The Tuesday Edition - Apr 7, 2020
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Big on the Internet, charity, COVID-19, Marijuana

A Friendly Reminder: Please Don’t Donate Your Edibles to a Food Bank

breckin meyer alicia silverstone
Who is donating edibles to food banks?!
News, donald trump, Kayleigh McEnany, Stephanie Grisham

Stephanie Grisham Is Out as Donald Trump’s Press Secretary, a Job You Probably Forgot She Even Had

Stephanie Grisham stares at the camera while two men talk
Stephanie Grisham is out after eight months of never having given an actual press briefing.
Movies, behind the scenes, Cats (movie), tom hooper

Inside the Butthole Cut of Cats

Cats the movie has a butthole cut
Yes, there was a "butthole cut" of Cats, but worse, working on the movie appears to have been pure hell.
Big on the Internet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Rick Dalton, Twitter meme

Leonardo DiCaprio Pointing Meme Is All of Us Getting Very Intense About the Little Things Right Now

Leonardo DiCaprio as Rick Dalton in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
For some reason, months after the movie was released, fans have decided to take this image of Rick Dalton pointing and make it into a meme.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Duffy, Rape, sexual assault

Duffy Pens Moving Essay About Her Recovery From a Brutal Attack

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 02: Duffy attends the Patagonia UK Film Premiere at the Odeon Covent Garden on March 2, 2011 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)
The singer opens up not just about the abuse, but about the trauma that has haunted her and her struggle to reclaim her voice.
Gaming, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nintendo Switch

Animal Crossing Update Will Reduce Number of Those Eggs We’re All Sick Of

The stupid Animal Crossing bunny talks about eggs.
I pity those who hopped on the Animal Crossing train the same time as this bedeviled Bunny Day Event. Yet thankfully, someone up above heard our lamentations and will free us from the overwhelming amount of eggs. For now.
Movies, Avengers: Endgame, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark

It’s Been Fifty Years Since Tony Stark and Steve Rogers Popped up in the Past

Steve Rogers and Tony Stark in Avengers: Endgame
Something that the Marvel Cinematic Universe continually hinted at without exploring too deep was the connected past of Tony Stark and Steve Rogers. When they did explore it, we got my favorite Marvel movie, Captain America: Civil War, but their connection came to a head in Endgame.
TV, Coronavirus, Supernatural

Supernatural Gives Fan the Treat of a Mini Gag Reel (And Thanks Healthcare Workers)

Team free will looks worried
Missing the Supernatural gag reels? Well, you're in luck because we just got a preview.
Books, Amazon, Book sales, books

Things We Saw Today: How to Buy Books Online From Indie Booksellers Instead of Amazon

beauty and the beast library twitter forbes amazon
Bookshop is the new Amazon alternative that supports indie bookstores!
TV, donald trump, Last Week Tonight, OANN

John Oliver Explains Just How Gross, Dangerous, and “Pathetically Thirsty” Trump’s Favorite News Network Is

John Oliver speaks about OAN on Last Week Tonight.
If there's one thing we should be learning from our current situation, it's that “toxic things that start small can get big fast and it’s dangerous to ignore them.”
AMP Featured, TV, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist

Okay but You Should Be Watching Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist

ZOEY'S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST -- "Pilot" Episode 101 -- Pictured: Jane Levy as Zoey -- (Photo by: James Dittiger/NBC)
With everything happening, you should be watching 'Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist' just to make yourself feel better. And the songs are fun!
Big on the Internet, Handstand Challenge, Lolo Jones

Olympian Lolo Jones Outdid Everyone in Handstand Challenge, With Style—and Wine

Lolo Jones
When Tom Holland posed the idea of a handstand challenge, we all wondered just how bored he actually was. The challenge was just to take your shirt off, do a handstand, and then try to put your shirt back on ... while in a handstand. Holland struggled, Ryan Reynolds said no, Jake Gyllenhaal did it looking like the man you would gladly let ghost you, and then Maggie Gyllenhaal did it with ease. While amazing on every front, no one has yet held a candle to the Olympian Lolo Jones.
News, Coronavirus, COVID-19, U.S. Navy

Navy Captain Who Spoke up About Coronavirus Should Be Hailed as a Hero, Not Attacked

PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND - APRIL 06: People stand on the deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt anchored off Stokes Bay on April 6, 2009 in Portsmouth, England. The 88,000-tonne US aircraft carrier, carrying nearly 5,000 sailors, arrived in the Solent having spent the last five months supporting ground forces in Afghanistan. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
Brett Crozier, who called for help when his ship was infected by coronavirus, was fired and insulted by acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly.
Movies, Birds of Prey (film), Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy

Birds of Prey Spinoff With Poison Ivy/Harley? Yes, Please!

Harley & Ivy in a rare moment of pure cuteness
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