The Saturday Edition - Jun 27, 2020
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News, boycotts, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg

The #StopHateForProfit Campaign Forces Zuckerberg to Change Facebook Policies

Facebook co-founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill April 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. This is the second day of testimony before Congress by Zuckerberg, 33, after it was reported that 87 million Facebook users had their personal information harvested by Cambridge Analytica, a British political consulting firm linked to the Trump campaign.
Are we seeing the growth of a conscience in social media? Fingers crossed.
Movies, Eurovision, Rachel McAdams, Will Ferrell

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga Struggles to Find the Right Key

will ferrell rachel mcadams
Ferrell stars as Lars Erickssong, an outcast in his Icelandic hometown of Húsavík, who possesses a singular dream of winning the Eurovision Song Contest.
Big on the Internet, Syfy, things we saw today, Wynonna Earp

Things We Saw Today: Wynonna Earp Is Finally Back With a Trailer and Premiere Date!

Wynonna Earp key art
SyFy has announced the season four debut for 'Wynonna Earp' at long last.
News, donald trump, hypocrisy, Ivanka Trump

Ivanka Trump Praises “Skills-Based Hiring” as the Entire Internet Dies of Laughter

Ivanka and Donald Trump lean in to talk.
They're trolling us, right?
Big on the Internet, fan film, Quibi, The Princess Bride

Celebrities Created a Homemade Remake of The Princess Bride! … For Quibi?

The Princess Bride
Dozens of celebrities filmed scenes at home to completely recreate The Princess Bride.
Movies, Christina Hodson, Margot Robbie, Pirates of the Caribbean

Margot Robbie, Christina Hodson Team for Whole New Take on Pirates of the Caribbean

Margot Robbie in Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020)
I thought I was done with the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, and here I am, right back in it.
Big on the Internet, history, plague, The Black Death

The Black Death and Its Aftermath

Plague Doctor
The Black Death pandemic was a profound rupture that reshaped the economy, society and culture in Europe.
Movies, Avengers: Infinity War, marvel

Marvel Battleworld Episode Reminds Us of the Most Frustrating Thing About Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War
It was inevitable that the plan would go wrong, but did it have to be like THAT?
Movies, Henry Cavill, The Snyder Cut, Zack Snyder

Henry Cavill Discusses Justice League “Snyder Cut” With Star Trek’s Patrick Stewart

Warner Bros' movie Justice League
Superman is speaking out about the Snyder Cut. While Cavill wasn't sure if the infamous cut of the film existed a year ago, he sure does know now. In an interview for Variety‘s Actors on Actors, Sir Patrick Stewart asked Cavill about what the actor could share about it.
TV, Doom Patrol, HBO Max, parenting

Doom Patrol Season Two Dives Into the Pain of Parenting

Doom Patrol-- Ep.201 -- "Fun Size Patrol" -- Photo Credit: Mark Hill/ 2019 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.Doom Patrol-- Ep.201 -- "Fun Size Patrol" -- Photo Credit: Mark Hill/ 2019 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Season two of the excellent 'Doom Patrol' is taking on a deep and painful subject that many of us can relate to: the pain and terror of being a parent.
AMP Featured, News, Black Lives Matter, sports, women in sports

An Entire Pro Softball Team Quit After Their GM Tried to Use Them as Racist, Pro-Trump Propaganda

Kelsey Stewart #7 of United States looks on during an Olympic softball game
Shortly after the first game of the series ended, every member of the Texas-based Scrap Yard Fast Pitch quit the team.
TV, Aldous Huxley, Brave New World, Peacock

We’re Still Learning From Brave New World in a New Trailer for the Series

Alden Ehrenreich and Joseph Morgan in Brave New World
Brave New World hits Peacock on July 15th, and it seems as if it is a world filled with the beauty and themes of questioning society's norms that Huxley built, and I cannot wait to watch!
News, donald trump, obamacare, U.S. Supreme Court

Trump Admin Files Supreme Court Brief In Support of Gutting ObamaCare

The US Supreme Court is seen amid the coronavirus pandemic on April 15, 2020 as stay at home order has been extended in Washington, DC until May 15. - Global stocks sank Wednesday as COVID-19 infects the global economic outlook, while oil prices slumped as OPEC-led output cuts were deemed insufficient to soak up a supply glut. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)
The Affordable Care Act is headed back to the Supreme Court, and the Trump administration sees this as another chance to hurt and endanger Americans, with the bonus of further tarnishing Barack Obama's legacy
AMP Featured, TV, Anti-mask protests, Parks and Recreation, town hall meetings

Anti-Mask Town Hall Rants Fit Into Parks and Rec Scenes Way Too Perfectly

Town Hall meeting from Parks and Recreation
If this weren't so scary, I'd laugh, but the reality is that we're living in a world where people don't care about their fellow human beings. They care about their summer vacation and where they get to go and not whether they should be listening to doctors.
TV, asexuality, LGBTQ Representation

We Need More Asexual and Aromantic Representation in Television

Jughead in Riverdale.
Television has slowly become an educational tool for the LGBTQ community, and that needs to include ace people.
Movies, contributors, Star Wars (franchise)

Why Do Men Take So Much Pleasure in Telling Me Han Solo Was a Predator?

Han and Leia kiss scene in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.
Who could blame me for loving Han Solo? As it turns out, a bunch of men.
Movies, Christopher Nolan, tenet, Warner Bros.

How Will Tenet Being Delayed Again, to August, Affect Theaters Reopening?

trailer screenshot of john david washington in tenet. Warner Brothers.
Well, it seems as if we are going to have to wait just a little bit longer for Christopher Nolan's Tenet, and by we, I mean those willing to risk their lives to see the director's first movie with a non-white main lead.
Big on the Internet, geek culture, MeToo, sexual harassment

We Need to Talk About Sexual Harassment In Geek Spaces. Again.

sad woman alone
The latest allegation across all geek spaces of sexual harassment and sickening and infuriating and so deeply, depressingly ... expected.
News, COVID-19, IRS, relief efforts

The IRS Sent $1.4 Billion in Relief Funds to Dead People

Andrew McCarthy, terry kiser, Jonathan Silverman
The incompetence continues to be staggering.
Movies, enola holmes, Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Conan Doyle Estate Is Suing Netflix’s Enola Holmes for the Worst Reason

Enola Holmes movie on Netflix
Yes, folks, Sherlock Holmes apparently has to be an emotionless automaton at all times or else you risk the wrath of the barristers.
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