The Wednesday Edition - Sep 4, 2019
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News, gun violence, school shootings

The Lengths People Will Go to in Order to Keep Their Guns Would Be Laughable If People Weren’t, You Know, Dying

Protestors take part in a rally of Moms against gun violence.
Rather than try to keep guns out of schools, schools are now being designed around guns.
Movies, Birds of Prey (film), Harley Quinn, Margot Robbie

Spoiled Birds of Prey Teaser Shows Harley Quinn Is F**King Over Clowns

Margot Robbie is Harley Quinn
We got our first real teaser trailer for the upcoming Birds of Prey movie (also titled: Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) with Harley Quinn, played once more by Margot Robbie, saying that she is "fu*king over clowns" as she pops a red balloon with her bat.
Movies, #MeToo Movement, Scarlett Johansson, Woody Allen

Scarlett Johansson Digs Herself Into an Even Deeper Hole With New Woody Allen Comments

Black Widow in Avengers: Endgame
Just when the last mess was quieting down, Scarlett Johansson has dug herself into a new hole, this time centering on Woody Allen.
Movies, Bill Hader

Now That You’re in Love With Bill Hader, Here’s a Look at Why His Discussion of Anxiety Has Been Amazing

Bill Hader in HBO's Barry.
Bill Hader is wonderful, talented, and you should all be watching Barry on HBO because it is definitely Hader's best work. 
Movies, movies, Twitter memes

Which Movie Character Cliché Are You?

Zooey Deschanel as Jessica Day in New Girl.
So, who are you?
Gaming, Magic: The Gathering, Throne of Eldraine, Wizards of the Coast

Magic: The Gathering’s Throne of Eldraine Trailer Is a Cinematic Masterpiece & Brawl Is Coming to MTG Arena

The Royal Courts of Eldraine trailer
In three minutes and fifty seconds, the trailer for the upcoming Throne of Eldraine expansion for Magic: the Gathering, gives you a better love story than Titanic, as a gingerbread couple attempts to escape death as the Planeswalker Garruk does battle with some palace guards, putting their lives at risk.—all while a cover of Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio's "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" plays in the background.
TV, contributors, LGBTQ Representation, Star Trek (franchise)

How Transgender Star Trek Fans Came to View Jadzia Dax as Their Own

Closeup of Jadzia Dax's face on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Although Deep Space Nine features an abundance of interesting species—Bajoran, Cardassian, Ferengi, just to name a few—there’s one species in particular that has left an unexpectedly meaningful impression on members of the LGBTQ+ community. Though it may not have been intentional, many fans of Deep Space Nine have come to view the Trill as coded representation for the transgender community.
TV, Rae Sloane, Star Wars (franchise), The Mandalorian

The Mandalorian Might Show the Rise of the First Order, So Where Is Rae Sloane?

Grand Admiral Rae Sloane is the main villain of the Aftermath trilogy
If The Mandalorian is truly exploring the First Order, then they need to include Rae Sloane from the Star Wars books in the series.
TV, Grace and Frankie, Netflix

Netflix’s Grace and Frankie Ending With Its 7th Season Feels Like Losing Two Mentors

Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in Grace and Frankie (2015)
Netflix announced today that Grace and Frankie has been renewed for a seventh and final season. We have to start mourning one of the best feel-good shows on Netflix.
AMP Featured, TV, Ironheart, Robert Downey Jr., Tony Stark

And Just Like That, Robert Downey Jr. Is Already Rumored to Be Returning as Tony Stark

Riri Williams/Ironheart in a comic panel, with Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark superimposed.
I want confirmation that we're getting an Ironheart show so I can go scream for a while. 
AMP Featured, TV, Apple TV, gun violence, Richard Gere

WTF Was Apple TV+ Thinking With This Richard Gere Show About Murdering Millennials?

Richard Gere poses outdoors during a photocall.
Apple TV+ has a few dozen shows in the works, some which sound really interesting. Others, though–well, others definitely do not. Others include a show starring Richard Gere about Vietnam vets who hate millennials so much they go on a shooting spree.
Movies, Peter Capaldi, The Suicide Squad, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Peter Capaldi Will Join the Cast of James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad

Peter Capaldi in The Thick of It (2005)
According to reports, Malcolm Tucker himself, Peter Capaldi, has joined the cast of James Gunn's take on the Suicide Squad franchise. The role is "unspecified" but my only question is, will we be able to see him cursing over and over again?
AMP Featured, News, men, periods, Republicans, WTF

Republican Men Have Some Weird Ideas About Periods and Pregnancy

Pro-Abortion protest sign reading 'mind your own uterus'
Apparently, 40% of Republican men think that every menstruating person on the planet gets or might get their period on the exact same day, on the first of the month according to the modern Gregorian calendar. Can you imagine???
Big on the Internet, Hercules, Public Works

Bless My Soul, the Public Works Hercules Is on a Roll!

Disney's Hercules and Megara talking.
A classic for a reason, fans love Disney's Hercules, and now the Public Theater is helping to bring it to life in the world of theater. Put on by the theater's initiative to get New Yorkers involved in creating theater, known as Public Works, the production is every bit as magical as the Disney movie, teaching us all what it means to be an actual hero.
Big on the Internet, contributors, DC Universe, Marvel Cinematic Universe

The True Villainy of Fictional Eco-Terrorists

Thanos in Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War and Poison Ivy in DC Universe's Batman and Harley Quinn.
It seems that more and more frequently, villains in blockbuster action films are being made into “eco-terrorists” as shorthand for them being "well-intentioned extremists," in an attempt to give them "understandable" motives. However, filmmakers very rarely develop the villains or discusses actual environmentalist principles and philosophies, such as overpopulation (too many people for limited resources) vs. overconsumption (too much consumption of limited resources).
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