The Tuesday Edition - Nov 13, 2018
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Big on the Internet, Barboo High School, racism

High School Class Pictured Doing Nazi Salute in 2018 Because Everything Is Terrible

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At Baraboo high school, the graduating class of 2019 collected a group of white male students together for their prom pictures. At the time, the group was getting ready to go to their Junior prom and decided that a great picture idea would be to all throw up a Sig Heil to promote ... what exactly?
News, gun reform, NRA

NRA Silent When a Black Good Guy With a Gun Is Killed by Police

Dana Loesch on February 22, 2018 in National Harbor, Maryland.
Black security guard Jemel Roberson was killed this past Sunday by a police officer, as Roberson held down a suspected gunman involved in a shooting at the bar where he worked.
TV, Disney, LGBTQ Representation, Marvel Entertainment

Why the Falcon/Winter Soldier TV Series Should Make Them a Couple

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Although the twosome hasn’t had much screen time together, we kind of hope that the series will explore Sam and Bucky’s relationship—and yes, that includes making their headcanon ship canon.
Big on the Internet, Movies, Pixar Studios, Toy Story 4

Toy Story 4 And The Curse Of the Never-Ending Franchise

Of course, this begs the question of do we really need this film? For every excited response to Forky I saw on Twitter, there was a fan replying that they didn't want Toy Story 4. Which got me thinking, when is it time to say enough is enough?
Big on the Internet, Full Frontal with Sam Bee, immigrant rights, Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Sam Bee Spoofs Melania’s Creepy White House Christmas for Full Frontal‘s “Christmas on I.C.E.” Special

Full Frontal's holiday special will raise money to reunite families because "Christmas is a time for all families to be together. And so is every other day."
Movies, Hayley Law, romantic comedies, The New Romantic

Interview: Hayley Law Talks The New Romantic, Her Music, and “Just Freakin’ Hustling”

The Riverdale actress talks about friendship in The New Romantic, her music, and the kind of roles she'd like to see more of.
News, Kellyanne Conway, misogyny, politics

Doublespeak Devotee Kellyanne Conway Says Video of Jim Acosta Wasn’t “Altered,” Just “Sped Up”

Kellyanne Conway, fox news, acosta, doctored, altered, video
It's been a while since we had Kellyanne Conway out here, trying to redefine words in real time, but we should have known we couldn't keep her away for long. She's back on her Doublespeak bulls**t, this time defending the validity of a video of what she would like to convince us was a physical altercation between CNN's Jim Acosta and a White House aide.
Big on the Internet, Stan Lee, The MCU, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: The MCU Says Goodbye to Stan Lee

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Many stars of the Marvel Cinematic Universe took to Twitter to remember Stan Lee, whose cameos in the films were always a source of delight.
Movies, Justice League, Venom

Venom Has Outgrossed Justice League: The Gays Shall Inherit the Comics

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Venom, with its delightfully fun homoerotic subtext and social justice warrior protagonist, has just surpassed Justice League's worldwide box office, with a current total grossing $673.5 million, in comparison to Justice League's $657.9 million
TV, Marti Noxon, Netflix, women in television

Marti Noxon Partners With Netflix to Make SO Many Shows About Heartbreaking Anti-Heroines

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Noxon joins the ranks of other television luminaries like Shonda Rhimes and Ryan Murphy, and is set to reap the same multi-million dollar payday.
News, Beto O'Rourke, politics

Beto O’Rourke’s Thank You Letter to Supporters Is Too Beautiful for This Dark Timeline

Beto O'Rourke, ted cruz, thank you, letter, email
Even though O'Rourke lost his own race, he inspired voters and his impact has tangible, lasting effects. In his thank-you letter to supporters, emailed out Sunday evening, he made it clear one last time just what it was that people felt so connected to.
Movies, Detective Pikachu, Pokémon (franchise), Ryan Reynolds

Detective Pikachu Is Already the Best Movie of 2019, Don’t @ Us

Ryan Reynolds is the titular character of Detective Pikachu
Listen, this is not the article I expected to write about the trailer for this movie.
Movies, jj abrams, mashups, Overlord

War Is Hell, but Genre Mashup Overlord Is a Bloody Good Time

Mathilde Ollivier, jovan adepo
The film is a B-movie mashup that combines the classic tropes of a WWII film with the gory action of a horror movie.
Comics, Marvel Comics, Stan Lee

Remembering Stan Lee and All That He Gave Us

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On November 12th, 2018, Stan Lee passed away at the age of 95. A man who helped to create some of our favorite superheroes, Lee has shown us over and over again what it means to be a superhero. With his passing, I thought about all the characters that Stan Lee created (and some of the characters that he helped keep alive through his work).
Big on the Internet, holidays, Netflix

Here Are Some More Holiday Episodes Netflix Can Produce to Bring Us Holiday Cheer

Charlie Cox-Daredevil
Netflix is giving the Hallmark Channel a run for its money this holiday season, with a full slate of holiday originals and special episodes.
News, The Louvre

Louvre Guard Bars Entry for Blogger Over “Revealing Outfit”, as If There Aren’t Naked Women in the Museum

TOPSHOT - The Louvre Pyramid is illuminated in the night, prior to the Louis Vuitton Spring-Summer 2019 Ready-to-Wear collection fashion show in Paris, on October 2, 2018. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP) (Photo credit should read BERTRAND GUAY/AFP/Getty Images)
Over the weekend, a story came out about Austrian blogger Newsha Syeh being denied entry from Paris's Louvre art museum for wearing a "revealing" outfit. Despite anyone's feelings about Instagram vloggers, the issue is about regulating women's bodies.
Big on the Internet, body image, Lili Reinhart

Lili Reinhart Has Some Powerful Words About Body Dysmorphia and Self-Shaming

lili reinhart, body dysmorphia, body image, glamour
At this year's Glamour Women of the Year Summit, Riverdale's Lili Reinhart gave a powerful speech about body image, body dysmorphia, and the shame that can come from both.
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