The Sunday Edition - Jul 26, 2020
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The most down-to-earth book about superheroes I've ever read. I laughed, I cried, and I had a smile on my face the entire time I was reading it.
—Mason Deaver, bestselling author of I Wish You All the Best

TJ Klune’s YA debut, The Extraordinaries, is a queer coming-of-age story about a fanboy with ADHD and the heroes he loves—available now.
Big on the Internet, Daredevil, Jeph Loeb, racism

Daredevil Actor Peter Shinkoda Claims Jeph Loeb Made Racist Comments

Nobu Yoshioka
Looking back on Daredevil, the series struggled with its portrayal of The Hand, and absolutely gave short shrift to Nobu and Madame Gao.
Big on the Internet, Comic-Con@Home, San Diego Comic-Con, sdcc

These Are the Sunday Comic-Con@Home Panels We’re Excited For

Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff and Brian Tyree Henry of Marvel Studios' 'The Eternals' at the San Diego Comic-Con International 2019 Marvel Studios Panel in Hall H on July 20, 2019 in San Diego, California.
What panels are you most looking forward to today?
Big on the Internet, Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Charlize Theron Continues to Be a Badass

charlize theron, megyn kelly, fox news, roger ailes, harassment
All hail Furiosa!
Movies, Marie Curie, Marjane Satrapi, Rosamund Pike

Rosamund Pike is Radiant as Marie Curie, but Radioactive Fails to Ignite a Spark

rosamund pike, sam riley
Is there a film genre more well-worn, more riddled with cliches than the prestige biopic?
Big on the Internet, Comic-Con@Home, San Diego Comic-Con, sdcc

These Are the Saturday Comic-Con@Home Panels You Won’t Want to Miss

San Diego Comic-Con logo.
What are you most excited about watching today?
Big on the Internet, jokes, Twitter

We’re Here for the Corny ‘I Have a Joke’ Jokes Taking Over Twitter

jokes
Do you have a favorite "I have a joke" joke? Share it in the comments!
Movies, Gail Simone, movies we love to hate, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Gail Simone Asked What Movie You Hate That Everyone Else Loves and the Answers Are Illuminating

Sigourney Weaver in 'Ghostbusters'
What are the movies that everyone seems to wax rhapsodic about, but you can't stand?
Big on the Internet, Kayleigh McEnany, paw patrol, White House

Don’t Worry, Cartoon Dogs Still Have a Job, Kayleigh

chase the police dog on paw patrol
I know this isn't really funny at all and is actually terrifying—because the White House press secretary is openly lying about children's television—yet I still can't stop laughing over the fact that they're lying about Paw Patrol.
News, Black Lives Matter, donald trump, Joe Biden, Republicans

Republicans Keep Pointing to Awful Stuff Happening Right Now & Calling It “Joe Biden’s America”

A still from a Trump ad claiming "You won't be safe in Joe Biden's America."
Republicans are showing footage of current situations as a warning about a hypothetical future.
Space, Aliens, the truth, UFO

The Government Might Have Totally Found Alien Crafts and It’s No Big Deal

Ancient Aliens guy meme
So, the Pentagon totally has studied alien spacecraft? No big deal.
TV, H.P. Lovecraft, HBO, Lovecraft Country

Lovecraft Country Trailer Gives Us Plenty of Hints at the Monsters—Human and Alien

Jurnee Smollett and Jonathan Majors in Lovecraft Country (2020)
Today, the official trailer for HBO’s upcoming series Lovecraft Country came out. Based on the book by the same name, by author Matt Ruff, the story is about Atticus Black, who embarks on a road trip, with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George, across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father. […]
Movies, How It Should Have Ended, Spider-Man 2

How It Should Have Ended Takes on Spider-Man 2

How It Should Have Ended for Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2 is often hailed as the best Spider-Man movie, and while that used to be the case, I think there it's been surpassed at this point.
Big on the Internet, astrology, mansplaining, sexism

Dear Men, Shut up and Let Me Enjoy Astrology

There's just something about astrology that some men really hate, and we have to ask ... why?
TV, legacies, The CW, The Originals, The Vampire Diaries

The Originals Star Joseph Morgan Says He’s Never Going to Appear in Spinoff Legacies

Joseph Morgan in The Originals (2013)
"No never, never. You're never going to see it."
TV, Andrew Scott, His Dark Materials, Phoebe Waller-Bridge

OMFG Fleabag Is the Hot Priest’s Dæmon in Season 2 of His Dark Materials

Fleabag and the "Hot Priest."
John Parry’s dæmon Sayan Kötör takes the form of an osprey in the books, but ... what if Parry's dæmon were a fox?
Big on the Internet, Arthurian mythology, King Arthur, Legends

Three of the Best Lady-Driven Stories From Arthurian Legend

Katherine Langford in Cursed (2020)
From Guinevere and Morgan le Fay to Lynette and Lyonesse, the women in Arthurian legend are seductive, malevolent, manipulative, noble, and tragic—open to being more deeply examined by a writer, but very easily placed into stereotypical boxes if appropriate care is not taken. Here are three of my favorites.
News, anthony fauci, baseball

Dr. Fauci Threw the Ceremonial Pitch for Baseball’s Opening Day & It Was Perfect (For Him)

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases reacts after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the game between the New York Yankees and the Washington Nationals
Take chances! Don't be afraid to fail! Wear a mask!
TV, Hallmark, Hallmark Countdown to Christmas, LGBTQ Representation

Hallmark Christmas Movies to Finally Add LGBTQ Stories

cute lesbians at their wedding in an add by zola
The Hallmark Channel has announced that they will finally be adding LGBTQ stories to their holiday Christmas movie lineup.
Big on the Internet, income inequality, Twitter, wealth

Twitter Answers “What’s Trashy When You’re Poor, but Classy When You’re Rich?”

What's classy when you're rich, trashy when you're poor
The way that people are perceived for the same actions and behaviors turns on a dime based on the amount of money that they have.
News, cognitive ability, cognitive decline, donald trump

Donald Trump Won’t Stop Bragging About “Passing” a Basic Cognitive Test

Donald Trump talks to the press.
Trump's repeated bragging about passing a basic cognitive test is strange and troubling for so many different reasons.
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