii, Tamra Bonvillain and Ariana Maher.

While we will never see Aquino as Alysia beyond leaked images, the character recently came to life in another way.

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News, 2024 Presidential Election, Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, politics

Bernie Sanders Is Right: Backing Biden Is the Only Option

Bernie Sanders and President Joe Biden

We have to rally around the candidate who didn't try to overthrow the last election, or incite an insurrection.

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News, gun violence, Jacksonville, racism, Ron DeSantis

Ron DeSantis Booed At Vigil for Victims of Racist Shooting, AS HE SHOULD BE

A closeup of Ron DeSantis talking into a microphone.

He can't come around now acting like his hands are clean.

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Movies, Hannah Gross, Interviews, Sophia Lillis, The Adults

Sophia Lillis and Hannah Gross on Building That Sibling Dynamic in ‘The Adults’

Hannah Gross and Sophia Lillis in 'The Adults'

The Adults is in theaters now and well worth the watch for how brilliant Hannah Gross and Sophia Lillis are!

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TV, Guillermo de la Cruz, What We Do In The Shadows

This ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ Moment is Ramping Up the Drama for the Season Finale

Guillermo looks pensively at Nandor, whose shoulder is visible in the foreground of the shot.

The vamps have gotten themselves embroiled in a hot mess of secrecy and betrayal, and I am so here for it.

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Podcasts, Academy, Interviews

A New Podcast Series Brings a Brilliant Cast of Characters Together!

Art for the podcast Academy

All episodes of Academy are currently available to binge on Wondery+ exclusively.

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TV, Star Trek, star trek: strange new worlds

The Best ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Episodes (So Far)

The cast of 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'

While we wait impatiently for season 3—which has been confirmed!—here are the 10 best episodes of SNW so far.

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Movies, Interviews, The Last Voyage of the Demeter

Göran Lundström Knows Creating Dracula Isn’t Easy

Dracula looking really menacing in The Last Voyage of the Demeter

Have you seen The Last Voyage of the Demeter yet?

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TV, frog thor, Loki, loki series, Thor

One Way or Another, We’re Getting More of This Fan-Favorite ‘Loki’ Character

Marvel Comics Frog Thor and Thor actor Chris Hemsworth

The Loki Blu-ray includes a scene that fans have been waiting two years to see.

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TV, dirty laundry, Dropout, Dungeons and Drag Queens, RuPaul's Drag Race

Drag Queens and Dropout Are a Match Made in Heaven

Katya, Jujubee, Alaska, and Monet on Dirty Laundry (via Dropout)

Dropout's Dungeons and Drag Queens season of Dimension 20 was just the beginning of the independent streamer's affinity for casting queens.

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Gaming, Baldur's Gate 3, RPGs

The NPCs in ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Are Just as Noteworthy as the Main Characters!

Crushing on Dammon.

Don't sleep on the colorful NPCs spread throughout the world of Baldur's Gate 3!

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News, affirmative action, discrimination, SCOTUS

The Same Guy Who Dismantled Affirmative Action Is Now Going After Paid Fellowships

A group of protesters rallying for affirmative action protections.

Some people just do not like seeing Black and brown people succeed.

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Movies, Blue Beetle, DC Universe, Jaime Reyes, Xolo Maridueña

You Deserve To Meet Jaime Reyes on the Big Screen

Xolo Mariduena as Jaime Reyes in Blue Beetle

All of these characters are so rich with stories that I don't want to think about a world without more Blue Beetle movies.

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TV, Ahsoka, Star Wars (franchise), Star Wars Rebels

These ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Episodes Will Enhance Your ‘Ahsoka’ Viewing Experience

The crew of the Ghost from the animated series Star Wars Rebels standing together

To make more sense of what's happening in Ahsoka, these Star Wars Rebels episodes are a must.

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TV, Death in Paradise

Everything We Know About ‘Death in Paradise’ Season 13—and More

From left to right: Tahj Miles as Marlon Pryce, Shantol Jackson as Naomi Thomas, Ralf Little as Neville Parker, and Ginny Holder as Darlene Curtis in Death in Paradise's season 12 finale, sitting on the beach.

We can't wait to return to Saint Marie this winter.

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Movies & TV, Ahsoka, Star Wars (franchise)

‘Star Wars’ Fans Have Some Theories About ‘Ahsoka’s Mysterious Inquisitor

Marrok, a mysterious masked character who wields a double-ended lightsaber in 'Ahsoka'

Marrok's appearance in Ahsoka is sudden and doesn't totally make sense.

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TV, big brother, reality TV

Alliances Formed and Clues Missed: Breaking Down Big Brother 25 Week Four

Big Brother 8:27 Jag and Blue via Paramount Plus

Pressure Cooker comes to a close, a duo hits the block, and America gets a say in the game in week four of Big Brother 25.

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News, fashion, Lockheed Martin, politics

Can’t Afford Drones And Missiles? Largest ‘Defense’ Contractor Now Selling ‘Streetwear’

One of The Largest Arms of The US' Miltary Industrial Complex is Diversifying Its Portfolio By Getting Into ... 'Streetwear'

What's the next move for Lockheed Martin? Slapping its branding on oversized t-shirts and baggy pants, of course.

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