The Friday Edition - Mar 29, 2019
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Movies, Jordan Fisher, P.S. I Still Love You, To All The Boys I've Loved Before

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before Sequel Found Their John Ambrose McClaren

Jordan Fisher in Rent Live
Jordan Fisher stole our hearts with his version of Mark Cohen in Rent Live, but now he's taking the heart of Lara Jean Covey in P.S. I Still Love You, the sequel to Netflix's hit romantic comedy To All The Boys I've Loved Before.
Movies, donald trump, US

Funny or Die Brings Donald Trump to Us and No Thank You!

Lupite Nyong'o in Jordan Peele's Us.
Us is a movie that leaves you thinking about the possibility of an uprising of those who look just like us, but throwing Donald Trump into the mix is maybe even scarier?
TV, perpetual infinity, Star Trek (franchise), Star Trek: Discovery

Star Trek Discovery Is Stuck in the “Big Dull Plot Arc” Mud Again

Sonequa Martin-Green as Burnham; Sonja Sohn as Burnham's mom
After promising us a new season that felt more "Trekian," Star Trek: Discovery seems to be falling into its old habits, getting bogged down by a tangled bombastic narrative arc that is profoundly less interesting than its characters.
Big on the Internet, donald trump, Lies

What’s Trump Rambling About This Week? Let’s Check In.

Trump yells nonsense at no one.
When Trump begins lying with even more frequency than usual, it's hard to know if it's because he's feeling panicked or emboldened. It's pointless to try to figure out Trump's motives, I suppose. But between the rally last night and his tweets today, he's definitely feeling some sort of way.
Movies, Angelina Jolie, Jack Kirby, The Eternals

Angelina Jolie Could Be a Beautiful Space God in Marvel’s The Eternals? Make It So!

Actor/director Angelina Jolie attends The 23rd Annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 11, 2018 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for The Critics' Choice Awards )
Angelina Jolie is reportedly in talks about starring in The Eternals, and if Maleficent herself is going to be involved, we need to brush up on our Eternals knowledge.
TV, contributors, interview, Supergirl (TV show)

Interview: Supergirl’s Katie McGrath Talked to Us About Lena (and Lex) Luthor and What’s in Store

Lena Luthor herself, the kind and lovely Katie McGrath, took some time out to talk the The Mary Sue about Lena, Lex, and the power of a perfect three-piece suit.
TV, Broad City

The Broad City Series Finale Unleashed All the Feels

abbi jacobon, ilana glazer
Featuring two best friends trying to make it in this trash bag city, Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer's brainchild was seen as a perfect show to many fans of the series. 
Comics, Shazam

Giving Shazam a New Set of “Immortal Elders”

Captain Marvel SHAZAM breakdown
Sorry, Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury, but we're switching up these immortal elders to make up our SHAZAM!
News, abortion, contributors, week in reproductive justice

Ohio Senate Passed a Bill Requiring Women Who Get Abortions to Pay for Fetal Burial

Woman holding sign that says, "Ugh, where do I even start?"
This week, fresh off passing their own fetal heartbeat bill not too long ago, Ohio’s state Senate passed a bill that would require women who have abortions to pay out-of-pocket for the burial or cremation of their aborted fetus. Not only could this cost somewhere in the thousands, but the bill is also quite literally meant to tell women who have abortions that they’re murderers, and penalize them.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, dogs, jay hardesty, wonderful news

UPS Driver’s Perfect Pictures With Dogs Go Viral

Pups of Jay Hardesty Instagram
Jay Hardesty, a UPS driver with an incredible smile and warmth that projects from the screen, started a hashtag on Instagram for the many excellent pictures taken with dogs he's met in the neighborhood. He likely never expected the collection to go viral, but this is a treasure trove of pure joy.
News, Adam Schiff, donald trump, House Intelligence Committee, Republicans

Sorry Republicans, Adam Schiff Isn’t Going Anywhere

House Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) holds a hearing concerning 2016 Russian interference tactics in the U.S. elections, in the Rayburn House Office Building
House Republicans and Donald Trump want Adam Schiff to resign. That's not going to happen.
Big on the Internet, J.K. Rowling, memes, Twitter

J.K. Rowling Continues to Get the Meme Treatment

What will J.K. Rowling reveal next? Is Severus Snape secretly related to Sirius Black? 
Big on the Internet, mutation, Science

Things We Saw Today: We Have So Many Questions About This Woman Who Can’t Feel Pain or Anxiety

Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman
In addition to not feeling physical pain, 71-year-old Jo Cameron also says she's never experienced depression, anxiety, or even fear. She simply describes herself as being "very happy."
TV, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Gilmore Girls, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Midge & Joel From Mrs. Maisel Are Lorelai & Christopher 2.0

Joel and Midge from Mrs Maisel along with Christopher and Lorelai from Gilmore Girls
Joel and Midge may not be endgame, but they remind me of one of Amy Sherman-Palladino's other big couples: Christopher and Lorelai from Gilmore Girls.
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painting software screenshot
If you’re getting into digital art, you’ve probably heard two software names again and again from the pros: Photoshop and Corel Painter.
TV, What We Do In The Shadows

What We Do in the Shadows Feels Like a Continuation of the Movie in the Best Way

An old photograph of vampires from the What We Do in the Shadows tv show.
For a pilot, What We Do in the Shadows did a great job of giving us a healthy balance of what we'd expect out of a show about the film and giving us new characters and storylines to invest ourselves in.
News, donald trump, politics

Swamp Monsters Protested Donald Trump’s Interior Secretary Confirmation Hearing

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 28: A demonstrator wears a Creature from the Black Lagoon mask as David Bernhardt, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Interior Secretary, testifies during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee confirmation hearing on March 28, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images)
Donald Trump has made a number of disingenuous promises on everything from health care to immigration, but not all of the caught on to quite the same level as his "drain the swamp" slogan. Of course, he's done nothing of the sort, making plenty of government appointments that reek of corruption, and frankly, one swamp monster has had enough of it.
Movies, badass women in history

The Best Depictions of the Tudor Women in Television and Film

Natalie Dormer as Anne Boleyn, Joss Stone as Anne of Cleves, Julie Richardson as Catherine Parr, Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Henry VIII, Tamzin Merchant as Katherine Howard, Annabelle Wallis as Jane Seymour, and Maria Doyle Kennedy as Queen Katherine (Season 4)
My definitive picks for the best depiction of the main Tudor ladies.
Movies, Honest Trailers, Tim Burton

On-Point “Every Tim Burton Movie” Honest Trailer Stars Many Pale Outcast Protagonists

Tim Burton honest trailer
The brilliance of Honest Trailers shines forth as they lay out their case for every Tim Burton movie boiling down to essentials that were once innovative and are now often all too predictable.
Movies, Avengers: Endgame, Joe Russo

Of Course Avengers: Endgame Is Tonally Different From Infinity War

Tony Stark in Avengers: Endgame.
Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame are going to be two different movies. Which shouldn't be a shock now that we have 22 movies in the Marvel canon to go off of. You can't say that Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Thor: Ragnarok are tonally linked but they fit in the larger scheme of the MCU.
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