The Wednesday Edition - Nov 9, 2022
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News, 2022 midterm elections, 2022 Midterms, ableism, abortion bans, abortion rights, democrats, Fox News, midterm elections, midterms, misogyny, Republicans, sexism, Twitter

Fox News Wins for Worst Midterm Election Take: ‘These Women Just Went Crazy’

This of course, has Republicans scratching their heads about how they could have lost so badly... Well, one Fox News correspondent has come up with the worst reason Republicans lost the midterms: "These women just went crazy."
TV, Asher Goodman, Ghosts, Trevor

INTERVIEW: Asher Grodman Is Proud To Play a Complex Jewish Character on ‘Ghosts’

Asher Goodman as Trevor in Ghosts
Ghosts airs on CBS and it's a beautifully hilarious comedy for a number of reasons and one is DEFINITELY Grodman's brilliant portrayal of Trevor.
Gaming, bears, Build-A-Bear Workshop, indigenous people, Israel/Palestine, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Pokémon (franchise), things we saw today, Twitter, Zootopia

Things We Saw Today: Build-A-Bear Finally Gets a Pokémon Plush Based on an Actual Bear

"Whose that Pokemon?" template with Teddiursa shadow. Image: The Pokemon Company & Alyssa Shotwell.
I'm convinced that Munchlax's more bear-like qualities sort of retcon the acceptance of Snorlax as a bear.
Big on the Internet, Anna Brisbin, Bayonetta 3, cosplay, transgender rights, video games, voice acting

‘Bayonetta 3’ Voice Actor Held a Massively Successful Charity Stream for a Great Cause

Viola in Bayonetta 3. Image: Nintendo.
Whether you know her name or not, you have likely heard or seen Anna Brisbin (a.k.a. Brizzy Voices), online. I first found her years back via YouTube, doing rapid impressions of popular animated characters across decades—something she still does brilliantly. After the release of Bayonetta 3, thousands more were introduced to Brisbin via her role […]
News, 2022 midterm elections, afro-latinx, Florida, Gen Z, Green New Deal, Israel/Palestine, Progressive, U.S. House of Representatives

First Gen Z Representative, Former March For Our Lives Organizer, Heading to Congress

Maxwell Frost speaking. Image: Maxwell Frost website.
Our problems in the present are different, and our future is very different, even beyond climate change.
News, 2022 midterm elections, democrats, Florida, john fetterman, politics

Democratic Voters Have Shown We Want Fettermans but the Party Keeps Giving Us Floridas

Supporters cheer during an election night event for Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman
Will the Democratic Party learn absolutely anything from these midterm results?
TV, Interview with the Vampire

This Major Reference in the ‘Interview With the Vampire’ Finale Has Me Excited for More

queen of the damned reference
Interview with the Vampire infuses the series with a bunch of Easter Eggs about the larger supernatural world that Anne Rice created in her books. In the season finale, while Lestat is talking about the delights of Greece, he mentions "Those Who Must Be Kept." He freezes up after saying it for a moment, but for Vampire Chronicles fans, we know precisely who he is speaking of.
TV, Andor, Disney, Fallen Order, Lucasfilm, Rebels, Rogue One, solo: a star wars story, Star Wars (franchise), Star Wars Expanded Universe, Star Wars Rebels

All the Connections Between ‘Andor’ and ‘Rogue One’ You May Have Missed

Star Wars Andor screenshot.
Andor is the latest entry in Star Wars canon and serves to both connect and add to that ever-expanding galaxy. Here are some of the strongest connections between Andor and Rogue One (and other Star Wars stories).
TV, Andor, Star Wars (franchise)

‘Star Wars: Andor’ Major Prison Voice Reveal Carries a Biting Commentary on Incarceration

Kino (Andy Serkis) speaks into a microphone in Andor.
How do Cassian and the other inmates on Narkina escape? By showing each other—and the audience—what real power looks like.
Movies, Interviews, My Policeman

INTERVIEW: ‘My Policeman’ Cast Talks Time and Love

My Policeman Harry Styles Emma Corrin David Dawson
My Policeman is available on Amazon Prime Video now.
TV, Disney+, Indiana Jones, Lucasfilm

There Is One Major Thing I Need From This Disney+ ‘Indiana Jones’ TV Series

indiana jones 5 what we know
Your resident Indiana Jones super fan has logged on.
TV, Cassian Andor, Kino Loy, Star Wars: Andor

One Tragic ‘Andor’ Moment Has Fans Tearfully Sharing Their Love for the Series

Andor and Serkis staring at each other
Andor consistently reminds us that the Empire takes and takes and takes and episode 10 is no different.
News, 2022 midterm elections, abortion, politics, Republicans

Midterm Voters Overwhelmingly Chose To Protect Abortion So Why Do They Still Keep Electing Anti-Abortion Republicans?

Joe Biden walks away from the camera, toward the crowd behind him holding signs reading "restore roe"
Midterm voters overwhelmingly chose to protect abortion when they could, so why are they also electing anti-choice Republicans at the same time?
News, Election Day, slavery, Voting

Slavery—Yes Slavery—Was on the Ballot in Five States in 2022

A woman stands at a voting station.
Even now, in the futuristic-sounding year of 2022, we are still voting on slavery. This week five states—Alabama, Louisiana, Oregon, Tennessee, and Vermont—all had slavery on the ballot.
Big on the Internet, Elon Musk, Twitter, verification

Twitter’s Awful New Verification System Was Already Mocked out of Existence

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 02: Blake Lively attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 02, 2022 in New York City as the background. Wanda Maximoff floating in front with circling tweets. image: Marvel Entertainment, Twitter, and Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
Overall, this doesn't really bode well for the future if this was this messy right out the gate but for one fleeting moment, we all mocked the gray "official" check and it was glorious.
News

Nevada is the First State to Enact These Major Protections for LGBTQ Citizens

NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 20: A Clark County election worker scans mail-in ballots at the Clark County Election Department on October 20, 2020 in North Las Vegas, Nevada. In-person early voting for the general election in the battleground state began on October 17 and continues through October 30. Earlier this year, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak signed a bill mandating that all registered voters in the state receive a mail-in ballot for the first time to help keep people safe from the coronavirus (COVID-19). (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Some nationwide firsts happened during the 2022 midterm elections. Right now, Nevada could become the 27th state to pass their state ERA with protections against gender discrimination.
Movies, Daniel Kaluuya, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Spider-Punk

Daniel Kaluuya Is Playing a Pretty Awesome Spider-Man in ‘Across the Spider-Verse’

Daniel Kaluuya in Nope
The cast for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse just keeps getting better and better!
Movies, Disney, Tarzan, The Jungle Book

10 Most Endangered Disney Characters In Real Life

Mei discovering her panda form in Turning Red
With more and more threats to face, here are the top ten most endangered animal species that feature in Disney films, from The Jungle Book to Turning Red.
TV, House of the Dragon, Zodiac signs

An Unnecessarily Deep Dive into What Zodiac Signs the ‘House of the Dragon’ Characters Should Be

HBO Max has actually already posted their own take via Twitter, weighing on what they think is the sun sign of a good chunk of key House of the Dragon players. But here I am to contribute my two cents to the whole discussion.
TV, Netflix, Royals, The Crown

‘The Crown’ Cast Hits Back at Criticism of Season 5 at Premiere

Dominic West and Elizabeth Debicki in The Crown (2016)
In light of criticism before the show has even aired, the cast of 'The Crown' defended the upcoming season of the royal drama.
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