The Friday Edition - May 3, 2019
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Movies, Peter Mayhew, Star Wars (franchise)

Saying Goodbye to Peter Mayhew, the Heart Behind Chewbacca

HOLLYWOOD, CA - DECEMBER 14: Actor Peter Mayhew attends the World Premiere of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” at the Dolby, El Capitan, and TCL Theatres on December 14, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney)
Yesterday, the Star Wars family lost one of it's founding members.
AMP Featured, Movies, Jeff Fowler, Paramount Pictures, Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic Is Getting a Redesign After Backlash, Which Just Raises New Concerns

CGI Sonic the Hedgehog's terrifying human teeth as he screams at the horror of his existence.
Jeff Fowler, director of the upcoming Sonic movie responded to the feedback yesterday on Twitter saying that we were being heard and that we'd be spared the image of Sonic with human teeth.
Movies, Avengers: Endgame, nebula

Why Nebula’s Journey in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Matters So Much

Nebula in Guardians of the Galaxy
If you want the most consistently written woman in the MCU, just look to the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise and Nebula.
News, abortion, contributors, week in reproductive justice

It’s Time to Call the Lies of Anti-Abortion Rhetoric What They Are: Incitements to Violence

Abortion rights protest sign
As if the relative success of anti-abortion propaganda film Unplanned weren't unsettling enough, abortion clinics spoke up this week about receiving increased harassment since the film’s release, from an influx of postcards calling on clinic workers to quit to clinic protesters increasingly citing the movie’s plot as reason to harass patients.
Big on the Internet, Burger King, mental health awareness, Mental illness

Burger King’s New Ad Campaign Isn’t Helping to Destigmatize Mental Illness, It’s Just a Gross Marketing Ploy

Burger King's new collection of anti-Happy Meals.
Maybe Burger King should look at actually improving the lives of its employees before attempting to pass itself off as an ambassador of woke mental health culture.
Big on the Internet, Christopher Meloni, Happy, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: The World’s Thirst For Christopher Meloni Remains

Christopher Meloni too damn hot
The first Chris with a great butt was Christopher Meloni, and he stopped by Buzzfeed to read some thirsty tweets with full gusto.
Big on the Internet, Alex Jones, alt-right, Facebook

Instagram and Facebook Ban Alex Jones, InfoWars, and a Host of Other Alt-Right Trashbags

Alex Jones of Infowars looking bummed.
These mouthpieces of hideous racist, misogynist, anti-Semitic, and downright dangerous extremist rhetoric have all been banned from Facebook and Instagram.
Movies, El Chicano, latinx representation, superhero movies

El Chicano Is the First Latinx Superhero to Get His Own Film

raul castillo and george lopez star in el chicano.
Out of the dozens of superhero films and characters, Latinx representation is shockingly dismal. 'El Chicano' is looking to change that.
AMP Featured, Movies, Avengers: Endgame, Captain Marvel, female empowerment

Let’s Talk About Avengers: Endgame’s Big Moment of Pandering/Female Empowerment, Depending on Your View

Carol Danvers as Captain Marvel, judging the lack of material for women in Endgame.
Avengers: Endgame gave us a big, shiny, all-caps GIRL POWER moment but was it enough?
Movies, Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame’s Oscar Push Won’t Lead to Victory, but It’s Already Won

Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) in Avengers: Endgame.
Can it ride this wave to victory? Does it even need to?
Movies, Avengers: Endgame, fan art, Loki

This Heartbreaking Art Raises the Question of What Avengers: Endgame Did With a Fan Favorite Character

Avenge the Fallen Avengers: Endgame posters
Of the decisions made in 'Avengers: Endgame' that baffled, what was done in regards to one character is still, perhaps, one of the most inexplicable.
AMP Featured, Movies, Avengers: Endgame, Iron Man, Marvel Cinematic Universe

Is This the Origin of Avengers: Endgame’s “I Love You 3000”?

bruce tony hug avengers infinity war
Hi guys, I did math!
News, Anti-Vaccination, Avengers: Endgame

An Audience for Avengers: Endgame May Have Been Exposed to Measles at Midnight Showing

University of Iowa junior Erica Zamudil, 22, (L) receives a mumps, measles and rubella vaccination shot from nurse Jan Bush at the school's Student Health Service April 27, 2006 in Iowa City, Iowa. Mass vaccination clinics were set up in college towns across Iowa as public health officials try to contain a mumps epidemic. The University of Iowa has had 62 confirmed cases of mumps. (Photo by Mark Kegans/Getty Images)
Well, the anti-vaxxers keep on ruining everything decent in the world as authorities now warn that the first known measles patient in Orange County, California went to a midnight screening of Avengers: Endgame before she knew she had the disease.
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