News, 2020 Presidential election, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Elizabeth Warren By Vivian Kane on Wed,1:37 I wasn't planning on dedicating any more time or brain space to Howard Schultz, the billionaire presidential hopeful who refuses to talk specifics of an actual platform, but then his mouth kept moving and words kept coming out and it was all too much to keep quiet about. Movies, Zack Snyder By Kate Gardner on Wed,12:53 "This is the opportunity to find a purely joyful way to express myself though a genre." Movies, Avengers: Endgame By Rachel Leishman on Wed,12:40 Please no, I beg of you. Marvel, if you do this, I don't know that I can ever trust you to make a decent decision again—especially because no one liked Dormammu in the first place. News, Dr. Luke, Kesha, Lady Gaga By Chelsea Steiner on Wed,12:29 Throughout the testimony Gaga, a survivor of sexual assault herself, repeatedly called out the biases and the trauma inflicted on survivor's during the legal process. Big on the Internet, bella thorne, biphobia By Princess Weekes on Wed,12:25 Actress Bella Thorne noticed a general unwillingness to work with her since she came out as bisexual. Big on the Internet, Stacey Abrams, State of the Union By Vivian Kane on Tue,5:51 By appointing Abrams to this role, party leadership is signaling that voter rights and the erosion of our democratic practices are major priorities. Indeed, that's what Chuck Schumer said when he made the announcement. Big on the Internet, Kal Penn, Mike Schur, things we saw today By Kate Gardner on Tue,5:47 Mike Schur, the comedy genius who produces some of the best sitcoms on television today, is partnering with Kal Penn to bring a new sitcom to NBC. Movies, Denis Villeneuve, Dune, Oscar Isaac By Kaila Hale-Stern on Tue,5:28 Oscar Isaac has been cast as Paul Atreides' father Duke Leto Atreides in the new 'Dune' reboot. If we have to do this thing, at least Villeneuve's cast is top-notch. TV, Bucky Barnes, Disney, Sam Wilson By Rachel Leishman on Tue,5:09 Imagine casually scrolling through the world of Reddit when one user points out that a show about Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson being Brooklyn cops could exist (complete with an absolutely wonderful poster mockup). It is a wonderfully brilliant world and one that I want to now live in. Movies, Demi Moore By Kate Gardner on Tue,4:58 Think of the evil stepmother or the wicked queen, both of which seem to be the model for older female roles. News, government shutdown By Vivian Kane on Tue,4:53 In addition to the 800,000 previously furloughed or unpaid federal employees, there are reportedly more than a million federal contract workers who were unable to work for the 35 days of the shutdown, and who are not slated to receive any back pay. Books, Book Review, Leigh Bardugo By Princess Weekes on Tue,4:53 Leigh Bardugo has been an undisputed icon in the young adult genre from her first book, Shadow and Bone, which was published in 2012, and her latest novel, King of Scars, takes us right back into the expertly crafted Grishaverse we have come to love. Sponsored, The Mary Sue Shop By Diana Vilbert on Tue,4:42 2019's going to be your year; we can feel it. Make the most of your goals and your life this year with these inspiring journals and notebooks. TV, Ahsoka Tano, Star Wars (franchise) By Kate Gardner on Tue,4:02 Initially, the character attracted hate for "being a Mary Sue." Now, she's one of the most beloved characters in the Star Wars canon. TV, Black Mirror, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, Netflix By Stefania Sarrubba on Tue,3:49 With Black Mirror: Bandersnatch—the standalone Black Mirror film released late last month, inspired by choose-your-own-adventure books and video games—the series wandered into the relatively unexplored, disturbing realm of TV interactivity in a far from perfect reality. Whether you loved or loathed its call to action, Bandersnatch is problematic in the gender-biased way it deals with its interactive elements, and it fails to capitalize on its own gimmick. Big on the Internet, David Mamet, Harvey Weinstein By Rachel Leishman on Tue,3:21 This is an absolutely terrible, no good, rotten, left out in the sun too long idea. Have any of you had to sit and read Olenna in a class and had men sit there and say that the woman deserved everything she got? Have you read any Mamet play, for that matter? |
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