The Thursday Edition - Jul 26, 2018
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Big on the Internet, facts, GOOP, Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Finally Hires a Fact-Checker, Still Won’t Talk to Actual Medical Doctors

gwyneth paltrow goop
Over the years, Gwyneth Paltrow has recommended a lot of seemingly strange products and questionable services in the name of "wellness." Many products are simply absurd (and absurdly expensive), like "sex dust" or "moon juices" or those spacesuit stickers that were supposed to engage your body's “ideal energetic frequency." But others are potentially actually dangerous.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Rian Johnson, things we saw today, Twitter

Things We Saw Today: The Last Jedi Director Rian Johnson Deleted 20,000 Tweets

Director Rian Johnson deletes 20k tweets
In the wake of Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn's firing for old, resurfaced tweets, will it become standard practice for those in the spotlight to regularly purge their social media? Star Wars director Rian Johnson recently removed a huge number of tweets from his account.
TV, jim jefferies, representation, the jim jefferies show

The Jim Jefferies Show Mocks Bigots at San Diego Comic Con Over #ComicsGate

the jim jefferies show
The Jim Jefferies Show went down to San Diego Comic Con to interview attendees about ComicsGate, and it went about as well as you'd expect.
Big on the Internet, AMC, Chloe Dykstra, Chris Hardwick, Talking Dead

In We Told You White Men Would Be Fine News: Chris Hardwick Fully Reinstated to Talking Dead

Last month actress and model Chloe Dykstra wrote a post on the site Medium, detailing years of alleged sexual and emotional abuse at the hands of then-boyfriend, Chris Hardwick. Hardwick was removed from hosting the AMC show Talking Dead and multiple outlets distanced themselves from him. Well, now after an investigation by AMC, Hardwick has been officially reinstated as host and will continue working for AMC.
Movies, Mamma Mia, mamma mia universe, mamma mia! here we go again

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Is the Delightfully Fluffy Nonsense We Desperately Need Right Now

Mamma Mia! was not a movie that necessitated a sequel: all the storylines were wrapped up nicely, and all the hit ABBA songs were sung. Luckily, the makers of the film ignored this and gave us a a corny, life-affirming, feel-good musical extravaganza.
Movies, Avengers 4, Avengers: Infinity War, infinity stones

Avengers: Infinity War Featurette Confirms Soul Stone’s Awesome Power

Marvel confirms Soul Stone power
Headed into Avengers: Infinity War, one of the movie's biggest mysteries revolved around the Soul Stone. At the time, the orange gem was the only Infinity Stone not yet seen in the MCU, and its abilities therein were unknown. Now we have an official description from Marvel.
News, misogyny, violence against women, white supremacy

For the First Time Ever, the Anti-Defamation League Issues a Report Tying Misogyny to White Supremacy

handmaid's tale, protest, robes, costume, planned parenthood
Misogyny is "a dangerous and underestimated component of extremism," says the ADL and every woman on the internet.
Big on the Internet, Chris Evans, donald trump, Twitter

Chris Evans Calls Trump “Biff” and Mocks Him Over Mind-Boggling Russia Tweet

Chris Evans mocks Trump on Twitter
It isn't surprising when Chris Evans takes to Twitter to make a political statement. With the recent influx of political turmoil in our country, his true stars and stripes have been appearing more and more, as Chris reminds us that he is a real-life Captain America with every takedown of neo-Nazis crisis and conservative hypocrisy. He frequently takes aim at Donald Trump, and we are here for it.
News, addiction, Demi Lovato, mental health

Demi Lovato’s Hospitalization Is a Reminder About the Dangers of Mental Health Stigma

Demi Lovato addresses the March for Our Lives rally on on March 24, 2018 in Washington, DC. Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators, including students, teachers and parents gathered in Washington for the anti-gun violence rally organized by survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School school shooting on February 14 that left 17 dead and 17 others wounded. More than 800 related events are taking place around the world to call for legislative action to address school safety and gun violence.
The language we use around addiction is already problematic, but when it comes to women in the public eye we tend to feed off their pain, while simultaneously not believing them when they say they are hurting.
Movies, DC Entertainment, Natasha Rothwell, Wonder Woman 1984

Natasha Rothwell Gives Us a New Reason to Be Excited for Wonder Woman 1984

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Natasha Rothwell is joining the cast of Wonder Woman 1984, giving us yet another reason to be excited for the upcoming sequel. Rothwell is best known as Kelli on Insecure, and has also appeared in Love, Simon. Her role in the movie is being kept under wraps.
TV, Anna Diop, DC Universe, Titans

It’s Disgusting That Racist Comic Book Fans Ruined Social Media for Yet Another Black Actress

Since the initial images of actress Anna Diop as Starfire in the upcoming Titans television series, there has been "fan" backlash against her as a black actress playing the role, because Starfire is an orange woman and therefore can only be white, don't ya know? Now, that has led to Anna Diop disabling her Instagram due to racist attacks.
Movies, Kathleen Kennedy, Lucasfilm, Star Wars (franchise)

No, Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy Does Not Need to Retire

Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy
Never mind that she's one of the most powerful women in Hollywood, or that she's helped produce countless beloved films. Never mind that she was hand selected by the Maker himself, George Lucas. No, she is clearly the root of all evil and must step down to let the nearest available white man take the job, since they will lead Star Wars back to the good ol' days where everyone except for the token woman is a white, cishet, straight man. #MakeStarWarsGreatAgain
Books, Jane Austen, PBS

Jane Austen’s Unfinished Novel, Sanditon, Is Being Adapted for PBS

Jane Austen portrait
At the time of her death, Austen had completed 11 chapters of Sanditon, her final novel that she began writing in 1817. The unfinished work will now be adapted for the small screen.
Big on the Internet, homophobia, protest signs

You Can Mock Trump’s Relationship With Putin Without Resorting to Homophobia

trump putin protest, homophobia, signs
These signs have appeared at protests all over the world: images of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in sexual or romantic poses, the implication being that these two are so close, they're practically in love. Or that Trump is so submissive to Putin politically, one can find humor in imagining him submissive sexually. It's not funny. It's not edgy. It's straight-up homophobic.
Big on the Internet, insatiable, Netflix

Things We Saw Today: Petition to Cancel Insatiable for Fat-Shaming Reaches 100,000+ Signatures

debby ryan
A petition to get rid of Netflix's Insatiable has reached 100,000 signatures.
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TV, Alex Kingston, Doctor Who, Steven Moffat

River Song: The Greatest Mary Sue of All Time

The Husbands of River Song
Not since Galahad has a character been inserted into mythology to be the bestest ever so on the nose.
News, donald trump, Ivanka Trump, White House

Sure, We Totally Believe Ivanka Trump’s Excuse for Shutting Down Her Clothing Company

Ivanka Trump Is Shutting Down Her Namesake Company
Ivanka Trump has decided that she won't return to her eponymous fashion company and has instead decided to shut it down altogether.
Movies, Cinema, movies, white man eclipse

The “Eclipsing” of White Men in Cinema Is Stupid and Means Nothing

I, Tonya
Writing for Deadline Hollywood, in a piece titled "Make Way, Or Rather Don’t, For The Recessive Movie Male Of 2018," Michael Cieply decided to invent the inane idea that the 2017 nominations at the Producers Guild were "cinematic eclipses" of white men.
Big on the Internet, Boots Riley, Lakeith Stanfield, Sorry to Bother You, Tessa Thompson

Where Are All the Dark-Skinned Female Artists in Black Cinema?

Tessa Thompson in Sorry to Bother You (2018)
The idea of the free-spirited, bohemian black woman has become synonymous with lighter-skinned or mixed-race black women, which is not only limiting to all black women, but puts dark-skinned black women in a box they can't get out of alone.
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