The Monday Edition - Jun 22, 2020
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News, donald trump, k-pop, Tik Tok

Why Trump’s Tulsa Rally Fail Was More Than a “Prank”

TOPSHOT - The upper section is seen partially empty as US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the BOK Center on June 20, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. - Hundreds of supporters lined up early for Donald Trump's first political rally in months, saying the risk of contracting COVID-19 in a big, packed arena would not keep them from hearing the president's campaign message. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)
K-Pop fans and TikTok kids did more than pull a prank, they changed a narrative.
Books, anti-racism, contributors

If You Really Want to Unlearn Racism, Read Black Sci-Fi Authors

How Long Til Black Future Month book cover.
I needed some hope. I shared this with my sociology professor, and he went to his bookshelf and took down The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Leguin. After that, you could say that a love affair bloomed, and when I finally sat down with some science fiction written by black women, my life was changed forever.
AMP Featured, News, 2020 Presidential election, donald trump, voter suppression

Donald Trump’s Latest Rage-Tweets Indicate He’s Already Preparing to Lose in November

Trump looks at his phone.
Trump thinks the 2020 election will be "the scandal of our times." He knows he's losing.
AMP Featured, News, donald trump, politics, Twitter meme

Donald Trump’s Post-Rally Walk of Shame Is the Most Satisfying Meme

Donald Trump sits with his arms crossed.
What song would you set to Donald Trump's sad walk?
Movies, Disney+, Hamilton

It’s Our First Look at the Disney+ Version of Hamilton!

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 15: Actor Leslie Odom, Jr. performs on stage during "Hamilton" GRAMMY performance for The 58th GRAMMY Awards at Richard Rodgers Theater on February 15, 2016 in Los Angeles City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/WireImage)
Do you wish you could have been in the room where it happened? Well, now you're getting your chance on July 3rd to see Hamilton on Disney+!
TV, Lucifer, Netflix

We Finally Know When Lucifer Season 5 Will Drop!

LUCIFER - tom ellis as a sexy devil
It has been a hellishly long wait for fans of Lucifer, but at long last, Netflix has announced the release date for season five.
Big on the Internet, AMC Theatres, COVID-19, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: AMC Will Now Require Moviegoers to Wear Masks Thanks to Online Backlash

AMC movie theater concessions menu sign.
Now all we need is someone to invent a mask you can eat popcorn through, and we'll be in business.
Movies, dads, Disney, Father's Day

Top 4 Disney Dads Who Seriously Dropped the Ball on Parenting

king triton, maurice, sultan, king agnarr
The only good parenting is done by animal companions.
Movies, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Ralph Fiennes, The King's Man

Will Audiences Return to Movie Theaters to See The King’s Man?

ralph fiennes, harris dickinson
Are you willing to brave the theaters for The King's Man, or will you be waiting on VOD?
News, tiktok, Trump, Trump Rally

K-Pop Fans and TikTok Teens Tank Trump’s Tulsa Rally

trump tulsa rally
Gen Z, we salute you.
Big on the Internet, Alien (franchise), Lord of the Rings, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: RIP Alien and Lord of the Rings Star Ian Holm

lord of the rings
How's your Saturday going, Mary Suevians?
News, protest, Trump, Trump Rally

Tulsa Police Arrest Peaceful Protester Outside of Trump Rally

tulsa police trump rally
Let's call this plainly what it is: the police doing the bidding of their fascist president and arresting American citizens for no reason.
News, justice department, Trump, William Barr

Bill Barr Tries and Fails to Fire US Attorney Geoffrey Berman in Latest Attack on Justice System

Attorney General William Barr frowns at Donald Trump, sitting in front of him, out of focus.
Donald Trump has always surrounded himself with a rogues gallery of malignant toadies and sycophants.
Movies, COVID-19, Jaws, Pandemic

Jaws Turns 45 and Remains as Relevant as Ever

hamilton, scheider, dreyfuss
This summer, be a Hooper, not a Vaughn.
Big on the Internet, Black Lives Matter, Juneteenth, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Juneteenth Is Filled With Marches, Music, and More Around the US

Protesters in Pittsburgh last year
Let's take a look at some of the sights happening around the country in honor of Juneteenth.
Comics, comics, sexual misconduct, Warren Ellis

Warren Ellis Issues Statement After Sexual Misconduct Accusations

Comics and TV writer Warren Ellis
Warren Ellis, whose work looms large in the comics world, has issued a statement following accusations of sexual misconduct.
News, Coronavirus, donald trump, masks

Donald Trump Thinks People Wear Masks to “Signal Disapproval” of Him

Donald Trump sits with his arms crossed.
Trump does realize that many people see masks as being political, but we disagree on the specifics.
News, Juneteenth

Juneteenth—What It Is, and What It Isn’t

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 19: People kneel and raise their fists in the air for eight minutes and 46 seconds -- the time that George Floyd was pinned under a police officer's knee -- during a march and protest to mark the Juneteenth holiday at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial June 19, 2020 in Washington, DC. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when a Union general read orders in Galveston, Texas stating all enslaved people in Texas were free according to federal law, effectively ending slavery in what remained of the Confederacy. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
While always celebrated in pockets of the Black American community, the national holiday Juneteenth has taken off in recent years due to television, social media, and just the power of having so many Black academics and writers discussing Black American traditions in the public eye. I myself only learned about it about three or so years ago, and my mother only two years ago. For those unfamiliar with the holiday, now seeing it all over social media, here are a few things to note about it.
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