The Friday Edition - May 22, 2020
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News, antisemitism, donald trump

Donald Trump’s Trip to Michigan’s Ford Factory Was … Weird

US President Donald Trump holds a mask instead of wearing it as he speaks during a tour of the Ford Rawsonville Plant in Ypsilanti, Michigan
On Thursday, Donald Trump visited a Ford factory in Michigan and the whole thing was extremely strange from start to finish–and past finished, actually.
Movies, animation, ASMR, Disney+

Zenimation on Disney+ Will Free You From Quarantine for a Few Relaxing ASMR-Like Minutes

If you want a few moments of peace and beauty during quarantine, check out Disney+'s Zenimation.
Big on the Internet, James Caan, Kathy Bates, Misery, Stephen King

Misery Is the Perfect Quarantine Horror Movie

Kathy-Bates-as-Annie-Wilkes-in-Misery
Misery is currently streaming Hulu, and I partook in a viewing of it last night. It was my first time watching this classic, and while I knew about certain scenes like the hobbling scene, the parts that chilled me the most involved the idea of being trapped in a house with no escape. It hits different during a quarantine.
TV, Cara Dune, Gina Carano, The Mandalorian

The Mandalorian’s Cara Dune Is a Fan Favorite and Gina Carano Is Why

Cara Dune in the Mandalorian
While I would fight alongside Cara Dune without any questions, this episode of Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian has proven that I would also do anything Gina Carano asked me to do.
TV, Peacock, The Little Mermaid

NBC Peacock’s Little Mermaid Sequel Series Washed Up Sure Sounds Like … Something

Washed Up is a sequel to The Little Mermaid where our heroine has been married to her Prince for 15 years and is dissatisfied in a loveless marriage.
Big on the Internet, Black Excellence, Nicole Beharie, trailer

Miss Juneteenth Trailer Reminds Us How Much We Love Nicole Beharie

MissJuneteenth_Poster featuring our queen Nicole
Not only will this be a great way to see Beharie's great talent on screen, but also a compelling mother-daughter story that is strongly committed to highlight Black American culture and tradition.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, AITA Reddit, Twitter

Man Unsure If Deleting Girlfriend’s Instagram Was Wrong Is Peak AITA Man

Kelly Kapoor How Dare You on the Office
Chances are, if you screwed someone else over and they're not talking to you, you're the asshole. In both of the cases I shared, that is most definitely the case.
Big on the Internet, Coronavirus, tiktok, Twitter

Three Accounts to Follow to Add a Little Levity to Our Current News Hellscape

A still from Sarah Cooper's video impersonating Trump.
It's nice to have a fun distraction as we watch everything around us burn.
Movies, Honest Trailers, things we saw today, trolls world tour

Things We Saw Today: The Trolls World Tour Honest Trailer Is Here and It’s … Fine?

two trolls fighting via guitar
Trolls World Tour is one of those movies that is so strange and absurd, yet has so much sincere heart that it's nearly impossible to mock it.
News, Hollywood, Republicans, Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz Is Wasting All Our Time

Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) applaud during the State of the Union address
As we head into the fourth month of an international pandemic, the Republicans in the US Senate are doing everything they can stymie relief efforts.
Movies, Dylan O'Brien, parody, Sarah Ramos

Sarah Ramos, Dylan O’Brien Recreate Iconic The Social Network Scene—Cinema Is Alive and Well

sarah ramos is jessie eisenberg
A reminder that The Social Network should have won the Oscar.
Movies, Star Wars (franchise), Star Wars Episode V: Empire Strikes Back

On Its 40th Anniversary, Let’s Remember Why Empire Strikes Back Is the Best

Yoda ponders the Force in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.
So much of Empire Strikes Back changed how we viewed these characters, and so today, we should honor the movie that changed it all.
Big on the Internet, Broadway, musicals, Smash

Smash Refuses to Die, Gets a Second Life on Broadway

megan hilty, katharine mcphee
But can we FINALLY agree that Ivy is way more suited to the role than Karen is?
TV, Arrowverse, The CW

Supergirl’s Azie Tesfai Speaks on Her DC Sisterhood and That Powerful Zoom Live About Ahmaud Arbery

women from across the DCTW/CW speak about racism
The mentality that allows strangers to make racist threats and assumptions, and to display them proudly without fear of repercussions, is not divorced from the actions of those who decided to murder Ahmaud Arbery. It is based on the same ideology that Black people are subhuman, that we don't have feelings, and that our lives, our feelings, and our emotional health do not matter.
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