The Friday Edition - Jun 22, 2018
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TV, ABC, Roseanne Barr, Roseanne Reboot

ABC Creating The Conners Spinoff, Promises Roseanne Will Have No Financial or Creative Involvement

roseanne political censorship
ABC is taking a page of out The Hogan Family and dropping the problematic female lead completely to focus on the family and rebranding the show as The Conners.
News, abortion, reproductive rights, week in reproductive justice

Women’s Health Providers Are Fighting Back Against Harmful Abortion Laws

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Welcome to The Week in Reproductive Justice, a weekly recap of all news related to the hot-button issue of what lawmakers are allowing women to do with their bodies!
Movies, Netflix, Princess Diaries

Princess Diaries, An Education, and Terrace House: Your Netflix Additions and Losses for July 2018

Next month welcomes The Princess Diaries, Jurassic Park, An Education and  Terrace House: Opening New Doors part 3!
Big on the Internet, donald trump, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Tammy Baldwin

Senator Tammy Baldwin: “It’s as Though the United States Government Has Just Kidnapped 2,000 Children”

Senator Tammy Baldwin went on Late Night with Seth Meyers to talk about the family separation policy and how Trump's executive order doesn't fix anything.
AMP Featured, TV, Buffy Summers, Buffy:The Vampire Slayer

In Defense of Kicking Buffy out of the House—She Deserved It

Sarah Michelle Gellar in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1996)
Buffy, in season seven, is not the Buffy we know and love, so she deserved to get kicked out of that damn house.
Big on the Internet, fashion, Immigration, Melania Trump

You Can Now Buy “I REALLY DO CARE, DON’T U?” Shirts to Support Immigrants and Refugees

Public service apparel from Upworthy and GOOD, is taking pre-orders for an "I Really Do Care" shirt where 100% of proceeds are going to United We Dream.
Big on the Internet, Google Doodle, Octavia Butler, science fiction

Google Doodle Celebrates Science Fiction Legend Octavia E. Butler’s 71st Birthday

Today's Google Doodle celebrates Octavia E. Butler's birthday. The Bloodchild and Parable series writer would have been 71.
TV, Immigration, politics, The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid’s Tale Takes on Family Separation in an Hauntingly Prescient Episode

the handmaid's tale
In this week's episode of 'The Handmaid's Tale', the series focuses on family separation in a stunningly relevant and disturbing hour of television.
Big on the Internet, Daria, reboots, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: MTV Is Rebooting Daria, so at Least One Good Thing Happened This Week

MTV's Daria
MTV is reviving the holy grail of smart sarcasm, Daria, and will be updating the series instead of going back to high school.
AMP Featured, News, Melania Trump, nolite te bastardes carborundorum, politics

Melania Trump Wears “I REALLY DON’T CARE, DO U?” Jacket en Route to Meet With Kids in Detention Center

Melania Trump
Well, people wanted to find her and here First Lady Melania Trump is. Reminding us all that she chose to marry Donald Trump and any embarrassment she has suffered as a result is of her own doing.
Movies, feelings, film, movies

7 Comfort Food Films for When the World Is a Dumpster Fire

romy and michele's high school reunion
We are halfway through the year, and 2018 shows no signs of letting up the breakneck pace of horrific news that we've been subjected to since November, 2016. The only thing more brutal than the horrific state of affairs is how quickly we have adapted to it. You know it's bad when you're watching The Handmaid's Tale to wind down from the news.
Comics, Loki, Marvel Comics, Pride Month

Loki’s Sexuality and Gender Fluidity in Comics

Loki in Marvel Comics
Perhaps the strongest argument for Loki having always having encompassed some degree of queerness is the fact that he comes from a world that does not, for all we know, impose the same heteronormative standards as earth.
AMP Featured, Science, Gorilla, gorillas, Sign Language

Koko, the Gorilla Who Learned Sign Language, Passes Away at 46

koko
If you were a kid in the 90's, you wanted to do three things: go to Space Camp, complete the Temple Run on Legends of the Hidden Temple, and meet Koko, the sign language gorilla. The world famous gorilla has passed away at the age of 46, at her home at The Gorilla Foundation in the Santa Cruz mountains.
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