The Tuesday Edition - Jan 29, 2019
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Fall in love, break the curse. Break the curse, save the kingdom.
A prince? A monster? A curse? Harper doesn’t know where she is
or what to believe. But as she spends time with Rhen in this enchanted land,
she begins to understand what’s at stake.  Read more.
Big on the Internet, Me Too, sexual misconduct, Tarana Burke, Terry Crews

Watch These Powerful Animated “Me Too” Videos Narrated by Terry Crews & Other Survivors

Terry Crews and Tarana Burke embrace at the Me Too panel at Sundance
In addition to being a hashtag uniting survivors of sexual assault and harassment, the Me Too Movement, as founded by Tarana Burke in 2006, is also an advocacy organization working to fight sexual violence and offer support and resources to survivors, especially for women of color and women from low wealth communities.
Movies, Diego Luna, transgender rights

We Need to Have a Talk About Diego Luna Playing a Trans Woman in a New Film

In today's "haven't we already had this conversation?" news, a new clip of the film Berlin, I Love You has been released in which Diego Luna, who is a cisgender man, is playing a trans woman.
TV, Nicole Maines, Supergirl (TV show), trans representation

Supergirl Focuses on Nia Nal With a Super-Powered Coming out Story

Nicole Maines
Episode eleven, "Blood Memory," hits the ground running with a powerful and poignant expansion of Nal's world and character.
Movies, Avengers: Endgame

Marvel, Why Are You Making Me Watch the Super Bowl for a Trailer?

The time has come for all us nerds to suffer at the hands of the Super Bowl gods. Sure, I'm being overly dramatic, but I was so happy that I had no reason to watch football this year up until now.
Comics, bloom, Kevin Panetta, Savanna Ganucheau

Bloom Review: Gay Summer Love and Baking

Bloom_Cover_Writer Kevin Panetta and artist Savanna Ganucheau
The relationship in 'Bloom' has the typical slow-burn you'd expect from a romantic drama, but we don't see enough of these sweet romances between gay kids.
Big on the Internet, writing, writing advice

Five Subtle Ways to Bring Your Worldbuilding to Life

Coruscant in Star Wars.
When people consider worldbuilding, they'll often focus on the broad strokes—magic systems and lightspeed science—but while those set up the foundation for a world, they're ultimately hollow without the nuances of day-to-day life. Here are five simple and subtle ways to build a grounded and believable world
Gaming, Magic: The Gathering

Our 8 Favorite Cards From Magic: The Gathering’s “Ravnica Allegiance” Expansion

Ravnica Allegence Logo from Magic the gathering
Ravnica is a city large enough to span an entire world. It is ruled by ten separate magical guilds, each of which oversees a different aspect of the city with its own unique personality and outlook on life. Defend your guild.
Big on the Internet, TV, Patrick Stewart, Picard, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Of Course Jean-Luc Picard Won’t Be a Captain on His New Show

Picard facepal
Patrick Stewart's legendary Captain Jean-Luc Picard could be missing that 'Captain' designation in his standalone Star Trek series.
Big on the Internet, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, makeup

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Shares Her Skincare Regimen & Her Speechwriting Tips Because Women Are Allowed to Be Interested in Both

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ben shapiro
Ocasio-Cortez is publicly embracing a passion for skincare and makeup, and it in no way negates her seriousness as a politician, something she proved in the same IG story when she went on to talk about her skills as an orator.
Movies, Blumhouse Productions, Invisible Man, Johnny Depp, Universal

We’re Still Getting an Invisible Man Movie, But Without a Shared Universe or Johnny Depp

"By not mandating a unified, connected universe of monster stories, the studio will be able to open up the characters to filmmakers who will be inspired to create their own unique stories."
TV, Sex and the City, The Big Lebowski

Carrie Bradshaw and the Dude Turn Down a Cosmo and a White Russian? Is the World Ending?

Jeff Bridges as the Dude in the bowling alley in The Big Lebowski.
Our hopes of a sequel to The Big Lebowski were destroyed when we finally saw why Jeff Bridges donned his signature pajama and sweater look recently. The actor had shared a Twitter and Instagram video of him walking on glass, clearly dressed as the Dude, and for one brief moment, we thought that the Coen brothers had decided that it was time to pick up our bowling balls and get our White Russians ready once more.
Big on the Internet, marketing, Weight

Really?? Stock Photos of a Woman Standing on a Scale Showing an Unreasonable Weight? Really??

really seth meyers amy poehler james comey
As pointed out by Bustle's Emma Lord on Twitter, there is a generally female-positive site that continually uses a stock image that shows a woman standing on a scale, and to make matters worse, the weight shown on the scale is unrealistically low for most women.
Movies, Black Widow, marvel studios, Scarlett Johansson

A Rumor Says Marvel’s Black Widow Movie Could Be Rated R for a Terrible Reason

Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff
It's not surprising that Black Widow could be poised to be Marvel Studios' first R-rated superhero feature. But a rumored reason for why Black Widow will be the test case sets my teeth on edge.
Movies, Birds of Prey

Birds of Prey Teaser Makes Me Want to Kick Ass & Upgrade My Wardrobe

Margot Robbie as Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn:
Warner Bros. has released a teaser trailer showing off the cast of the upcoming Birds of Prey movie and I didn't think I could be even more excited, but it looks swole.
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