The Saturday Edition - Mar 30, 2019
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Big on the Internet, Batman (character), Bill Finger, Bob Kane, DC Comics

Comic Fans Across the Globe Celebrate Batman’s 80th Anniversary

first appearance of batman DETECTIVE COMICS (1937-) #27
The Dark Knight made his debut in 1939's Detective Comics #27, which was written by Bill Finger and penciled by Bob Kane.
Movies, André Øvredal, Guillermo del Toro, Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark

The Teaser Trailer for Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Will Keep You up at Night

The red spot comes to life in scary stories to tell in the dark.
If you were like us, you spend your youth being alternately terrified and fascinated by Alvin Schwartz's book series Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.
TV, CBS All Access, Jordan Peele, The Twilight Zone

The First Reviews for Jordan Peele’s Twilight Zone Reboot Are Divided

Jordan Peele Twilight Zone reboot
While some critics have high praise for the Jordan Peele-presented reboot of The Twilight Zone, others offer sharply mixed feelings on the new show.
Big on the Internet, comedy, Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Knows What Comedians Really Mean When They Decry “PC Culture”

Julia Louis-Dreyfus on the Veep red carpet
In a recent Vogue interview, Julia Louis-Dreyfus weighed in on the recently popular idea among comedians that "PC culture" is ruining comedy.
Movies, The Silence

Things We Saw Today: The Silence Is Like Bird Box and A Quiet Place Had a Creepy Baby

The silence on Netflix
Weren't terrified enough from Bird Box or A Quiet Place? Well, now you can be terrified with Stanley Tucci!
News, sex

Unintentionally Hilarious Chart Shows Young Men Having Way Less Sex, Women … Not So Much

Jane Fonda covers her mouth in Barbarella.
Today, The Washington Post shared an article entitled "The share of Americans not having sex has reached a record high," analyzing the many different reasons why Americans have been feeling less sexy than usual lately. However, the part that caught our eye was one of the charts that the author of the article, Christopher Ingraham, shared on Twitter—and the collective reaction to it.
Big on the Internet, Boyfriend, reddit

Help, I Cannot Stop Thinking About This Reddit Guy Who Stole His Girlfriend’s Lasagna

Cropped torsos of man and woman holding hands.
Maybe it's silly for me to feel so worked up over a story about a couple I've never met, about an argument over a food item, which I only heard about through a lengthy chain of various platforms. That knowledge does nothing to make me any less angry, though.
AMP Featured, TV

Pennyworth Teaser Shows Us a Hot Young Alfred Pennyworth

Jack Bannon in Pennyworth (2019)
Alfred Pennyworth is at your service.
TV, april 2019, Netflix, The Fifth Element

Everything Arriving on Netflix in April

Milla Jovovich in the Fifth Element
Spring has sprung, and with it, there's a ton of new TV and movies headed to Netflix in April.
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