The Tuesday Edition - Sep 1, 2020
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TV, Bucky Barnes, Sam Wilson, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Merch for Falcon and the Winter Soldier Has Emerged to Feed My Soul

Bucky Barnes in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
There is now merch out in the world for the Disney+ show, which both delights me and makes me incredibly sad since we don't know when we'll see Falcon and the Winter Soldier premiere.
Big on the Internet, binge-watching, Netflix, September

Here’s Everything Coming To Netflix in September, Which Is Apparently the Month We’re In

Tom Holland in the Devil All The Time
What are you looking forward to watching this month?
Movies, D.B Weiss, David Benioff, The Three-Body Problem

Game of Thrones’ Weiss and Benioff Take on Chinese Sci-Fi Epic The Three-Body Problem

Writer/producers David Benioff (L) and D.B. Weiss accept the Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for "Game of Thrones" episode Battle of the Bastards during the 68th Emmy Awards show on September 18, 2016 at the Microsoft Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. / AFP / Valerie MACON (Photo credit should read VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images)
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have found their next project: The Three-Body Problem, an alien invasion epic, coming to Netflix.
Big on the Internet, The Office, Twitter memes

Why Yes I Am in Love With (And Screaming About) This Office Supply Version of The Office Theme Song

Steve Carell The Office worth 500 million
Which brings us to the latest addition: a fan-made version of the theme song to The Office, made with office supplies.
TV, Syfy, Wynonna Earp, Wynonna Earp recap

Wynonna Earp Midseason Finale Has Our Heroine Dealing With What It Means to Have Honor

Holy War: Part 2 (2020) Wynonna Earp (2016)
The midseason finale of the long-awaited fourth season of Wynonna Earp has wrapped up, and it delivered some of what I think is the best and the most frustrating aspects of the series. But let us start with what is absolutely the joy: WayHaught.
News, Coronavirus, donald trump, Herman Cain

Herman Cain’s Zombie Twitter Account Is Posting Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories Now

Herman Cain and supporters of US President Donald Trump "Black Voices" listen to him speak during a campaign rally
Even in death, Herman Cain's Twitter account is still pushing Trump's favorite conspiracy theories.
AMP Featured, Movies, movie theaters, movies, Twitter

“Things Overheard in Movie Theaters” Twitter Thread Is the Laugh You Need in Our Current Hellscape

Things overheard in movie theaters from funny twitter thread
It turns out that we've all had a wide variety of experiences when it comes to the things heard at the movies.
Big on the Internet, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Oh Yeah, the Socially Distant VMAs Aired Last Night and It Was Pretty Fun

2020 MTV Video Music Awards NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 30: In this photo illustration, Lady Gaga accepts the Artist of the Year award, viewed on a laptop, during the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards broadcast on August 30, 2020 in New York City. (Photo Illustration by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
Yesterday, the 2020 MTV VMAs aired, and despite it being done virtually, the event was actually a lot of fun, with Lady GaGa taking home a lot of statues and wearing so much mask fashion that you'd think she was auditioning for Mortal Kombat.
Big on the Internet, memes, Twitter, Twitter memes

Twitter Users Are Done With Emails That Hope They “Find You Well” In 2020. Let the Mocking Begin.

Baby Yoda in the Mandalorian
You've probably received an email in these recent months that says something along the lines of "I hope that you're doing well," and here's the thing: None of us are really doing "well."
AMP Featured, Movies, Bill & Ted, Bill & Ted Face the Music

Bill & Ted Face the Music and the Beauty of Parental Relationships

Bill and Ted Face the Music
Father-daughter relationships onscreen are a mixed bag, to be quite honest. They normally exist to benefit the male character, and rarely do we see something like this, so thank you, Bill & Ted Face the Music, for teaching us the value of being excellent to each other.
TV, Black Lives Matter, John Oliver, Last Week Tonight

John Oliver Perfectly Dismantles Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson, & the Republican Party’s Constant Denial of Our Racist Reality

John Oliver discusses the RNC on Last Week Tonight
In one of its best episodes, 'Last Week Tonight' broke down how the police shooting of Jacob Blake and the racist fearmongering at the RNC are directly linked.
AMP Featured, Movies, The New Mutants

WTF Is Up With These Racist Scenes in The New Mutants?

Blu Hunt as Dani Moonstar in New Mutants
The New Mutants is out and it looks like people are seeing it, since the film has made $7 million domestically despite, you know, a pandemic. This means there are already scenes being shared from the movie, including several of the character Illyana Rasputina, a.k.a. Magik (Anya Taylor-Joy), being racist towards Dani Moonstar, a.k.a. Mirage, played by Blu Hunt.
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