The Tuesday Edition - Nov 27, 2018
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Books, A Song of Ice and Fire, George R.R. Martin

What if George R.R. Martin Never Finishes A Song of Ice and Fire?

George R.R. Martin poses in the press room during the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Whenever author George R.R. Martin releases something that isn't the sixth A Song of Ice & Fire novel, fans around the world do a silent scream into the abyss.
Movies, Avengers, Avengers 4

Avengers 4: What Can the Trailer Even Be?

chris evans captain america avengers infinity war
Everyone is dead and nothing really matters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so what in the world is Marvel going to do with Avengers 4, especially its trailer?
Movies, Aquaman, DCEU

Early Aquaman Reactions Promise You’ll Have a Whale of a Time

Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry in Aquaman
The first reactions to Aquaman have been posted, and folks, we're looking at a win for the DCEU.
Big on the Internet, Christine Blasey Ford, GoFundMe, sexual assault

After Months of Threats, Christine Blasey Ford Closes Her GoFundMe Campaign With a Heartfelt Message of Gratitude

Christine Blasey Ford, go fund me, kavanaugh, threats
Last week, Dr. Ford posted a message to a GoFundMe campaign that had been set up for her family, describing what her life has been like for these past few months. "Your tremendous outpouring of support and kind letters have made it possible for us to cope with the immeasurable stress, particularly the disruption to our safety and privacy," she writes. "Because of your support, I feel hopeful that our lives will return to normal."
Big on the Internet, Christmas, Melania Trump, White House

Melania Wants Us All to “Be Best” This Holiday Season, But I Really Don’t Care. Do You?

be best ornaments
The holiday season is in full swing, which means Melania Trump is back with another soulless interpretation of holiday decorations.
Movies, Avengers 4, Avengers: Infinity War, Data

Who Actually Had the Most Lines in Avengers: Infinity War?

Star-Lord in Avengers: Infinity War
'Avengers: Infinity War' was stuffed to the brim with superheroes, villains, and the friends we made along the way. But who got to speak the most in Marvel's biggest movie to date? It turns out that the distribution of lines across this vast pantheon of characters was wildly uneven.
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Big on the Internet, motherhood, things we saw today, women in politics

Things We Saw Today: Congress Finally Has to Figure Out How to Handle All These Newly Elected Moms

freshmen, congress, mothers, 2018
In April of this year, Tammy Duckworth became the first sitting senator to give birth while in office, an event that drew much-needed attention to just how unprepared the institution of the Senate was to accommodate motherhood among its members. Now, after a record number of women were just elected to office, both the Senate and the House have some essential growing pains ahead of them.
Big on the Internet, Guillermo del Toro‏, screenplays

Please, Someone Produce One of Guillermo del Toro’s 17 Amazing Completed Scripts

Guillermo del Toro attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards
Today the writer-director took to Twitter to talk about other scripts he's completed that have never seen the light of day.
TV, Amazon, Modern Love, podcasts

Modern Love Adaptation Has an A-List Cast & Exciting Women Behind the Camera, Too

amazon modern love
As Hollywood has finally caught onto the extreme popularity of podcasts, more and more shows are being adapted for television. It's happened for Pod Save America, 2 Dope Queens, Lore, and now it's happening for Modern Love.
TV, Riverdale, The CW

Why Veronica Lodge Deserves More Than a Boyfriend in Riverdale Season 3

archie and veronica on the cw's riverdale
The future seemed wide open for Veronica character as she began to explore the idea of becoming a businesswoman in her own right, and planned to open a speakeasy in Pop’s basement. Unfortunately, season 3 has yet to live up to the promise of that finale when it comes to her character development.
Big on the Internet, Internet Meme, Michael B. Jordan, Twitter

Sometimes You Just Have to Manifest Michael B. Jordan Into Being Your Boyfriend

Michael B. Jordan
A Twitter user may have overestimated the internet's powers in this case, but we want to believe.
TV, Chris Pine, i am the night, Patty Jenkins

We’re Already Obsessed With Patty Jenkins’ Chris Pine-Driven Series, I Am The Night

Chris Pine in Patty Jenkins' I am the Night
Patty Jenkins and Chris Pine proved to be a cinematic match made in heaven for Wonder Woman, but now they're taking over the small screen, as well.
Movies, Disney, The Princess and the Frog

Tiana Is an Excellent Princess Who Deserves a Better Movie: Revisiting the Princess and the Frog

Anika Noni Rose and Princess Tiana in The Princess and the Frog (2009)
This Sunday was the 9 year anniversary of Disney's The Princess and the Frog which was notable for being Disney's first official African-American Princess and the only princess of Black descent of the Disney Princesses, Tiana.
News, Al Franken, Kirsten Gillibrand, women in politics

Too Many People Still Blame Kirsten Gillibrand for Al Franken’s Actions

Kirsten Gillibrand, al franken, 2020
It's been nearly a year since Al Franken resigned from the Senate over multiple allegations of sexual misconduct and according to a new article in Politico, a lot of prominent Democratic donors are still mad. Their anger isn't directed at Franken, though, who was accused of groping and otherwise harassing at least eight women over a number of years, both during his time as a comedian and radio host, as well as after he took office. No, these donors are angry with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.
Movies, marvel, representation

Marvel Again Talking the Representation Talk, Really Needs to Walk the Walk

marvel avengers infinity war poster
Marvel has been talking the talk for a while now, and in 2012, Natasha Romanoff was peak white feminist representation, but audiences have grown up since then, and more importantly, movies have grown up.
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