The Monday Edition - Oct 19, 2020
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In a realm where two worlds (“Old” England and “New” England) mystically collide, a young girl discovers her true lineage—and with that, her true power. Read more about this dazzling tale of magic and alternate history here.
Books, Fiyah Literary Magazine, Ignyte Awards, SFF

FIYAH Magazine’s Ignyte Awards Beautifully Illustrates What True Inclusivity in SFF/Speculative Fiction Looks Like

Banner for the inaugural IGNYTE Awards by FIYAH literary magazine
This past weekend, Black speculative fiction literary magazine FIYAH hosted its inaugural convention, FIYAHCON, and during this convention, the literary magazine also unveiled its very first awards ceremony: The Ignyte Awards.
Movies, DC Comics, Michael B. Jordan, Static Shock

Michael B. Jordan Is Producing the Static Shock Movie for DC!

dc fandome announces a static shock movie
Don't mess it up, DC. You've been doing pretty well do far, so keep it going. I'm rooting for you.
News, Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump Jr., social media

Don Jr. Blames “Algorithms” for His Embarrassingly Awful Social Media Presence

Donald Trump Jr. looks sad at a fashion show.
Donald Trump Jr. is once again complaining about his poor performance on social media, accusing platforms of “crushing [his] algorithms” and keeping his followers from seeing and interacting with his posts. Apparently, that’s the only possible explanation for the low engagement he’s seeing, not the fact that the self-proclaimed “General in the Meme Wars” is […]
News, donald trump, fake news, impeachment, Rudy Giuliani

No One Found The Hunter Biden Email Story Credible, Including Fox News And the Paper That Actually Published it

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 01: President Donald Trump's lawyer and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani talks to journalists outside the White House West Wing July 01, 2020 in Washington, DC. Giuliani did an on-camera interview with One America News Network's Chanel Rion before talking to other journalists about Vice President Joe Biden and the news that Russian intelligence may have paid Taliban operatives to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Fox news passed on Rudy Giullliani's Biden email bomvshell because it was so obviously fake.
Big on the Internet, donald trump, Kirstie Alley

Look Who’s Talking: It’s Kirstie Alley Being a Gross Trump Supporter

Kirstie Alley and Ted Danson in Cheers
I always liked Diane better anyway.
TV, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Tahirah Sharif, The Haunting of Bly Manor

Tragic Tale of Rebecca Jessel Feels Unfinished in The Haunting of Bly Manor

Tahirah Sharif in The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020)
Ultimately, Rebecca doesn't feel like more of a character than the one we got in the original novella.
Big on the Internet, charles manson, donald trump, The Beach Boys

Trump’s “Beach Boys” Fundraiser Had One Boy of the Beach Variety

Donald Trump yells with his eyes closed.
A Trump event claimed to have the Beach Boys playing, but members of the band dispute that.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Chris Pratt, Hollywood Chrises, Twitter

Twitter Has Decided. In The Battle of the Chrises, Chris Pratt Needs to Go.

Chris Pratt as Andy Dwyer
Sorry to Chris Pratt that you are everyone's choice. My best friend Brittany loves you best out of all the Chrises, though, so at least you have her love and affection, as well as Arnold Schwarzenegger's number on speed dial. (See? Chris Pratt is doing fine.)
Big on the Internet, Avengers, the russo brothers, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: The Avengers Assemble for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

The Avengers assemble on a poster for Marvel's Avengers: Endgame.
Joe and Anthony Russo, the directors of Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame, are assembling the Avengers one more time. Their mission? To fundraise for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
News, Gretchen Whitmer, Jake Tapper, Trump

Jake Tapper Roasts Lara Trump for Defending the Harassment of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

jake tapper
Here's yet another reminder that everyone needs to vote in this election, so we can look forward to a future where none of these Trump bobbleheads get a minute of airtime.
TV, Jim Carrey, Joe Biden, snl

We Need to Talk About Jim Carrey’s Joe Biden Impression on SNL

joe biden
Perhaps they're just as exhausted and burnt out by the relentless news cycle of 2020 as we are.
AMP Featured, TV, Helstrom, Hulu, marvel studios

Marvel’s Helstrom Is Dead on Arrival

Tom Austen, Sydney Lemmon
Let's hope that Marvel's Disney+ offerings fare better than this one.
Big on the Internet, 2020, Eel, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: 2020 Is a Garbage Bag of Loose Eels

eels
We're only a scant 10 weeks out from the end of 2020, but this interminable year still has some bonkers surprises in store.
TV, Eric Kripke, superheroes, The Boys

The Boys Showrunner Eric Kripke on Superheroes and Fascism

eric kripke
The creator of beloved genre series like Supernatural, Timeless, and Revolution is currently showrunning Amazon's The Boys, a wildly profane and violent take on superheroes gone bad and the regular Joes trying to rein them in.
News, Kamala Harris, racism, Republicans

Georgia Senator David Perdue Mispronounces Kamala Harris’s Name Because Racism

david perdue
Perdue pretended not to know how to pronounce Harris's first name, saying “Ka-MA-la, KA-ma-la, Kamala-mala-mala. I don’t know, whatever,” as the crowd laughed along with him.
Big on the Internet, internet memes, Pope, Pope Francis

The Pope Francis Meme Is Restoring My Faith…in Memes

baby yoda
The internet is a modern day miracle.
Movies, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Xochitl Gomez

Things We Saw Today: The Baby-Sitters Club’s Xochitl Gomez Is Heading To Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness!

Baby-Sitters Club character poster for Dawn
Xochitl Gomez will be making her Marvel debut, as news broke that Gomez is joining Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Movies, anime, movie, Sailor Moon

Sailor Moon Eternals Trailer Takes Us to the Dead Moon Circus

sailor-moon-eternal-trailer
The world is terrible, but we still have new Sailor Moon content and honestly, sometimes that is the one thing that keeps me going.
TV, marvel, She-Hulk, Tatiana Maslany

So, Is Tatiana Maslany Playing She-Hulk or Not?

tatiana maslany jennifer walters
Tatiana Maslany denied being cast as She-Hulk. What's going on?
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