The Tuesday Edition - Jul 14, 2020
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Big on the Internet, Bubonic Plague, plague, squirrels

No, You Don’t Need to Worry About Bubonic Plague on Top of COVID-19

squirrel
Yes, squirrels carry the plague, but it's nothing new.
Big on the Internet, quarantine, Quarantine Birthday, Sir Patrick Stewart

Computer, Show Me a Perfect Sir Patrick Stewart Birthday Picture

Pictured: Sir Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard of the CBS All Access series STAR TREK: PICARD. Photo Cr: Matt Kennedy/CBS ©2019 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Honestly, it's incredibly heartwarming to see the cast of Star Trek rally together for Sir Patrick Stewart and, even more so, do it while following guidelines put into place to combat COVID-19.
News, CDC, COVID-19, Trump

Former Heads of the CDC Pen Scathing Open Letter to Trump

A young supporter wears a Trump 2020 mask at Trump's Tulsa rally.
"Trying to fight this pandemic while subverting scientific expertise is like fighting blindfolded."
AMP Featured, News, #MeToo Movement, Harvey Weinstein, legal case

Harvey Weinstein Can’t Buy His Way out of Accountability, Says Judge

Harvey Weinstein arrives at New York City criminal court, hunched over a walker.
U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein killed a proposed $19 million settlement between Weinstein and multiple accusers for being too easy on Weinstein and his business partners.
AMP Featured, News, Fox News, racism, Tucker Carlson

Tucker Carlson Leaves for a Conveniently-Timed “Trout Fishing” Vacation Following Resignation of His Racist Head Writer

Tucker Carlson gapes on his show.
Tucker Carlson is angrier at those who outed his head writer for being racist than at the racism itself and that says everything you need to know about him.
TV, Giancarlo Esposito, Moff Gideon, The Mandalorian

Giancarlo Esposito Talked About Being Overshadowed by … Baby Yoda

Giancarlo Esposito in the Mandalorian
Here's the thing: All it takes is one look at Baby Yoda, and you know you'd give your life for him.
News, donald trump, Ivanka Trump, jobs

Trump Unveils Absurd “Find Something New” Campaign for Jobs

donald ivanka
Find Something New? I will in the voting booth in November.
Big on the Internet, Books, The Mary Sue Book Club

The Mary Sue Book Club July Edition—Aliens, Fairy Tales, and Witches, Oh My!

july book club the mary sue
hope you enjoy the July Book Club picks for this month (and I'm throwing in some June stuff at the end). Stay safe, stay cool, and remember ... dog-earing pages isn't a crime ... for now.
Comics, Carey Pietsch, First Second, The Adventure Zone, The McElroys

Adventure Zone: Petals to the Metal Delivers Its Most Heartfelt Installment Yet, Complete With Car Chases, Sexy Plant Talk, and Bittersweet Romance

petals to the metal book cover
I know that fans of the podcast will read this, and the books are bestsellers for a reason, but if you have been skeptical and unsure if this series was for you, Petals to the Metal is a perfect look at why it's so popular.
Space, comets, neowise, space

How to See Neowise, the Most Visible Comet in Years!

TOPSHOT - A stork stands on a power lines pillar as the comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) is seen in the sky above the village of Kreva, some 100 km northwest of Minsk, early on July 13, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI GAPON/AFP via Getty Images)
A comet is approaching close to Earth, and sadly it won't be hitting us, ending this miserable year, but it's in the US and giving us one of the best skyshows in recent memory! So that's something!
Movies & TV, birthdays, Harrison Ford, Patrick Stewart

Things We Saw Today: Happy Birthday Patrick Stewart AND Harrison Ford

Collage: harrison ford as han solo and patrick stewart and captain picard
It's a rare day when we can celebrate the birth of not one, but TWO legendary starship captains.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Disney, Jurassic Park, Twitter

“Jurassic Park Updates” Twitter Account Is Bloody Hilarious

Jurassic Park Updates Parody Twitter account
These tongue-in-cheek "updates" from the staff of the world's worst idea for a theme park are a delight.
News, donald trump, Joe Biden, ratings

Donald Trump Thinks We’d Be Bored by a Biden Presidency? I Assure You, We’ll Manage

Donald Trump speaks and gestures in the White House.
Trump has always been ratings-obsessed but what's really strange is that he seems to think the rest of us are equally invested in his ratings.
TV, Naya Rivera, R.I.P., Santana Lopez

What Naya Rivera Meant to Me and So Many Others

How many people get to play a character that helps so many people see who they are?
Books, The Mary Sue

The Mary Sue Is Hiring a Part-Time Books Editor!

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