Movies, Carrie Fisher By Rachel Leishman on Wed,3:52 Why not replace Trump's star with the name of the hero whose face is leading the resistance against him? Gaming, Final Fantasy 7, Final Fantasy VII, Square Enix By Princess Weekes on Wed,2:27 In redesigning the character Tifa, "It was necessary to restrict her chest," according to the developers for the upcoming Final Fantasy VII remake. Movies, Jordan Peele, Lupita Nyong'o, Us (Jordan Peele film) By Kate Gardner on Wed,1:51 "One of the central themes in Us is that we can do a good job collectively ignoring the ramifications of privilege." News, donald trump, Hope Hicks, The Mueller Report By Vivian Kane on Wed,1:26 Hope Hicks testified in front of Congress today, and was reportedly asked about five specific instances described in the Mueller report having to do with potential obstruction of justice and hush money payments allegedly given to women after they say they had affairs with Donald Trump. I say reportedly because this was a closed-door hearing, though a transcript is supposed to be made public within 48 hours. Movies, Greta Gerwig, Little Women, Louisa May Alcott By Princess Weekes on Wed,1:12 When we talk about Little Women being a universal or an "All-American Girl" novel, we can't ignore that's because we as a society have given whiteness that space to be "universal," even as it excludes everyone else. Movies, Avengers: Endgame By Rachel Leishman on Wed,12:50 Three hours of Avengers: Endgame not enough for you? Well, there's an extended cut coming your way! Comics, contributors, Gabriel Ba, Gerard Way, umbrella academy By Tia Vasiliou on Wed,12:24 Once you’re caught up on Umbrella Academy, I recommend checking out a few of the other books Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá have worked on. Movies, Avengers: Endgame By Rachel Leishman on Wed,12:01 It's bad enough that they want to edit women out, but also anything deemed "gay"? So, no men hugging? I guess every Steve and Tony scene is cut, then! TV, Alex Kurtzman, CBS All Access, Star Trek (franchise) By Kate Gardner on Wed,11:41 While Star Trek fans debate the merits of a Quentin Tarantino helmed Trek film, the future of the sci-fi mainstay on television looks set in stone AMP Featured, Gaming, fan art, Nintendo, Pokémon Sword/Shield By Princess Weekes on Wed,11:35 People are really loving Pokémon: Sword/Shield Water trainer Nessa, but as some fan art has emerged a conversation about colorism and whitewashing of Black/Brown characters has restarted in the zeitgeist. Movies, gender representation, independent film, women in film By Kate Gardner on Wed,9:35 In the 2018-2019 film festival season, women reached a "historic high" at these festivals, but the numbers are still strikingly low compared to their male counterparts News, Harvard, NRA By Vivian Kane on Tue,6:17 Harvard is under no obligation to give Kashuv a place to work out his "moral formation." Big on the Internet, Dan Levy, MTV Awards, things we saw today By Princess Weekes on Tue,5:56 Schitt's Creek star and show co-creator Dan Levy took home a well-earned award and gave us an inspiring speech. Movies, Mary Jane Watson, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Zendaya By Rachel Leishman on Tue,5:30 Zendaya looks more like Mary Jane Watson than Kirsten Dunst ever did but people like to go off. TV, Daenerys Targaryen, Jessica Jones, Patsy Walker By Chelsea Steiner on Tue,5:15 As I binge-watched the emotional final season of Jessica Jones, I was struck by a multitude of feelings. Movies, Dark Phoenix, Simon Kinberg By Princess Weekes on Tue,4:57 "It clearly is a movie that didn't connect with audiences that didn't see it, it didn't connect enough with audiences that did see it. So that's on me." News, boaty mcboatface, Twitter By Rachel Leishman on Tue,4:41 It's our own fault that a submarine named Boaty McBoatface is telling us that we're all going to die, but what can you do? TV, Good Omens By Rachel Leishman on Tue,3:51 God is a woman and her name is Frances McDormand, and I'm perfectly okay with that, thanks to Good Omens! |