The Thursday Edition - Nov 18, 2021
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Big on the Internet, Big Bird, CPAC, Sesame Street

Republicans Ban Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie From CPAC—As If They Would Have Gone

Big Bird at a podium in front of a campaign sign. (Image: Sesame Street and Big Bird For Senate Campaign.)

You'd think that Sesame Street would be the one thing we can all agree on and now Republicans are banning Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie from CPAC ...

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AMP Featured, News, The Olympics, transgender, transgender rights

Olympic Committee Updates Eligibility Rules for Transgender Athletes

Laurel Hubbard of New Zealand competing in the Women's 90kg Final.

While the IOC lays out a framework for future Olympic games, they are allowing individual sports governing bodies to make their own guidelines regarding eligibility and trans athletes.

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Gaming, Super Smash Bros., Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Games

MultiVersus Lets Ultra Instinct Shaggy Use a Sandwich as a Projectile Weapon Against Superman, the Way Nature Intended

Multiversus cast

MultiVersus is a free-to-play crossover platform fighter similar to Smash Bros. that pits classic Warner Bros. characters against each other.

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AMP Featured, News, paul gosar, politics, Republicans

Republican Rep. Andy Biggs Says He Knows Gosar’s Violent Anime Video Was Fine Because “I Lived in Japan”

Rep. Andy Biggs throws his arms wide while speaking from the House floor.

Biggs defended Gosar and his own refusal to vote to censure Gosar by explaining, "I lived in Japan," apparently making him an expert on the subject at hand.

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Movies, Lily James, Pam and Tommy, Sebastian Stan

Hulu’s Pam & Tommy Looks Like a Wild Ride for Lily James and Sebastian Stan

Lily James and Sebastian Stan looking into the camera as Pam and tommy

The thing is, the trailer feels very I, Tonya to me and so I'm instantly invested in it. Craig Gillespie has mastered the art of bringing these pop culture true crime stories to life and if he's going to keep giving me Sebastian Stan as trashbag men, I'm going to continue to eat it all up.

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Gaming, Bandai Namco, Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, video games

Would You Survive an Attack From Cell, Majin Buu, or Frieza? Of Course Not, but Dragon Ball: The Breakers Lets You Try

DB Breakers

Dragon Ball: The Breakers, an asymmetrical action game, puts 7 ordinary people up against the likes of Frieza, Cell, or Majin Buu.

The post Would You Survive an Attack From Cell, Majin Buu, or Frieza? Of Course Not, but Dragon Ball: The Breakers Lets You Try first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, LeVar Burton, Trivial Pursuit

Things We Saw Today: LeVar Burton Is Hosting a Trivial Pursuit Game Show

LeVar Burton

From Entertainment One, LeVar Burton will be hosting his very own game show (so stop asking him about Jeopardy!).

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AMP Featured, News, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, paul gosar, politics

AOC Lays Into Republicans for Defending Gosar’s Horrible Video: “What Is So Hard About Saying This Is Wrong?”

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks from the House floor.

The House voted Wednesday to censure Rep. Paul Gosar over his posting of a violent anime video edited to depict the killing of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

The post AOC Lays Into Republicans for Defending Gosar’s Horrible Video: “What Is So Hard About Saying This Is Wrong?” first appeared on The Mary Sue.
AMP Featured, Books, authors, SFF, trans representation

7+ Science Fiction and Fantasy Books by Trans Authors to Obsess Over

Three of the seven plus books featuring SFF books by Trans authors. (Image: MCD, Swoon Reads, and Tordotcom.)

As members of various nerd spaces, we understand the power of narrative and storytelling. So, in honor of this week, we put together a list of just a handful of the many science fictions and fantasy (SFF) books by trans authors.

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AMP Featured, News, Activision Blizzard, Bobby Kotick, sexual harassment

Activision Blizzard Employees Are Demanding Bobby Kotick Resign as CEO

Bobby Kotick walks outside wearing a name badge.

A new report form the Wall Street Journal claims Kotick knew about the pervasive culture of harassment and abuse at the company and did nothing to stop it, sometimes working to help the accused retain their positions of power.

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Movies, Miles Morales, Peter Parker, Tom Holland

Tom Holland Says Maybe a Miles Morales Spider-Man Film Should Be Next

Tom Holland at the premiere of Spider-Man: Far From Home

I think that Tom Holland will make the right decision on what to do next. Whether that means having a live-action Spider-Verse movie with Peter and Miles or Holland stepping down, I trust him to know what's right for him and Peter Parker. 

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Big on the Internet, Christmas, gift guides, pets

A Holiday Gift Guide for Pet Parents Who Want Magical Backdrops for Their Furbabies

Happy & Polly specializes in creating literal magic for your pets. While the focus is primarily on cats, there is plenty of room for good pups, too.

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Movies, Michelle Jones, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Zendaya

Okay So Who Is Going to Save MJ in the Spider-Man: No Way Home Trailer?

MJ falling in Spider-Man: No Way Home

That being said, there are some theories as to who can stop MJ from falling to her death and they're all emotional. 

The post Okay So Who Is Going to Save MJ in the Spider-Man: No Way Home Trailer? first appeared on The Mary Sue.
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