The Thursday Edition - Aug 16, 2018
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Contributors, contributor, representation, women in film

We Need More Complex Mother/Daughter Relationships Onscreen

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In the opening of Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird, Saoirse Ronan’s teenage character, Christine, and her careworn mother. Marion, listen tearfully to a radio play in the car. For that moment, they’re more open with each other than they are with anyone else, owning a casual intimacy that can only arrive through a lifetime of love and close proximity.
Movies, Steve McQueen, Viola Davis, Widows

The Widows Trailer Gives Us a Female-Driven Gritty Crime Thriller and It’s About Damn Time

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The first full trailer for Steve McQueen's Widows has dropped, and it looks pretty damn good.
Big on the Internet, Alex Jones, things we saw today, Twitter

Things We Saw Today: Twitter Puts Alex Jones In a Time-Out

Unfortunately, Jones's account is only limited instead of banned, because Twitter loves half measures.
News, donald trump, omarosa manigault newman, racism

Of Course Trump Is Racist and No One Should Need Omarosa’s Tape to Believe That

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Let's do a brief rundown of some of the things we'd have to have already ignored to need this tape in order to believe Trump is racist.
Big on the Internet, News, sexual harassment, Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift Delivers Moving Speech on the 1-Year Anniversary of Her Sexual Harassment Trial

Taylor Swift performs at the Z100's iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2017 at Madison Square Garden on December 7, 2017 in New York. / AFP PHOTO / ANGELA WEISS (Photo credit should read ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images)
Taylor Swift is a polarizing figure, but whether you think she's a devil or a savior, most of us had her back last year during her sexual harassment trail (not gonna just call it "groping," because unwanted groping is sexual harassment) against Denver radio host David Mueller.
AMP Featured, Books, Harlequin Romance Novels, romance novels

How I Learned to Let Go of Internalized Sexism and Embrace the Romance Novel

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Sometimes we need happily ever after.
Movies, Chloë Grace Moretz, LGBTQ Representation, The Miseducation of Cameron Post

The Miseducation of Cameron Post Review: The Queer Coming of Age Film We’ve Been Waiting For

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The Miseducation of Cameron Post, like its protagonist, is earnest and thoughtful, but brimming with passion and angst under the surface.
TV, Amber Ruffin, Late Night with Seth Meyers, problematic faves

Hollywood, Please Let Amber Ruffin Remake All the Problematic Faves Like This

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Her latest segment, "Amber Ruffin Remakes Art Created by Problematic Men," features Ruffin remaking problematic faves starring herself.
Space, LGBTQ Representation

Love Among the Stars: Twisting Tropes Through Queer Sci-Fi

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Ask a writer why they chose to tell a particular story, and the most common answer will be: Because I wanted to read it.
Movies, Avengers: Infinity War, Honest Trailers

Avengers: Infinity War Honest Trailer Takes on the Overstuffed Movie and Wins

Avengers: Infinity War Honest Trailer
"From the Thanos of Hollywood comes what could be the best movie that Marvel's ever made, but is without a doubt the most movie that Marvel's ever made."
News, Gabrielle Union, reproductive health, women's health

Gabrielle Union Opens Up About Her Diagnosis of Adenomyosis After 20 Years of Being Ignored by Doctors

Gabrielle Union, adenomyosis, endometriosis, infertility, miscarriages
Gabrielle Union has long been open about her struggles with fertility. In her book We're Going to Need More Wine, released last year, she described having eight or nine miscarriages. Now, she says, she's finally gotten a diagnosis that gave some answers for what she's been through.
News, Casey Affleck, Chris Hardwick, Dear Abby, Me Too, sexual harassment

For All the Dudes Terrified of #MeToo Have Y’All Actually Learned Anything from It?

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In light of the #MeToo movement, men have talked about how afraid they are of being around women, but have they actually done any work concerning being better partners in the future?
AMP Featured, TV, asexuality, Jughead, representation

How Mainstream Media Has Left the Asexual Members of the LGBTQIA+ Community Behind

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Even among positive developments in LGBTQ+ representation, there continues to be a lingering absence of asexual characters, something that weighs heavily upon the asexual community.
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