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News, donald trump, Suffragette, Susan B. Anthony

Donald Trump Pardons Susan B. Anthony on the 100th Anniversary of Women of Color Still Not Being Able to Vote

A dollar coin bearing Susan B. Anthony's face.
The passage of the 19th Amendment was no doubt historic, but let's not kid ourselves over what exactly we're honoring here.
TV, John Cusack, Rainn Wilson, Utopia (series)

Utopia Is Amazon’s Next Big Sci-Fi Series Event

sasha lane
Comic book nerds saving the world from a vast conspiracy? Yeah okay Amazon, we're interested.
Gaming, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Untitled Goose Game

Untitled Goose Game Is About To Get Even More Chaotic With Two Player Mode

In a screenshot from Untitled Goose Game, an animated goose honks at a young boy in an outdoor shop.
What's more dangerous than one goose with a knife and lust for chaos? Their best friend who is also a goose.
Movies & TV, Robert Redford

Happy 84th Birthday to Robert Redford!

Robert Redford in the Natural
Happy 84th birthday, Robert Redford. Hopefully, it is as wonderful as you are.
AMP Featured, Science, history, mysteries

The “Croatoan” Mystery of the Lost Roanoke Colony May Finally Be Solved

croatoan carving in supernatural
We may know where the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke went.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Eva Longoria, Marco Rubio, Twitter

Marco Rubio Gets Roasted for Tweet Mocking DNC Host Eva Longoria

noted asshat marco rubio
After all, it must sting to see the Obamas palling around with Beyoncé and Jay-Z while the best they can do is Scott Baio and Ted Nugent.
Big on the Internet, Cheers, Cliff Clavin, John Ratzenberger

Cliff Clavin Jumps To the Aid of the USPS as Actor John Ratzenberger Films a Plea

Cliff Clavin from Cheers
So, listen to Cliff Clavin. Buy stamps if you can, check out the USPS store and remember that the USPS is important and needs our support. 
AMP Featured, TV, H.P. Lovecraft, HBO, Lovecraft Country

Lovecraft Country Highlighted The Real American Horror of Sundown Towns

Atticus (Jonathan Majors), Letitia (Jurnee Smollett), and George (Courtney B. Vance) in sundown chase
For some viewers of Sunday night's Lovecraft Country, it was the first time they'd ever heard of the term "Sundown Towns" a familiar phrase for those of us familiar with the history of horrors Black Americans faced in this country.
Movies, Laurence Fishburne, The Matrix 4

Laurence Fishburne Confirms Morpheus Won’t Appear in Matrix 4

moepheus knows kung fu too
When it was announced last year that Lana Wachowski would reunite with stars Carrie-Anne Moss and Keanu Reeves for a fourth installment in The Matrix franchise, one name was conspicuously absent from the cast list: Laurence Fishburne
Big on the Internet, donald trump, Joe Exotic, Tiger King

It’s Sad That We Were Generally Concerned the President Would Pardon Joe Exotic

Joe Exotic in Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness (2020)
A typical 2020 occurrence: Worrying about Joe Exotic being pardoned. 
Big on the Internet, Avengers: Endgame, donald trump, Stephen Colbert

The Democrats Are the Avengers in a New Video From Stephen Colbert

Donald Trump as Thanos in America: Endgame from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Ever stop and think about how Donald Trump is like Thanos? Well, now Stephen Colbert literally made him the purple Titan. No, seriously, there's a video of Donald Trump as Thanos saying "person, woman, man, camera, thing" and snapping his fingers. 
News, 2020 Presidential election, democrats, Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama Delivers a Stirring, Scathing Speech at the DNC

dnc 2020
Last night, the Democratic National Convention kicked off with speeches from several high ranking members of the party.
TV, HBO, John Oliver, Last Week Tonight

John Oliver Breaks Down How the Jury System Is Broken and Racist on Last Week Tonight

jury duty john oliver
John Oliver has taken on the monumental task of using his platform to explain many elements of systematic racism to his audience—this week, how juries are super biased and often exclude people of color by design.
News, 2020 Presidential election, donald trump, vote by mail

Donald Trump Put His Own Tweet Attacking “Mail-In” Voting on Official Absentee Ballot Request Forms

Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the briefing room of the White House
Trump keeps pushing the idea that mail-in voting is dangerous and absentee voting is fine, despite those being the exact same thing.
News, ADHD, mental health, neurodiversity

We Need to Change How We Talk About ADHD

light bulnb with ideas around it
American society does not understand Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and that needs to change. Trust me, I have it.
Big on the Internet, donald trump, Twitter, U.S. Postal Service

Let’s Compare Trump’s New Post Office Tweet To the Villains It Represents in Pop Culture

Trump tweets 'Save the Post Office'
When it comes to absolutely baffling things the president tweets, Trump writing the words "SAVE THE POST OFFICE" may take the cake.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, cosplay, cosplayers, Gal Gadot

Things We Saw Today: Wonder Woman Cosplayer Shares the Most Heartbreaking Yet Uplifting Story of a Kid’s Reaction

Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman
So, excuse me, I'm going to go ahead and go cry about Wonder Woman some more.
Big on the Internet, Darren Aronofsky, Javier Bardem, Jennifer Lawrence, Mother

How Does Darren Aronofsky’s Bizarre, Bible-Themed mother! Hold Up 3 Years Later?

Javier Bardem and Jennifer Lawrence in Mother! (2017)
I don't love mother!, or even like it for that fact, but rewatching it was a lot more interesting when I knew what I was expecting: The Feminine Mystique x The Bible fanfiction with a dash a climate change.
Big on the Internet, Coronavirus, face masks

The “Mask Gun” Is a Ridiculously American Solution to a Shamefully American Problem

YouTube thumbnail image of the mask gun with a beach backdrop.
"American problems demand American solutions" and this is the most American solution of all: the mask gun.
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