The Saturday Edition - May 16, 2020
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For his YA debut, TJ Klune gave us the rundown on how his own life experiences with being different led him to write The Extraordinaries.

"We aren’t all the same. That’s what makes the world a wonderful place, though it can sometimes seem scary. And instead of letting it drag us down, we should be letting it lift us up." Read more here!
TV, Christina Applegate, Dead to Me, Linda Cardellini

Dead to Me Continues to Subvert Expectations in a Stunning Second Season

linda cardellini, christina applegate
Dead to Me delivers another strong season by showing us the fallout and the flailing that comes from two very good people doing very bad things.
News, Congress, COVID-19, Nancy Pelosi

House Passes $3 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill Which the Senate Will Ignore

nancy pelosi
The U.S. House of Representatives voted for a historic $3 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, known as the HEROES Act, which passed by a narrow margin of 208-199 yesterday.
News, CNN, Coronavirus, Greta Thunberg

Actually, Greta Thunberg Makes Total Sense on CNN’s Coronavirus Panel

Greta Thunberg takes part in a "Youth Strike 4 Climate" protest march
Hmmm, if only so many people hadn't jumped to conclusions and made up quotes from no one in order to justify their misplaced outrage at a teenage girl.
Big on the Internet, Adele, Sarah Paulson, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Yes, Sarah Paulson Knows She Looks Like Adele

sarah paulson in American Horror Story
Anyway, when there ends up being an Adele biopic, we know who to call.
Big on the Internet, donald trump, space force, Star Trek (franchise)

Does Donald Trump Know This Is Not Star Trek?

Star Trek flag-eh I mean Space Force
Apparently Donald Trump can just steal the Starfleet symbol and it's fine? It's not fine.
TV, Acorn TV, dead still, murder mystery

Dead Still Is the Darkly Comic Victorian Murder Mystery Series You Didn’t Know You Needed

Dead Still Irish period comedic murder mystery
'Dead Still' follows a mortuary photographer who is dragged unwittingly into a murder mystery, and balances comedic sensibility against a morbid backdrop.
Movies, Bill and Ted Face the Music, Ed Solomon

Women in Bill and Ted Movies? What Will They Think of Next?

Bill and Ted in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.
Anyway, I don't think this guy has ever seen a Bill and Ted movie.
News, Coronavirus, donald trump, protests

Truckers Blasted Their Horns in Protest Through Donald Trump’s Press Briefing & He Tried to Call It “A Sign of Love”

Trump pretends to drive a big boy truck.
It was, quite simply, a ridiculous lie.
TV, animation, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Nickelodeon

Avatar: The Last Airbender Now on Netflix! Time for Your Hottest Avatar Takes!

Zach Tyler as Aang in Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)
In addition to it being She-Ra day, we also finally have access to all seasons of Avatar: The Last Airbender on Netflix. This means getting to revisit one of the best Western animated series of all time. So, in honor of this great day, I wanted to create a space to revisit our favorite and least favorite moments, and to share our hottest takes.
Movies, Luke Skywalker, Mark Hamill, Star Wars (franchise)

Mark Hamill Opened up About The Rise of Skywalker Backlash, “Contentious” Star Wars Fandom

I'm going to be completely honest: There are few fandoms as toxic as the Star Wars fandom.
News, Barack Obama, Coronavirus, donald trump, Mitch McConnell

“I Was Wrong”: Mitch McConnell Admits the Obama Administration Did Leave a Pandemic Plan, Which Trump Then Ignored

Mitch McConnell makes a frowny face.
Way to do the bare minimum and acknowledge our shared reality, Mitch!
Big on the Internet, donald trump

Donald Trump Called His Own Supporters “Keyboard Warriors,” Which Is … Not a Compliment

Donald Trump gestures wildly during a meeting.
Let us think, for a second, what fun intern looked at Donald Trump, laughed, and told him to earnestly tweet out "Keyboard Warriors." Let's give them a moment of silence, and then some claps.
TV, Carice van Houten, Game of Thrones, HBO

“Why Did That Scene Have to Be Nude?” Carice van Houten/Melisandre Reflects on Game of Thrones’ Sexposition

Carice van Houten, the Red Witch Melisandre in HBO's Game of Thrones, was the subject of quite a few unnecessary nude scenes that made us all wonder "just why?" In doing promotion for her new project, Instinct, she was asked about the HBO show and shared her thoughts on those nude scenes.
TV, Spock, Star Trek (franchise), star trek: strange new worlds

A New Star Trek Spin-Off Will Follow Spock, Captain Pike, and Number One

New Star Trek show 'Strange New Worlds' ordered for CBS All Access
"We're gonna get to work on a classic Star Trek show that deals with optimism and the future," says star Anson Mount.
AMP Featured, TV, Disney+, Percy Jackson, rick riordan

Thank the Gods! Book-Accurate Percy Jackson Series Coming to Disney+.

A book-accurate Percy Jackson and the Olympians series is coming to Disney+, with author Rick Riordan a major part of the team! We did it, kids!
Big on the Internet, Supernatural, The CW, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: The CW Announces Return Dates, New Shows, and When We’ll See the Final Episodes of Supernatural

Team free will looks worried
The CW announced when they hope to get their programming running again, and when we can expect new seasons of both our favorites and new shows.
Big on the Internet, Medieval, Pandemic, personality

Twitter Wants to Know Which Medieval Marginalia You Identify as Today

maeginalia
Marginalia is the fancy word for all the symbols and illustrations in the margins of medieval manuscripts.
Books, AMC, Anne Rice, gothic horror, Lives of the Mayfair Witches

Who Are Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches That AMC Is Adapting?

The Witching Hour (Lives of Mayfair Witches) Mass Market Paperback – March 22, 1993
For those who may not be familiar with the series, here is what you need to know about who the Mayfair Witches are, what we have to look forward to, and what could use a slight update.
Movies, Peacock, Psych, Psych 2: Lassie Come Home

Psych 2: Lassie Come Home Is Coming to NBC Streaming Service Peacock in July!

Shawn Spencer and Gus Guster in Psych
Shawn Spencer and Gus Guster are coming back, and sooner than you think. 
News, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Rick Bright

Whistleblower Dr. Rick Bright Warns Congress That 2020 Could Be “Darkest Winter in Modern History”

rick bright covid-19
Whistleblower Dr. Rick Bright testified before Congress that COVID-19 could get much worse if we continue with our incompetent response.
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