The Wednesday Edition - Sep 22, 2021
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AMP Featured, Gaming, Nintendo, Nintendo Direct, Nintendo Switch

I Hope You Didn’t Have Plans Tomorrow Because SURPRISE There’s a Nintendo Direct Happening!

Nintendo Direct September

Nintendo has announced a 40-minute Direct starting tomorrow at 3PM PT. The Direct will focus on Nintendo Switch releases for this winter.

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Movies, dear evan hansen

Dear Evan Hansen Is Somehow Even Worse as a Film

Ben Platt as Evan Hansen in Dear Evan Hansen

Dear Evan Hansen follows the story of Evan Hansen (played by a very much 27 going on 28 year-old Ben Platt) as he tries to better himself through therapy and opening up in his senior year of high school.

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Movies, Ruth Nega, Tessa Thompson

Passing Trailer Starts a Conversation About What It Means to “Pass” for White

Ruth Negga and Tessa Thompson in Passing (2021)

The upcoming film Passing is based on the Nella Larson novel by the same name, which tells the story of two Black women, Clare Kendry and Irene Redfield, who can pass for white. One chooses not to (Clare), one does (Irene).

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AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Marvel's What If...?, Thor Odinson, What If

Much to Everyone’s Delight, What If…? Episode 7 Shows [Redacted] Living Their Best Life

Party Thor

What If...? Episode 7 shows what would've happened if Thor were an only child, leading to him becoming a party boy who's just trying to have a good time.

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AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Demi Adejuyigbe, September, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Demi Adejuyigbe Is Back for Yet Another 21st Night of September

Billiard balls on a pool table, from left to right the white cue ball, 9, 2, and 1.

Demi Adejuyigbe has once again outdone himself with his annual video.

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TV, David S. Goyer, Foundation, Isaac Asimov

David S. Goyer and Apple TV+ Give Us a First Look at Isaac Asimov’s Foundation

Leah Harvey in “Foundation,” premiering September 24, 2021 on Apple TV+.

Foundation's first two episodes premiere on September 24 on Apple TV+, with the following episodes dropping weekly.

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AMP Featured, TV, anime, Star Wars (franchise), Star Wars: Visions

Star Wars: Visions Is Perfect to Show Someone Who Wants to Start Watching Anime

Star Wars Visions feature image

Star Wars: Visions is an anime anthology composed of seven animation studios telling nine stories that take place in an iconic text crawl far, far away.

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Comics, antisemitism, Joe Bennett, Marvel Comics

Marvel Fired Immortal Hulk Artist Joe Bennett After Allegations of Anti-Semitic Cartoons

captain america punches nazis.

If Bennett's apparent anti-Semitic imagery was already known by Marvel, then why did they keep him on the payroll?

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Movies, contributors, TIFF

Review: Gaslighting Is Institutional in Mélanie Laurent’s The Mad Women’s Ball

Film still from The Mad Women's Ball.

Credit to Mélanie Laurent, who is continuing her directing career with The Mad Women’s Ball, because she knows when she should hold back

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News, abortion, reproductive rights, Texas

First Lawsuit Against a Texas Abortion Provider Under New Law Is as Opportunistic & Awful as Expected

Abortion rights activists rally at the Texas State Capitol

A doctor in Texas is being sued for providing abortions in violation of the state's extreme new abortion ban.

The post First Lawsuit Against a Texas Abortion Provider Under New Law Is as Opportunistic & Awful as Expected first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, Family Guy, PSA, Seth MacFarlane

Seth MacFarlane Slams Fox News with Family Guy “Vaccine Awareness” PSA

Stewie and Brian explain the Covid vaccine

In an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, MacFarlane told Kimmel that he was inspired by the Super Friends PSAs of his youth.

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