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Big on the Internet, David Mamet, Kathryn Hahn, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Kathryn Hahn Does Glengarry Glen Ross with American Girl Dolls

american girl dolls
I now know what I'm doing with my kids as soon as they're old enough.
AMP Featured, TV, Netflix, reality TV, sex

Too Hot to Handle Is the Perfect Trashy Binge-Watch for These Desperate Horny Times

netflix
In these times of peak international horniness, there is something deeply satisfying about watching these dim goofballs try and fail to keep their hands off of each other.
News, COVID-19, protest, Rosa Parks

Um No, The COVID-19 Protesters Are NOTHING Like Rosa Parks

morons
NOPE. That's not how this works. That's not how any of this works.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, TV, Catherine O'Hara, Moira Rose, Schitt's Creek, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Catherine O’Hara Explains Moira Rose’s Iconic Accent From Schitt’s Creek

moira rose in a hat or wig made of black feathers
Moira Rose's accent on Schitt's Creek is not a real accent in the known world. It's unique.
TV, Ellen DeGeneres

Talk Show Hosts Are Taking Care of Their Crews … Except, Apparently, Ellen

ellen degeneres
According to reports, The Ellen DeGeneres Show's star and producers won't communicate with their crew and are using non-union workers to make her show in the meantime.
News, Coronavirus, donald trump

Donald Trump Is Inciting Violence on Twitter Again With Calls to “LIBERATE” States From Their Democratic Governors

Donald Trump gestures as he rants during a press briefing.
In a series of context-free, all-caps tweets, Donald Trump encouraged people to "liberate" their states.
Movies, Disney, Pixar, Sony

Look, We’ve All Been Attracted to Cartoon Characters Before. Let’s Talk About It.

scar in animated the lion king
From the Beast to Prince Eric, Disney has a history of making hot characters. Hell, I would still marry Jack Skellington if he strolled up with Zero and started singing at me.
Books, c.l. polk, Cover Reveal, erewhon books

Cover Reveal for C.L. Polk’s Exhilarating Fantasy The Midnight Bargain

C.L. Polk's novel the Midnight Bargain
Need something beautiful to rest your eyes upon? Let's take a look at the lovely cover for C.L. Polk's fantasy novel 'The Midnight Bargain.'
Big on the Internet, badass women in history, women in history

8 Women in History to Feature Onscreen Instead of the Awful People We Keep Seeing

Ida B. Wells Barnett, in a photograph by Mary Garrity from c. 1893. This version has been cropped from the original photographic card to approximately the photo itself (the borders aren't quite straight, so I did the best crop I could manage with the restriction), and has also had dirt and specks removed, and the saturation very slightly tweaked.
Here are eight interesting women in history that would make a more interesting movie, television series, and/or radio drama than Wallis Simpson or whatever white Nazi-adjacent person Cate Blanchett wants to play for awards.
Movies, Drake Doremus, Endings Beginnings, interview

INTERVIEW: Director Drake Doremus Talks Playing With Our Emotions in Endings, Beginnings

Endings Beginnings.
I would like to note that Drake Doremus has not seen a single Marvel movie but has seen I, Tonya, so maybe he's my new favorite person.
Big on the Internet, Coronavirus, San Diego Comic-Con, sdcc

For the First Time in 50 Years, There Will Be No San Diego Comic Con in July

the cast of the eternals and kevin feige at comic con
Shutting down the con circuit for a year is a huge loss for so many.
Gaming, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, video games

Animal Crossing Explained (By Someone Who Has Never Played It)

Nintendo's 5th installment into the animal crossing series
I, a person who does not play video games and doesn't play Animal Crossing: New Horizons, will explain the game.
News, Fetch the Bolt Cutters, Fiona Apple

With Fetch the Bolt Cutters, Fiona Apple Just Gave Us All the Perfect Gift

Fiona Apple plays piano in silhouette against a red curtain.
The very first line of the first song is "I've waited many years," which is how so many of us feel about a new Fiona Apple album.
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