The Tuesday Edition - Jun 2, 2020
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News, archeology, Dead Sea Scrolls, DNA testing

Ancient Animal DNA Is Giving Scholars New Insight Into the Dead Sea Scrolls

dead sea scrolls
The Dead Sea Scrolls are one of archaeology's greatest discoveries and most enduring mysteries.
Big on the Internet, Glee, Lea Michele

Lea Michele Called out for Microaggressions Against Glee Cast Members

Glee and the hellscape it remains
The drama surrounding Glee truly never seems to end.
News, donald trump, politics, protests

An Anonymous Senior White House Official Feels “Sick” Over Donald Trump’s Photo Op. Cue the Tiny Violins.

Donald Trump walks past graffiti back to the White House escorted by the Secret Service
No one has any patience for this anonymous "woe is me" nonsense.
Movies, Evan Peters, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Quicksilver

Quicksilver Could Be Heading to WandaVision?

Evan Peters in X-Men
While the idea of Quicksilver getting his time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for real this time is exciting, I have a lot of questions—mainly, why would it be Evan Peters? 
Big on the Internet, animal rights, cats, Tiger King

Carole Baskin Wins Control of Joe Exotic’s Zoo in the Latest Chapter of the Tiger King Saga

Carole Baskin in Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness (2020)
Whatever Baskin ends up doing with Exotic's zoo, it will be to the benefit of the animals as opposed to their exploitation.
Movies, Birds of Prey, Cathy Yan

Don’t Fight Cathy Yan on What Was or Wasn’t in Birds of Prey

Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn in Birds of Prey
Don't fight a director on a "scoop" you had that was wrong.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Black Lives Matter, BLM, Instagram

Blackout Tuesday: A Well-Intentioned Idea That’s Not Really Helpful

black tile
What started as a day for the music industry to go dark has become a large social media movement, but the consequences may be dangerous and do the opposite of helping Black Americans.
AMP Featured, News, Black Lives Matter, donald trump, politics

No One Is Buying White House Propaganda of Trump’s Fascist Photo-Op

Trump St. John's Episcopal Church fascist photo-op.
Yesterday, amid nationwide protests over racist police brutality following the killing of George Floyd, Donald Trump continued his usual dictatorial tendencies by threatening to use the military to stifle the protests. That was bad on its own, but as curfews went into place around the country, he took things a step further by having peaceful protestors teargassed and forcibly removed so he could try to seem like a brave leader.
News, donald trump, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook Employees Are Rebelling Against Mark Zuckerberg’s Lack of Action on Trump’s Violent Posts

Protestors hold up signs with Facebook's angry face reaction on them.
Many of Zuckerberg's own employees do not agree with his decision to leave Trump's posts up unchecked.
Big on the Internet, Josh Gad, Lord of the Rings, Reunited Apart

Things We Saw Today: Lord of the Rings Cast Reunion Was Everything We Dreamed It Could Be

cast of lord of the rings on a zoom call with josh gad
We're grateful for the latest episode of Reunited Apart from Josh Gad as he brings together the cast of The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Big on the Internet, Dallas Police Department, Fancams, police brutality

Police Inundated With Fancams to Keep Them From Finding Protest Footage and GOOD

Dallas PD inundated with fancams after asking for "illegal" protest footage.
Fancams can stay. They're good.
Movies, J. Jonah Jameson, J.K. Simmons, Spider-Man

J.K. Simmons Still Wants More Pictures of Spider-Man!

J.K. Simmons plays J. Jonah Jameson in the Raimi Spider-Man films.
Having J. Jonah Jameson back in action (potentially) is a delightful twist that I'll gladly take. 
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