The Wednesday Edition - Jan 29, 2020
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Movies, Freeform, LGBTQ Representation, romantic comedies

The RomCom Renaissance Is Here and It’s Queer

Jake Borelli
Queer folks are more than overdue for their own fluffy, feel good, escapist content.
Big on the Internet, Barbie, body positivity, Mattel

Barbie‘s Fashionista Line Expanding to Include a Doll With Vitiligo and Doll With No Hair

diverse barbies new doll with vitiligo and one with no hair
The Barbie brand is here to stay, and it thankfully keeps learning and transforming to include more dolls that look like the everyday woman, with a glam twist.
Movies, Ben Solo, Kylo Ren, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Can We Stop Trying to #SaveBenSolo Already?

Kylo Ren in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Most of the tweets were just genuinely sharing why they thought that Ben deserved more of a chance to actually be Ben Solo, which I agree with, to a degree. 
News, donald trump, grammar

Donald Trump’s Dumb Tweet Proves the Importance of the Vocative Comma

Donald Trump talks secretively behind his hand, probably because he's saying something racist.
Don't be like Trump, friends.
TV, paganism, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Sabrina Part 3: Patriarchy, Paganism, and Female Power

The witches of Greendale finally found the Goddess.
News, books, Jared Kushner, Middle East

Jared Kushner Has Read 25 Whole Books on the Middle East

Jared Kushner keeps his mouth tightly shut.
At least Kushner is encouraging others to dream big. If all he needed to do to land one of the most important jobs in international diplomacy is read 25 books, just imagine what the rest of us could do!
Books, antisemitism, Felicia Grossman, Georgette Heyer, romance novels

Felicia Grossman Breaks Down How Antisemitism Holds No Place in Romance, Historical or Otherwise

the grand sophy heyer
Georgette Heyer is a well-known figure within the romance genre, but she was also a bigot.
TV, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Riverdale

Riverdale’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch Musical Episode Is … an Idea

Riverdale -- "Chapter Sixty-Five: In Treatment" -- Image Number: RVD408a_0565.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl and Vanessa Morgan as Toni -- Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW-- © 2019 The CW Network, LLC All Rights Reserved.
In its wonderful series of terrible ideas, The CW's Riverdale choosing to do a concert version of Hedwig and the Angry Inch is probably high up there.
TV, Catherine O'Hara, Pop TV, Schitt's Creek

Schitt’s Creek Drops the Trailer for The Crows Have Eyes and It’s Perfect

schitt's creek the crows have eyes trailer
Now, what is it going to take for us to get a music video of "A Little Bit Alexis"? Come on Schitt's Creek, give the people what they want.
TV, Arrow, Arrowverse

The Arrow Series Finale Honored Oliver Queen’s Legacy: The Heroes He Inspired

Arrow -- "Fadeout" -- Image Number: AR810B_0438b.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Colton Haynes as Roy Harper, Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance/Black Siren, Audrey Marie Anderson as Lyla Michaels, Joe Dinicol as Rory Regan/Ragman, Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity Smoak, David Ramsey as John Diggle/Spartan, Echo Kellum as Curtis Holt/Mr. Terrific, Rick Gonzalez as Rene Ramirez/Wild Dog, Willa Holland as Thea Queen and Juliana Harkavy as Dinah Drake/Black Canary -- Photo: Colin Bentley/The CW -- © 2020 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
The final hour of Arrow, titled "Fadeout" was a thoughtful end to the series that brought back many beloved characters, resolved some dangling plot threads, and gave Oliver Queen a fitting send-off.
Movies, contributors, Disney, remakes

9 Disney Live-Action Remakes: Better or Worse Than the Originals?

Disney's Beauty and the Beast posters.
All-star casts and CGI advances aside, how do these remakes fare when watched side-by-side with the originals?
News, donald trump, impeachment, John Bolton

John Bolton May Have Dirt on Donald Trump but He’s Still the Absolute Worst

John Bolton frowns as Trump makes weird faces at reporters.
If only Bolton had come forward with all this information in the first place, instead of putting his $2 million book deal ahead of the stability of the entire country.
Big on the Internet, meghan markle, the royals, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Meghan Markle’s Horrible Father Is Committed to Slandering His Daughter Until She Contacts Him

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - OCTOBER 02: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex arrive at the Creative Industries and Business Reception at the British High Commissioners residence to meet with representatives of the British and South African business communities, including local youth entrepreneurs, on day ten of their tour in Africa on October 2, 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski - Pool/Getty Images)
Markle says that he will do more interviews if the semi-royal couple doesn't respond to him within 30 days.
Movies, Birds of Prey (film), DCEU, Margot Robbie

Margot Robbie Leads the Birds of Prey in New Featurette

ROSIE PEREZ as Renee Montoya, MARY ELIZABETH WINSTEAD as Huntress, MARGOT ROBBIE as Harley Quinn, ELLA JAY BASCO as Cassandra Cain and JURNEE SMOLLETT-BELL as Black Canary in Warner Bros. Pictures’ “BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN),” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Claudette Barius
With less than two weeks to go until the premiere of the highly anticipated film, Warner Bros. has released a new featurette that takes viewers behind the scenes of Birds of Prey.
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