The Saturday Edition - May 30, 2020
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You Let Me In delivers a stunning tale from debut author Camilla Bruce, combining the sinister domestic atmosphere of Gillian Flynn's Sharp Objects with the otherwordly thrills of Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane.

Cassandra Tipp is dead ... or is she? Get your copy now!
Big on the Internet, French Revolution, Louis XVI, Twitter

Twitter Unites to Roast an Heir of Louis XVI Who Weighed in on America’s Protests

louis xvi
Zut alors, y'all!
Big on the Internet, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Trump

How Long Can Facebook Refuse to Take Action on Trump’s Threats?

facebook lies
Zuckerberg has made it quite clear that in the culture war, he is firmly on Team Trump.
Big on the Internet, J.K. Rowling, TERF, transphobia

J.K. Rowling Accidentally Tweeted Transphobic Content From Her Messages

Author JK Rowling
J.K. Rowling accidentally copy-pasted a line about an incident involving a trans activist into a tweet.
Movies, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Tony Stark

Things We Saw Today: Happy Birthday, Tony Stark!

Tony Stark in Avengers: Endgame
Happy birthday to the man who built the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Tony Stark!
News, CNN, George Floyd, omar jimenez

The On-Air Arrest of CNN’s Omar Jimenez Shows Racism & Censorship in Real Time

CNN's Omar Jimenez being arrested live on the air.
Minnesota's governor, Tim Waltz, called the arrest "unacceptable," but also called it "inadvertent." I don't know, it looks pretty deliberate to me.
News, China, donald trump, hong kong, World Health Organization

New Low: In the Midst of a Global Pandemic, Trump Says U.S. Will Exit the World Health Organization

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 27: U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House on May 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump traveled to Florida to watch the SpaceX launch of two U.S. astronauts to the International Space Station, but the launch was canceled due to poor weather. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Donald Trump announced the US will leave the World Health Organization, as well as sanction China and Hong Kong.
Movies, Luke Skywalker, Star Wars (franchise)

Wait, Luke Skywalker’s Original Name Was Changed Because of … Charles Manson?

Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi'
It isn't new knowledge that Luke Skywalker's name was originally Luke Starkiller, but what is fascinating (and new to me) is that the name change came because of ... the Manson murders?
Movies, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Twitter

The Quarantine Time Vortex Drove a Fan to Make a Complete Chronological List of Marvel Scenes

the gang is all here for avengers: endgame.
Instead of just waiting to watch the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe either straight through based on their release dates, or even just vaguely in a chronological sense, you can actually watch it scene by scene, based on the oldest moment in the MCU and going forward. It seems like a lot, but also ... now I want to do it.
Movies, Birds of Prey (film), DC Comics, Harley Quinn

New Project Featuring Harley Quinn Reportedly Being Discussed by Warner Bros.!

Margot Robbie in Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020)
Despite her relatively short life as a major part of DC Canon, first appearing in Batman: The Animated Series in 1992, Harley Quinn is considered to be, after the Big 3, one of the most profitable and popular DC characters—hence she has shown up a lot in recent film and television, but we aren't out of the Harley-fever just yet.
Big on the Internet, 2020, COVID-19, plague monkeys

And Now We Have Plague Monkeys. Because Why Not?

Monkey in India
Yes. 2020 just got weirder.
News, Black Lives Matter, donald trump, George Floyd, Twitter

Twitter Flagged Donald Trump & the Official White House Account for “Glorifying Violence” & That’s Probably the Most We Can Ever Expect

Trump looks pouty in the Oval Office.
This is the equivalent of writing the tweet a sternly worded letter.
Movies, Antonio Banderas, Beowulf, Michael Crichton, The 13th Warrior, Vikings

The 13th Warrior AKA the Time Antonio Banderas Starred in the Best Adaptation of Beowulf

antonio banderas in the the 13th warrior. TOuchstone pictures.
Antonio Banderas starred in this adaptation of The Eaters of the Dead, which also happens to be the best ever adaptation of Beowulf.
Comics, DC Comics, Nubia, Wonder Woman

Nubia: Real One Will Finally Give DC’s First Black Woman Superhero Her Due

Nubia: A Real One 2021 book cover
Despite her 1973 debut, the DC character of Nubia, the long-lost twin sister of Wonder Woman, is still not as well known and is often dismissed as just being the "Black Wonder Woman." Now, writer L.L McKinney and illustrator Robyn Smith are teaming up with DC Entertainment to give Nubia her own story in Nubia: Real One.
Big on the Internet, Savage Garden, tiktok

Why Yes I WOULD Like to Sing Savage Garden’s “Truly Madly Deeply” With an Entire Pub After All This

Truly Madly Deeply pub song TikTok video.
Sometimes, you see something on the internet and it just won't leave you alone and that's what happened to me with this TikTok of a dream pub scenario where we all just sing "Truly, Madly, Deeply" by Savage Garden together. 
Big on the Internet, history, lucrezia borgia, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Queens of Infamy ‘Celebrates’ Lucrezia Borgia, the Alleged Femme Fatale of the Borgia Family

Holliday Grainger in The Borgias (2011)
I highly recommend this read for all my armchair historians out there.
Big on the Internet, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, PETA, WTF

PETA’s Vegan Guide to Animal Crossing Just Sounds Like The Onion

The stupid Animal Crossing bunny talks about eggs.
Honestly, Blathers doesn't deserve any of this outrage.
TV, DC Universe, Doom Patrol, HBO Max

HBO Max Is Here, Time For Everyone to Watch Doom Patrol

Doom Patrol cast
There's a lot to explore and enjoy on HBO Max, but if you want to dive right into it's most unique and entertaining offering, Doom Patrol is the way to go.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Catherine O'Hara, Moira Rose, Schitt's Creek

Catherine O’Hara’s Remote Acceptance Speech Is Exactly Why We Love Catherine O’Hara

Catherine O'Hara Schitt's Creek acceptance speech.
Schitt's Creek was the kind of show that brought so many of us a sense of unbridled joy, and it's hard to explain, but one thing we all know is that we would willingly die for Moira Rose.
AMP Featured, News, donald trump, Twitter

Donald Trump Retweeted a Video of a Supporter Saying “the Only Good Democrat Is a Dead Democrat”

Donald Trump answers questions after signing a bipartisan $8 billion funding bill at the White House
Griffin says he meant dead "in the political sense" not "the physical sense," as if that means anything.
Gaming, contributors, Kingdom Hearts

Playing Kingdom Hearts as an Adult Reawakened Complicated Feelings

Rapunzel and Sora in Kingdom Hearts 3.
Aside from being harder than I anticipated, playing Kingdom Hearts for the first time as I approached my 30th birthday was also a deeply unsettling experience. That’s largely because, while it reawakened my love for several Disney properties (including 101 Dalmatians, The Lion King, and Mulan) in conjunction with the launch of Disney+, it also reminded me just how damaging so many of these animated movies are.
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