The Tuesday Edition - Oct 20, 2020
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Big on the Internet, cancer, Jeff Bridges, lymphoma

Sending All the Good Vibes to Jeff Bridges as He Shares His Cancer Diagnosis With Fans

Jeff Bridges accepting his Golden Globe
Thinking of you, Jeff, and sending all the good vibes to you and your family.
Movies, Captain America (character), Funko, Steve Rogers

So There’s a Detention Captain America Funko …

Captain America sitting on a backwards chair, looking at you with pity.
Ever wish you could own a Funko that was Captain America telling you off in school? Well, you're in luck! 
TV, Dominic West, Lily James, The Crown

Dominic West Tapped as The Crown’s Prince Charles Amidst Scandal Is Almost Too on the Nose

Dominic West out in the cold in the affair
The irony has not been lost on anyone.
News, LGBTQIA, Pride, tiffany trump

Tiffany Trump’s “Trump Pride” Speech Was a Bizarre Mess of Lies

Tiffany Trump walks into a White House event.
Tiffany Trump says her father "believes in" LGB+ (Not T, though) rights, so why is his administration constantly attacking them?
Science, Coronavirus, COVID-19, women in STEM

Anika Chebrolu Is 14 and Just Won $25,000 for a Discovery That Might Cure COVID

Anika Chebrolu in front of a science graphic
Anika, who lives in Frisco Texas, just won the 3M Young Scientists Challenge prize of $25,000 and she might help cure COVID-19.
News, donald trump, Joe Biden, presidential debate

Next Presidential Debate Is Using Preschool Rules to Adjust to SOMEONE’S Level of Maturity

Donald Trump gestures during the presidential debate.
Our next presidential debate is going the preschool rules route.
TV, HBO, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Lovecraft Country

Lovecraft Country Failed to Give Ruby the Love She Deserved

Wunmi Mosaku in Lovecraft Country (2020)
One of my biggest concerns, when it came to HBO's Lovecraft Country, was that by having the lighter-skinned Black actress as the main female lead would lead to the reduction of the darker-skinned women in the cast, Ruby especially. Sadly, as I cringed through the finale, I found those fears coming to life in a really pretty disturbing way.
Movies & TV, halloweentown, Kimberly J. Brown, tiktok

Marnie From Halloweentown Kept a Lot of the Props (Including the Villain From the Sequel)

kal, marnie and Luke in Halloweentown 2: kalabar's revenge
Kimberly J. Brown, who played Marnie in the Halloweentown, showed of props she kept from set on her TikTok and Instagram. Including a certain warlock.
Books

Yes, Graphic Novels Are “Real Books”—Here Are 10 Incredible Ones to Add to Your Bookshelf

Graphic novel covers for Y: The Last Man, V for Vendatta, and Check Please!
Many reluctant readers experience their first foray into literature through graphic novels, and the medium itself opens up an entire new world of accessibility for many who may be otherwise unable to fully immerse themselves in novels—not to mention, the different ways in which storytelling can be filtered only expands the imagination and increases the opportunity for a story to reach audiences of all shapes and sizes.
Big on the Internet, coronavius, donald trump, politics

So Crowd-Surfing Maskless at a Donald Trump Rally Is Really Something People Are Doing Now, Huh?

If Georgia State Rep. Vernon Jones was trying to find the #1 least advisable activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, he might actually have succeeded.
Movies, Hocus Pocus

Things We Saw Today: Bette Midler Shares a Peak at the Hocus Pocus Reunion

Disney's Hocus Pocus
The cast of Hocus Pocus is reuniting for a good cause this Halloween.
Big on the Internet, donald trump, John F. Kennedy Jr., qanon

QAnon Disappointed to Find JFK Jr. Is, in Fact, Dead—Not Trump’s New Running Mate

JFK Jr. and Caroline Kennedy
Sadly, JFK Jr. is dead, and if he DID fake his death and go into hiding, the last person he'd vote for is Donald Trump
Movies & TV, Emily Swallow, interview, Supernatural, The Mandalorian

Interview: Emily Swallow of The Mandalorian and Supernatural Talks Her New Thriller The Haunting of the Mary Celeste

Emily Swallow, best known for roles on Supernatural and The Mandalorian talked with The Mary Sue about her new film, The Haunting of the Mary Celeste.
Movies, COVID-19, movie theaters

AMC Now Offering Private Movie Theater Rentals Starting at $99

AMC movie theater concessions menu sign.
Only time will tell what the future will look like. It depends on a lot of factors that are out of our control, and I don't think there will be enough screenings of Rocky Horror Picture Show to get people back in theaters.
Movies, Interviews, The War With Grandpa

INTERVIEW: We Talked With the Cast of The War With Grandpa!

Robert De Niro and Oakes Fegley in the War with Grandpa
The War With Grandpa is one of those movies that is just sort of fun in the sense that you can forget what's going on for a bit and watch a kid fight Robert De Niro.
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