The Friday Edition - Jul 12, 2019
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TV, Candice Patton, Grant Gustin, The CW, The Flash

The Flash‘s Grant Gustin Defends Queen Candice Patton From Racist Trolls—She’s Our Iris

Grant Gustin and Candice Patton in The Flash (2014)
Grant Guston, who plays Barry Allen/The Flash, took to Instagram to defend his costar and onscreen wife, Candice Patton, from those who say she's not "their Iris."
TV, Duffer Brothers, Netflix, Stranger Things

Stranger Things Has To Grow Beyond Hawkins In Season Four

Stranger Things season 3
Stranger Things has a repetition problem. So far, all three seasons have followed the same pattern: the Upside Down comes to town, a monster haunts Hawkins, and Eleven does her best to save the day.
Movies, Jeff Fowler, Paramount, Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic Producers Have Seen the Redesign and Promise It’s What Fans Want

CGI Sonic the Hedgehog's terrifying human teeth as he screams at the horror of his existence.
Producer, Tim Miller spoke about the reaction to the Sonic design: "I was with fans and so was Jeff."
TV, contributors, Stranger Things

#Erica2020: Stranger Things’ Erica Sinclair Has Earned My Vote for President

Erica in Netflix's Stranger Things 3 says, "You can't spell America without Erica."
#Erica2020 has such a nice ring to it, eh?
Movies, Hasbro, Power Rangers, reboots

We’re Getting Another Power Rangers Reboot Without the Excellent 2017 Cast

Saban's Power Rangers flopped in 2017, so it makes sense that Hasbro will reboot it. Still, the cast was amazing and deserved more.
AMP Featured, TV, anime, Netflix, Norse mythology, Zack Snyder

Zack Snyder Making Norse Mythology Anime for Netflix Seems Oddly Fitting

Director Zack Snyder attends a ceremony honoring Batman creator Bob Kane with the 2,562nd star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 21, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Zack Snyder is making an anime series for Netflix based on Norse mythology.
News, contributors, week in reproductive justice

Anti-Abortion Protesters Temporarily Shut Down Arkansas Abortion Clinic

pro choice abortion procedure technology softtouch
In case the arson, vandalism, assault, and occasional assassination of abortion providers haven’t made it clear, anti-abortion protesters are dangerous; they’re extremists whose inherently violent ideology of forced birth and denying women meaningful bodily autonomy often translates into direct violence and intimidation, and this week, their tactics have pushed one abortion clinic in Arkansas to temporarily shut down as they search for a safe place to relocate. 
TV, American Horror Story, American Horror Story: 1984, Ryan Murphy

The Dream of the 1980s Is Alive in These American Horror Story: 1984 First Looks

ahs 1984 emma roberts, deron horton, cody fern, billie lourd
Gird your loins, American Horror Story fans: the first images from season nine of the horror anthology series have landed and they are (summer) campy as all hell.
News, Dark Horse Comics, Hellboy, Mike Mignola, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Devilish Hellboy Beer to Honor Our Favorite Dark Horse Hero

the titular hellboy character doing his thing
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the publication Hellboy: Seed of Destruction Oregon’s Gigantic Brewing and Dark Horse Comics are crafting limited-edition Hellboy beer.
News, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, freedom of speech, women in politics

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Being Sued for Blocking People on Twitter

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stands behind her seat in Congress.
Last year, a federal court ruled that Donald Trump's habit of blocking people on Twitter was unconstitutional. This week, that decision was upheld by an appeals court. And now New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is being sued on the same grounds.
TV, Derek Kolstad, Disney, Falcon and Winter Soldier

John Wick Writer Derek Kolstad Joins the Creative Team For Falcon and Winter Soldier

sam falcon bucky captain america civil war
The upcoming Disney+ series Falcon and Winter Soldier just scored a major voice behind the scenes.
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