The Tuesday Edition - Aug 7, 2018
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News, Emmett Till, race, racism

Emmett Till Memorial Sign Repeatedly Vandalized by Gunfire Because Racist Are Cowards

CHICAGO - JUNE 13: A photograph of Emmett Till in his casket hangs on the wall at the Chicago Historical Society June 13, 2005 in Chicago, Illinois. The "Without Sanctuary" exhibit features a collection of lynching photographs and other memorabilia. The Senate today is expected to apologize for its past failures to pass a law stop lynching, a crime that cost the lives of over 4,700 people, mostly blacks, between 1882 and 1968. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
A sign memorializing where Emmett Till's body was found was established in 2007, and since then the sign has been vandalized in many ways.
Movies, Eighth Grade, female gaze

Review: The Magic of Eighth Grade Is How It Manages to Capture the Undervalued Teen Female Gaze

eighth grade, elsie fisher, bo burnham, a24, review
Coming-of-age stories are a dime a dozen, but rarely do we see that story through the eyes of a young female protagonist.
TV, Riverdale, The CW

All the Big Riverdale—and Potential Spinoff—Developments From the TCA Press Tour

Riverdale season 3 poster
Even though The CW lost Riverdale spinoff The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina to Netflix—thanks to a massive two-year straight-to-series offer by the streaming platform—they may get their own expanded universe soon enough.
TV, Charmed, Charmed Reboot, The CW

Everything We Learned About the Charmed Reboot at the TCA Press Tour

Charmed cast at the TCA summer press tour 2018
Unlike other shows (ahem, looking at you, Magnum P.I.), the multicultural witches of The CW’s new Charmed will be well-represented behind the camera as well, with a writers’ room that boasts not only Latinx writers, but a Latino witch writer.
Big on the Internet, Marvel Comics, misandry, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: A Love Letter to the Comic Book Misandrist

Misandry has always been a creation of misogynists, but at least these dudes gave their straw feminists great outfits and superpowers.
TV, Emma Stone, Jonah Hill, Maniac

The Full Maniac Trailer Is Here to Give Us Some Psychedelic Multiverse Action

emma stone
Netflix has released the first full trailer for their highly anticipated new series Maniac, and it looks wild. Maniac is created by Patrick Somerville (The Leftovers) and directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga (True Detective) and is based on a popular Norwegian series.
TV, anime, International Sailor Moon Day, magical girl, Sailor Moon

Today Is International Sailor Moon Day so in the Name of the Moon Let’s Celebrate

Sailor Moon Gang
She may cry, she may fumble, but Usagi will fight for you till the bitter end.
Big on the Internet, Dave Bautista, Guardians of the Galaxy, James Gunn

Dave Bautista Threatens to Walk If Disney Doesn’t Use James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Script

Guardians of the Galaxy stars Dave Bautista as Drax
In the wake of Disney firing James Gunn from the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, the cast has come out in support of their director. Of the cast, Dave Bautista has been the most vocal about his support for Gunn and his frustration with Disney's decision. This has culminated in Bautista telling ShortList in an interview that if Gunn's script, which was completed before his firing, isn't used, he'll walk away from the franchise.
TV, Anna Diop, Starfire, Titans

Saying Titans’ Starfire “Looks Like a Hooker” Is Not Good Criticism

Is this really the hill people wanna die on? It is ... ? Okay, let's go I guess.
TV, Batwoman, Kate Kane, The CW

Everything We Learned About The CW’s Batwoman Series and the Arrowverse at the TCA Summer Press Tour

Batwoman Kate Kane
Batwoman will indeed live in Gotham, should The CW order a series based on the DC comic book superhero, network boss Mark Pedowitz told reporters Monday at the Television Critics’ Association’s summer press tour.
Movies, Supergirl (character), Supergirl (film), Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Is Developing a Supergirl Movie So Let’s Get to Fancasting!

helen slater in supergirl
Supergirl is headed to the movies: Warner Bros. and DC have begun developing a feature film centered on Kara Zor-El.
News, Beyoncé, Rape, slavery, Vogue

Beyoncé’s Vogue Interview Carries an Important Message About the History of Rape and Miscegenation in America

Beyonce performs as she is pregnant with twins during the 59th Annual Grammy music Awards on February 12, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. / AFP / VALERIE MACON (Photo credit should read VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images)
"I researched my ancestry recently and learned that I come from a slave owner who fell in love with and married a slave."
TV, Lucille Ball, Star Trek (franchise), Star Trek: The Original Series

Remember That Time Lucille Ball Saved Star Trek?

lucille ball
Today would have been Lucille Ball's 107th birthday. The iconic redhead, best known for her groundbreaking sitcom I Love Lucy, was a television pioneer and inventor of the situation comedy. Ball is remembered for her comedic genius, but did you know that she singlehandedly saved Star Trek: The Original Series?
Big on the Internet, female characters, media representation, Once Upon a Time

Why Do Female Characters Rarely Get Redemption Arcs?

Lana Parrilla as Regina in ABC's Once Upon a Time
There's no reason why so many of the women in major franchises are just one-off villains who get killed off once they've served their narrative purposes.
Comics, diversity, representation, Robert B. Warren

Building Representation Means Hiring Authors to Create Original Works and Characters

Miles Morales
"Nowadays, a new Black superhero–for the most part–is only allowed to take center stage when he or she is wearing the hand-me-down clothes of a popular, well-established character."
TV, Evangeline Lilly, public apologies, Women in Hollywood

It Only Took 12 Years for Lost’s Producers to Apologize to Evangeline Lilly

evangeline lilly lost apology jj abrams
It's nice that they're apologizing, but if the people in their positions started listening to women when they say they're being made to feel "unsafe at work," maybe we could stop getting these apologies a decade too late.
News, Alex Jones, infowars

Facebook, Apple, and Spotify Come to Their Senses and Ban Alex Jones and Infowars

alex jones
It's about f***ing time: Apple, Facebook, and Spotify have banned hatemonger Alex Jones and Infowars.
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