The Monday Edition - Jul 1, 2019
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Big on the Internet, baby boomers, Facebook, memes

I Can’t Get Enough of Millennials Role-Playing as Boomers on Facebook

An older gentleman checks his Facebook and probably laugh-cry reacts rather than cry reacts to a post that isn't funny.
It's great—truly delightful.
Big on the Internet, Spider-Man: Far From Home

Whoever Runs the Spider-Man: Far From Home Twitter Account Is a Genuis

Peter Parker/Spider-Man wears Tony Stark/Iron Man's glasses in Spider-Man: Far From Home
I think that I stan the Twitter account for Spider-Man: Far From Home? Is that allowed?
Movies, anime, Sailor Moon, Sailor Moon Crystal

A New Sailor Moon Movie Is Coming, so Here’s Your Guide to the Other Three

Sailor Moon and Sailor Chibi-Moon making their power poses as they attack you with rainbows and hearts amen
For the first time since 1995, there will be a new Sailor Moon movie in theaters. Sailor Moon Eternal: The Movie, which is due out in 2020, will be the fourth Sailor Moon film and the first to be based around the art style established during Sailor Moon Crystal, which has been airing since 2014.
AMP Featured, News, cartoonists, cartoons, donald trump, politics

Canadian Artist Fired After Cartoon of Trump Ignoring Immigrant Deaths Goes Viral

A cropped cartoon of Trump playing golf.
The most depressing part of all of this has to be the realization that the cartoonist Michael de Adder has now faced more consequences for Trump's zero-tolerance immigration policies than anyone in that administration.
AMP Featured, Movies, Black Widow, natasha romanoff, Scarlett Johansson

A New Set Picture Pretty Much Confirms the Black Widow Movie’s Time Period

Black Widow in Avengers: Endgame
Black Widow may still be a bit of a mystery to us all but now we're a step closer to knowing exactly when the movie takes place.
Movies, Avengers: Endgame, bruce banner, The MCU

The Real Monster of Avengers: Endgame Was the Extended Release’s Unrendered Hulk

the hulk
Imagine my fear and upset as I waited throughout all of Avengers: Endgame and was greeted only with an unrendered version of the Hulk flying through fire for my time.
TV, Good Omens, queer representation, shipping

Late to the Party but I’m Obsessed With Good Omens and the Love Between Aziraphale and Crowley

Aziraphale and Crowley sit on a bench, looking kind of bored in Amazon Prime's Good Omens.
Going in, I was a little hesitant about exactly how far the subtext about their relationship would go. I've seen things with homoerotic subtext that merit the hype, and I've seen ships sail on the merit of being the two closest male characters who fandom deemed attractive. But there's something more with Aziraphale and Crowley that goes beyond the basic shipping subtext.
TV, DC Comics, Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vertigo Comics

Netflix Has Opened Its Checkbook to Create an Incredibly Expensive Sandman Series

Image of The Sandman from the Neil Gaiman Series by Vertigo Comics and DC Comics
Soon the religious right will have something else to complain about as it has been confirmed that Netflix is going to be adapting the literal juggernaut that is The Sandman comic series, which were written by Neil Gaiman under DC Comics and then Vertigo Comics
Big on the Internet, Scooter Braun, Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift’s Music Now Belongs to Scooter Braun and the Internet Isn’t Happy

taylor swift,, voting, tennessee, blackburn, conservatives, vote.org
Taylor Swift's entire music catalog now belongs to a man who allegedly bullied Swift for years.
News, abortion, contributors, week in reproductive justice

Abortion Rights—and Reproductive Justice—Need Be a Key Issue in the 2020 Presidential Race

Julian Castro, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) laugh together during the first night of the Democratic presidential debate
How many U.S. presidential debates have you watched where abortion rights were a heavy focus, and the concept of reproductive justice came up? Before this week, I’d say zero, but as of this week, we just watched two presidential debates where this issue took center stage. 
Big on the Internet, art show, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Check Out This Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse Art Show

Miles Morales (Shameik Moore), Peter Parker (Jake Johnson) and Spider-Gwen (Hailee Steinfeld).
The show is currently running at Gallery Nucleus in Los Angeles, CA.
Movies, Avengers: Endgame, Chris Evans, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner

The Avengers Hit Seattle’s Ace Comic Con to Share Their Post Endgame Feels

don cheadle, jeremy renner, and chris evans at Ace Comic Con.
With Avengers: Endgame back in theaters (although it never really left) with new additional footage, the seemingly endless Marvel press tour continues.
Big on the Internet, Ingrid Michaelson, Nicola Scott, Stranger Things

Ingrid Michaelson’s New Album Inspired by Stranger Things Is an Ode to Nostalgia

ingrid michaelson's new album is inspired by Stranger Things.
As someone who likes Stranger Things, I'm obviously excited for this album. But as someone who loves Ingrid Michaelson's music, well, I am nerding the hell out.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, G20 Summit, Ivanka Trump, Trump

Ivanka Trump Tries and Fails to Converse With Political Leaders at the G20 Summit

Ivanka Trump loks like an angry supervillain during a panel discussion at the 55th Munich Security Conference in Munich
As usual, our highly unqualified president was accompanied at the G20 summit by his highly unqualified children, including Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner.
Big on the Internet, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Kamala Harris, things we saw today, Women's World Cup

Things We Saw Today: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Kamala Harris Invite the USWNT to D.C.

uswnt team beats thailand.
AOC tweeted an invite to Rapinoe inviting her and her teammates to the House of Representatives.
Movies, Charlie's Angels, Elizabeth Banks, women in film

Elizabeth Banks Has Big Plans for Her Feminist Charlie’s Angels Reboot

elizabeth banks on the set of Charlie's Angels.
Banks has continually championed female-driven stories, so she seems perfectly poised to deliver the first Charlie's Angels film directed by a woman.
Movies, Sam Raimi, Spider-Man 2, Tobey Maguire

Top 5 Reasons Why Spider-Man 2 Remains One of the Best Superhero Films Ever

tobeyt maguire as peter parker in spider-man 2.
A handful of successful superhero films with universal appeal helped to kickstart the genre, but few are as beloved as Sam Raimi's 2004 Spider-Man 2 starring Tobey Maguire.
Comics, Iceman, LGBTQ Representation, Sina Grace

Iceman Writer Sina Grace Calls Out Marvel for Not Supporting LGBTQ+ Comic Books

sina grace talks about marvel's lack of support for Iceman's gayness.iceman
Iceman author Sina Grace has written a scathing critique of his treatment at Marvel during his run on the Iceman comics, which centered on out X-Men Bobby Drake.
Big on the Internet, Movies, Disney, Melissa McCarthy, The Little Mermaid, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Melissa McCarthy in Talks to Play The Little Mermaid‘s Ursula

Pat Carroll in The Little Mermaid (1989) aka one of the queens of evil Disney
Variety is saying Melissa McCarthy is in early talks to play the sea witch Ursula in the live-action adaptation of 'The Little Mermaid'. 
Big on the Internet, musicals, Six, women in history

Your Weekend Listen: The Feminist Tudor Pop Musical Six

The cast of the musical Six.
We like a lot of geeky things around these parts, but the musical Six checks so many of our nerd boxes, it feels like it was created in a lab just for us.
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