The Wednesday Edition - May 27, 2020
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Big on the Internet, Twitter, Twitter memes

So What’s the Deal With the ‘Dear Men, What Is Preventing You From Looking Like This?’ Meme?

Steve Rogers shirtless
Sometimes, the thirst is just too real, and new memes are born from it. 
TV, Motherland: Fort Salem, witchcraft, witches

With Season One Wrapped, I Still Don’t Know What to Make of Motherland: Fort Salem

MOTHERLAND: FORT SALEM - "Witchbomb" - Raelle, Abigail, and Tally graduate from Basic Training, making Abigail more desperate than ever to prove her unit belongs in War College. Alder eyes the unit for a rescue mission while Anacostia and Scylla find common ground. The season finale of "Motherland: Fort Salem" airs Wednesday, May 20, at 9:00p.m. ET/PT on Freeform. (Freeform/David Bukach) JESSICA SUTTON, ASHLEY NICOLE WILLIAMS, TAYLOR HICKSON
At the end of season one, Motherland: Fort Salem is still a confusing show.
TV, Charmed, The CW/WB

How “Morality Bites” Helped the Original Charmed Grow Up

Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs, and Shannen Doherty in Charmed (1998)
When Charmed first aired on the WB, it was easy to dismiss it as a lighter and fluffier version of Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, and while the two shows were network siblings, Charmed had a much softer tone overall. However, when it aired its second season, it very quickly grew the beard in its second episode "Morality Bites," which saw the sisters deal with the consequences of using magic for personal gain.
News, 2020 Election, donald trump, Twitter, Voting

Twitter Added a Fact-Checking Label to Donald Trump’s Tweets for the First Time & He Flipped Out

Donald Trump's tweets superimposed on an image of him smirking.
Trump is now threatening to take "big action" as retaliation against the platform.
Movies, contributors, Fantastic Four, Marvel Cinematic Universe

How Can the Marvel Cinematic Universe Get Susan Storm Right When It Introduces the Fantastic Four?

Sue Storm wielding force fields.
While there are many things the MCU will have to do to make a successful movie out of Marvel's First Family, there’s one specific area that desperately needs attention: the character of Susan Storm, a.k.a. the Invisible Woman.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, donald trump, Kathy Griffin, Twitter feuds

Kathy Griffin Gets Targeted for Morbid Joke About Trump

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 01: Kathy Griffin speaks onstage during the 29th Annual PEN America LitFestGala at Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel on November 01, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for PEN America)
Once again, the worst of the internet has set Kathy Griffin in their sights.
Books, books, Christopher Paolini, Tor Books

Read an Excerpt From Christopher Paolini’s Upcoming Novel To Sleep in a Sea of Stars

To sleep in a sea of stars
Author Christopher Paolini became a famous name in fantasy after publishing The Inheritance Cycle from 2003-2011. Now, the author is returning with a new novel: To Sleep in a Sea of Stars.
Big on the Internet, French Revolution, history, Marie Antoinette

Someone Paid Nearly £40,000 for Marie Antoinette’s Travel Bag

Kirsten Dunst in Marie Antoinette (2006)
Marie Antoinette is one of history's most infamous royals for better or for worse—and her lasting fame means people want to get their hands on her accessories.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, baby Yoda, Build-A-Bear, The Mandalorian

I Have Secured the Baby Yoda Build-A-Bear

baby yoda in the mandalorian
If going after the baby Yoda Build-A-Bear is wrong, then I do not want to be right. 
AMP Featured, News, Black Lives Matter, Karens

Amy Cooper’s Apology Is Bulls**t. She Knew Exactly What She Was Doing.

Amy Cooper yanks her dog's leash while calling the police.
Amy Cooper's life is not being destroyed. She destroyed it.
Movies, Labyrinth, maggie Levin, Scott Derrickson

Things We Saw Today: A Labyrinth Sequel Is Happening!

Scott Derrickson will direct a Labyrinth sequel with a script by Maggie Levin!
TV, feminism, history, Mrs. America

Mrs. America and the Feminist History We Forgot

Mrs America tv series on FX
Why has it taken a story about the biggest villain of the feminist movement for us to remember our feminist history?
Movies, anxiety, Captain America (character), Chris Evans

Chris Evans Gets Candid About His Experience With Anxiety

chris evans as captain america in avengers endgame.
We're with Chris Evans til the end of the line.
Big on the Internet, Twitter, Twitter meme

Why Are Men Pointing Guns at Their Dicks to Own the Libs?

Raphie in A Christmas Story
In the latest strange questions from Twitter, we're now asking this: Why are men pointing guns at their crotches with the safeties off?
Big on the Internet, LGBTQ Representation, Pixar, SparkShorts

In Out, Pixar’s First “Gay Lead Character” Falls Into a Frustrating Trope

picture of a gay couple in pixar's Out
We finally get a gay lead character from Pixar ... except not quite.
Big on the Internet, Jack Dorsey, Trump, Twitter

Twitter Refuses to Delete Trump’s Venomous Conspiracy Theories

Donald Trump makes a pouty face in front of an American flag.
Buckle up kids, it's a long and bumpy road to November.
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