The Wednesday Edition - Jul 4, 2018
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Big on the Internet, TV, Elementary, Harlots

Harlots and 5 Other Shows to Binge Watch for People Who Celebrate Holidays Indoors

Cast of Harlots
Tomorrow is the 4th of July and while there will certainly be people out in parks and on beaches celebrating with beers and whatever form of food product they eat on holidays, there are those of us who celebrate the 4th of July indoors. Netflix and holiday chill is a special form of celebration that I'm looking forward to indulging in.
Big on the Internet, Alex Jones, democrats, Twitter

Are You Prepared for Tomorrow’s Second Civil War, a Thing Rightwing Conspiracy Theorists Are Sure We’re Planning?

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Earlier this week, Alex Jones, the rightwing conspiracy theory peddler with little interest in facts or reality, tweeted out a link to a video in which he claimed to expose the Democrats' plan to launch a new Civil War this Independence Day.
AMP Featured, News, girl bye, Scarlett Johansson, Trans issues

Scarlett Johansson Has a Characteristically Bullshit Response to the Backlash of Her Playing a Trans Character

scarlett johansson as black widow in marvel's the avengers
Scarlett Johansson says to contact the reps for Jeffrey Tambor, Jared Leto, and Felicity Huffman if you have a problem with her playing a trans role. As if we didn't already do that.
Big on the Internet, Chris Hardwick, things we saw today, Yvette Nicole Brown

Things We Saw Today: Chris Hardwick Officially Replaced as SDCC Walking Dead Moderator

The Walking Dead SDCC
Following allegations of abuse from his ex-girlfriend Chloe Dykstra, Hardwick is out in favor of actress and comedian Yvette Nicole Brown.
Movies, Ahmed Best, Jar Jar Binks, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace

Actor Behind Jar-Jar Binks, Ahmed Best, Reveals Backlash From The Phantom Menace Made Him Consider Suicide

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Ahmed Best, who was the body and voice behind Jar-Jar Binks, recently made a social media post about how the backlash he received affected his life. "20 years next year I faced a media backlash that still affects my career today. This was the place I almost ended my life. It’s still hard to talk about."
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AMP Featured, Contributors, Buffy the Vampire Slayer

The 11 Most Groundbreaking Buffy the Vampire Slayer Episodes

buffy the vampire slayer cast
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is undeniably one of the most groundbreaking teen genre series of all time. From its very first episode in 1997, Buffy turned the traditional "dumb blonde" damsel in distress trope on its head, portraying Buffy as a formidable warrior who had the unique ability to save Sunnydale from the forces of darkness. The show, which ran on the WB and then UPN from 1997 to 2003, changed our understanding of what it means to be a hero.
Movies, reproductive rights, Roe v. Wade

Stacey Dash & Sofia Vergara’s Gross Ex Are Making a “Secret” Anti-Abortion Movie About Roe v. Wade

When a news app notification popped up on my phone earlier announcing a "secret pro-life movie" titled Roe v. Wade, starring Stacey Dash, Jon Voight, and "Sofia Vergara's ex," it felt like I was suffering a Mad-Libs-inspired aneurysm.
Movies, Honest Trailers, The Purge

The Purge Movies, Both Too Silly & Too Real at the Same Time, Get the Honest Trailer Treatment They Deserve

The First Purge Poster
Oh, 2013, how I took you for granted.
News, Fox News, Immigration, xenophobia

Fox News’ Laura Ingraham Claims Immigrants Are Sucking Up the Finite Resource That Is Love

Laura Ingraham, fox news, immigration, border, detention, families, separation, children, love
Actually, maybe Ingraham is right and there isn't enough love for everyone. Because she sure as hell doesn't seem to have an ounce of it in her terrible musty heart.
News, Japanese royal family, Princess Ayako

Here’s Why Japanese Princesses Have to Give up Their Titles When They Marry an Aladdin

Japanese Princess Ayako (R), the third daughter of the late Prince Takamado, and her fiance Kei Moriya attend a press conference to announce their engagement at the Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo on July 2, 2018. (Photo by Koji Sasahara / POOL / AFP) (Photo credit should read KOJI SASAHARA/AFP/Getty Images)
Ayako will be the third female member of the Japanese royal family to give up her title for love. Just two years ago, her cousin Princess Mako also gave up her royal rights to marry her college sweetheart. Why do all these women have to give up their royal rights? Why, sexism and western imperialism, of course.
TV, 13 Reasons Why, Netflix

13 Reasons Why Completely Fails Hannah Baker in Season 2

Katherine Langford as Hannah Baker in 13 Reasons Why season 2
Sadly, the show’s second season—which, let’s be honest, no one seems quite sure that Netflix should have made in the first place—completely fails the lead character established in Season 1.
TV, Riverdale, The CW, The Flash

The Racist Bullshit Faced by Actresses of Color Has to Stop

Candice Patton in The Flash (2014); Ashleigh Murray in Riverdale (2016)
During a panel appearance at POPSUGAR’s Play/Ground festival, The Flash's Candice Patton talked about her experiences with racism she has received for playing the character of Iris West on the show, a character who was white in the comics
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