Movies, The New Mutants By Princess Weekes on Wed,12:40 When Disney, home of Marvel, bought 21st Century Fox, there were questions as to what would happen to the release of Dark Phoenix and The New Mutants. Dark Phoenix is scheduled to be released in the United States on June 7, 2019 and hopefully, it'll be an improvement of The Last Stand, but it looks like more of the same, except with younger actors. Movies, Bohemian Rhapsody, Bryan Singer By Kate Gardner on Wed,12:27 “After the Harvey Weinstein news came out, everyone thought Bryan Singer would be next.” TV, contributors, The Magicians By Jessica Mason on Wed,10:52 Tonight will see the season four premiere of The Magicians on Syfy. We’ve covered what we loved and didn’t love about season three (and loved some more), which was generally great. After some stumbles in season two, season three really let these characters grow and took some wonderful creative risks. We’re hoping that wild, magical success continues in season four, where there are several specific questions we want to see answered. Gaming, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, transgender rights, Twitch By Vivian Kane on Tue,6:43 This weekend, HBomberguy, aka Harry Brewis, streamed a 57-hour-long game of Donkey Kong on Twitch. One of his goals was to "destroy Donkey Kong 64," a game he said he "never finished properly as a kid." His other goal was to raise money for Mermaids, a UK-based charity designed to support gender diverse and transgender children, teenagers, and their families. TV, michael burnham, Spock, Star Trek: Discovery By Kaila Hale-Stern on Tue,6:07 There's an extensive theory that the schism between Michael Burnham and her adoptive brother Spock occurred because of a possible romantic past between the two. Can we not do this? Big on the Internet, donald trump, Lady Gaga, Mike Pence, things we saw today By Rachel Leishman on Tue,5:36 Lady Gaga called out Trump and Pence on stage, and it was glorious. TV, folklore, HBO, Lovecraft Country By Kate Gardner on Tue,4:56 Two of the most hotly anticipated horror TV shows will find home on HBO, and both will present points of view not often explored in horror Gaming, Mortal Kombat, Sonya Blade, women in games By Princess Weekes on Tue,4:41 When the footage was released of Sonya Blade still protecting the Earth Realm at 51 years old in Mortal Kombat 11, of course, some people had to talk about how feminism ruined the character. Movies, Bucky Barnes, Carter Baizen, Sebastian Stan By Rachel Leishman on Tue,4:21 Marvel and the actors who bring our favorite characters to life are continuing to double down on "all your favorites are dead," which ... thanks? Recently, Sebastian Stan has taken to telling us that "Bucky Barnes is dead, happy new year," and that's just plain rude. Sponsored, The Mary Sue Shop By Diana Vilbert on Tue,3:01 We've all read bad copy on a product or business site and cringed. But while you may know how to avoid big mistakes, do you know how to take your words from so-so to pro? This $10.99 Modern Copywriting course will teach you—and supercharge your conversions and clickthroughs. Get it at the Mary Sue Shop! News, LGBTQ discrimination, transgender soldier ban By Vivian Kane on Tue,2:53 In a devastating blow to transgender rights, the Supreme Court ruled this morning to lift a number of lower courts' injunctions on Donald Trump's ban on transgender people serving in the military. Movies, Chris Pine, Patty Jenkins, Steve Trevor, Wonder Woman 1984 By Kate Gardner on Tue,2:43 "I thought of what this next movie should be in the middle of making the first movie, so it wasn’t a solution to ‘Oh God, that worked out, let’s try to jam you in there.'" TV, Netflix, sex education By Princess Weekes on Tue,2:27 The Netflix show Sex Education does a fantastic job of telling comedic, but realistic and thoughtful stories about sex and sexuality, but repeats a problematic trope with characters Adam Groff and Eric Effiong. Movies, Black Panther, The Academy Awards By Kate Gardner on Tue,1:22 As we discuss how awful the snubs at the Oscars are (and wonder why Green Book keeps winning despite several controversies), it's time to celebrate one history-making nomination. |
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