The Saturday Edition - Aug 25, 2018
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Contributors, bill sienkiewicz, comics, comicsgate

Legendary Comics Artist Bill Sienkiewicz Pens Scorching Rebuke of “Comicsgate”

bill sienkiewicz
"Comicsgate," if you've been fortunate enough to avoid it until now, is a comics-focused offshoot of Gamergate.
Movies, Bond 25, female directors, James Bond

The Top Eight Women Who Should Direct the Next James Bond Film

daniel craig james bond skyfall
What could be more in the zeitgeist than a female director taking on the world's manliest, most womanizing spy? There's certainly no shortage of talented directors who are more than up to the challenge. Here are our top picks for Bond 25.
Big on the Internet, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Parks and Recreation

Things We Saw Today: Not Everyone in the Cast of Brooklyn Nine-Nine Is Super Happy With Their Results From This “Which B99 Character Are You?” Quiz

brooklyn 99 lin manuel miranda buzzfeed quiz
It all started with Lin-Manuel Miranda dodging productivity.
Movies, Dominic Monaghan, LOST, Star Wars: Episode IX

Dominic Monaghan Joins Cast of Star Wars, Is Definitely Not Playing Thrawn or Rey’s Mom

Lost starred Dominic Monaghan as Charlie Pace
All at once, there was a great cry from the Lost fandom as if their wildest reunion dreams have come true: Charlie Pace himself is re-teaming with JJ Abrams for Star Wars: Episode IX. Dominic Monaghan, best known for his role as Merry in Lord Of The Rings, as well as his turn on Lost, has joined the cast in an exclusive published by Deadline.
News, catcalling, harassment, women in sports

CNN Cites “Startling” Number of Women Harassed While Jogging, Prompting Women Everywhere to Ask, “Startling to Whom?”

woman running harassment
CNN published a survey this week, conducted by Runner's World, which details the amount of harassment female runners experience. The author and/or headline writer called the prevalence of harassment towards women joggers "startling." To which pretty much every woman reading that headline replied, "startling to whom?"
Contributors, abortion, reproductive rights, week in reproductive justice

Attacks on Abortion Are Attacks on Health Care, and They Affect Everyone

Handmaids of Handmaid's Tale
Laws restricting reproductive health care services like abortion are undeniably about misogyny, control, and the systemic subjugation of women, but in addition to the objective fact that men—and all people—seek reproductive health care, everyone in society is worse off when we’re governed by a state that undermines the most basic, fundamental right to privacy.
Movies, Asian Representation, John Cho, Searching

Review: Thriller Movie Searching Is a Welcome Surprise, Especially With John Cho in the Lead

Sony's Searching Stars John Cho
John Cho is a bonafide movie star. We love John Cho. There's a reason why he was the center of the #StarringJohnCho hashtag — he's a versatile actor who can do comedy and drama equally well, who deserves better than starring in one season wonders on TV. From Selfie to Flash-Forward to, yes, Sulu, he's proved that he can more than carry his own, which is why Searching first caught my eye. Finally, we get a film where Cho does all the heavy lifting.
TV, buffy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Marti Noxon

Marti Noxon Is Here for the New Buffy the Vampire Slayer Series

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When news of the planned Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot broke, the internet lost their damn mind. After all, BtVS is one of the most beloved series ever, with a rabid fandom that has lasted over twenty years since the series first premiered.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, John McCain, meghan mccain

Coming for Megan McCain Over Her Father’s Cancer Is Vile

Meghan McCain joins host Julie Mason during a SiriusXM event on February 5, 2018 in New York City
Meghan McCain isn't great; we can all agree on that, but whatever your political views may be, we all understand one thing: cancer sucks.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, marvel, murder, The MCU

Marvel’s Cinematic Superheroes Are All Killers, With Two Exceptions

Bucky Barnes as The Winter Soldier
Fans put together a painstakingly detailed list of the people our favorite MCU superheroes and villains have helped off of this mortal coil—and which heroes have zero red in their ledger.
Movies, Netflix, romantic comedies, To All The Boys I've Loved Before

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before Works for One Simple Reason

Lana Condor in To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)
We're all obsessed with To All the Boys I've Loved Before, and there is a good reason for it. Probably nostalgia—but a whole lot more.
News, Betsy DeVos, gun control, teachers

#BooksNotBullets Shuts Down the Abhorrent Idea of Using Academic Funds to Arm Teachers

gun control school protest betsy devos
We've always known that Betsy DeVos isn't opposed to putting guns in schools (you know, because of the bears), but according to a new report from the New York Times, the education secretary is seriously considering using federal funds to provide firearms and firearm training for teachers and school staffs.
News, Muslim women, TSA, TSA Agents

Muslim Woman Speaks out Against Racial Profiling After TSA Agents Force Her to Show Her Menstrual Pad

TSA
Zainab Merchant, a graduate student at Harvard University, has filed a complaint against the Department of Homeland Security through the ACLU after repeatedly being targeted for excessive and humiliating searches from TSA agents.
Contributors, comic books, Lakeith Stanfield, Prince of Cats

The Source Material Is Reason Enough to Get Excited for the Prince of Cats Adaptation With Lakeith Stanfield

prince of cats art
I could not have been more excited when it was announced last month that one of my favorite actors, Lakeith Stanfield, was to play the lead role in a developing a film adaptation of one of my favorite graphic novels, Ronald Wimberly’s Prince of Cats. Riffing off Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Prince of Cats is set in 1980s Brooklyn and centers on Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt.
News, Beto O'Rourke, Ellen DeGeneres, Ted Cruz

Beto O’Rourke Garners Celebrity Support for Understanding NFL Protests While Ted Cruz Continues Getting Everything Wrong

Beto O'Rourke video nfl protests
Athletes have thrown their support behind O'Rourke, including Colin Kaepernick who retweeted the video onto his feed.
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