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Movies, Disney, Eoin Colfer, Kenneth Branagh

Artemis Fowl Is Terrible Because It Didn’t Trust Audiences to Handle the Premise of the Books

Ferdia Shaw in Artemis Fowl (2020)
When a company spends money on the rights for a book series, you would assume that they believe in the premise of the book—that they want to adapt at least 75-80% of the book, not "Let's just make an entirely new movie and just slap a familiar title on it." Sadly, that is exactly what Disney did in their adaptation of Artemis Fowl.
Movies, #OscarsSoWhite, 2021 Oscars, The Oscars

Oscars to Make Changes to Promote Inclusion

91st Oscars title card.
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is making some big changes when it comes to inclusion and supporting more diverse films.
Big on the Internet, Twitter, Twitter meme

Turns Out We’re Not Always the Characters We Want to Be in Our Favorite Movies

Peter Parker and Betty Brant meme
Out of all the fictional characters out there in the world, who do you identify with, and who are you actually?
TV, Gilmore Girls, HBO, Insecure

Insecure Drops an Intense but Cliché Bombshell to End Season 4

issa and molly in awe of the messes they have made
Last night's episode of Insecure was the season finale, and that meant it couldn't end without giving us a dramatic kick in the chest that left us clamoring for season 5.
News, LGBTQ rights, Title VII, U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court Rules You Cannot Fire Someone for Being Gay or Transgender

pride flag
In a monumental and surprising ruling, the Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that it is a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights act to fire someone for their sexual orientation or because they are transgender.
News, contributors, reproductive rights

Complaining About “Violent” Protesters? Start With the Anti-Abortion Ones.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the 47th March For Life rally on the National Mall, January 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. The Right to Life Campaign held its annual March For Life rally and march to the U.S. Supreme Court protesting the high court's 1973 Roe V. Wade decision making abortion legal.
Interestingly, some of the most high-profile “pro-lifers” in the country—from Ted Cruz, to Donald Trump, to other leading anti-choice activists—are vehemently denouncing “violent” anti-police protesters. I say “interestingly” because, if you want to complain about violent protesters, those protesting reproductive health and abortion clinics are a good place to start.
Big on the Internet, Atlanta, police brutality, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Protests Continue After Atlanta Police Murder Rayshard Brooks

Protestors Add "Defund The Police" Messaging To Washington DC Street WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 08: People walk down 16th street after “Defund The Police” was painted on the street near the White House on June 08, 2020 in Washington, DC. After days of protests in DC over the death of George Floyd, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has renamed that section of 16th street "Black Lives Matter Plaza". (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
On Friday, an Atlanta police officer shot and killed 27 year old Rayshard Brooks at a Wendy's drive-thru.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Matt Gaetz, Ron Perlman, Twitter

Ron Perlman Schools Florida Fratboy Rep. Matt Gaetz on Twitter

sons of anarchy
It must really chafe conservatives to know that the vast majority of Hollywood despises them.
Movies, celebrity apologies, Spike Lee, Woody Allen

Spike Lee Apologizes After Defending Woody Allen in New Interview

Best Adapted Screenplay winner for "BlacKkKlansman" Spike Lee attends the 91st Annual Academy Awards Governors Ball
It's a bummer, because Spike Lee is one of the most talented directors of his generation, and Da 5 Bloods has been getting excellent reviews.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, health, Trump, Twitter meme

#Rampgate Is Honestly the Best Birthday Present We Can Give Donald Trump

Donald Trump gestures and makes a weird face during a press briefing.
There is something wrong with Donald Trump.
Big on the Internet, DC Comics, Denny O'Neil, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: RIP Batman Writer and DC Comics Editor Denny O’Neil

denny o'neil dc
How's your Saturday going, Mary Suevians?
Big on the Internet, Comic-Con@Home, San Diego Comic-Con, sdcc

San Diego Comic-Con Goes Virtual With Comic-Con@Home

Exhibit floor at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.
Who do you want to see at Comic-Con@Home?
Big on the Internet, diversity, Killing Eve, writers

The Internet Responds to the Overwhelming Whiteness of Killing Eve‘s Writers Room

We expected more from a female-driven deeply queer feminist series with an Asian lead.
News, transgender rights, transphobia, Trump

Trump Rolls Back Healthcare Protections for Transgender People

Protesters hold signs reading RESIST, written in blue, pink and white, the colors of the transgender flag.
Trans rights are human rights.
Comics, Black Lives Matter, police brutality, racism

This Searing Comics Anthology About Police Brutality Needs to Be on Your Bookshelf

Artists Against Police Brutality
This stunning and unflinching comics anthology should be required reading.
Movies, Cherry, things we saw today, Tom Holland

Things We Saw Today: Now We Can Win a Chance to Go to the Cherry Premiere With Tom Holland

Tom Holland in Cherry
Tom Holland fans: REJOICE! 
Big on the Internet, confederacy, racism, Twitter memes

Twitter Reminds Us of the Many Things That Lasted Longer Than the Confederacy

A statue of Confederate States President Jefferson Davis lies on the street after protesters pulled it down in Richmond, Virginia, on June 10, 2020. - The symbols of the Confederate States and its support for slavery are being targeted for removal following the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd while in police custody. (Photo by Parker Michels-Boyce / AFP) (Photo by PARKER MICHELS-BOYCE/AFP via Getty Images)
Twitter is highlighting the many things that lasted longer than the defeated Confederacy.
Big on the Internet, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, The Beatles

Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and The Beatles Have Always Been “Woke.” You Just Weren’t Paying Attention.

Born in the Usa album by Bruce Springsteen
I guess my point is that none of this should be surprising, and I keep seeing people suddenly shocked that Springsteen or McCartney or Dylan are speaking out. Actually, it shouldn't surprise me, because people don't like to do their own research and look into the people they're listening to—or think at all about the meaning of the lyrics they're singing along to, I guess.
Comics, comics, Iron Man, Marvel Entertainment

A New Iron Man Comic? Don’t Mind If I Do.

New Iron Man comic from Marvel
I'm excited to see where this new series will take us, especially because it feels as if it's my favorite kind of Tony story (where he puts his own ego to the side to realize he has to do the right thing) but getting to see Halt and Catch Fire writer Christopher Cantwell take on the Stark Industries heir is going to be fascinating. 
Gaming, Insomniac Games, Miles Morales, Sony, Spider-Man

Is Spider-Man: Miles Morales a Sequel, an Expansion, or Something Else? What’s the Truth?

is 'Spider-Man: Miles Morales' a game or an expansion?
Less than 24 hours ago, we received the trailer of the upcoming Spider-Man game for the PlayStation 5, starring Miles Morales. Yet, when I woke up this morning, it had been said that the game was an expansion to a remastered, PS5 version of the PS4 Spider-Man game, and now, some are saying it's something different. Sony, what is the truth?
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