The Tuesday Edition - Aug 28, 2018
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Big on the Internet, #MeToo Movement, Louis CK, sexual misconduct

Louis C.K.’s Return to Comedy Is Proof That Men Don’t Get Punished

louis ck
Last night, as reported by Variety via the New York Times, Louis CK made his return to stand-up comedy. The comedian performed as a surprise guest at the Comedy Cellar on Sunday night; his material was described as "typical" by a guest. It was a short, fifteen minute set that garnered an ovation when he walked out on stage.
AMP Featured, Gaming, Cassandra Khaw, Magic: The Gathering, Vivien Reid

Exclusive: Sneak Peek of Magic: The Gathering Planeswalker Vivien Reid’s Story

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Wizards of the Coast was generous enough to share an exclusive excerpt of the upcoming Vivien Reid story and an interview with its author, Cassandra Khaw.
AMP Featured, News, politics

So Just What “Trump News” Is It That Donald Trump Is Mad About?

Donald Trump speakerphone Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto
Donald Trump woke up this morning firing off tweets about how mad he is that Google search results for "Trump News"—a phrase that no one with any passing familiarity with the internet has ever Googled—turns up mostly bad news about him. Often, the things Trump uses as "distractions" are important issues in themselves that shouldn't be overlooked, but this one feels particularly like a paper-thin smokescreen.
Big on the Internet, News, gun control, gun violence, Jacksonville Florida Shooting

Targeting the Mental Health of Shooters Is Not Going to Fix Our Gun Culture

JACKSONVILLE, FL - AUGUST 27: Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams exits after speaking to the media about the shooting at GLHF Game Bar where 3 people including the gunman were killed at the Jacksonville Landing on August 27, 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida. The shooting occurred at the GLHF Game Bar during a Madden 19 video game tournament and 3 people were killed including the gunman and several others were wounded. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Jacksonville, Flordia is still trying to figure out the motive behind yesterday's shooting as more information about the shooter comes to light.
Big on the Internet, Boy Meets World, muslim representation, Sharp Objects, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Amy Pascal Options A Modern Re-Telling of Pride and Prejudice With Muslim Leads

Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin, published by Harper Collins
We tackle all the latest tidbits from around the web on this Monday evening.
Big on the Internet, News, toxic masculinity, violence against women

Iowa Latino Festivals Canceled Following Mollie Tibbetts’ Murder Because Racism and Fear Are Powerful Forces

immigration protest trump tibbetts
Unfortunately, the racist reaction to Tibbetts' tragic death has only continued to grow. A scheduled Latino cultural festival in Perry, Iowa (approximately 100 miles from Brooklyn, Iowa, where Tibbetts was murdered) has been canceled due to safety concerns for those involved.
AMP Featured, TV, Gene Roddenberry, Star Trek: The Original Series, toxic masculinity

How Star Trek Boldly Warped Away From Toxic Masculinity: The Original Series

leonard nimoy spock birthday
"The glory of creation is in its infinite diversity, and in the way our differences combine to create meaning and beauty."
TV, John Goodman, Roseanne (2018), Roseanne Barr, The Conners

It Would’ve Been Better If John Goodman Just Hadn’t Talked About Roseanne at All

<> at Walt Disney Studio Lot on March 23, 2018 in Burbank, California.
“I was brokenhearted, but I thought, ‘OK, it’s just show business, I’m going to let it go.'"
TV, HBO, Mahershala Ali, True Detective

Could True Detective Actually Be Good Again?

Mahershala Ali in season 3 of True Detective
The first trailer for the third season of HBO's unusual crime-solving series True Detective is here after a long delay, because the second season was what we like to call "a slow-burning trash fire." But now we have Mahershala Ali on the scene, so everything could be fixed.
Movies, Asian-American representation, Constance Wu, Crazy Rich Asians

Constance Wu Is Reinventing the Image of the Hollywood Everywoman

HOLLYWOOD, CA - AUGUST 07: Constance Wu attends the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' "Crazy Rich Asiaans" at TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX on August 7, 2018 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
“In terms of a blueprint, a model, of doing what I’m trying to do … I don’t have that. I get really scared.”
AMP Featured, Movies, Ant-Man and the Wasp, representation

Superhero Movies Should Stop Using Disabilities as Problematic Plot Devices

ghost in ant-man and the wasp
There wouldn’t be any heroes or vigilantes without villains to vanquish, but superhero movies have a lengthy history of exploiting disabled people and vilifying disabilities themselves in an effort to provide their villains with motivation. Usually, these instances aren’t as obvious as making chronic arthritis the source of a villain’s angst, but the way superhero movies handle a character’s disability can have a heinous impact on how people perceive real-life disabilities.
Movies, Batman (character), DC Comics, Oscar Isaac

Oscar Isaac Might Join the Batman Movie and We Need Him to Be Batman

Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) heads into action in Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
Listen, at this point in time with the DC Cinematic Universe, it's really hard to get me to care about anything not called Wonder Woman. However, if the rumors are to be believed and Oscar Isaac is really joining the cast of the new Batman movie, I might find it in my bitter heart to care about the Bat again, because I would literally anything to see Isaac take on the mantle of the Caped Crusader himself and shake up the DC films with some truly awesome casting. 
News, Conspiracy Theories, donald trump, WTF

From Meeting With QAnon Conspiracy Theorists to an Inability to Draw an American Flag, Trump Had a Weird Weekend

trump, coloring, flag, stripes, wrong, blue, russia
Donald Trump had a weird weekend. Of course, you can say that pretty much every weekend, but this was a particularly strange couple of days.
Big on the Internet, Star Trek (franchise), Twitter, William Shatner

William Shatner Will Torture Our Ears Once More With a New Christmas Album

William Shatner as Jim Kirk in Star Trek
William Shatner, who will forever be known for playing Captain James Kirk and being an MRA on Twitter, is releasing a Christmas album on October 26. (Right in time for Halloween!) Titled "Shatner Claus," the album marks Shatner's tenth studio recording and first Christmas album.
AMP Featured, Movies, Aquaman, DCEU, Warner Bros.

Aquaman Reportedly Has Test Screenings, and First Reactions Are In

Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry in Aquaman
James Wan's Aquaman doesn't come out until December, but in movie-time, that's not so far away. So we believe the rumors that Aquaman recently had test screenings—cue mass speculation (ours included) over some cryptic reaction Tweets.
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