The Saturday Edition - Jun 23, 2018
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Big on the Internet, Netflix, rom-com, To All The Boys I've Loved Before

Things We Saw Today: To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before Teaser Looks Adorable

To All The Boys I've Loved Before
Netflix is already slaying the rom-com for adults, but now they are bringing the fire to YA with To All The Boys I've Loved Before.
Big on the Internet, Pop Culture Detective, romance

The Abduction as Romance Trope is Thriving—But Not in the Romance Novel

Gone with the Wind
Abduction as Romance is thriving in film, but thankfully romance authors are reinventing the mold around consent and sex and love.
Technology, GitHub, ICE, Microsoft

Employees, GitHub Coders Pressure Microsoft to End Their Contract with ICE

microsoft
Hundreds of employees from both Microsoft and the recently acquired GitHub have threatened to leave the company unless they sever their contract with ICE. The tech giant currently has a $19.4 million dollar contract with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, and ICE's family separation policy has clearly had an impact on the employees.
News, Initiative 77, minimum wage, Washington D.C.

Washington D.C. Voted to Raise the Minimum Wage for Wait Staff, Restaurants Looking to Fight Back

MrPink
The vote passed in D.C., 44,353 to 36,090 in favor of Initiative 77, according to The Washington Post. The law will require that businesses have the minimum wage raised to $15 an hour by July 2025.
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AMP Featured, TV, NBC, Shawn Ryan, Timeless

NBC Cancels Timeless Yet Again, With a Possible Send-Off Movie

timeless
Bad news for fans of Team Lifeboat: NBC has decided not to renew Timeless for a third season. The time-traveling drama was canceled after its first season, but but was resurrected days after thanks to a fervent fan campaign. Will the fans be able to rally enough support for the series to bring it back from the brink a second time, maybe on a new channel?
Movies, addiction, Johnny Depp, rolling stone magazine

There’s a Lot to Unpack in This Johnny Depp Rolling Stone Interview

johnny depp
Rolling Stone magazine sent reporter Stephen Rodrick to England to spend three days at Johnny Depp's palatial estate. His resulting article paints a tragic and bizarre picture of the once beloved movie star who is now neck deep in addiction, debt, and lawsuits.
Movies, Star Wars (franchise), Star Wars: The Last Jedi

This Campaign to Remake The Last Jedi Is Amazing for All the Wrong Reasons

Daisy Ridley as Rey in Star Wars
Rian Johnson's Star Wars: The Last Jedi left fans divided—some for good reasons, and some not so much. It's even been blamed for the poor box office performance for Solo, but fear not, Disney! A ragtag group of fans(?) has come together to propose a solution: let them remake The Last Jedi with their own budget (as soon as "investors" provide them with one).
Movies, Jurassic World, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, velociraptors

The Best Headlines From Critics Trying to Explain How Bad Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Is

Chris Pratt in Jurassic World 2
The reviews are in for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and they are scarier than a T. Rex running free in the rain. Here are our favorite headlines in which critics attempt to express their disdain as succinctly as possible.
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