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TV, Christmas, Fran Drescher, Hallmark, Holiday Movies, Lifetime

Fran Drescher and Out (Married!) Actors Ben Lewis and Blake Lee Join Lifetime Gay Holiday Romccom

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 23: Fran Drescher from "Indebted" attends the NBC Midseason New York Press Junket at Four Seasons Hotel New York on January 23, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
I'm not sure if it's "normal" to be this excited about a cable Christmas movie, but it's 2020 and nothing is normal anymore.
TV, Disney+, Wanda Maximoff, WandaVision

2020 Just Got Better: WandaVision Is Confirmed for a 2020 Release!

Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany in WandaVision
Hey, you cool cats and kittens, we're in luck! We are getting a Marvel property in 2020 in the form of WandaVision.
AMP Featured, News, 2020 Presidential election, donald trump

Donald Trump’s Town Hall With Undecided Voters Probably Didn’t Go How He Hoped It Would

Donald Trump points upward while talking to the press outside of the White House.
It's pretty incredible to see Trump in a situation where he's not allowed to shut anyone down or call them "nasty" or "fake news."
AMP Featured, TV, HBO, Our Flag Means Death, Taika Waititi

All You Had To Say Was “Pirate Comedy From Taika Waititi” and I Was In

Taika Waititi in What We Do in the Shadows.
Pirates? Comedy? Taika Waititi? Our Flag Means Death seems like the perfect thing for me and my soul.
Big on the Internet, donald trump, fake news, Joe Biden

Trump Shares Doctored Video of Biden Playing “F*** the Police” Rather Than “Despacito”

Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden plays music from his cell phone as he participates in a Hispanic Heritage Month event at the Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida on September 15, 2020. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Donald Trump shared a doctored video of Joe Biden playing Despacito off his phone to make it seem like he was playing NWA's "F*** the Police."
Books, Bill Clinton, Curtis Sittenfeld, Hillary Clinton

Rodham Is a Strange Piece of AU Fanfiction Turned Political Novel

WASHINGTON, : A 1992 photo shows then Governor of Arkansas Bill Clinton (L) and his wife Hillary (R) embracing. Clinton has been accused of having an affair with a former White House intern, Monica Lewinsky, and during a depostion 17 January in the Paula Jones sexual harrassment suit, he admitted to having a relationship with Gennifer Flowers when he was governor. (Photo credit should read AFP/AFP via Getty Images)
Rodham is based around the concept of "What would the trajectory of Hillary Clinton's life be if she had never married Bill Clinton?"
Movies, Emma Potter, interview, The Devil All The Time

INTERVIEW: Emma Potter Talks Bringing the Characters of The Devil All the Time To Life!

Emma Potter on the set of Perry Mason
The Devil All the Time is now available to stream on Netflix.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, John Boyega

John Boyega Doesn’t Have Time for Nonsense, Steps Down After Ad Erasure

John Boyega attends the EE British Academy Film Awards 2020 After Party
Actor John Boyega is stepping down as brand ambassador for the perfume brand Jo Malone, following their decision to replace him in a Chinese version of the ad campaign while using all the concepts of his original piece.
TV, books, H.P. Lovecraft, Lovecraft Country

Lovecraft Country Allegorizes H.P. Lovecraft’s Monstrous Racism Through the Reclamation of the “Other”

Letitia and Atticus stand together, with tentacles reaching out behind them, in poster art for HBO's Lovecraft Country.
About a month ago, Lovecraft Country premiered on HBO to instant acclaim, and for good reason. Misha Green and Jordan Peele’s latest horror venture takes an unflinching and immersive look at how the monstrosity of racism manifests amidst a supernatural landscape.
Books, each of us a desert, mark oshiro, our books our shelves, Sponsored, Tor Books

Our Books, Our Shelves: The Fallacy of the Universal

Growing up, I was taught that the best books, the best films, and the best stories were those that were “universal” or had “universal themes.” But I'm tired of universal stories.
Movies, biopic, Madonna, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Madonna’s Biopic Will Be Directed by … Madonna

US pop diva Madonna looks on during the inspection of a 50-bed surgical unit for children that her charity, Raising Malawi, is funding at Queens Elizabeth hospital in the commercial capital Blantyre on July 10, 2016. Madonna shrugged off controversies about her relationship with Malawi, the homeland of her two adopted children, and spoke freely of her family life during a visit to the country July 10. / AFP PHOTO / ELDSON CHAGARA (Photo credit should read ELDSON CHAGARA/AFP via Getty Images)
For a biopic written by Diablo Cody, who better to direct the life of Madonna than Madonna herself?
News, Jon Stewart, Kirsten Gillibrand, veterans

Jon Stewart Continues to Do More for Vets & Other Americans Than the Republicans in Congress

Jon Stewart gets a hug after the U.S. Senate voted to renew permanent authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
Right now, our government, and the GOP especially, is loudly declaring a lot of people to be heroes while denying them their basic humanity.
Big on the Internet, Amy Poehler, Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris, Maya Rudolph

Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton Meet Their Doppelgängers in a Zoom Fundraiser Chat With Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph!

Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph interview Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton
I'm really proud to look up to comedians like Maya Rudolph and Amy Poehler, and I'm grateful that they're doing their parts in this upcoming election. 
Big on the Internet, Cocktails, Mountain Dew, Red Lobster

The Mountain DEW Garita Is the Official Cocktail of 2020

mountain dew
Are you thirsty for both dizzying highs of alcohol and plummeting lows of a sugar crash?
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