The Sunday Edition - Jul 5, 2020
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Pursuing a career in writing is a practice in patience, dedication, and luck. In this week’s Our Books, Our Shelves with @TorBooks, Martha Wells (#NetworkEffect) joins us to talk about the ups and downs of her own publishing journey. Read here!
Movies, Gina Prince-Bythewood, marvel, Silver and Black

Gina Prince-Bythewood on the Delayed Silver & Black Movie

The idea of a Silver & Black series? I'm not mad about it.
Big on the Internet, 2020 Presidential election, Kanye West, Trump

Not Today, Kanye

kanye trump maga
In this, the 357th month of 2020, rapper and Trump supporter Kanye West announced via Twitter that he was running for president in 2020.
Big on the Internet, Frederick Douglass, racial justice, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: The Descendants of Frederick Douglass Read His ‘Fourth of July’ Speech

‘What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?’: Descendants Read Frederick Douglass' Speech
As we celebrate our nation's Independence Day, we are reminded now more than ever our country's declaration of freedom was some of us, not all of us.
Big on the Internet, Disney+, Hamilton, Independence Day

Celebrate the 4th of July by Staying in and Watching Hamilton

hamilton
So grab a beer, grill a hot dog, and do not throw away your shot.
TV, Amazon Prime, Esme Creed-Miles, Hanna

Season 2 of Hanna Expands Its World With Violent Results

Esmé Creed-Miles, Yasmin Monet Prince
Both seasons of Hanna are available now on Amazon Prime.
News, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Trump

The White House’s New Plan to Fight COVID-19 Is a Literal Shrug Emoji

Donald Trump frowns and gives a thumbs up to a reporter.
Elections have consequences. Wear a mask.
Big on the Internet, baby Yoda, The Mandalorian, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Is This Baby Yoda Cereal the Stuff of Dreams or Nightmares?

Baby Yoda 'The Child' General Mills Cereal
The cereal is mostly comprised of corn puffs and "fruity flavors," but the magic really happens from the involvement of "marshmallow pieces shaped like the Child."
TV, Netflix, reviews, The Baby-Sitters Club

Good News, 90’s Kids! The Baby-Sitters Club Is an Absolute Delight

The cast of the Baby-Sitters Club gather around a dinner table.
Fans of the book series may have given up hope that we'd ever see a great adaptation but Netflix has finally done it.
Big on the Internet, history, magic, Tarot, Tarot Cards, witchcraft

The Curious History of the Tarot

Where did the Tarot come from, and how did this precursor to modern playing cards become a method of divination and self-examination?
TV, Jem and the Holograms, Kelly Thompson, Sophie Campbell

Jem & the Holograms Should Get the She-Ra Animated Treatment

Kimber and Stormer in Jem and the Hologram comics
It's time for a proper 'Jem and the Holograms' reboot.
Movies, marvel, Peter Parker, Spider-Man

Here Are Some Villains Peter Parker Can Face in the Third MCU Spider-Man Movie

Spider-Man looking shocked
The fact of the matter is that we have no idea about who Peter Parker is facing off against next, and I'd take any of these villains. In fact, I'd even take Green Goblin or Doc Ock. I just want more Spider-Man content in my life.
TV, Captain America (character), Sam Wilson

Important to Remember This Fourth of July: Sam Wilson Is Captain America

Sam Wilson on the poster for Avengers: Infinity War.
You know what is important to remember this July 4th? Sam Wilson is Captain America.
Big on the Internet, Jeremy Bentham, Philosophy, prisons

Jeremy Bentham and Prisons: A Head of His Time

portrait of jeremy bentham alongside a picture of his mummified head
The strange history of the of prisons mirrors the even stranger history of the head of the man who invented them: Jeremy Bentham.
Movies, Chris Miller, Phil Lord, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Things We Saw Today: Lord and Miller Say the New Techniques Make Spider-Verse 2 Even Better Than the First Film!

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
To be honest, they could make Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2 a flipbook that I had to flip through in tandem with a dialogue track, and I'd watch it.
Movies, Captain America (character), Chris Evans

So You Already Miss Your Time With Marvel, Chris Evans …

Captain America sitting on a backwards chair, looking at you with pity.
Right now, I'm just glad that Chris Evans is, seemingly, having a lot of fun playing different characters and getting to explore other parts of his craft.
TV, Clone High, reboots

A Clone High Reboot Is Headed Our Way!

Clone High characters dance party.
Like the original, the reboot will focus on the teen clones of historical figures including Abraham Lincoln, Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, John F. Kennedy, and more.
Big on the Internet, racism, Scott Adams, toxic masculinity

Scott Adams Once Again Embodies the Epitome of White Male Fragility

The potent combination of toxic masculinity, classism, ingrained racism, and overall white male fragility that Scott Adams exemplifies is worth examining.
Big on the Internet, Avenue Beat, Lowkey Fk 2020, Summer song

The Summer Bop of 2020 Is Here: Avenue Beat’s “Lowkey Fk 2020”

Avenue Beat with their new song: FK 2020
Have I stopped singing it? No, my friend sent it to me yesterday and I just find myself whisper-singing "lowkey f**k 2020, still sad, still ain't got no money" over and over again.
News, Black Lives Matter, women in sports, women's soccer

Women’s Soccer Player Rachel Hill Tries to Explain Why She Stood for the Anthem While Her Teammates Knelt

Women's soccer players take a knee and cry on the field while one player stands.
It is true that Rachel Hill's refusal to kneel with her teammates makes her an outlier. But that hasn't always been the case.
AMP Featured, News, donald trump, face masks, politics

There Are So Many Reasons It’s Hilarious That Trump Thinks He Looks Like the Lone Ranger in a Mask

The Lone Ranger.
Look, it's a good thing for Donald Trump to come around on people in the U.S. wearing masks to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Basically everyone has been begging him to do so in order to convince his supporters to follow suit and fight the pandemic, even if we've all dreaded his inevitable attempts to rewrite history on the subject. In his attempts to perform that 180, though, he's wound up in a face plant instead after saying he looks like the "Lone Ranger" in a mask.
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