The Friday Edition - Nov 15, 2019
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Movies, The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride

Okay but The Lion King 2: Simba’s Pride Is Still the Best Disney Sequel

Simba and Kiara in Lion King 2
Should we hold up The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride in the same way we do the original Disney movies? Honestly, yes.
TV, Hartley Sawyer, Natalie Dreyfuss, The Flash

Sue Dearbon (Finally!) Cast on The Flash

Hartley sawyer as Ralph Dibney and Natalie Dreyfuss
The Flash has cast Natalie Dreyfuss as Sue Dearbon, the long-anticipated love of Ralph Dibney.
TV, The Good Place

The Good Place’s Defense of Humanity Moved Me to Tears

THE GOOD PLACE -- "The Funeral to End All Funerals" Episode 408 -- Pictured: (l-r) Ted Danson as Michael, Marc Evan Jackson as Shawn -- (Photo by: Colleen Hayes/NBC)
The Good Place just aired its best episode of the season, complete with the usual laughs and universal moral truths.
Movies, Disney, Frozen II, LGBTQ Representation

People Still Want Elsa to Have a Girlfriend in Frozen II

Idina Menzel in Frozen II (2019)
With Frozen II on the horizon, speculation over Elsa's sexuality is kicking into gear once again with a renewed fervor.
TV, Anthony Mackie, Captain America (character), Sam Wilson

Anthony Mackie Opens up About the Emotional Impact of Being Captain America

Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) gets ready for battle in Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Seeing Anthony Mackie take on Captain America is going to be an emotional moment, just as his getting the shield was, and it has me even more excited for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier knowing that he's going full Cap mode.
News, donald trump, impeachment, Marie Yovanovitch, Twitter

Marie Yovanovitch Had to Address Trump’s Live-Tweeting of Her Impeachment Testimony While It Was Happening

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testifies before the House Intelligence Committee
After Trump tweeted his attack on Yovanovitch, Committee Chairman Adam Schiff actually interrupted the Democrats' official counsel's questioning to address that tweet in real-time and ask her to respond to it.
Big on the Internet, Taylor Swift

Let Taylor Swift Perform Her Own Music, You Assholes

Taylor Swift performs at the Z100's iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2017 at Madison Square Garden on December 7, 2017 in New York. / AFP PHOTO / ANGELA WEISS (Photo credit should read ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images)
Ahead of the AMAs, Taylot Swift is taking her fight with Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun public in a plea to fans.
TV, Disney Plus, The Simpsons

Michael Jackson Episode of The Simpsons Removed From Disney+

Michael Jackson, Dan Castellaneta, and Kipp Lennon in The Simpsons (1989)
In solidarity with Michael Jackson's accusers, the Simpsons episode "Stark Raving Dad," where he guest starred, was not uploaded onto Disney+.
News, abortion, contributors, week in reproductive justice

The Decade in Reproductive Justice—and the Future

Abortion rights protest sign
With the end of the 2010s rapidly approaching, Twitter and social media have been alight with nostalgia and reflection on all that’s changed over the last decade. And, interestingly, through a wide range of factors, reproductive healthcare access might just be one of the spheres that’s seen the most change.
TV, brooklyn 99

Things We Saw Today: Brooklyn Nine-Nine Renewed for Season Eight!

brooklyn 99 lin manuel miranda buzzfeed quiz
Brooklyn Nine-Nine, the best cop show ever, will be back for season eight on NBC.
News, 2020 Presidential election, Deval Patrick, politics

OMG Democrats, Please Stop Joining the 2020 Race

Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick stands in the visitor center of the New Hampshire State House after he filed his paperwork to run for president in 2020
On the one side, he says, we have nostalgia (obviously meaning Biden) and the other side, we have Too Big Ideas (i.e. Warren and Sanders). So Patrick is running on a platform of being yet another Middle of the Road Candidate. How very exciting.
Gaming, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat 11

Sindel Whips Her Hair Back and Forth in Mortal Kombat 11 Official Gameplay Trailer

Sindel still Mortal Kombat
The time I've been waiting for has come: Sindel has returned to Mortal Kombat, and I'm so excited for this moment, not only because she's a badass lady, but I appreciate Mortal Kombat putting older female characters in their game rather than putting them out to pasture (a low bar I know, but still).
TV, Bucky Barnes, Sebastian Stan, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Bucky Barnes Said Goodbye to Steve Rogers and Got Him a Whole New Look for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Some of us get breakup bangs, some of us just wear sweatpants, but for Bucky Barnes, he rebounds in the best possible way: with a brand new look and leather jacket!
Movies & TV, star wars theories, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, The Mandalorian, Yoda

Who or What IS [SPOILER!] In The Mandalorian?

the mandalorian is the new star wars show starring pedro pascal on disney+..
The first episode of The Mandalorian contained a huge reveal and we have a theory of what it means.
News, Louis C.K.

Julia Wolov Pushes Back Against Louis C.K. Defense Article: “I Didn’t Consent”

louis c.k., ck, comedy cellar, metoo, sexual assault, domestic violence, benefit
Mark Breslin a) did not fact check his statements and b) acted as if C.K. just masturbated to completion in front of willing partners, which his accusers, including Julia Wolov, have said was not the case.
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