The Tuesday Edition - May 19, 2020
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AMP Featured, TV, Ahsoka Tano, Star Wars (franchise)

More Guest Appearances, Fine, but Give Ahsoka Tano Her Own Show Already!

Ahsoka Tano readies to fight
Ahsoka Tano is making her "guest star" debut in the live-action form with quite the flair.
AMP Featured, TV, British Royal Family, Netflix, The Crown

Tampongate Will Not Be Covered in Upcoming Season of The Crown and We Are All Worse for It

BUILTH WELLS, WALES - JULY 04: Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall look at eachother as they reopen the newly-renovated Edwardian community hall The Strand Hall during day three of a visit to Wales on July 4, 2018 in Builth Wells, Wales. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
Sometimes, history, even modern history, gives you gems that you would think any narrative worth exploring would include, but for pretty silly reasons, The Crown is refusing to give us one of the most iconic moments of the Charles/Camilla/Diana scandal: tampongate.
AMP Featured, News, COVID-19, Florida, Ron DeSantis

Former Head of Florida’s COVID-19 Dashboard Claims She Was Fired for Refusing to Manipulate Data to Support Reopening

florida
Jones wrote that her removal was "not voluntary," and that higher-ups had ordered her to "manually change data to drum up support for the plan to reopen."
Movies, Disney, Disney Songs

Epic Twitter Thread Categorizes Every Disney Song Ever

Twitter user Justin McElroy (not that one) broke down all Disney songs into 18 categories.
Big on the Internet, Lynn Shelton, Marc Maron, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Marc Maron Remembers His Late Partner, Director Lynn Shelton, in Podcast Episode

SIFF 2019 Opening Night Film Sword Of Trust SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - MAY 16: Director Lynn Shelton and actor Marc Maron attend the SIFF 2019 Opening Night Gala at McCaw Hall on May 16, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Suzi Pratt/Getty Images for SIFF)
Actor Marc Maron spoke about his love for Lynn Shelton and the mutual love and respect they had for each other.
Big on the Internet, Chuck E. Cheese, origin stories, WTF

Things I Didn’t Need to Know: Chuck E. Cheese Has a Whole Backstory and It’s Incredibly Bleak

A sign for Chuck E. Cheese's.
Chuck E. Cheese's has been trending all day today on Twitter and I now know way more about an animatronic rat than I ever wanted to.
News, Coronavirus, Shakespeare

Shakespeare’s Globe May Permanently Close Because Everything Sucks

Because everything is terrible now, news broke today that Shakespeare's Globe theater in London may be forced to close permanently because of coronavirus.
Big on the Internet, Harry Styles, Watermelon Sugar

Harry Styles’ “Watermelon Sugar” Video Certainly Got Everyone Talking

Harry Styles in Watermelon Sugar
What do you think of Harry Styles' video for "Watermelon Sugar"?
TV, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, Netflix

How Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir Ended up My Quarantine Obsession

ladybug and cat noir in Miraculous
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir has somehow become my new shelter in place obsession.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Dave Bautista, donald trump

I Can’t Get Enough of Dave Bautista Mocking Donald Trump

Guardians of the Galaxy stars Dave Bautista as Drax
I'm not going to lie: I never really saw Super Duper Dave Bautista as a "mood" before but then he finished a workout and went on a rant mocking Donald Trump for nearly a minute and a half, and I suddenly wanted to watch every single thing that Bautista has ever done.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, renting, Twitter, viral videos

Hilarious Video Tenants Made for a Bad Apartment Is the Best Revenge

Funny Twitter viral video about a bad flat
After being told to make a video for the flat they are "basically being forced out of," the tenants instead served up a viral romp through the space.
Big on the Internet, Commencement, Gal Gadot

Gal Gadot Reminds Us All That Anything Is Possible in Class of 2020 Event

Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman
To the graduating class of 2020, I'm sorry this all sucks right now, but listening to advice from President Obama and Wonder Woman is a pretty cool sendoff from high school, too.
TV, finales, Supernatural

The Supernatural Series Finale Would Have Aired Today, Let’s Imagine What Might Have Been

Supernatural -- "The Gamblers" -- Image Number: SN1511A_0209bc.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Jensen Ackles as Dean, Alexander Calvert as Jack, Misha Collins as Castiel and Jared Padalecki as Sam -- Photo: Cate Cameron/The CW -- © 2020 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
I'm glad I don't have to deal with the heartbreak of Supernatural ending on top of everything. Instead, I can imagine what the finale might be.
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