The Wednesday Edition - Mar 27, 2019
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Books, Sponsored, audiobooks, black leopard red wolf, marlon james

Listen to Marlon James’ Bestselling Epic Fantasy, Black Leopard, Red Wolf

Marlon James' Black Leopard, Red Wolf audio book
'Black Leopard, Red Wolf' is a bold, diverse new fantasy universe headed straight for your earbuds from one of the world’s most acclaimed authors, Marlon James.
Big on the Internet, Tom Hiddleston

Are We All Dating Tom Hiddleston Now? Is That What This Commercial Means?

When we all awoke this morning to a new commercial from Tom Hiddleston for Centrum, we were excited. Heart-shaped egg excited.
Movies, Shazam

Shazam! Found a Unique and Fun Way to Fit Into the DCEU

zachary levi is shazam.
Shazam! is a new look into the DC Extended Universe and, dare I say, the best of the entire lot of them?
Movies, costumes, Star Wars (franchise), Star Wars: Episode IX

There’s a Whole Lot Going on in This Leaked Star Wars: Episode IX Poster

New Star Wars: Episode IX poster
There's a ton of new 'Star Wars: Episode IX' visuals to feast our eyes upon following a leak of merchandising images. Just to start, we have a Rey—looking quite Padmé-esque—a first sighting of the mysterious Knights of Ren, a glimpse of what's likely Keri Russell's character, and much more.
TV, contributors, gender representation, women in television

Great TV Shows Are Redefining Messy Women in Comedy

Montage: Rebecca Bunch in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Ilana and Abbi in Broad City, and Gretchen Cutler in You're the Worst.
Regardless of any subtle changes in the media landscape, there remains an enormous pressure for creators to meticulously craft characters that are "likable," even while committing heinous acts. Still, a shift is happening (primarily for straight, white women characters—its own box of clichés that are in need a significant amount of narrative space to unpack properly), and it has found much of its most stable footing in the realm of comedy.
Big on the Internet, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Green New Deal, nolite te bastardes carborundorum, Republicans

Republicans Should Be Embarrassed by Their Response to the Green New Deal & AOC Isn’t Afraid to Tell Them So

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez waits to strike during Michael Cohen's hearing.
Ocasio-Cortez has had a lot of videos go viral, mostly because she's developing a pattern of exhibiting the kind of sharp, passionate action and language we want to see from our elected representatives. But her response to these Republicans might just be one of the most powerful videos we've seen not just from her, but from any recent politician.
News, Betsy DeVos, Special Olympics, Trump

Betsy DeVos Wants to Cut Funding for the Special Olympics and People Are Rightfully Furious

Betsy DeVos is thinking about all those puppies she's gonna turn into coats.
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, aka Aunt Lydia with money, has proposed a new budget for her department that cuts $7 billion from various programs.
News, rolling stone magazine, Sophie Turner

Please Don’t Make Sophie Turner’s Sexuality a Label War

sansa here to fuck shit up
Queen in the North Sophie Turner made waves when her Rolling Stone interview came out and the quote "I love a soul, not a gender" had people excited and wondering about how she viewed her sexuality.
Big on the Internet, Avengers: Endgame, The MCU, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: This Avengers: Endgame Featurette Is Here to Make Us Sad

black widow, nebula, and tony stark in nanotech suits for avengers: endgame.
Did today's release of the Avengers: Endgame posters not make you sad enough? Great news!
Big on the Internet, Avengers: Endgame, Chris Hemsworth, Thor

Why I’m Worried About Thor in Avengers: Endgame

It seems increasingly likely to me that Avengers: Endgame could spell the end of Thor Odinson.
TV, CBS All Access, Sonequa Martin-Green, Star Trek: Discovery

Sonequa Martin-Green Is the Captain On and Off-Screen in Star Trek: Discovery

The stars and creators of Star Trek: Discovery at Paleyfest.
Clearly everyone on the set of Star Trek: Discovery is more human than Vulcan, as emotions were freely shared and eyes got misty.
Big on the Internet, Brie Larson, Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers, Tessa Thompson, Valkyrie

Brie Larson and Tessa Thompson Sending Fan Art to Each Other Is a Mood

Brie Larson and Tessa Thompson fanart
Tessa Thompson and Brie Larson are out here trying to make all our Valkyrie/Carol Danvers dreams come true!
Books, A Song of Ice and Fire, Game of Thrones, GoT female character fails

How Game of Thrones Failed Its Female Characters in Adaptation, Part Three: House Martell

Indira Varma and Rosabell Laurenti Sellers in Game of Thrones (2011)
There are lots of plot lines in A Song of Ice and Fire that do not and did not need to be adapted into the show. They're rich when it comes to crafting the world of the books but create a convoluted visual narrative. Dorne was one of those storylines.
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