| Movies, colorism, race, Zendaya By Princess Weekes on Tue,11:20 "We're vastly too beautiful and too interesting for me to be the only representation of that. What I'm saying, it's about creating those opportunities. Sometimes you have to create those paths. And that's with anything, Hollywood, art, whatever," Zendaya added. Read More > AMP Featured, Movies, Avengers: Infinity War, The MCU By Dan Van Winkle on Tue,10:05 Avengers: Infinity War premiered last night, and while full reviews aren't allowed until tonight at 6PM ET (check back here for ours!), the first reactions are out, and the movie sounds completely overwhelming. That's not to say there's not any criticism to be gleaned from these early reactions, but those who have been following the Marvel Cinematic Universe and its characters from the beginning are going to have a lot to process in this movie, at the very least. Read More > News, Broadway, Chita Rivera, Tony Awards By Teresa Jusino on Tue,8:25 What do you get a woman who originated some of the biggest female musical theater roles of all time? A lifetime achievement award, of course! Broadway legend Chita Rivera is getting her due at the Tony Awards this year. Having already won Best Lead Actress in a Musical twice, Rivera will now be honored with a special Tony award celebrating her entire, historic body of work. Read More > News, Baltimore, conventions, Nerds of Color, Universal Fan Con By Chelsea Steiner on Mon,6:20 While attendees are still reeling from the abrupt cancellation of Universal FanCon, local organizers have announced a one-day pop-up convention for the folks stranded in Baltimore. WICOMICON 2018 is a joint effort by The Nerds of Color, Black Heroes Matter, New Release Wednesday, and theblerdgurl, along with André Robinson of Carbon-Fibre Media and Elijah Kelley of the Be A Boss App to provide a venue and event for guests, panelists and attendees of the cancelled FanCon. Read More > TV, Iran, James Van Der Beek, John Oliver, Last Week Tonight, things we saw today By Vivian Kane on Mon,6:05 And, as Oliver says, “If you didn’t think that James Van Der Beek was an expert in Iranian history, you need to expand your expectations of what people are capable of.” Read More > TV, nudity, Simon Quarterman, Westworld By Teresa Jusino on Mon,5:35 One of the most, ahem, revealing moments of last night's season premiere of Westworld was the moment when Maeve ordered game designer Lee Sizemore to strip in order to put on some Westworld garb and "play a round" of his own game while helping her find her daughter. Actor Simon Quarterman, who plays Lee, relished the opportunity to turn the tables on what both the characters and the viewers come to expect. Read More > News, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Hillary Clinton, women in politics By Vivian Kane on Mon,5:00 Hillary Clinton gave the Freedom to Write Lecture at the PEN America World Voices Festival in New York this weekend, and following her speech, she sat down for a conversation with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The entire speech and the discussion that followed are really great. But there was an interesting moment towards the end when Adichie, who is a proud and outspoken Hillary fan, brings up Clinton's Twitter bio, saying she was disappointed in the wording. Read More > Movies, Fantastic Beasts (franchise), fantastic beasts: the crimes of grindelwald, Harry Potter (franchise), Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, J.K. Rowling, Jessica Williams By Chelsea Steiner on Mon,4:53 Ever since it was announced that Dope Queen and Harry Potter superfan Jessica Williams was cast in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, we've been dying to find out more about her character. We now know that Williams will be playing Professor Eulalie “Lally” Hicks of Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, thanks to a tweet from Rowling featuring her with Williams at Broadway premiere of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Read More > AMP Featured, News, gun violence, parkland, shootings By Teresa Jusino on Mon,4:18 We talk a lot about "school shootings," but the fact is, America's gun problem extends far beyond schools. It's at churches, and movie theaters, and now, at a Waffle House. The students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL are not at all happy that supposed-President of the United States, Donald Trump, has remained silent in the face of this latest shooting. Read More > TV, Matt Smith, The Crown, the gender pay gap By Chelsea Steiner on Mon,3:44 Thanks to the Time's Up movement, Hollywood's gender pay gap is no longer a secret, and more stories are coming out. One egregious example came last month, when the producers of Netflix's The Crown revealed that Claire Foy, who plays the title role of Queen Elizabeth II, was paid less than her co-star Matt Smith. Read More > AMP Featured, Movies, Asgard, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor By Kaila Hale-Stern on Mon,2:28 We're in the home stretch for Avengers: Infinity War, and the new TV spots are coming fast and furiously—including what could be confirmation that Thor has had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Read More > TV, HBO, Westworld, Westworld recaps By Teresa Jusino on Mon,2:13 Westworld is back and seemingly darker than ever. If you missed it last week, I did a spoiler-free advance review, and if you're feeling nostalgic, feel free to go back and look at my joint reviews of season one with Maddy Myers. But if you're ready to go back in "The Maze" and begin our journey through "The Door" (a.k.a. the name given to season two), let's do this! [**SPOILERS WILL ABOUND IN THIS POST AND THE COMMENTS! BEWARE!**] Read More > Comics, comics, Hope Larson, Macmillan By Chelsea Steiner on Mon,2:01 Hope Larson (A Wrinkle in Time) is back with a new coming-of-age graphic novel, All Summer Long that is sure to give us all the feels. The Eisner winner wrote and illustrated the novel, which centers on thirteen-year-old Bina, whose summer plans are derailed when her best friend Austin leaves town for soccer camp. As Bina begins her endless summer, she falls in love with playing the guitar, exploring new music, and making new friends. Read More > Big on the Internet, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, prom, promposal By Vivian Kane on Mon,1:00 I hope the celebrity promposal trend fades out as soon as possible, but in the meantime, at least we have Dwayne Johnson. (And Katie and her awesome fanny pack.) Read More > AMP Featured, TV, Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Sherlock By Kaila Hale-Stern on Mon,12:49 Martin Freeman set the Sherlock fandom on fire with some not-too-nice comments about how fan expectations made the show "not fun" for him any longer. But co-star and actual superhero Benedict Cumberbatch begs to differ. Read More > AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, prom By Charline Jao on Mon,12:23 Former NFL player Jay Feely saw his daughter and her date off to prom with friendly gun photo a few days ago, an act that earned some criticism. Read More > |
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