The Thursday Edition - Dec 6, 2018
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A Dark Wizard is out for her blood, a demonic golem has orders to dispatch her ... and she stinks at magic. Being a wizard, even a baby wizard, is harder than Raine thought. Grab a copy of A Muddle of Magic to find out how her story ends, and while you're there, check out some other BAMF titles from Kensington's Rebel Base!
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Lena Dunham, white feminism

Freedom From Entitlement: How I Learned to Embrace My Disdain for Lena Dunham

Lena Dunham in season six of HBO's Girls
In a new guest piece by Lena Dunham she apologizes for lying on behalf of her friend who was accused of rape, but after the collective things Dunham has done she really is not entitled to our forgiveness.
Big on the Internet, Movies, TV, Golden Globes, Green Book, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Widows

The Golden Globe Nominations Are Here and Naturally We’ve Got Some Opinions

Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali in Green Book (2018)
Would it really be a nomination announcement if we all weren't writing hot takes about it? 
TV, Golden Globes

Here Are the 2019 Golden Globe Nominations

Actress Danai Gurira announces the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards nominations in Beverly Hills, California, on December 6, 2018. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo credit should read VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images)
The 76th Annual Golden Globes are coming up in just one month, on Sunday, January 7, and the nominations are finally here! The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is live streaming the announcements right now on their Facebook page, so we'll continue updating our list as they come in.
Big on the Internet, Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama Shares Her Anti-Imposter Syndrome Secret: The Most Powerful Leaders in the Biggest Rooms “Are Not That Smart”

michelle obama, imposter syndrome, quote, london, becoming
Michelle Obama has taken a few days off from her book tour to attend George H.W. Bush's memorial services, but her last event–a sold-out conversation with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie–gave us a wealth of inspiration to tide us over until the next one.
Big on the Internet, Picard, Star Trek (franchise), things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: When Are We Getting That Picard Star Trek Series?

Picard facepal
Dreams came true when it was announced that living legend Sir Patrick Stewart would be returning as Jean-Luc Picard in a CBS All-Access show focused around Picard's adventures 20 years later. But will we be able to watch the show anytime soon?
Big on the Internet, Twitter

One Meme To Define Our Entire Emotions for the Week

Twitter user extraordinaire JuanPa (writer John Paul Brammer) found the perfect meme to sum up our emotions for this neverending hellweek.
Big on the Internet, Conspiracy Theories, Rudy Giuliani, Twitter

Rudy Giuliani Tried to Blame His Own Typos on Twitter’s “Anti-Trump” Bias

Giuliani demonstrated a spectacular misunderstanding of how Twitter works by accusing the platform of allowing someone to "invade [his] text," and change the message. His evidence was that he repeatedly failed to include a space after puctuation, but only had a link appear once, apparently not realizing that .either is not an existing domain format, while .in is.
Books, Grand Admiral Thrawn, star wars books

There’s a Third Thrawn Book Coming and Naturally I Have a Lot of Feelings

The cover art for Thrawn: Treason by Timothy Zahn, from Del Rey and Lucasfilm
Happy holidays to my Thrawn stanning friends.
Movies, Kurt Russell, The Christmas Chronicles

Kurt Russell Is Santa Claus. That’s It. That’s All You Need to Know.

Kurt Russell as Ego the Living Planet in Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2
Honestly, the only Santa Claus I will accept from here on out is Kurt Russell. When you're trying to watch Netflix's new holiday movie The Christmas Chronicles, you may realize that this probably isn't a great movie. Are you going to cry? Yes, it has a lot of heart, but it also features monkey-looking elves flossing, so you take what you get.
AMP Featured, TV, contributors, The Flash

The Cast Helps Us Break Down the Big Twists in #TheFlash100

barry and nora the cw the flash episode 100
Let's run down what the cast and producers had to say about the 100th episode of The Flash, Nora’s secret, and more on the red carpet of their 100th episode party.
Movies, runtime, the russo brothers

Not All Films Have to Be Endlessly Long, Despite What the Russo Brothers Say

Thanos in Invinity War
A lengthy epic sure sounds great in theory, but they only work some of the time in practice.
Comics, Magic: The Gathering

Interview: Vita Ayala Gives Us a Sneak Peek at Magic: The Gathering – Chandra #1

CHANDRA #1 Cover Image
Magic: The Gathering is returning to the realm of comics with Chandra #1, penned by comic book writer Vita Ayala. We were honored to speak with them about their love of Magic and get some hints of what to expect in Chandra.
Movies, Captain Marvel, Twitter

Don’t Tell Men to Keep Their Hot Takes About Captain Marvel to Themselves Unless You Want 700 Replies to Your Tweet

A mere 2 minutes after the Captain Marvel trailer dropped, men dominated the comment section on YouTube, talking about how 'bad' they thought the movie looked.
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