The Thursday Edition - Aug 22, 2019
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TV, Ghosted, MTV, terrible things

Everything About MTV’s Ghosted: Love Gone Missing, Which Tracks Down People Who “Ghost,” Is a Terrible Idea 

MTV's TV show Ghosted controversy
A dramatic trailer for MTV's upcoming show Ghosted: Love Gone Missing hit the Internet, prompting an excited reaction from some viewers on social media while also sparking instant backlash. Many are accusing the show of "normalizing stalking," as it seems to promote an unsettling central concept. No matter what you think of "ghosting," in no universe should "ghosts" be tracked down and made to explain themselves for an audience of millions.
News, Fox News, Sarah Huckabee Sanders

It Really Should Be Harder for Donald Trump’s Propaganda Pushers to Find New Jobs

Sarah Huckabee Sanders looks sad.
Really, what's the difference between a White House Press Secretary that will only talk to Fox News hosts and a Fox News host that will never challenge a White House Press Secretary? They're interchangeable.
Big on the Internet, Greek mythology, Hadestown

Orpheus and Eurydice: Why Do We Keep Coming Back?

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 09: Reeve Carney and the cast of Hadestown perform onstage during the 2019 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Hadestown used the story Orpheus and Eurydice to great poignancy and triumph despite being a story we all know and love. Why do we keep coming back to this Greek myth and its narrative about love, loss, and music?
Movies, Brie Larson, The MCU

Brie Larson Posted a Picture With Thor’s Hammer and of Course Men Are Crying About It

Brie Larson as Carol Danvers
Need more of a reason to understand why being a female fan of comics and, specifically, female heroes is rough? Here you f**king go.
Uncategorized, music, Scooter Braun, Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift Says She’ll Re-Record All Her Old Albums to Regain Ownership of Them

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Taylor Swift is many things, including a shrewd businesswoman. After it was announced that her former label Big Machine was purchased by Scooter Braun, a man who Swift alleges has harassed her in the past, Swift has been fighting to get the rights to her earlier work.
Big on the Internet, donald trump, Twitter memes

You’re Not the Chosen One, Anak—Er, Donald Trump

Obi-Wan Kenobi screaming
The minute he gets a White House dog, we had all better run.
Movies, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Comics, Spider-Man

We Have Perfected Spider-Man Movies, So Let’s Tackle Literally Anyone Else in the Marvel Universe

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After Into the Spider-Verse I realized that as much as I loved Peter Parker, I was ready to see other stories and other characters emerge from the Marvel Universe.
AMP Featured, TV, contributors, Netflix, Stranger Things

The Unsung, Empowering Mother-Daughter Scene of Stranger Things Season Three

Nancy and Karen Wheeler in Netflix's Stranger Things.
While fans of Netflix's Stranger Things focused on the parenting skills and questionable methods of Chief Hopper (David Harbour) in season three, they might have missed the best parent-kid scene of this new installment—and it was a great lesson in female empowerment, too.
Movies, Bill & Ted Face the Music

Things We Saw Today: One More Excellent Year Until Bill & Ted Face the Music

Bill and Ted in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.
I'm just excited to go on this totally bogus journey and see where William S. Preston Esq. and Theodore Logan are taking us next.
News, climate change, glaciers, Iceland

Iceland Holds a Sobering Funeral for the First Glacier Lost to Climate Change

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This glacier is the first to be lost, and might not be the last at the rate the planet is warming.
News, Planned Parenthood, reproductive health

In Light of Planned Parenthood’s Withdrawal From Title X, Oscar Is Launching a Free Prescription Renewal Program

Protestors hold signs reading "I stand with Planned Parenthood"
Oscar announced that they are launching a free prescription renewal program, which will make accessing birth control easier.
News, Israel, Jews, Trump

Donald Trump Is Not “King of Israel,” Needs to STFU About Jewish People Forever

Trump yells nonsense at no one.
In the wake of this bizarre tangent, #KingofIsrael, #ChosenOne, #25thAmendmentNow, and #Antichrist are all trending. Along with Dancing With the Stars. What a time to be alive.
Movies, Fox News, Movie Trailers, sexual misconduct

That Movie About the Women of Fox News Has a Title, a Trailer, and a Haunting Transformation by Charlize Theron

Bombshell movie trailer featuring Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, and Margot Robbie in an elevator.
Watching the trailer for Bombshell is like watching a mystery unfold.
Movies, Spider-Man, Uncle Ben

Twitter’s Bad Flashbacks of Uncle Ben’s Death(s) Made for Some Priceless Jokes

Martin Sheen as Uncle Ben
Ben Parker has been killed time and time again.
News, climate change, The Amazon

The Amazon Rainforest Is Burning at a Record Rate & We Should All Be Concerned

An aerial view over a chemically deforested area of the Amazon jungle caused by illegal mining activities in the river basin of the Madre de Dios region in southeast Peru, on May 17, 2019, during the 'Mercury' joint operation by Peruvian military and police ongoing since February 2019. - Illegal mining activities for gold have caused irreversible ecological damage to more than 11,000 hectares of Amazonian forest and river basins, generating illicit activities in parallel such as human trafficking, mercury trafficking, hired killers and prostitution. (Photo by Cris BOURONCLE / AFP) (Photo credit should read CRIS BOURONCLE/AFP/Getty Images)
The Amazon has often been referred to as the planet's lungs, since it alone produces around 20% of the oxygen in Earth's atmosphere. Yet, as it burns at record rates, there is an underwhelming amount of public attention and outcry around it.
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