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Big on the Internet, Henry Cavill, pc gaming, Twitter

The Internet is Horny for Henry Cavill Building a Gaming PC in a Tank Top

henry cavill
Henry Cavill has been quite productive during quarantine, baking up a storm and painting miniature gaming pieces.
News, Chris Cuomo, donald trump, Goya

Chris Cuomo, Like the Rest of Us, Would Like to Know How Donald Trump “Has Got Time for This Bulls**t”

Chris Cuomo yells at a picture of Donald Trump on his CNN show.
Good to know the President has his priorities in order.
TV, Aisha Dee, Freeform, The Bold Type

Aisha Dee Speaks Out on How a Lack of Diversity in the Writers’ Room Led to The Bold Type’s Problematic Storyline

Aisha Dee in Babes in Toyland (2020) The Bold Type
Yesterday, Aisha Dee, who has played Kat these four seasons spoke up about the diversity issues she has seen on the hit Freeform show The Bold Type.
TV, Anakin Skywalker, Hayden Christensen, Obi-Wan Kenobi

Hayden Christensen Rumored to Be in the Obi-Wan TV Series? My Teenage Heart Is Aflutter.

Hayden Christensen still looking like a snack
Anyway, if we had gone with my original hope, where Hayden Christensen just played Hot Darth Vader, then we wouldn't have to worry about how he was going to be a part of this series. 
News, brian kemp, Georgia, Stacey Abrams

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Bans Local Mask Mandates as Pandemic Surges

brian kemp
Ah yes, the mask honor system. Because that's been working so well for everyone so far.
Movies, LGBTQ Representation, queer representation, trans representation

GLAAD Report on Queer Representation in Hollywood in 2019 Is Mixed

Taron Egerton as Elton John in 'Rocketman'
GLAAD's annual Studio Responsibility Index for 2019 has some good points and some disappointing ones.
Books, F. Scott Fitzgerald, prequels, The Great Gatsby

Great Gatsby Getting Nick-Centric Prequel as Soon as Copyright Expires. Oh Joy?

Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton, and Elizabeth Debicki in The Great Gatsby (2013)
The US copyright for the F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel The Great Gatsby will expire and enter the public domain on January 1st, 2021. That means it can be freely adapted without having to get the rights from any particular person and therefore, just like classics before it, spin-off, sequel, and prequel novels will be fair game.
Movies, Robert Downey Jr., Star Wars (franchise), the russo brothers

The Russo Brothers Want to Tackle Star Wars? Should They?

Anthony and Joe Russo at Black Panther Premiere
To be quite honest, I'd be excited to see the Russos tackle Star Wars, even if I'd truly prefer to see Star Wars stop the parade of straight white men.
News, Coronavirus, Department of Health and Human Services, donald trump

In the Latest Terrifying Turn, Coronavirus Data Will Now Be Sent Directly to Trump’s Administration Instead of the CDC

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House
Not only is this shift potentially totally corrupt–it's corrupt and ineffectual. The ol' Trump one-two.
Big on the Internet, Jamie Foxx, Netflix, Project Power

Things We Saw Today: The Trailer for Netflix’s Project Power Is Lit. Like Literally on Fire.

PROJECT POWER (L to R) JAMIE FOXX as ART in PROJECT POWER Cr. SKIP BOLEN/NETFLIX © 2020
The trailer for Project Power starring Jaime Foxx, Dominique Fishback, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt is literally on fire.
Big on the Internet, Hannibal, memes, Netflix

Of Course Hannibal Has the Best Cake Memes

Hannibal fandom has great cake memes
It's fitting that the Internet's obsession with existential cake memes would be embraced by fans of NBC's 'Hannibal.'
Comics, DC Comics, HBO, Rorschach, Watchmen

Good Lord, There Is a Rorschach 12-Issue Spinoff Series Coming to DC Comics

rorshach-spin-off-comic-from-dc
One of Watchmen's infamous protagonists is getting their own spinoff series, and naturally, it is fan-favorite Walter Joseph Kovacs, best known by the moniker Rorschach.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Coronavirus, Disney, Disney parks

Already, the Disney Reopening Situation Is Not Looking Great

disneyworld
Not only should states be mandating closures but it should also be on the government to help those businesses hurt by the closures being enforced. Then, we wouldn't have a situation like this where there is a freedom to open up despite the fact that they should not be. 
AMP Featured, Movies, Charlize Theron, Netflix, The Old Guard

A New Featurette Tracks The Old Guard Through History and Answers Some Burning Questions

charlize theron
How old was Andy in the Old Guard? This featurette has that answer, and many more.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Chad Goes Deep, Coronavirus, masks

Bro, These Bros Just Want to Give You a Free Mask. Why Are You Mad, Bro?

Bros handing out masks, bro.
Sometimes, you just need two dudes going to the beach to ask other dudes why they're not wearing masks. And that's exactly what we have here.
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