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Big on the Internet, DC, DC Entertainment, Warner Bros.

DC FanDome Launches Free Virtual Con Experience in August

dc comics
All in all, it seems like a fun, free way to enjoy the con experience from the comfort of your own couch.
Big on the Internet, Coronavirus, donald trump

Of Course Donald Trump Said Less Testing Will Make the Coronavirus Pandemic Go Away

Donald Trump gestures wildly during a meeting.
You know when you have a problem and you think to yourself, "If I just ignore it, the problem will go away"? Well, that's what the president is doing with the coronavirus pandemic.
AMP Featured, TV, 365 Dni, erotica, Netflix

Netflix Hit 365 Dni Is the Latest Entry in the Problematic Porn Pantheon

The erotic drama 365 Days is a hit on Netflix, but what does that say about us?
TV, Henry Cavill, Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, The Witcher (TV series)

No Need to Worry About Confusing Timelines in The Witcher Season 2

Geralt of Rivia in the Witcher
Less timeline jumps and more witchers to look forward to in season two of Netflix's The Witcher.
AMP Featured, Books, contributors, Harry Potter (franchise), J.K. Rowling

JK Rowling’s Awful Gender Politics Should Be No Surprise to Harry Potter Fans

McGonagall looks over her glasses disapprovingly.
Rowling’s conservatism and ignorance on questions of sex and gender is, unfortunately, not just confined to her needless use of social media to spread hate and foster discrimination towards the trans community.
TV, dead still, female directors, imogen murphy

Dead Still’s Imogen Murphy on Directing TV, Indomitable Irish Women, and Making a Mischievous Victorian Murder Mystery

'Dead Still' co-creator Imogen Murphy answers our questions about being a female lead director and creating the darkly comic period drama.
Movies, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jurassic World: Dominion, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Jurassic World: Dominion Set to Resume Filming in July?

Bryce Dallas Howard in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
The first movie to get back underway after the pandemic? Jurassic World: Dominion.
Big on the Internet, Jim Jordan, Ron Perlman, Ted Cruz

Twitter Feud Between Ron Perlman and Ted Cruz Continues to Get Weirder

ted cruz looks across a collage at a smiling ron perlman
Ron Perlman and Ted Cruz are fighting on Twitter and possibly in real life?
Big on the Internet, COVID-19, masks, Men wearing masks

Would Men Wear Masks If We Told Them It Means Having a Huge Penis?

Masks for men I guess?
If the "masks equate to big dicks" method doesn't work out, maybe we can start to target other areas of insecurities for men and use that? Like saying if you wear a mask, it means you could fight a lion with your bare hands and win? 
News, Black Lives Matter, police, police violence

Qualified Immunity for Police Has to Go

RICHMOND, VA - JUNE 14: Police look on as protesters surround the police head quarters to protest against police brutality, the killing of George Floyd and were calling for the firing of the police officers involved in the hit-and-run of several protesters the night before, on June 14, 2020 in Richmond, United States. George Floyd died on May 25th when he was in Minneapolis police custody, sparking nationwide protests. A white police officer, Derek Chauvin, has been charged with second-degree murder, with the three other officers involved facing other charges. (Photo by Eze Amos/Getty Images)
The doctrine of qualified immunity must be eliminated or reformed to address police brutality.
TV, Donald Glover, Issa Rae, Michaela Coel

There Is Nothing Limiting About Being a “Black” Show

I May Destroy You (2020) Michaela Coel
These series of questions I found interesting because when I look at television today, its proximity to Blackness seems to be heavily desirable.
Movies, Chris Hemsworth, Thor, Tom Hiddleston

Kenneth Branagh and Kevin Feige Sure Had a Lot of Emotions About Casting the First Thor Movie

Loki and Thor in 'Thor'
Thor's director, Kenneth Branagh, reminisces about that very dramatic moment in movie-making history when Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston entered the MCU.
AMP Featured, News, donald trump, Trump Rally

What’s the Truth About Trump’s Tulsa Rally Numbers?

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 05: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a bill singing ceremony with his economic team in the Rose Garden at the White House June 05, 2020 in Washington, DC. In the midst of nationwide protests against the death of George Floyd, the U.S. Labor Department announced the unemployment rate fell to 13.3 percent in May, a surprising improvement in the nation’s job market as hiring rebounded faster than economists expected in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Can't wait to finally go on a date when I'm 35 years old and let back out of the house again, all because Trump had to have a rally for no food reason.
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