The Thursday Edition - Sep 17, 2020
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Award-winning author Mark Oshiro’s new Latinx YA fantasy, Each of Us a Desert, is a queer coming-of-age story about two young women finding home and falling in love amidst the dangers of a desert where stories come to life—available now.

While you wait for your copy to arrive, let Oshiro tell you why they're tired of "universal" stories.
News, COVID-19, democrats, Trump

Trump Blames High Coronavirus Death Rate on Blue States

Donald Trump yells into a microphone at a press conference/illegal campaign rally.
But what else would we expect from Donald Trump?
Movies, Jane Austen, Joe Wright, Pride and Prejudice

Pride & Prejudice 1995 vs. Pride & Prejudice 2005: Which Side Are You On?

Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle in Pride and Prejudice (1995)//Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen in Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Choose your fighter.
Big on the Internet, folklore, Halloween, Harvest Moon, September

You Don’t Have to Wait For October. September Has Creepy Folklore, Too!

painting of a cornfield by moonlight
Yes, time still, apparently, exists, and according to the "calendar," it is September. That means many of us want to start getting ready for Halloween, even though it's a long way off. Well, I have great news for you: October doesn't have a monopoly on creepy traditions and folklore. September has all sorts of spooky traditions and stories, as well! And who better than our friends over at Folklore Thursday to share some of the best from all over the world.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, COVID-19, motherhood, parenting

This Scientist Sums up Working From Home While Parenting in Single Tweet

science mom
Parenting is a challenge on the best of days, but 2020 has taken those days and yeeted them into the sun.
TV, Cobie Smulders, Stumptown

Now That I’ve Caught up on It, Someone Please Save Stumptown!

Stumptown cast.
Earlier this week, I pitched to our editors that I should write about Stumptown and why it's a great show (mainly because of Jake Johnson's beard)—I have record of this—only for me to finally catch up with the show just before ABC decided to cancel it. 2020 has been bad enough; you will not take furry-collared Jake Johnson with a beard from me! I will not ALLOW IT!
AMP Featured, News, millennials, surveys, The Holocaust

Let’s Take a Closer Look at Those Claims That Two-Thirds of Young Americans Don’t Know 6 Million Jews Were Killed in the Holocaust

Arbeit macht frei Auschwitz sign
This is a situation where we really need to take the small survey size into account before we start screaming.
Big on the Internet, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Tucker Carlson

Liar Tucker Carlson Spreads Coronavirus Lies and Cried Censorship When Facebook Labels Them Lies

Tucker Carlson gestures wildly.
Tucker Carlson got mad when Facebook labeled his COVID-19 misinformation as misinformation.
AMP Featured, Movies

Viral Cordelia Poster Proves We Want the Victorian Romance With Pegging That We Thought We Were Getting

Johnny Flynn and Antonia Campbell-Hughes in Cordelia (2019)
Yesterday, the poster for the movie Cordelia hit the internet, and on a brief glance, the coloring and pose made people think we were in for an erotic period drama, but the truth is slightly disappointing. So ... can we have the movie we thought we were getting?
TV, Jim Carrey, Joe Biden, Saturday Night Live

Things We Saw Today: Jim Carrey Will Play Joe Biden When Saturday Night Live Returns

collage of jim carrey and Joe Biden
Jim Carrey will take on the part of Former VP and presidential nominee Joe Biden when Saturday Night Live Returns for Season 46.
AMP Featured, News, donald trump, health care, Kayleigh McEnany

Kayleigh McEnany Tells Reporters If They Want Information They Should Come Work at the White House So What Exactly Is Her Job Again?

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany scolds reporters during a news conference
McEnany had a bit of a clean-up job to do following Trump's town hall Tuesday night, and she did so with her usual performative disdain for reporters.
Big on the Internet, Peter Parker, Spider-Man

“Spiderman” Is Trending AGAIN!? It’s Spider-Man. With a Hyphen. He’s a Spider and a Man.

Marvel comics Spider-Man points out the hyphen in his name.
So yes, there are probably more important things that you can occupy your mind with but for my sanity, use a hyphen. It's so easy. He's a spider and a man. It's not his last name.
TV, Ahsoka Tano, Star Wars (franchise), The Mandalorian

Um, No, That Wasn’t Ahsoka Tano in The Mandalorian’s Season 2 Trailer

Ahsoka Tano readies to fight
Never have I been angrier at the internet than when The Mandalorian's season 2 trailer dropped and everyone saw Sasha Banks, and their first thought was "That'a Ahsoka Tano."
TV, girlfriends, Mara Brock Akil

Girlfriends: How Does the Iconic Black Sitcom Hold Up After 20 Years?

Golden Brooks, Jill Marie Jones, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Persia White in Girlfriends (2000)
The series, created by Mara Brock Akil, told the story of four friends living and loving in Los Angeles: Joan Clayton (played by Tracee Ellis Ross), Maya Wilkes (played by Golden Brooks), Lynn Searcy (played by Persia White), and Toni Childs (played by Jill Marie Jones).
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