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News, Black Lives Matter, NBA, sports

The NBA Will Transform Their Arenas Into Polling Locations

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA - AUGUST 26: <>in Game Five of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on August 26, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
This is only one of several agreements between the NBA and the players aimed at advancing racial and social justice.
Movies, Denis Villeneuve, Dune, Timothée Chalamet

Empire Covers Feature the Real Stars of Dune: Oscar Isaac’s Beard and Timothée Chalamet’s Codpiece

Empire Magazine Dune cover.
Warner Bros. has announced that the official trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune will premiere online Wednesday, September 9 at 12pm ET. Until then we also have two covers from Empire highlighting the cast of the film. 
News, CNN, donald trump

Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Donald Trump’s RNC Speech in One Incredible Fact-Checking Lightning Round

CNN's Daniel Dale appears on Anderson Cooper's show to fact-check Donald Trump's RNC speech.
Donald Trump spoke for 70 minutes to convince Americans why they should vote for him and all he could come up with were 20+ lies.
Big on the Internet, mathematics, Twitter meme, women in STEM

A Teen Girl Dared To Ask Where Math Came From and the Internet Went Nuts

A high school student vent viral for a TikTok questioning where math even comes from. But she was right to ask.
News, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Republican National Convention

Surprising No One, the RNC Was Probably a COVID-19 Superspreader Event

Ivanka Trump, daughter and Advisor to the US president speaks during the final day of the Republican National Convention from the South Lawn of the White House on August 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
The Republican National Convention didn't just spread lies, it likely spread a lot of coronavirus.
Movies, David Fincher

Happy Birthday to My Favorite Dark Filmmaker, David Fincher!

Robert Downey Jr. and Jake Gyllenhaal in Zodiac
David Fincher turns 58 years old today, and while him being a Virgo makes ... a lot of sense, let's talk about why he's truly one of our greatest directors out there.
Big on the Internet, Captain America (character), donald trump, Steve Rogers

In No Way, Shape, or Form Is Donald Trump Anything Like Captain America, Got It?

Captain America sitting on a backwards chair, looking at you with pity.
Right-wing YouTube personality Damani Felder took to Twitter last night, cracked his fingers, and said with his whole ass that Donald Trump is real-life Captain America.
News, Breonna Taylor, protests, Rand Paul

Senator Rand Paul Lets His Imagination Run Wild, Claims He Was “Attacked” by a “Crazed Mob” After RNC

Rand Paul speaks in a screenshot from the virtual RNC.
Rand Paul tweeted about the incident Friday morning and someone clearly woke up on the dramatic side of the bed.
Big on the Internet, Melania Trump, Twitter meme

Melania Trump Wore a Green Dress to the RNC. You’re a Meme, Ma’am.

Melania Trump green screen dress with coronavirus put on it.
I would like to thank whatever intern told Melania Trump that a bright green dress was a great choice for the last night of the Republican National Convention because you know someone thought about green screens while this choice went down.
News, donald trump, Jim Gaffigan, RNC

Jim Gaffigan Is Over the RNC and Trump, Calls Him a Fascist on Twitter

2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Arrivals SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 08: Jim Gaffigan attends the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards on February 08, 2020 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)
Jim Gaffigan is an American comedian known for this clean humor, love of food, and having a generally apolitical public persona. However, he is just another American citizen who is completely over the lies and propaganda of the Trump administration and the party that is propping him up.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, 2020 Presidential election, donald trump, Joe Biden

The “Keep America Great” Domain Belongs to Joe Biden

Deborah Palomba holds a "Keep America Great" hat as she watches US President Donald Trump acceptance speech for the Republican Party nomination for reelection during the final day of the Republican National Convention on TV in the office of San Diego County's Republican Party in Rancho Bernardo, California on August 27, 2020. - President Donald Trump tore into his election challenger Joe Biden as a threat to the "American Dream" in a bruising speech August 27 accepting the Republican nomination for a second term against a backdrop of racial tensions and the deadly coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by ARIANA DREHSLER / AFP) (Photo by ARIANA DREHSLER/AFP via Getty Images)
Visiting KeepAmericaGreat.com will take you directly to a page from the Biden campaign outlining every promise Donald Trump made and broke.
News, contributor, politics

Defenses of 19-Year-Old Leftist Candidate’s Abusive History Co-Opt Restorative Justice to Dismiss Sexual Harm

Aaron Coleman speaks in a campaign video.
Now, we have the added, agonizing twist of attempts to co-opt recently popularized abolitionist, restorative justice practices for personal gain, erasing that these approaches necessarily center victims' needs and require meaningful action from the abuser to repair harm—action potentially including stepping down from a political campaign in accordance with victims' wishes.
Movies, Bill and Ted Face the Music, review

Review: Bill and Ted Face the Music Is the Most Excellent Movie We Need Right Now

Bill and Ted Face the Music with Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter
Bill & Ted Face the Music is the movie that 2020 needs and the beauty it will bring to audiences might let us forget about all our problems for just a little while and remember to be excellent to each other.
Big on the Internet, Jake Johnson, things we saw today, Thirst Tweets

Things We Saw Today: In Which Jake Johnson Reads Thirst Tweets

Nick Miller in New Girl
Sometimes, you just want to tweet about your love for New Girl's Jake Johnson, and sometimes, he'll then turn around and read said tweets.
News, A Starting Point, Chris Evans, Ted Cruz, Zodiac Killer

Chris Evans Explains Why He Took a Picture With Ted Cruz & Discusses His Plan to Create More Informed Voters

Chris Evans appears on the Daily Show over video chat.
Evans talked to Trevor Noah about the ouroboros of political outrage and that infamous pic with Ted Cruz.
Big on the Internet, Mike Pence, Mother, RNC

Things Mike Pence Reminded Me of at the RNC

Close up on Mike Pence's consternated face.
Maybe put Mike Pence in a bowl of rice so he can reset?
Big on the Internet, Billie Eilish, Fox News, Madison Cawthorn

Let’s Unpack This Fox News Anchor’s Billie Eilish/Madison Cawthorn Comparison

billie eilish madison cawthorn
This tweet distills the Democrat/Republican divide into 280 characters.
Big on the Internet, donald trump, George Bailey, It's a Wonderful Life

In What World Is Donald Trump Anything Like It’s A Wonderful Life’s George Bailey?

Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey in It's A Wonderful Life
Anyway, Trump is a failing Mr. Potter and that's that.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Jared Kushner, NBA, Trump

Jared Kushner Roundly Mocked for Complaining About the NBA Strike

Jared Kushner keeps his mouth tightly shut.
Presidential advisor and charisma-less Bobby Newport Jared Kushner made headlines when he decided to comment on the NBA strike.
News, Black Lives Matter, gun violence, Jacob Blake

Tucker Carlson, Ann Coulter, & More Right-Wing Monsters Praise Kyle Rittenhouse, the White Teenager Charged With Murdering Protesters

Demonstrators revisit the site where a protester was killed on August 26, 2020 in Kenosha
Right-wing media personalities are falling all over themselves to find nice things to say about this literal (accused) murderer.
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