The Monday Edition - Jan 21, 2019
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TV, contributors, The Magicians

The Women of The Magicians Elevate the Show Above Typical Fantasy Fun

Kady stands in front of Quentin in The Magicians episode "All That Josh."
The series has taken great strides in its ability to tell stories that reflect our world while simultaneously leaning into the lunacy that occurs in a universe full of magical beings and creatures, but its greatest and most effective feat has been the redefining of its core group of twenty-somethings at the end of season one, and the persistent growth they’ve gone through since. it’s the women who elevate the series from typical fantastical fun into something greater.
Movies, Miles Morales, Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Into the Spider-Verse Is the Best Movie I’ve Seen in a Long Time

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
I know I'm unfashionably late to the party, but Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse deserves all of our money and every accolade it has so rightfully earned.
Movies, Glenn Close, movie review, The Wife

Review: Glenn Close Delivers a Powerful, Quiet Turn in The Wife.

Glenn Close stars as Joan Castleman in 'The Wife.'
Wives in fiction are fascinating to examine, because too often they fall into set tropes.
Big on the Internet, Margot Robbie

Don’t Ask Margot Robbie When She’ll Have a Baby! In Fact, Don’t Ask Any Woman That

barbie
ave a baby? Margot Robbie is one of the most sought after actors in the world and ... this is your question for her? 
Big on the Internet, LEGO, Spider-Man: Far From Home, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: The Spider-Man: Far From Home Trailer Gets the LEGO Treatment

lego mysterio
We were already excited to see the highly anticipated trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home, but we were not expecting to get a hilarious handcrafted version of said trailer in LEGO form.
Big on the Internet, Aaron Sorkin, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, The West Wing

Old Man Aaron Sorkin Tells Young Dems to Stop “Acting Like Young People” and AOC Claps Back

sorkin
It is also bizarre that Sorkin would refer to the Democrats as both "stupid" and "mean", when those words literally define Trump and the Republican agenda.
Big on the Internet, cardi b, Tomi Lahren, Twitter feuds

Cardi B Dragged Tomi Lahren on Twitter and Social Media Was Here for It

Cardi B
Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, we salute you.
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