| TV, ABC, Pushing Daisies, Roseanne (2018) By Chelsea Steiner on Wed,12:02 There are so many great canceled ABC series that deserve a second chance, series not helmed by problematic creators and stars. Here are our top five shows we'd like to see get resurrected. Read More > TV, racism, Roseanne Barr, Roseanne Reboot By Princess Weekes on Wed,12:02 Roseanne went from television's #1 show to canceled, after a racist Twitter rant by its lead Roseanne Barr. As a result, ABC has canceled the show, re-runs are being yanked off the air, and cast/crew are making the rounds to talk about what happened. Read More > Books, Book, Franchesca Ramsey, Well That Escalated Quickly By Princess Weekes on Wed,8:32 Well, That Escalated Quickly is both a fun memoir about the rise of a fresh and impactful new voice is activism, but also offers a great set of tools for anyone who exists on the internet. Read More > Movies, Anne Hathaway, Ocean's 8, time's up By Teresa Jusino on Tue,5:56 In the past half a year, it has become alarmingly clear that for every story of a wonderful, uplifting workplace in Hollywood you hear, there are several workplaces, productions, and endeavors where abuse is the norm, and employees are expected to "have a thick skin." The way Anne Hathaway sees it, it this won't change without everyone, herself included, being willing to be a little uncomfortable. Read More > Big on the Internet, ratings, sexual misconduct By Vivian Kane on Tue,5:54 A recent survey by a research technology company called Morning Consult analyzed how the #MeToo movement impacts audience's viewing choices. The results are not super encouraging. Read More > Big on the Internet, Jamie Foxx, Spawn, Todd McFarlane By Princess Weekes on Tue,5:51 Jamie Foxx will be playing the lead role in Blumhouse's upcoming Spawn movie which will be written and directed by Spawn creator Todd McFarlane. Read More > TV, Don't Trust The B In Apartment 23, James Van Der Beek, Krysten Ritter By Teresa Jusino on Tue,5:01 Jessica Jones star, Krysten Ritter, made her one and only convention appearance for the year at this weekend's Comicpalooza in Houston, Texas. Among other things, she brought up the fact that she would love to reunite with the cast of the other show for which she was the titular protagonist: Don't Trust the B-- in Apt. 23. Read More > Sponsored, The Mary Sue Shop By Diana Vilbert on Tue,4:05 Pen-and-paper diehards and smartphone notetakers each have their reasons for why their method is best. Rocketbook gets it—there’s something nice about actually writing something down, but hunting around for specific notes in different notebooks later can be a pain. So they made something that brings together the best of both worlds. Meet the Rocketbook Wave, now $19.99 at the Mary Sue Shop. Read More > TV, Cloak and Dagger, contributors, The MCU By Jessica Mason on Tue,3:36 Cloak and Dagger is not like any Marvel series you’ve seen before. It takes place on the fringes of the Marvel universe, set in New Orleans, far from the battles of New York and the Sokovia accords. It has only the bare minimum of Easter eggs connecting it to the grand narratives of Avengers and Defenders. That’s actually good. Cloak and Dagger is concerned with a much smaller, but far more immediate and intimate story. Read More > TV, Marvel Entertainment, Netflix, Rosario Dawson By Teresa Jusino on Tue,1:49 Though Netflix's Marvel shows have had plenty of white people, Asians, and a black superhero with his own show, Latinx representation of note has been practically non-existent. The lone consistent bastion of it has been the presence of Rosario Dawson's Claire Temple, who has appeared on every series save The Punisher. Now, according to Dawson, she may be moving on. Read More > TV, racism, Roseanne (2018), Wanda Sykes By Princess Weekes on Tue,1:17 Roseanne Barr took to Twitter and left a toxic trail of racist and islamophobic vitriol that has caused one of her producers, comedian Wanda Sykes, to leave. But will her audiences remain? Read More > Movies, Jamie Foxx, Robin Hood, Taron Egerton By Princess Weekes on Tue,12:56 Summit Entertainment has released their poster for the upcoming Robin Hood film, but considering the best versions of the character are a fox and the comedic Robin Hood: Men in Tights why do we keep making movies about legendary figures that don't do well anymore? Read More > Big on the Internet, sex positivity, William H. Macy By Vivian Kane on Tue,12:56 William H. Macy is as tired of the Protective Dad trope as the rest of us. Read More > TV, Star Wars (franchise), Star Wars Rebels By Christina Potter Swan on Tue,12:36 Because rom-coms seemed unrealistic, 14-year-old me took her romantic advice from science fiction movies and television. Star Wars topped the list. while I internalized some definite (and questionable) ideas about how a couple gets together, I had very few models for the hard part—how a couple stays together—but Star Wars Rebels fills in that gap. Read More > |
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