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Big on the Internet, creativity, Pandemic, writing

Anyone Else Feel Like Their Creativity Is Totally Dead?

Woman frustrated at computer
Creativity is not a frivolous endeavor. It keeps many of us grounded and produces the art that keeps others entertained. It feels awful when it seems to just up and disappear.
AMP Featured, Movies & TV, folklore, Lilith, The Bible

The Pop Culture History of Lilith

Michelle Gimez as Lillith in theChilling adventures of Sabrina
Who was Lilith in myth? And why has she emerged as such a compelling character and feminist icon?
News, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, sexism

With Claims She’s “Too Ambitious,” Attacks on Kamala Harris Have Reached Peak Misogyny

Kamala Harris speaks to the press
Right now, there's a conversation around Harris questioning whether she's too "ambitious" to be considered for Vice President.
Movies, Disney, King Arthur, The Sword in the Stone

Disney’s The Sword in the Stone Remains One of the Best King Arthur Adaptations

Loosely based on T. H. White's The Once and Future King, the film delivers one of the best adaptations of King Arthur because it only focuses on telling a fun story.
AMP Featured, Movies, Diana Prince, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 1984

Major Wonder Woman 1984 Spoilers Revealed by Junior Novelization

New Wonder Woman 1984 still from the Junior Novelization
With the Wonder Woman 1984 Junior Novelization, we're getting a deeper look into certain aspects of the movie, and I'm even more excited about what's to come for Diana Prince.
News, 2020 Presidential election, Congress, donald trump

Trump Can’t Delay the Election No Matter How Much He Wants To

Donald Trump folds his arms and sits at the Oval Office desk.
There's no low to which Donald Trump won't sink to stay in power.
Movies, David Gordon Green, Halloween Reboot, Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis’ Laurie Strode Will Take a Back Seat in Halloween Kills

Jamie Lee Curtis and Judy Greer in Halloween (2018)
Laurie Strode will be passing the leadership torch in Halloween followup.
Big on the Internet, Iceland, quarantine, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: You Can Now Send Your Quarantine Scream to Iceland

Screaming inside your heart? That's so three weeks ago. The new trend is to record your primal quaren-scream and send it to be played in the scenic fjords of Iceland.
News, anthony fauci, Coronavirus, donald trump

Donald Trump Finally Says the Thing We All Already Knew: No One Likes Him

Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the White House
During Trump's useless coronavirus briefing Tuesday, he accidentally said the thing everyone else has been saying about him for years: That no one likes him.
AMP Featured, Gaming, clint barton, Hawkeye, Marvel's Avengers

Marvel’s Avengers Game Revealed Its Hawkeye and … Can the MCU Take Note?

Hawkeye/Ronin looking confused in Avengers: Endgame.
If we get a glimpse of the Clint that is in the trailer for Marvel's Avengers in the MCU, then I'm here for it.  
TV, Netflix

Moesha, Sister Sister, and More Classic Black Sitcoms Coming to Netflix

Tamera Mowry-Housley, Tim Reid, Jackée Harry, and Tia Mowry-Hardrict in Sister, Sister (1994)
Black '90s kids, rejoice! Netflix has pulled on our nostalgia goggles by landing the streaming rights to several iconic Black sitcoms from the late 1990s and early 2000s, a.k.a. the Golden Age.
News, Coronavirus, face masks, Louie Gohmert

Aggressive Anti-Masker Rep. Louie Gohmert Tested Positive for Coronavirus. Surprise, Surprise.

U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) adjusts his face mask during a House Judiciary Committee markup
Anti-mask, pro-conspiracy-cure Gohmert has, in fact, contracted COVID-19. Shocking.
AMP Featured, Movies, Olivia Munn, Psylocke

Olivia Munn Shows Off Her Sword Skills Again, Reminds Us All She Should Get Another Shot at Playing Psylocke

Olivia Munn as Psylocke in X-Men: Apocalypse.
So yes, Olivia Munn showing off her Psylocke sword in 2020 is cool, but ... what if we let her have a Psylocke movie or at least cameo in a movie when the X-Men finally hit the MCU? What about Deadpool 3? Can Olivia Munn show up there?
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