The Saturday Edition - Sep 1, 2018
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Big on the Internet, Elon Musk, fandom, The Worst

Things We Saw Today: The Internet Has Decided! The Very Worst Fans Belong to Elon Musk

elon musk, muskrates, fans, worst, tournament, brackets
All week, we've been following this online tournament to determine which property or person has the very worst fanbase, and now the internet has finally declared a winner: Elon Musk.
Big on the Internet, Avengers 4, fanart, marvel

Mind-Blowing Avengers 4 Fanart Shows Where We Could Be Headed

Avengers 4 fanart by Yadvender Signh
Yadvender Singh is a digital artist whose gorgeous, hyper-realistic style caught my attention after his fanmade poster for Avengers 4 looked like something Marvel Studios made (only better). Marvel should get this guy on staff yesterday.
TV, HBO, Miss Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes

HBO Asia is Bringing Us a Japanese Female Sherlock Holmes in Miss Sherlock and We’re Not Mad About It

Yuko Takeuchi Shihori Kanjiya
HBO Asia is looking to put a fresh new spin on the classic character in their new Japanese series Miss Sherlock, which reimagines Holmes as a Japanese woman played by Yuko Takeuchi.
Big on the Internet, body image, colorism, Jameela Jamil

Listen to Jameela Jamil’s Brilliant Take on Body Image, Self Worth, and the “Double Agent of the Patriarchy” Kardashians

jameela jamil comic-con body image kardashians
In a powerful interview with Channel 4, Jameela Jamil (of The Good Place and actual heaven) discussed body image, colorism, and what she argues is the toxic influence of the Kardashians on women and girls.
Technology, Apple, wyd

I Really Wish Apple Hadn’t Blocked Its Pride Watch Face in Russia

apple pride watch face
For all of my interest in most of Apple's product lines, even though I'm far from using the latest and greatest of their tech myself, I haven't been very interested in the Apple Watch. Most of that apathy comes from the high price point not seeming worthwhile for the functionality for the average consumer at this point, but I'll admit I do enjoy watching them unveil features like new watch faces, even if only because their own excitement seems so endearingly outsized next to what those watch fac
News, Harvey Weinstein, NBC News, Ronan Farrow

NBC News Allegedly Threatened Ronan Farrow Over His Harvey Weinstein Exposé

ronan farrow
Ronan Farrow's New Yorker exposé on Harvey Weinstein's decades of sexual harassment and abuse sent shock waves throughout the entertainment community and made international headlines.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, fanfiction, kirk/spock, slash fiction

I Can’t Stop Thinking About the First Published Kirk/Spock Slash Fanfiction

Spock and Kirk in Star Trek the Original Series
I can't stop thinking about "A Fragment Out of Time" and how far fandom and particularly fanfiction with LGBTQIA+ themes and characters have come since Diane Marchant's story in 1974.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, TV, Matt Groening, Michael Jackson, The Simpsons

Long Time The Simpsons Theory Confirmed by Creator Matt Groening

Michael Jackson, Nancy Cartwright, Kipp Lennon, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
"Lisa it's your birthday!"
Big on the Internet, Daddy, Jeff Goldblum, Zaddy

Watch Jeff Goldblum Say “Zaddy” and “Soft Pink Pants” Repeatedly

Jeff Goldblum in Thor: Ragnarok
Are we really surprised that a video that includes Jeff Goldblum talking about people calling him "daddy" is trending on YouTube? Moreso, he gets told what "zaddy" means, and it is sending all of us into a tizzy. Mainly because every time Jeff Goldblum does anything, we all lose our minds for a little while.
News, politics

Now the Trump Administration’s Anti-Immigration Policies Are Targeting U.S. Citizens

Donald Trump returns to the White House on March 10, 2018 in Washington, DC. Trump is returning from a political rally in western Pennsylvania.
"There must be consequences - perhaps loss of citizenship," Donald Trump has previously threatened over NFL players' simple act of protest—the kind of statement most people write off as not entirely serious. Trump loves that, because he can say anything he wants, and if too many people object, he can just say it was a joke. Make no mistake: He would absolutely strip people's citizenship if he thought he could get away with it.
Big on the Internet, Movies, Predator 2018, The Predator

Final The Predator 2018 Trailer Delivers the Gore and F-Bombs

"We took a vote—Predator's cooler, right?"
AMP Featured, Comics, C.B. Cebulski, comics history, Marvel Comics

Marvel’s Editor-in-Chief Says Comics Shouldn’t Get Too Political, Ignoring the Company’s Legacy

Captain America punches Hitler
Marvel's Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski was questioned about the political nature of comics during a Q&A panel at TerrifiCon in Connecticut.
Big on the Internet, donald trump

“Why Is He Just Holding Two Hats?” and Other Pressing Questions About Donald Trump

Donald Trump speakerphone Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto
In a world filled with important stories, Donald Trump randomly carrying two hats isn't exactly what we'd call breaking news.
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