The Saturday Edition - Apr 6, 2019
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"A fantasy world as well-realized as anything Tolkien made." -Neil Gaiman 
The epic fantasy everyone's talking about: Black Leopard, Red Wolf
by Marlon James. Start listening now.
Big on the Internet, A Starting Point, Chris Evans, politics

Chris Evans Gets Political With His New Project, “A Starting Point”

The idea is simple: Evans wants to interview senators and congresspeople from both sides of the aisle about a wide variety of issues, giving them roughly a minute to respond on each topic.
Big on the Internet, women in sports

Notre Dame Coach Muffet McGraw Has Had It With Gender Discrimination in College Sports

Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw cuts down the net after a win
Notre Dame's basketball coach Muffet McGraw is done hiring men.
Big on the Internet, Rian Johnson, Star Wars: Episode IX, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Here’s What Rian Johnson Thinks About J.J. Abrams Possibly Retconning Rey’s Parentage

Well, here's at least what Rian Johnson said out loud about the possibility that director J.J. Abrams could retcon or considerably alter big plot points from The Last Jedi.
Movies, Aquaman, DCEU, Justice League, Shazam, Wonder Woman

With Wonder Woman,Aquaman, and Shazam, What Does the Future of the Justice League Look Like?

Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and Shazam might re-shape the DCEU.
It's no secret that the DCEU's first attempt at bringing the Justice League together did not work out so well
Movies, Brie Larson, Unicorn Store

Unicorn Store Is an Ode to Embracing Your Inner Child

Unicorn Store Is an Ode to Embracing Your Childhood Loves
Every kid had that time in their life when they believed unicorns were real, and for Kit, that dream never went away. Brie Larson shines in Unicorn Store and reminds us of the importance of never fully growing up.
News, contributors, week in reproductive justice

250 Anti-Abortion Rights Bills Have Already Been Proposed in 2019. It’s April.

Handmaids of Handmaid's Tale
With less than a month to go before the Trump administration’s policy change to cut Title X funding for groups that offer abortion care takes effect, and with 250 anti-abortion rights bills already proposed this year, Vox published a bizarre anti-abortion op-ed this week that suggested abortion would be obsolete within 50 years.
News, celebrity apologies, Joe Biden, sexual misconduct

Joe Biden Makes It Clear: “I’m Not Sorry for Anything That I Have Ever Done”

Joe Biden talking to reporters, telling them he's not sorry for anything.
Over the last week, Joe Biden has issued a number of statements in response to the women saying his trademark overly familiar manner of touching has made them uncomfortable. Some of those statements were carefully constructed; others seemed more off-the-cuff, thought the wording was still no doubt carefully chosen. One word that didn't appear in any of those statements was "sorry." And the reason for that is simple: Because he's not.
Movies, Amanda Waller, Suicide Squad 2, Viola Davis

Viola Davis Reportedly Returning as Amanda Waller, DC’s Greatest Anti-Villain, in The Suicide Squad

Viola Davis as DCEU's Greatest Anti Villain
Academy Award-winning actress and future EGOT winner Viola Davis will return as Amanda Waller in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad.
TV, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Jessica Jones, LGBTQ Representation, The 100, The Walking Dead

The Deaths of LGBTQ Characters Might Not Hurt As Much If We Had More of Them

willow tara
A character's sexuality shouldn't be a catch-all shield against doom and death. But when there are so few gay characters in genre television across the board, especially horror, these deaths sting because they're depriving audiences of important representation.
Big on the Internet, Billy Ray Cyrus

We’re All Listening to Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” Remix With Billy Ray Cyrus, Right?

Billy Ray Cyrus singing
I didn't wake up this morning thinking I'd listen to a song featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, but here we are.
TV, Descendants, Descendants 3

Descendants 3 Trailer Is out With a Closer Look at Hades (And Those Terrible Wigs)

Descendants 3
The trailer for the upcoming Descendants 3 movie has come out, giving us a glimpse at the main characters and the new big bad, Hades. And of course, the terrible wigs that have followed this awesome trilogy.
Movies, Shazam

Shazam! Perfectly Brings a Wonderful Aspect of the Comic to Life

Zachary Levi and Jack Dylan Grazer as Shazam and Freddy Freeman in DCEU's Shazam.
Billy Batson flying around Philadelphia? Delightful! But Shazam! does a great job of introducing another important aspect of the comics, as well.
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