The Friday Edition - Nov 22, 2019
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Rivers Solomon’s THE DEEP began as a song written by Hamilton star Daveed Diggs and his band, clipping. It tells the origin story of water-dwelling descendants of victims of the African slave trade who, after being thrown overboard from slave ships, gave birth to children of a new world, a world underwater.

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AMP Featured, Technology, Discord, discourse, fandom

Why So Many in Fandom Have Taken to Discord

Fandoms are on Discord
While gamers are still on the chat platform in abundance, Discord has become a hub of fandoms and other online communities.
TV, The Mandalorian

No Context Spoilers for The Mandalorian Are All You Need Today

baby yoda ior something like it n the mandalorian
Every week, I fall more in love with baby Yoda, and it's great to see that I'm not alone.
AMP Featured, News, donald trump, Fox & Friends, impeachment

Not Even the Fox & Friends Hosts Could Handle Donald Trump’s Hour-Long Rant

Fox & Friends hosts look uncomfortable as Trump rants over the phone.
Donald Trump called into Fox & Friends this morning for an "interview" and ended up ranting for just shy of an hour. It was ... a lot.
TV, Choni, Riverdale

I Can’t Decide If Riverdale‘s Toni Topaz Is the Best Girlfriend or the Worst

Riverdale -- "Chapter Sixty-Five: In Treatment" -- Image Number: RVD408a_0565.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl and Vanessa Morgan as Toni -- Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW-- © 2019 The CW Network, LLC All Rights Reserved.
When your girlfriend is keeping a corpse in the basement, is it the right reaction to just ... go with it?
TV, DC Universe, Nightwing, Titans

First Look at Nightwing Costume Set to Debut in Titans Season Two Finale

Nicola Scott's Nightwing art is too powerful.
Despite the show dragging along and the weird backstory they have decided to give the Nightwing symbol in "Fallen," we will indeed be getting Dick Grayson in the Nightwing suit in the season finale of Titans. During a special press event for the series, executive producer/showrunner Greg Walker and specialty costume designer Laura Jean Shannon were on hand to unveil the suit.
Movies, Jeopardy!, Tony Stark

We All Would Have Aced the Tony Stark Nickname Jeopardy! Category

Last night, Jeopardy! had an entire category dedicated to the nicknames that Tony Stark gives characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe—you know, when he looks at Thor and calls him the "Big Lebowski"? Imagine that, but as an entire category where contestants had to guess who on god's green Earth Tony was talking to.
AMP Featured, TV, DC Universe, Harley Quinn

Review: Harley Quinn Is a Childish Depiction of Its Main Character That Hopes Enough Gore Will Keep You Interested

Harley Quinn show is a juvinelle attempt at growth
Making Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy just best friends feels like erasure in 2019.
Movies, George Lucas, J.J. Abrams, Star Wars (franchise)

J.J. Abrams and Kathleen Kennedy Address George Lucas’ Alleged Disappointment With the Star Wars Sequel Series

Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars (1977), and Daisy Ridley as Rey in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Both hold Anakin's lightsaber, ignited.
The recently released memoirs of Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed that George Lucas has been disappointed with the Star Wars sequel series, namely for the unoriginality of The Force Awakens, and a recent interview with Rolling Stone has allowed Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and Force Awakens/Rise of Skywalker director J.J. Abrams to respond.
Movies, U.S. Supreme Court

The Trump Admin Wants to Undo the Rules That Ended the Studio System

hollywood theater
The Trump administration wants to roll back The Paramount Decrees—the agreements that ended the studio system. Does it matter?
News, Devin Nunes, impeachment, Jim Jordan, Republicans

The House Republicans’ Giant Impeachment Signs Are Beyond Satire

Rep. Jim Jordan sits alone in a Capitol Hill hearing room in front of a bunch of stupid giant signs.
They really are trying their best, aren't they? It's just that their best is not very good.
Movies, Knives Out, Rian Johnson, Star Wars (franchise)

Things We Saw Today: Rian Johnson Isn’t Afraid to Handle Politics Straight on in Knives Out

With his latest film, Knives Out, the director told Variety that he had no problem putting his politics front and center.
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