The Tuesday Edition - Jun 9, 2020
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Books, Alaya Dawn Johnson, our books our shelves, trouble the saints

Our Books, Our Shelves: Alaya Dawn Johnson on Writing and Book Advocacy

author alaya dawn johnson
'Trouble the Saints' is a magical love story, a compelling exposure of racial fault lines—and an altogether brilliant and deeply American saga.
Movies, Coronavirus, movie theaters

Movie Theaters Begin to Reopen, but … Will Anyone Go?

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 18: A man wears gloves and a bandanna across his face while riding a scooter past a shuttered movie theater, with the message 'Take Care of Each Other' displayed on the marquee, on March 18, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. The city of Beverly Hills mandated the closure of ‘non-essential’ stores, including the famous retailers on Rodeo Drive, starting today in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Slowly, across the nation, the cinema is coming back to life, but the question remains: If you open it, will they come?
News, police

People Are Sharing All the Ways the Police Never Helped Them

A row of police cyclists
When they're not actively causing harm and escalating situations, when was the last time the police actually helped you?
AMP Featured, Movies, Bill and Ted, Bill and Ted Face the Music

No, No One Ever Said Bill and Ted Had Sons. You Just Assumed.

Bill and Ted's daughters, Bill and Ted.
Bill and Ted, in case you didn't know, are unisex names.
Technology, Apple, quarantine, selfies

Apple, Please Stop Trying to Make Socially Distant Selfies Happen

jason momoa
Sooooo ... it's Photoshop?
Big on the Internet, Daniel Radcliffe, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, transphobia

Daniel Radcliffe Had a Great Response to J.K. Rowling’s Transphobic Tweets

J.K. Rowling may be canceled, but at least we can rely on Daniel Radcliffe to be the Chosen One.
AMP Featured, News, antifa, Conspiracy Theories, donald trump

Trump Tweets Unhinged Conspiracy Theory, Calls out the Real Danger in America: The Elderly

Trump appears to glare at Mike Pence during a White House press briefing.
Trump tweeted a conspiracy theory calling the Buffalo man shoved by police "an ANTIFA provocateur." But he didn't stop there.
Movies, Alex Winters, Bill & Ted Face the Music, Keanu Reeves

Whoa Dudes, the Bill & Ted Face the Music Trailer Is Emotional

Bill and Ted in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.
Sometimes, you have to put your faith in a loud guitar and remember that God gave rock 'n' roll to you. 
AMP Featured, Movies, Alex Winter, Bill and Ted Face the Music, Keanu Reeves

The Bill & Ted Face the Music Trailer Reminds Us to Be Most Excellent Dudes

Bill and Ted Face the Music with Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter
The musical stylings of Bill S. Preston Esquire and Ted "Theodore" Logan couldn't have come at a better time.
News, confederate statues

Tear Down All the Racist Statues

People gather around the Robert E. Lee statue on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia
Throw them all into the harbor.
Books, advances, publishing, publishingpaidme

Authors Reveal Disparities in Book Advances on Twitter’s #PublishingPaidMe

Woman reading about #PublishingPaidMe
A Twitter hashtag has laid bare the wide disparity in book advance amounts in the publishing industry.
Big on the Internet, donald trump, Netflix, space force

Things We Saw Today: Who Would Win in a Trademark Battle Over “Space Force”?

Steve Carell in Space Force
Space Force might not be perfect but at least we have this little bit of joy, right?
Big on the Internet, LGBTQ Representation, queer representation, Twitter

Is It Ever Okay to out Someone?

Homophobic republican senator Twitter Trend "Lady G"
Should it be fair game to out homophobic politicians?
TV, race, representation, The CW

The CW Has a Lot of Diversity Issues to Answer For

Kat Graham as Bonnie Bennet in The Vampire Diaries (2009)
I do hope that, with these actresses speaking out, something has been made clear to non-Black fans. We aren't making this sh*t up.
Big on the Internet, adam rapoport, bon appetit, bon appetit test kitchen

Bon Appétit’s Adam Rapoport’s Brownface Picture Sparks a Deeper Conversation About the Payment of BIPOC Chefs

Bon Appetit test kitchen.
Bon Appétit needs to do better, and that starts with paying its BIPOC chefs.
TV, anime, Netflix

Netflix’s Dorohedoro Is Weird and Excellent

Dorohedoro (2020) cast all striking a pose because this is an anime
Take a man with a lizard head and no memories, a super-strong cook with a mysterious past, and a dystopian post-apocalyptic world where humans and sorcerers have evolved into two separate species, and you just touch the bombastic frenzy of Dorohedoro.
Big on the Internet, John Boyega, social media

John Boyega Is Back to Drag More Racists, and I Love to See It

John Boyega attends the EE British Academy Film Awards 2020 After Party
Hopefully, it does inspire other celebrities with large platforms to use them in the way that Boyega and stars like Keke Palmer are. 
News, Black Lives Matter, police

Can You Reform a System That’s Designed to Be Broken?

Demonstrators lie on the pavement during a peaceful protest against police brutality and racism
The Minneapolis city council has announced that they will "begin the process of ending the Minneapolis Police Department" while Democrats are stuck on incremental reform.
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