The Friday Edition - Feb 7, 2020
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Movies, Avengers: Endgame, Thor, Valkyrie

Finally, the Deleted Avengers: Endgame Thor Tries to Kiss Valkyrie Scene No One Wanted

Thor tries to kiss Valkyrie in Avengers: Endgame
At least this terrible 'Thor attempts to kiss Valkyrie' scene was axed before we had to watch it in Avengers: Endgame.
Movies, #OscarsSoMale, 2020 Oscars, female directors

The “Give Her A Break” Campaign Will Use Oscars Ad Time to Highlight Female Directors

screenshot via EW, greta gerwig directs meryl streep
Give Her A Break replaces the ads during the Oscars with a focus on female-directed films.
News, abortion, meghan mccain, Pete Buttigieg, The View

Meghan McCain Is Using Her Platform on The View to Spread Anti-Abortion Misinformation

Meghan McCain looks angry on The View.
Meghan McCain has said a lot of awful things on The View but at this point, it's just irresponsible of ABC to continue to give her this platform.
Movies, Avengers: Infinity War, Birds of Prey

How Birds of Prey Nails Female Empowerment Without the Cringe Aspect

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
Their fights aren't about "wow look at me, I'm a girl taking charge of this situation" but rather just women fighting to survive. 
Movies, Little Shop of Horrors

How Dare You? Little Shop of Horrors’ Seymour Has Always Been Hot.

Seymours in Little Shop Of Horrors can be hot!
I guess what I'm saying is ... let me have my Hunky Seymour. Whether it's Rick Moranis or Taron Egerton or Jake Gyllenhaal's socially awkward take on the character, Seymour is hot to a lot of us.
News, Dr. Luke, Kesha, sexual assault

The Legal Battle Between Dr. Luke and Kesha Continues, With Another Victory for the Alleged Abuser

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 24: Kesha attends the 2019 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 24, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)
Dr. Luke struck back against Kesha's claims of sexual assault with his own claim against Kesha for defamation, and now Kesha has been dealt another legal blow in that proceeding.
TV, animation, contributors

Steven Universe, She-Ra, & Voltron: LGBTQIA+ Successes, Failures, and Hopes for the Future in Children’s Animation

Ruby and Sapphire kiss at their wedding on Steven Universe.
Over the past decade, children’s animation seems to have been undergoing a major revolution in terms of queer representation.
Big on the Internet, Ewan McGregor

Obsessed With the Ghost Who Tried to Kill Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor as Black Mask in Birds of Prey
Ewan, I'm glad you survived this ghost attack and went on to become a Force Ghost and also fight your ghost father in Doctor Sleep. May you continue your ghost adventure!
TV, Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Picard, Star Trek (franchise)

Picard Is Fascinating Because It Makes the Federation (And the Villains) Complex

"The End Is The Beginning" -- Episode #103 -- Pictured (l-r): Michelle Hurd as Raffi; Patrick Stewart as Picard of the the CBS All Access series STAR TREK: PICARD. Photo Cr: Trae Patton/CBS ©2019 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Picard shows us that institutions like Starfleet can become corrupt or isolationist and that even a man like Jean-Luc Picard can make grave mistakes and fail.
Movies, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Rachel McAdams

Things We Saw Today: Rachel McAdams Will Not Return for Doctor Strange 2

benedict cumberbatch and rachel mcadams
At least we'll always have her super villain turn as Regina George.
TV, Betty Ford, Eleanor Roosevelt, Michelle Obama

Showtime’s First Ladies Series to Tackle Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Ford, and Michelle Obama

michelle obama, imposter syndrome, quote, london, becoming
Considering their lives of influence, it's no surprise that a TV drama about the First Ladies would make for an intriguing project.
AMP Featured, News, baby Yoda, news

Here, Let Baby Yoda Help You Handle All the Terrible News

Baby Yoda on trial
At the end of the day, the world is truly a terrible place right now, and finding ways of making yourself forget for a little while is important—mainly because, if we don't, we're all going to tear our hair out. So, for me, it's looking at baby Yoda, but do what you need to in order to forget that we have a monster in charge of the country.
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