The Monday Edition - Jan 13, 2020
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse mysteries and Midnight, Texas trilogy) is at her best here, building the world of this alternate history of the United States, where magic is an acknowledged but despised power.

Up against a wall in Dixie, where social norms have stepped back into the last century, Lizbeth has to go undercover with an old friend to retrieve the crate as what’s inside can spark a rebellion, if she can get it back in time.

In bookstores tomorrow!
TV, contributors, Steven Universe, Steven Universe: Future

Steven Universe Future Spectacularly Blows Up How We Think About Stories

Steven Universe Future theme song still.
Why is Future doing this? What’s it trying to achieve? First, it’s an attack on the idea that stories can only be a circle. More than that, it throws out some of the baggage attached to the Hero’s Journey.
TV, Clarice Starling, Hannibal, The Silence of the Lambs

A Silence of the Lambs Sequel Series Is Happening … But Sadly It’s Not Hannibal Season Four

CBS has ordered a pilot Clarice—a sequel series to The Silence of the Lambs. Does this mean no Hannibal revival in the future?
Movies, Greta Gerwig, Taika Waititi, The Academy Awards

So Does the Academy Think That JoJo Rabbit and Little Women Directed Themselves?

Jojo Rabbit and Little Women
Jojo Rabbit and Little Women both ended up with six different nominations, and yet Taika Waititi and Greta Gerwig were completely left out of the Best Director category at the Academy Awards?
Movies, The Academy Awards

Well … Those Are Certainly Some Academy Award Nominees, But …

US actress Julia Roberts presents the Best Picture of the year Oscar during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on February 24, 2019. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo credit should read VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)
I will never be over the snubs of Jennifer Lopez, Lupita Nyong'o, or literally any female director. Let's state that right off the bat. Now, let me say that it is fascinating that both Jojo Rabbit and Little Women were apparently self-directed pictures, since both films landed six nominations but none for either director. Truly cinematic technology achievements never cease to impress.
TV, trailers, Westworld

Westworld Resumes Functions With a Season 3 Premiere Date and a Chilling Trailer

tessa thompson westworld season 3
Westwold has an official premiere date for season three: March 15! And that's not all. We have a fascinating new trailer for the season too.
Big on the Internet, Peter Pan, Syfy, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Syfy Returns to Neverland with The League of Pan

lost boys in hook
Will the world ever tire of Peter Pan reboots?
Movies, 2020 Oscars, Oscar Nominations, The Oscars

Top 4 Things We Want From the Oscar Nominations

Little Women
Tomorrow morning at 5:18AM PST, John Cho and Issa Rae will be reading out the nominees for the 2020 Academy Awards.
News, 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Megan Rapinoe, Olympics

Megan Rapinoe on Olympics Protest Ban, “We Will Not Be Silenced.”

Megan Rapinoe celebrates a goal with open arms.
The soccer star was responding to Rule 50, which prohibits kneeling, raising a fist, or any other protest while the athletes are on the world's stage.
Big on the Internet, Star Wars (franchise), The Dark Side, twitter moment

Let’s #BlameTheDarkSideFor All Our Issues in 2020

Kylo Ren and Rey fighting like siblings
We're barely 2 weeks into 2020, and already the universe is at it again.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, baby Yoda, Laura Dern, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Laura Dern and Baby Yoda Are My New Favorite Celebrity Couple

laura dern and baby yoda
Clearly these two are made for each other.
Big on the Internet, Birds of Prey (film), Megan Thee Stallion, Normani

Megan Thee Stallion and Normani Join Harley Quinn in Diamonds Video

megan thee stallion normani
We're about a month away from the highly anticipated release of Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), which hits theaters February 7 like a swinging mallet.
TV, Netflix, Norway, ragnarok

Norse Mythology Meets Teen Fantasy in Netflix’s Ragnarok Trailer

ragnarok netflix series
This new series hails from Norway and is the brainchild of Scandinavian creator Adam Price (Borgen).
Movies & TV, Bong Joon-Ho, HBO, Parasite

HBO Is Remaking Parasite as a Limited Series That No One Asked For

Edit TagsReport This Woo-sik Choi and So-dam Park in Gisaengchung (2019)
There's no doubt that America is overdue for its own biting take on class warfare, but Parasite should function more as a jumping off point than a remake.
News, 2020 Presidential election, Marianne Williamson, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Farewell, Marianne Williamson, We Knew You About as Well as We Wanted to

Marianne Williamson addresses the audience at the Environmental Justice Presidential Candidate Forum
Marianne Williamson is the latest Democrat to realize she has no place in this overstuffed presidential race and she has now officially suspended her campaign ... girlfriend.
TV, Supernatural

New Supernatural Promo Has Us Drowning in Emotion

sam and dean dressed like hipsters
We're heading into the final stretch of our last ride with Supernatural next Thursday and the editors of the show have cooked up another gutwrenching promo from their "Shaving People, Punting Things" channel.
TV, Disney Channel, witchcraft

LOL: Christian Broadcasting Network Is Afraid of Disney Witch Cartoon The Owl House

Christians worried about The Owl House
Apparently this show is going to teach kids how to be witches. Does it only work on kids or can anyone learn?
TV, brooklyn 99

Brooklyn Nine-Nine Gets an ’80s-Style Twist With a New Season 7 Trailer!

The cast assembles for Brooklyn Nine Nine season six
Please, just don't cancel Brooklyn 99 any time soon. I need some kind of Mike Schur content in my life to keep me sane. We all need it.
TV, jaskier, the witcher, toss a coin to your witcher

Here’s “Toss a Coin to Your Witcher” for an Entire Hour Just Like You Wanted

Geralt and Jaskier in The Witcher
Sometimes you just want to listen to 'Toss a Coin to Your Witcher' on repeat. For hours. We understand. And we're here to provide.
Movies, Birds of Prey, Ewan McGregor

Make Ewan McGregor Sing in 2k20! Starting With Birds of Prey.

Ewan McGregor in Birds of Prey
Is it so wrong of me to want more of Ewan McGregor singing in my life? The world is terrible and on fire, and this one thing just seems really nice. Please, Hollywood, I'm begging you.
News, impeachment, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi

Here’s Where We’re at With Impeachment Right Now

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (C) talks to reporters
Next week is going to be a big one.
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