Movies, Marvel Entertainment, Peter Parker, Spider-Man By Rachel Leishman on Wed,5:50 But there is a problem with understanding our cultural love of Peter Parker: We all think we know what's best. News By Jessica Mason on Wed,5:45 Lawyers claims that Assange was offered a pardon at the behest of the president if he'd only just, you know, provide evidence that Russia didn't hack and interfere with the US election in 2016. News, Bloomberg, politics By Dan Van Winkle on Wed,5:19 Democratic primary latecomer Mike Bloomberg's campaign has Very Serious Concerns about there being too many moderates in the race, and they think the solution is for those lagging behind to drop out to consolidate support behind one candidate (read: Mike Bloomberg) to defeat frontrunner Bernie Sanders. That's a bold claim from the campaign of a guy who has so far gotten *checks notes* 0 actual votes. Big on the Internet, blackface, Opera, racism By Jessica Mason on Wed,4:27 From Aida to Turnadot, how do we adapt but still honor an art form that has some pretty racist elements? Movies, Jake Gyllenhaal, Mysterio, Quentin Beck By Rachel Leishman on Wed,3:59 The last we saw of Mysterio, he died, but not before ruining Peter Parker's life and lying to the entire public using J. Jonah Jameson. Big on the Internet, Movies, Disney, Liu Yifei, Mulan, Niki Caro By Princess Weekes on Wed,3:28 I just hope that the film will bring honor to her story. TV, Jes Macallan, Legends of Tomorrow, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Tala Ashe By Jessica Mason on Wed,3:27 Legends of Tomorrow proved again last night that they are truly a show "a head" of their time when they paid a visit to the French revolution, and Zari 2.0 proved there's a place on the Waverider for an influencer ... but also that too much influence and adoration can be a bad thing. Movies, Drake Doremus, Endings Beginnings By Rachel Leishman on Wed,1:48 Can't wait to be destroyed yet again. Movies, The Exorcist, Twitter memes By Rachel Leishman on Wed,1:40 What movies frightened you while you were growing up? Something that still makes it hard for you to watch? Let us know what you think in the comments below! TV, High Fidelity, Hulu, Zoë Kravitz By Princess Weekes on Wed,1:20 Watching the Hulu series High Fidelity was a delicious experience. It was wonderfully shot, the music was wonderful and made me add a lot of stuff to my playlist, and Zoë Kravitz as Rob is a fashion icon that will go down for all time. But in terms of the writing, by gender-swapping the character of Rob from a white straight cis-man to a biracial Black queer woman we get a really interesting character in the form of Rob. TV, Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren By Rachel Leishman on Wed,12:07 Good to know that women are exchangeable! News, Brexit, elgin marbles, Greece By Jessica Mason on Wed,10:46 The return of stolen cultural artifacts by Britain may become a term of Brexit. AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, history, misinterpreted songs, music By Kaila Hale-Stern on Tue,7:40 What are some of the songs that you think may go over people's heads—or fly under the radar? Big on the Internet, Harrison Ford, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker By Jessica Mason on Tue,6:02 May will all one day gives as few fucks as Harrison Ford. News, meghan mccain, Michael Bloomberg, The View By Princess Weekes on Tue,5:59 We are not "eating each other" by saying we don't want a racist running for President on the Democratic ticket. News, 2020 Presidential election, Elizabeth Warren, Michael Bloomberg, presidential debates By Vivian Kane on Tue,5:53 I'm curious to see how Bloomberg will change the dynamic we've seen on these debate stages so far, for exactly the reason Elizabeth Warren laid out on Twitter. TV, Disney, Marvel Cinematic Universe, She-Hulk By Rachel Leishman on Tue,5:06 Casting a comedic actress to play her? I'm excited to see what that means for the tone of the series. I'm here and I'm willing. Gaming, contributors, Overwatch, Undertale By Stephanie Marceau on Tue,4:56 Fandoms are wonderful, beautiful, horrible things, and I adore them. Perhaps let’s take a moment to step back, though, and talk about that horrible bit. News, Stephen Miller, weddings, white supremacy By Vivian Kane on Tue,4:30 Let's see if we can help the Times out with some edits to make a more accurate wedding announcement, shall we? AMP Featured, Movies, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Twitter By Rachel Leishman on Tue,4:29 The current Marvel war though started from a simple tweet asking us to share our unpopular Marvel Cinematic Universe opinions. The problem? Our unpopular opinions are all over the place. |