The Wednesday Edition - Mar 20, 2019
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Save 25% on a Weighted Blanket to Help Reduce Your Anxiety

weighted blanket product photo
Weighted blankets have been getting crazy popular over the past few years, and for good reason. The blankets—usually about 10% of the user’s weight—gently press down on your body while you sleep or rest, simulating deep pressure touch therapy, which is known to reduce stress and anxiety. Now you can get your own.
TV, Stranger Things

Stranger Things 3 Gives Us the Max and Eleven Friendship We Deserve

Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) and Max (Sadie Sink) bond over ice cream in Stranger Things 3.
It seems as though the Duffer Brothers have heard our complaints and fixed the Max and Eleven problem for season three.
Movies, folklore, mythology

Why Are Rabbits Cute, but Also Kind of Spooky?

Us Lupita Scene
Why it is that rabbits exist as both cute pets, but also sort of haunting creatures, depending on the framing? Are they innocent victims or trickster monsters?
News, menstruation, nolite te bastardes carborundorum, periods

Maine GOP Rep. Thinks Menstrual Products Are Luxuries, Has Never Met a Human Woman

blood drop emoji
As usual, there's only one solution to this problem: vote these ignorant old men out and fill the government with people that menstruate.
News, Kellyanne Conway, Twitter feuds

Everything About Donald Trump & George Conway’s Twitter Feud Is Gross

Illustration of an angry Donald Trumps with tweets from George Conway feud
On one side, we have someone with no medical qualifications speculating about someone's mental health, and on the other side, we have insults rooted in sexism. And Kellyanne is forced to defend both sides. Great.
Movies, Star Wars (franchise), Star Wars: The Old Republic

Here’s Why a Star Wars Old Republic Film Would Be a Great Choice for Lucasfilm

A Jedi and Sith do battle in this still from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Another day, another Star Wars rumor.
Big on the Internet, Aquaman, Honest Trailers, Screen Junkies

Honest Trailers Takes on the Delightfully Bonkers Aquaman

honest trailers take on aquaman.
If you had told me five years ago that I would love the Aquaman movie, I would have laughed in your face.
TV, history, Starz, The Tudors

The Spanish Princess Shows Katherine of Aragon Embracing Her Destiny & Having Red Hair

The Spanish Princess Poster with Charlotte Hope as Catherine of Aragon
An adaptation on Katherine of Aragon that is based on her early years and gives her historically accurate red hair?! Sign me up. Oh wait ... based on the novels by Philippa Gregory. Damn it. Well, I'm still gonna watch it.
TV, Stranger Things

Stranger Things Season 3 Delivers a Surprisingly Poignant Trailer—With a Horrifying Monster, of Course

The cast of Stranger Things season 3 all staring at something unknown.
After a brief, rat-filled tease yesterday, the trailer for the third season of Stranger Things is finally here, and it's surprisingly emotional—on top of all the weirdness and monsters.
Movies, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

The Trailer for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Is Here!

Margot Robbie as Sharon Tate in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
It has taken long enough, we've waited and waited, and now we're getting our first look at Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood!
Big on the Internet, Amy Schumer, asperger syndrome, autism, comedy

Things We Saw Today: Amy Schumer Speaks Lovingly of Her Husband’s Autism Diagnosis

Amy Schumer Comedy Special 2018
Amy Schumer's new Netflix comedy special, Amy Schumer Growing, dropped today, and I haven't watched it, but I am intrigued by at least one subject she addresses. In her new set, she reportedly talks about her husband and his place on the autism spectrum.
Movies, cardi b, Constance Wu, Hustlers, jennifer lopez

Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B, and Constance Wu to Star in Stripper Revenge Film Hustlers

jennifer lopez, cardi b and constance wu star in the stripper heist film Hustlers.
The film is based on the a 2016 New York Magazine article, "The Hustlers at Scores" by Jessica Pressler.
News, donald trump, fake news, Melania Trump, Tom Ford

Twitter Is Very Divided Over a Thing Designer & Director Tom Ford Didn’t Actually Say About Melania Trump

Designer/director Tom Ford on the red carpet, not insulting Melania Trump
A quote from designer/director Tom Ford is trending on Twitter right now and the reactions are extremely divided, despite the fact that he didn't actually say the thing people are celebrating/condemning.
Big on the Internet, fanfiction

Let’s Call an “Unauthorized” Narnia Novel What It Is: Fanfiction

Selling fanfiction and fanart
Cis men get to write a lot of professional fanfiction under the guise of reimaginings or continuations.
Movies, crying, quiz, The Joy Luck Club

Forget Myers-Briggs: What Your Joy Luck Club Cry Scene Says About You

the mothers and daughters of the joy luck club.
We've engineered the most niche, most accurate test based on one of the greatest women's films of all time: The Joy Luck Club.
Movies, Brie Larson, Captain Marvel, Tessa Thompson

Captain Marvel/Valkyrie Is Fire, but Let’s Also Ask for More Canonical LGBTQ+ Characters

Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie in Thor: Ragnarok
Since the new Endgame trailer ended with Captain Marvel getting the seal of approval from Thor, there have been two camps: those who ship Thor/Carol, and those who ship Carol/Valkyrie with Thor playing the role of matchmaker between them. There is fanart that is so good that both Brie Larson and Tessa Thompson approve of it.
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