The Thursday Edition - May 21, 2020
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News, Coronavirus, COVID-19, donald trump

In New Contender for His Worst Quote, Trump Says He Tested “Positively Toward the Negative” for COVID-19

Trump speaks during a press briefing.
Help.
News, Coronavirus, Mitch McConnell

Mitch McConnell Promises to End the Enhanced Coronavirus Unemployment Benefits Nearly 40 Million Americans Are Currently Using Stay Alive

Mitch McConnell tugs at his face mask.
Claiming people are only on unemployment because they're too lazy to work is the Republican M.O. but during a pandemic, it's exceptionally cruel.
News, Coronavirus, COVID-19, quarantine, social distancing

“Quarantine Bubbles” May Be the Key to Coping With Lockdown

cinderella in bubbles
Social distancing with a small, exclusive group of family or friends in a quarantine bubble is one strategy that's working for us.
Movies, Renesmee doll, Twilight

Oh, Great. Twilight’s Creepy Renesmee Doll Is ALSO Haunted?

Rosalie holding a haunted baby in Twilight
Baby Yoda this Renesmee doll is NOT. 
Big on the Internet, Adult Swim, Commencement, Maria Bamford

Maria Bamford Gifts Us With Another Flawless Commencement Speech

adult swim
There is simply no one quite like Maria Bamford.
TV, Avatar: The Last Airbender, contributors, shipping

Avatar: The Last Airbender: Reflecting on Zutara and What Could Have Been

Katara and Zuko in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Avatar: The Last Airbender is finally on Netflix (US) as of May 15th, and Zutara is trending on Twitter. Suddenly, my skin is clear, my cabbages are flourishing, the sun is shining, and there is no quarantine in Ba Sing Se. Katara rises with the moon, Zuko rises with the sun, and I’m here for it. Flameo hotman.
News, sports, WWE

Dark Side of the Ring Exposes Chilling Reality of Wrestler Owen Hart’s Death and the Fight for his Legacy

Owen Hart memorial screenshot.
When it comes to things that sound fundamentally inconceivable, the idea of having to carry on business as usual, after your coworker died just moments ago in front of you and millions of viewers across the world, seems particularly hard to swallow. Yet, on the night that WWE wrestler Owen Hart died in Kansas City’s Kemper Arena, that is exactly what happened.
Movies, Charlize Theron, The Old Guard, trailers

Charlize Theron Is an Immortal Badass. Also the First Trailer for The Old Guard Is Here

THE OLD GUARD (L to R) KIKI LAYNE as NILE, LUCA MARINELLI as NICKY, CHARLIZE THERON as ANDY, MARWAN KENZARI as JOE in THE OLD GUARD. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix/NETFLIX © 2020
Theron's immortality and badassitude confirmed by the first trailer for The Old Guard, a new action-thriller from Netflix, which will debut in July.
Big on the Internet, NASA, Parallel universe, Science

We Truly Wish NASA Really Had Found a Parallel Universe We Could Escape To

Lupita v Lupita in Us
Maybe there will still be a universe out there where we can just bypass all of 2020. Until then ... let's continue to listen to scientists. Why do people not want to listen to scientists?????
Movies, Madame Web, Sony, Spider-Man

Things We Saw Today: Madame Web Possibly Getting Her Live-Action Movie Debut!

Madame Web in Spider-Man
The secret movie is ... well, very secret. There is no writer yet, and we still don't know for certain which hero it will focus on, but to be honest, I'm just excited about more Spider-Verse content.
Movies, 2021 Oscars, Oscars

The Academy Will Do Anything They Can to Exclude Streaming Movies From the Oscars, Won’t They?

A woman's hand holds the Best Picture envelope
It would be easier to believe this isn't about cinematic snobbery if that attitude wasn't already so heavily established.
Movies, HBO Max, Justice League, The Snyder Cut, Zack Snyder

The Snyder Cut of Justice League Is Finally Being Released. Do We Care?

Ben Affleck, J.K. Simmons, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, and Ray Fisher in Justice League (2017)
Fans who lobbied for Warner Brother to #ReleaseTheSynderCut have won. Yay?
Movies, Autumn de Wilde, Emma, Jane Austen

Exclusive Look at the Color of Storytelling in Autumn de Wilde’s Emma

Autumn de Wilde explains how color plays a roll in the fashion and design of her Emma adaptation in this exclusive clip.
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