The Wednesday Edition - Oct 14, 2020
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Author Cory Doctorow returns with Attack Surface, a standalone novel set in the world of New York Times bestsellers Little Brother and Homeland.

Join Cory as he discusses bookish activism and rejecting fatalism in favor of hope.
Movies, Max Lord, Pedro Pascal, Wonder Woman 1984

Pedro Pascal’s Feelings on Wonder Woman 1984′s Max Lord Speak Volumes

Pedro Pascal as Max Lord
Seeing Pedro Pascal take on both Wonder Woman and the world of Star Wars? A personal victory for me. I can't wait for more of the world to see how brilliant he is. 
News, 2020 Presidential election, donald trump, Joe Biden

NBC Makes the Shameful Decision to Host a Last-Minute Donald Trump Town Hall Opposite Biden’s

Donald Trump gestures and cringes during a rally.
By pitting the two events against each other, they're making the night about Trump's favorite thing: ratings.
Movies, Cleopatra, Egyptian History, Gal Gadot, Hatshepsut

More Cleopatra? Why What We Really Need Is a Hatshepsut Movie.

Statue of Hatshepsut on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Cleopatra is an icon of history, but Hatshepsut is right there!
Movies, Amy Adams, Glenn Close, Netflix

What Is This Hillbilly Elegy Netflix Movie Trailer?

HILLBILLY ELEGY: (L to R) Glenn Close ("Mamaw”), Amy Adams (“Bev”). Photo Cr. Lacey Terrell/NETFLIX © 2020
'Hillbilly Elegy' is a movie that screams "Oscar bait." Unfortunately, based on the trailer, we're not biting.
News, charles manson, Ted Cruz, Zodiac Killer

LOL: Ted Cruz Mocked for Worrying Charles Manson, Who Is Dead, Might Vote

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 04: Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-TX) questions witnesses during a hearing about "anarchist violence" in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill August 04, 2020 in Washington, DC. The subcommittee heard from a variety of witnesses on topics ranging from peaceful protest by Black Lives Matter demonstrators to actions by the decentralized antifascist group known as antifa in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
So Ted Cruz was talking about Charles Manson for some reason in the Amy Coney Barrett U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Let's get all the serial killer jokes out of our system now.
Movies, Chippendales, Craig Gillespie, Dev Patel

Dev Patel, Chippendales, and Murder? Finally, Some Good News.

Dev Patel looks sad in the green knight
We just all really love Dev Patel.
Science, Halloween, history, witchcraft

The Secrets (and Sex Toys?!) Behind How Witches “Flew”

woodcut of witches flying and the devil
The witch on her broom is an iconic image, but where did it come from? Today we're going to discuss how a witch can fly.
TV, The Haunting of Bly Manor

Let’s Talk About the Heartbreaking Nature of the Couples of The Haunting of Bly Manor

The couples of Bly Manor
It's dramatic, but looking at both of these couples, we can learn a lot about embracing life, and I can't stop thinking about how much Hannah/Owen and Jamie/Dani loved each other.
TV, HBO, indigenous representation, Lovecraft Country

Lovecraft Country Showrunner Admits She Failed in Depicting Two-Spirit Character

Monique Candelaria as Yahima in Lovecraft Country
Green explained in a Tweet, responding to a question on the topic, that she "wanted to show the uncomfortable truth that oppressed folks can also be oppressors" but ultimately "failed in the way I chose to make it."
Books, Black authors, erewhon books, fantasy, Sponsored

The Beautiful Subversion of Race, Power, and Magic in The Midnight Bargain

Excerpt from C.L. Polk's 'The Midnight Garden'
The magic system in C.L Polk's latest novel, The Midnight Bargain, is one of the most imaginative I’ve read in a long time.
AMP Featured, News, Amy Coney Barrett, birth control, reproductive health, Ted Cruz

Professional Ignoramus Ted Cruz Just Called Contraception “Abortion-Inducing Drugs”

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, talks during the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett
Day two of the Senate Judiciary Committee's confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court has come to an end and it was just as harrowing as Day 1.
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