The Saturday Edition - Aug 15, 2020
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Movies, Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Project Power

Project Power Spins a Familiar Yet Entertaining Superhero Tale

Dominique Fishback, Jamie Foxx
Still, despite its shortcomings, the film delivers an entertaining entry into Netflix's summer of blockbuster movies.
Big on the Internet, Trump, Twitter, women

Donald Trump’s Tweet About Helping Women Gets Ratioed Into the Sun

Big on the Internet, Marge Simpson, The Simpsons, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Marge Simpson Skewers Trump Attorney Who Tried to Insult Kamala Harris

Marge Simpson response to Kamala Harris attack
Trump attorney Jenna Ellis tried to mock Kamala Harris by saying she sounds like Marge Simpson. Marge Simpson isn't having it.
Big on the Internet, nature, Twitter memes

Nature Is Healing and We Bow Down to Our Boar Overlords

Boar charging out of the ocean at beachgoers as boars do.
Nature is healing, and the boars are finally on the rise. Oh wait, is that not a normal part of nature? Boars don't just run out of the ocean and attack humans for being at the beach instead of social distancing at home? Weird.
Movies, queer representation, The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Remembering What the Queer Magic of The Rocky Horror Picture Show Meant to Me for Its 45th Anniversary

Tim curry and co in the Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Rocky Horror Picture Show turned 45 this week, but the queer magic that awakened generations remains as strong as ever.
News, Coronavirus, politics, Senate

I for One Hope the Senators Are Having a Lovely Vacation

An employee at Walt Disney World Resort's Magic Kingdom wears a facemask and face shield at the entrance to the park
I hope those senators enjoy doing real vacationy things like spending time with their loved ones and going to the beach and all the other things the rest of us can't do.
TV, Doom Patrol, Interviews, Jeremy Carver

Interview: Showrunner Jeremy Carver on Doom Patrol’s Wildly Original Season Two (And His Hopes for Season Three)

Doom Patrol -- EP 209 -- "Wax Patrol" -- Photo Credit: Bob Mahoney / 2020 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
We talked with Jeremy Carver about the themes and delights of season two of Doom Patrol, and adjusting to a surprise season finale thanks to COVID.
Movies, Bill & Ted Face the Music, Weezer

Weezer’s Song for Bill & Ted Face the Music Is Most Excellent

Bill and Ted Face the Music with Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter
Bill & Ted Face the Music is something I've been waiting a long time for, and when the movie is released at the end of this month, I'm going to watch it and let myself be reminded that God gave rock'n'roll to us and that we should always be excellent to each other. 
News, donald trump, Lies, the white house

Watch a Reporter Finally Ask Donald Trump If He Ever Regrets All the Lying

Donald Trump pouts during a press briefing.
HuffPost's senior White House Correspondent S.V. Dáte is a national hero.
Movies, Matt Reeves, Robert Pattinson, The Batman (film)

According to the Film’s Cowriter, The Batman Will Explore Bruce Wayne’s Trauma—Again

Robert Pattinson The Batman chest logo suit reveal.
The Batman cowriter Mattson Tomlin said that the upcoming newest installment in the Batman universe is going to dealing with his trauma.
Movies, Avengers, contributor, Marvel Cinematic Universe

The Dubious Politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe From a Non-U.S. Perspective

The Avengers in the Battle of New York.
If you can turn your brain off for upwards of a few hours each, they’re perfectly fine movies. The problem comes when you think about them and what they mean in terms of global politics, ideology, and imagery. That’s when they cease to be just fun movies.
Movies, DC Fandome

What I’m Most Excited About in Next Week’s DC FanDome Event

Diana readies herself for battle in the new poster for Wonder Woman 1984.
DC FanDome is giving DC fans plenty of content from their favorite characters while we're all stuck at home, away from the conventions we'd normally thrive on. With the "Hall of Heroes," everything from The CW programming to original shows from DC Universe and DC movies is getting its time to shine. It's just ... not that much time.
Movies, Annabelle Wallis, The Mummy, Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise Doesn’t Want Other People to Run Alongside Him

Tom Cruise and Annabelle Wallis running in the Mummy
Tom Cruise's Mummy co-star Annabelle Wallis says he doesn't like people running with him on screen, but she managed to do it.
Books, Alice Walker, literature, The Color Purple

Remembering The Color Purple as a Queer Story

Oprah Winfrey and Margaret Avery at an event for The Color Purple (1985)
Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Color Purple is one of the most important books in the modern Black American canon. It tackles the sexual and emotional trauma of Black women through the main character, Celie, and the many other women she comes across in her life, including the one she comes to love, Shug Avery.
Big on the Internet, Dennis Quaid, pets, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Dennis Quaid Adopted Dennis Quaid the Cat

The actor Dennis Quaid adopted a cat ... named Dennis Quaid.
News, Coronavirus, Joe Biden, masks

Joe Biden Calls for National Mask Mandate to Fight the Pandemic

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a "Build Back Better" Clean Energy event on July 14, 2020 at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)
"It's about your responsibilities as an American," Biden said.
AMP Featured, News, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, donald trump, Kamala Harris, sexism

Donald Trump Has Spent the Day Attacking Basically Every Woman He Can Think Of

Composite of AOC, Kamala Harris, Nancy Pelosi giving tight-lipped smiles.
Donald Trump is no stranger to attacking high-profile women, but he's been on a real tear today.
Movies, LEGO, Lucasfilm, Star Wars (franchise)

A New Star Wars Holiday Special Is Upon Us—In LEGO

Lego holiday special star wars
The original Star Wars Holiday Special is truly a masterpiece—in the sense that it's like a spectacular car wreck you just can't look away from.
Movies, bad movies, Cats (movie), Jason Derulo

Jason Derulo Thought Cats Would Change the World, and Honestly He’s Not Wrong

cats
Remember the halcyon days of 2019, before the pandemic, when the internet came together in joyous exuberance to make fun of Cats?
TV, Leslie David Baker, Stanley Hudson, The Office

Leslie David Baker Calls out Racist Abuse Over His The Office Spinoff

Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson in the Office
Stanley Hudson is easily one of the best fictional characters around. Brought to life by Leslie David Baker on The Office, he's the kind of grump that we just can't help but love.
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