The Thursday Edition - Apr 4, 2019
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"A fantasy world as well-realized as anything Tolkien made." -Neil Gaiman 
The epic fantasy everyone's talking about: Black Leopard, Red Wolf
by Marlon James. Start listening now.
Movies, Avengers: Endgame, Steve Rogers

Yeah, I’d Pay $10,000 to Watch Steve Rogers Say “Bitch” Again

Steve Rogers/Captain America in Marvel's Avengers: Endgame.
As we're getting closer and closer to the release of Avengers: Endgame we're going to continue to learn more about the movie and maybe I want to know or maybe I want to go hide in a panic room until I'm sitting in the theater, watching the movie. Either way, this film is probably going to break my brain.
News, Beyoncé, The Louvre

If You’ve Ever Wanted to Spend a Night in the Louvre, Airbnb Could Make That Happen

The famous Leonardo Da Vinci painting ' The Mona Lisa' is seen on display in the Grande Galerie of the Louvre museum on August 24, 2005 in Paris, France. Dan Brown is the author of numerous bestsellers, including Digital Fortress, Angels and Demons, and Deception Point. His acclaimed novel 'The Da Vinci Code'has become one of the most widely read books of all time. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Art lovers of the world, would you like to spend the night in the place where Beyoncé and Jay Z shot the "Apeshit" music video? Well, Airbnb is going to make your Instagram wishes come true.
AMP Featured, News, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Paul Ryan, women in politics

AOC Knows That if Paul Ryan Offers You Advice, Always Do the Opposite

Member elect Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) talks to fellow members of Congress during the first session of the 116th Congress at the U.S. Capitol January 03, 2019 in Washington, DC.
It's tradition for politicians departing Washington to offer advice to those coming in. But there are some politicians whose awfulness and ineptitude simply cannot outweigh their experience. Paul Ryan is one of those politicians.
TV, contributors, Netflix, The OA

The OA’s Mostly Triumphant Part 2 Robbed Us of a Key Reunion

Brit Marling wearing a straight jacket in Netflix's The OA.
Was OA (an abbreviation for Original Angel), the titular character portrayed by Marling, accurately recounting her experiences in captivity and the metaphysical knowledge she acquired? Would she successfully travel to another dimension after being shot? And, perhaps most pressing of all, would she finally be reunited with Homer, as she so desperately hoped?
Big on the Internet, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Happy National Film Score Day, and We Need More Female Composers

Carol Danvers and Nick Fury in Captain Marvel
It's National Film Score Day, which for a soundtrack nerd basically means today is the day to shamelessly blast your favorite Michael Giacchino or Alexandre Desplat score.
AMP Featured, Technology, Internet traffic, Tumblr, tumblr problems

Tumblr’s Traffic Continues to Fall After Misguided NSFW Content Ban

Tumblr traffic decline since adult NFSW ban
Let's check in with Tumblr and see how the social blogging site is faring since it unceremoniously banned adult content in December.
Movies, Andrew Lloyd Webber, cats, Idris Elba

The Cats Movie Adaptation Sounds Like a Big Damn Mess

cats gonna cats.
The cats in 'Cats' will be motion-capture CGI and they will also be the size of cats what a time to be alive.
Big on the Internet

The It Actors Were Finally All Together and It Is Fun!

Bill Hader and Finn Wolfhard
Once you're part of the Losers' Club, you're always part of it. 
Big on the Internet, Joe Biden, sexual misconduct, women in politics

Joe Biden Responds to (But Does Not Apologize for) the Idea He Made Women Uncomfortable

Joe Biden smiles as he talks.
Over the last week, four women have made public statements saying Joe Biden made them uncomfortable with what they viewed as inappropriate touching.
Movies, Helen Mirren, Netflix

Helen Mirren: “I Love Netflix, but F— Netflix”

Actress Helen Mirren attends the screening of 'Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)' during the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2018 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
At CinemaCon, a convention for movie theater owners, Helen Mirren made her feelings about Netflix clear when she told the audience, "I love Netflix, but f--- Netflix. There’s nothing like sitting in a cinema."
Books, Chuck Wendig, Wanderers

I’m So Happy That Chuck Wendig’s Wanderers Has Been Optioned

Chuck Wendig speaks at a convention about his work
Sorry, trolls, but Wendig won't be going anywhere.
TV, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

The Music of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Is Beautiful and So Is the Show

Rebecca Bunch and Greg Serrano in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is the kind of show that has grown each season, changing to make it bigger and better with each new character and relationship. To see it go isn't something that's easy for me, I've been a fan since season 1 and have actively rooted for Rebecca to figure her life out.
AMP Featured, Movies, Alita: Battle Angel, alt-right, trolls

How Alita: Battle Angel Found an Unlikely Fanbase in MRA Trolls

rosa salazar as girlbot alita.
But something else strange was happening. Along with the usual Pepe-faced insults, was a call to action to support what these men thought was a true depiction of a female superhero: Alita: Battle Angel.
Movies, Captain Marvel (movie)

Captain Marvel’s Box Office Milestone Proves Your Petty Boycotts Don’t Matter

Captain Marvel on her movie poster.
Today, Captain Marvel passed another box office milestone.
Movies, Black Widow, David Harbour, marvel, natasha romanoff, Rachel Weisz

If Rachel Weisz and David Harbour Are Really in Black Widow, We’ll Die Happy

Black Widow in Avengers: Endgame
Black Widow is getting a standalone film, a fact we've now known for a little while. But with this news comes casting announcements and with each new announcement comes to knowledge that we're going to go to the cinema to see this film and thirst over Rachel Weisz and WHATEVER MARVEL.
AMP Featured, TV, Avatar: The Last Airbender

We Lost out on an Azula Redemption Storyline Because of The Last Airbender Movie

Grey Griffin as Princess Azula in Avatar- The Last Airbender (2003)
Former Avatar:TLA writer and The Dragon Prince co-creator Aaron Ehasz says that he always intended for Azula to have a redemption arc and that "despite it all, her brother Zuko would be there for her" because of all the "patient, forgiving, and unconditionally loving" traits he learned from Uncle Iroh.
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