The Thursday Edition - Oct 22, 2020
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In her day job as a counterterrorism wizard for a transnational cybersecurity firm, Masha Maximow made the hacks that allowed repressive regimes to spy on dissidents, and manipulate their every move. Just for fun, and to piss off her masters, Masha sometimes used her mad skills to help those same troublemakers evade detection, if their cause was just.

But when it hits close to home, and the hacks and exploits she’s devised are directed at her friends and family—including boy wonder Marcus Yallow, her old crush and archrival, and his entourage of naïve idealists—Masha realizes she has to choose.

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TV, Film/TV Adaptation, The Addams Family, Tim Burton

A Tim Burton Addams Family TV Show? We’re Interested …

adams family poster
News that Tim Burton is working on an Addams Family tv series seems like a confluence that's been forever in the making.
Movies, Christmas, Dolly Parton, Netflix

America Just White-Knuckling It Until the Premiere of Dolly Parton’s Christmas Movie

dolly parton
The first trailer for her Christmas musical Dolly Parton's Christmas on The Square has landed, and it's hear to clear our skin, ease our troubles, and deliver us a desperately needed dose of holiday spirit.
News, donald trump, hacking, Twitter

Donald Trump’s Twitter Account Was Hacked Because His Password Was Literally Just “MAGA2020!”

Trump waves and smirks outside.
Lessons in cybersecurity don'ts from the President of the United States.
Movies, Dexter Fletcher, Robert Downey Jr., Sherlock Holmes

Things We Saw Today: Are We Ever Getting That Sherlock Holmes3?

Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes
Am I ever going to get Sherlock Holmes 3?
News, 2020 Election, 60 Minutes, donald trump

Did Trump Think Releasing This Disastrous 60 Minutes Interview Would Make Him Look … Good?

large orange baby pouts at reporter in trump's interview with leslie stahl
All this footage does is make Trump look, again, like an immature, unintelligent oaf who can't tell the truth or give a straight answer to save his life.
Movies, Jared Leto, Justice League, Zack Snyder

Jared Leto’s Joker Returns in Zack Snyder’s Justice League Cut

jared leto
An unlikely face is returning to the DC Universe.
Space, NASA, The Moon

The Moon Has an Announcement …

The moon will join our coalition
Anyway, it's probably all happening because the aliens told NASA that they're on the way.
Movies, Nathan Drake, Tom Holland, Uncharted

Tom Holland IS Nathan Drake in a First Look Images for the Uncharted Movie

Tom Holland and Nathan Drake
Uncharted is supposedly coming out next summer, but lol okay, I will believe that when I see it. But I AM excited!
Big on the Internet, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Quibi, streaming video

RIP Quibi, You Glorious Billion Dollar Hot Mess

quibi
Don your black pajamas and fly your flags at half-mast: Quibi is no more.
Big on the Internet, Father/Son, Twitter, Twitter memes

Fellas, Is It Weird To Hug Your Son? Republicans Seem to Think So.

Jeremy Strong and Brian Cox in Succession
It all started with this absurd tweet from John Cardillo.
News, alt-right, prageru, Propaganda

An Ohio Public School Class Was Assigned Videos From Rightwing Troll Factory PragerU for Extra Credit

Students sit in a classroom setting, facing a teacher speaking.
The site is famous for videos on how the police are not racist, the gender wage gap doesn't exist, the war on Christmas is real, the Civil War wasn't about slavery, and so much more.
Movies, Meryl Streep, Netflix, The Prom

Will You Go To The Prom in December? At Home?

THE PROM (L to R) JAMES CORDEN as BARRY GLICKMAN, NICOLE KIDMAN as ANGIE DICKINSON, ANDREW RANNELLS as TRENT OLIVER, MERYL STREEP as DEE DEE ALLEN in THE PROM. Cr. MELINDA SUE GORDON/NETFLIX © 2020
It sure looks like there are a lot of non-teenagers at The Prom.
Movies, Armie Hammer, daphne du maurier, Lily James

Netflix’s Rebecca Remake Shrivels Under the Shadow of Its Predecessors

Armie Hammer and Lily James in Rebecca (2020)
I couldn't help but feel like the missteps of the Ben Wheatley film were a general modern lack of understanding about the subtly of the gothic.
Big on the Internet, Mitch McConnell, things we saw today, Twitter

Things We Saw Today: Twitter Would Like to Know What’s Happening With Mitch McConnell’s Hands

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a press conference
A picture is going around of Mitch McConnell's hands, and many are asking about the health status of the politician.
Movies, animated movies, Asian Representation, movie review, Netflix, Over the Moon

Review: Netflix’s Over The Moon Is a Beautiful Story of Grief and Hope

OVER THE MOON - (L-R) "Bungee the rabbit" and "Fei Fei" (voiced by Cathy Ang). © 2020 Netflix, Inc.
This fun, distinctly Chinese, and very beautiful film doesn't just give us another dead parent, it's entirely about coping with loss and finding new love.
Big on the Internet, Joe Biden, max brooks, Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks Says Vote for Joe Biden, and We Can’t Let Mel Brooks Down!

Mel Brooks endorses Joe Biden
I'm excited to vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in this election and now I'm excited to know that it would make Mel Brooks proud.
TV, Apple TV, Charlie Brown, Peanuts

Good Grief. Charlie Brown Holiday Specials Will Now Stream Exclusively on Apple TV+.

Lucy is as confused as we are
Every time another streaming service comes around I feel more and more like the old man yells at clouds Simpsons meme, but I believe I am correct.
Movies, amazons, Greek mythology, Wonder Woman

Were There Ever Real Amazons?

the amazons charg ein wonder woman
This tribe of warrior women who needed no men sounds like heaven to some of us, but did any Amazons actually exist?
AMP Featured, News, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, among us, Twitch

AOC’s Among Us Twitch Stream Was a Landmark Political Event

AOC plays Among Us on Twitch.
Nearly 700,000 people turned up to see the congresswoman play.
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