The Wednesday Edition - Jun 20, 2018
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Big on the Internet, Creed II, Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson

Michael B. Jordan and Tessa Thompson Are Back in Gripping First Creed II Trailer

Sylvester Stallone, Michael B. Jordan and Tessa Thompson
In our Era of Perpetual Reboots, there is one revived franchise that already proved itself worthy: extending the Rocky universe to feature Apollo Creed's son in the form of Michael B. Jordan.
Movies, Comcast, Fox, marvel

Disney Raises Bid for Fox Properties, but Do We Really Need a Unified Marvel Universe?

Marvel Comics
In the war for Fox's chunk of the Marvel Comic World, Comcast made a surprise bid against Disney's offer of $65 billion. Not one to be screwed out of a possible monopoly, Disney responded today by raising their bid to $71.3 billion for the Fox assets according to The New York Times.
Sponsored, Adobe, The Mary Sue Shop

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TV, J'onn J'onzz, Supergirl (character), The CW

Supergirl Created a Beautiful Black Storyline with J’onn and M’yrnn J’onzz

Carl Lumbly in Supergirl (2015)
David Harewood and Carl Lumbly (as J'onn and M'yrnn J'onzz) created a perfect black father-son storyline on Supergirl.
TV, Patrick Stewart, Star Trek (franchise), things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: You Wanted More Star Trek? Oh, You’re Getting More Star Trek.

picard, patrick stewart, star trek, new
The showrunners of Star Trek: Discovery recently exited the show over allegations of verbal and emotional abuse, but if you were worried that would hinder your Star Trek intake, you need not fear.
AMP Featured, Movies, anthony lane, The Incredibles 2, The New Yorker

What Actual Fresh Hell Is This Review of The Incredibles 2 in The New Yorker?

Incredibles 2
Hey everyone! I found it, the worst thing that you will ever read!
Movies, Mister Rogers, movie review, Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Review: Kindness Shouldn’t Feel This Subversive

WON'T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR, mister rogers, documentary
For more than three decades, Fred Rogers brought kindness and compassion into children's lives through his television show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. As one of the millions of children watching, I know I was deeply affected by his presence, but I, like so many other young people, couldn't possibly have realized just how profound, and even how subversive his work was.
Gaming, Bandai Namco, Soul Calibur VI, Soulcalibur

Finding the Truth Between the Male Gaze and Female Empowerment in Video Game Heroines

Taki Soul Caliber VI
The struggle of finding a space between genuine feminine expression and internalization of patriarchal expectation.
TV, mental health, michelle wolf, The Break with Michelle Wolf

“It’s Okay to Admit That Life Is Terrifying”: Michelle Wolf on Mental Health in the Wake of Celebrity Suicides

Michelle Wolf on Mental Health
Comedian Michelle Wolf had a brilliant segment on The Break with Michelle Wolf about how much our culture of pretending everything is fine and dandy contributes to silence about our own mental health and the stigma around mental illness.
Big on the Internet, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Ghost, Hannah John-Kamen

Can Marvel Make Ant-Man and The Wasp’s Ghost Into the Complex Female Villain They Need?

Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost and Cate Blanchett as Hela
As we get closer to Ant-Man and The Wasp's release date, I'm increasingly interested to see what the movie does with Hannah John-Kamen's Ghost. Ghost will be the Marvel Cinematic Universe's first villain played by a woman of color, and its second-ever female villain onscreen.
News, LGBTQ Representation, One Million Moms

“One Million Moms” Group’s Anti-Representation Campaigns Attack the Very Legitimacy of LGBTQIA+ Love

star vs forces of evil gay kiss
For those of us who grew up cisgender and straight, cartoons and films were surface-level entertainment. We didn't have to work too hard to identify with characters on the screen, and we're doing just fine. I'm worried about the children who discover from an early age that they are a part of the LGBTQIA community, but the world around them and the media they see does not represent them. Part of the problem begins with the censorship campaigns created by the group One Million Moms.
AMP Featured, News, anti-choice, Immigration

Surprising No One, “Pro-Life” Groups Refuse to Comment on Caged Immigrant Children

immigration children protest cages
Imagine if anti-abortion groups cared about children as much as they care about a fetus.
News, FacebooFacebook, Facebook, pollitics

State Department Dragged in Poorly Timed Facebook Live Chat on “Family Travel Hacks”

state department family travel chat
Donald Trump's administration has a reputation for poor communication skills, both with the public and among its own ranks, but an ill-timed State Department live chat on "Family Travel Hacks" is may be the most incredibly cringe-worthy demonstration of their lack of coordination yet. That's quite the accomplishment in the same week they can't seem to agree on whether their "zero tolerance" policy of separating immigrant families is #MakingAmericaGreatAgain or a lie made up by the media.
TV, Atlanta, Black-ish, Juneteenth

How Black Television Taught Me About Juneteenth

Donald Glover and Zazie Beetz in Atlanta (2016)
Juneteenth is a 150-year-old tradition, but it still is not as well known as it should be. Thankfully, black media is making the holiday more familiar to black and non-black audiences.
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