The Monday Edition - Dec 30, 2019
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Big on the Internet, Bumble, Sharon Stone

If Sharon Stone Can’t Get a Bumble Date, What Hope Do We Have?

Sharon Stone
Not to be outdone in The Year of Our Lord 2019, Sharon Stone came to Twitter to share her struggles with dating. Those struggles? Being kicked off of Bumble.
News, antisemitism, Bret Stephens, Jews, New York Times

Why in the World Does the New York Times’ Bret Stephens Still Have a Job?

People take part in a protest outside the New York Times
The New York Times' Bret Stephens is back with another terrible op-ed.
Movies, Disney, Frozen 2

Frozen II Soundtrack > Frozen Soundtrack: Debate Me

Idina Menzel in Frozen II (2019)
I finally took a trip into the unknown and went to see Frozen II during the holiday weekend, and it was ... good. It's not narratively perfect, but I deeply enjoyed it, primarily because of how I feel the music is so much better this time around.
AMP Featured, TV, Netflix, Penn Badgley, YOU

You Season 2 Has a Los Angeles Problem

Season 2 of You is more of Joe's mind games under a new name in a new city, but there are so many frustrating things about this new Los Angeles landscape that I almost can't take it seriously.
AMP Featured, Movies, Chewbacca, Disney, Star Wars (franchise)

It’s Time We All Faced the Fact that Chewbacca Has Always Been an “Apolitical” Centrist

Chewbacca
Our beloved #resistance elder, often lovingly referred to as “Uncle Chew,” stirred up quite the Twitter storm yesterday when it was revealed in a new biography (the latest Official Star Wars Visual Dictionary) that famous rebel leader Chewbacca considers himself to be “apolitical.”
Movies, Cats (movie)

Okay but What If I Thought Cats Was GOOD?

Here's why Cats is great and why it's okay to think so.
AMP Featured, Movies, Carrie Fisher, Kelly Marie Tran, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Blaming The Rise of Skywalker’s Lack of Rose Tico on Carrie Fisher’s Footage Is Illogical

Carrie Fisher as Leia in Star Wars: The Last Jedi poster
Just when I think I will be able to get off my The Rise of Skywalker rage train something happens that makes me have to get back on.
TV, contributors, Gilmore Girls, New Girl

3 New Girl Favorites You Never Knew Were in Gilmore Girls

Nasim Pedrad as Aly in New Girl.
New Girl might have ended, but the characters live on in our hearts—and, apparently, in some of our favorite old shows?
Big on the Internet, Barack Obama, movies, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Barack Obama Shares His Favorite Movies of 2019

barack obama
Okay, but did he even see John Wick 3?
AMP Featured, Movies, box office bombs, Cats (movie), musicals

Let’s Talk About Why Cats Failed at the Box Office

Is this the end of the "so bad it's good" movie experience?
TV, 2020, new series

Get Excited for These Brand Spanking New TV Series in 2020

sebastian stan and anthony mackie as winter soldier and falcon.
There are a bevy of promising new shows to get excited about, but how do you prioritize what to watch? Have no fear, we are here to help!
News, antisemitism, hate crimes, Jews

5 People Wounded in Attack During a New York Hanukkah Celebration

monsey hannukah stabbing
This latest attack was the 13th anti-Semitic hate crime in New York in the last few weeks.
Big on the Internet, Stan Lee, things we saw today, video games

Things We Saw Today: Remembering Stan Lee on His 97th Birthday

stan lee
Excelsior!
TV, binge-watching, family, Netflix

5 Netflix Shows Your Whole Family Can Shut Up and Agree On

netflix's nailed it
I'm talking programming that will please everyone from your tipsy grandpa to your sulky teenage sister to your hyperactive little cousins.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, costumes, Disney World, workplace harassment

Tourists Won’t Stop Groping Costumed Disney World Employees Because People Are Animals

Singer Ariana Grande Celebrates 21st Birthday At Walt Disney World
Guys, what is going on in Orlando?!
Movies, 2019, Best Of, Performance

The Best Scene Stealing Performances of 2019

Lupita Nyong'o in Us (2019) Universal Pictures
Thanks to a seemingly endless supply of content both in theaters and at home, 2019 has had no shortage of terrific performances.
Movies, Cats (movie), Evan Rachel Wood, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Actress Evan Rachel Wood Felt “Like I’m Going to Die” Watching Cats

Cats the Movie Musical
'Westworld' actress Evan Rachel Wood had quite the reaction to watching the Jellicle cats in action.
Big on the Internet, spoilers

Spoiler Etiquette for the Digital Age

baby yoda ior something like it n the mandalorian
What's the responsibility of nerds when it comes to spoilers?
Movies, Disney, marvel, The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride

The Horniest Thing on Disney+ Is the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Steve Rogers shirtless
My honorable mention goes to Kovu in The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride, because we all fell in love with a lion and just had to accept that information about ourselves.
AMP Featured, News, 2020 Presidential election, Amazon, Bloomberg, hypocrisy

Well, It Didn’t Take Bloomberg Long to Forget About That Whole Not-Investigating-His-Opponents Thing

An empty podium is set for Newly announced Democratic presidential candidate, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg
It's only been a few weeks after Bloomberg's editor in chief explicitly stated that they won't be doing investigative reporting into the Democratic candidates. They might republish or summarize other outlets' investigative pieces about the candidates but they wouldn't do their own. Until they did.
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