The Wednesday Edition - Mar 17, 2021
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News, Asian American, hate crimes, racism

The First Step to Combating Racism Is Actually Addressing It as Racism

Police officers are seen outside a massage parlor where three people were shot and killed on March 16, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia.

The shootings that occurred in and around Atlanta yesterday need to be addressed as a continuous act of racist violence against Asian communities.

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News, brett kavanaugh, Christine Blasey Ford, FBI

Senator Says FBI’s Investigation Into Brett Kavanaugh Was “Fake,” Asks Merrick Garland to Step In

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh yells while testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse has asked the Justice Department to clean up “unfinished business” left by the Trump administration.

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Movies, Wonder Woman 1984

The Wonder Woman 1984 Gag Reel Makes Me Wish I Could’ve Been on That Set

Chris Pine as Steve Trevor and Gal Gadot as Diana Prince in Wonder Woman 1984

This gag reel is fun for fans of Wonder Woman 1984 as well as fans of the cast and crew, and sometimes, we just need to watch our favorite actors having a time on set.

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News, anti-racism, Asian American, hate crimes

The Anti-Asian Racism and Violence That Got Us Here, and How to Help Fight Back

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 20: Protestors hold signs that read "hate is a virus" and "stop Asian hate" at the End The Violence Towards Asians rally in Washington Square Park on February 20, 2021 in New York City. Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, violence towards Asian Americans has increased at a much higher rate than previous years. The New York City Police Department (NYPD) reported a 1,900% increase in anti-Asian hate crimes in 2020. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

Asian Americans are speaking out against violence and hate crimes. Here's how to listen and help in light of the horrific attacks in Atlanta.

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Big on the Internet, News, Great British Bake-Off, James McAvoy

James McAvoy Cleanses Our Hearts With His Great Celebrity Bake Off Appearance

James McAvoy at the Vanity Fair Oscars party

The world is dark and full of terrors, but James McAvoy's episode of The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer brought the sunshine.

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Movies, abortion, feminism, SXSW

SXSW Review: Women Is Losers Is a ’60s-Set Feminist Statement on Being a Woman

Women is Losers premieres at SXSW.

Women Is Losers, which premiered at SXSW, is a '60s-set feminist statement on abortion, women's rights, and the sexism we have to deal with on a daily basis.

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News, antifa, joy behar, The View

Joy Behar States Facts on The View, Says Antifa “Doesn’t Even Exist”

As expected, Meghan McCain was outraged.

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Movies, Disney+, Ewoks, Star Wars (franchise)

Things We Saw Today: More Ewoks Are on Their Way to Disney+!

Ewoks in star wars universe

Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (also known as The Ewok Adventure), Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, and more are coming to Disney+ in April!

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Big on the Internet, anime, Grammys, Megan Thee Stallion

Anime Fangirl Megan Thee Stallion Won Big at the Grammys

Megan Thee Stallion accepts the Best New Artist award onstage during the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards at Los Angeles Convention Center

Crunchyroll congratulated Megan Thee Stallion on her Grammy wins, much to the dismay of some anime fans who are pressed about a fellow anime fan's achievements.

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TV, Ed Helms, indigenous representation, Rutherford Falls

Native Representation Shines in Peacock’s New Comedy Series Rutherford Falls

ed helms, Jana Schmieding

Rutherford Falls premieres Thursday, April 22 on Peacock.

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Big on the Internet, Shakespeare in the Park, the Delacorte Theater, The Public Theater

Shakespeare in the Park Is Coming Back!

Shakespeare in the Park

I can't wait to return to the Delacorte. I can't wait to sit outside trying to get tickets and be with friends again because that's what always made Shakespeare in the Park special to me.

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Science, archeology, Dead Sea Scrolls, Israel

New Dead Sea Scrolls Discovered In Israel

Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) conservator Tanya Bitler displays recently-discovered 2000-year-old biblical scroll fragments from the Bar Kochba period, after completion of preservation work at the authority's Dead Sea conservation lab in Jerusalem, on March 16, 2021. - Israel described the find, which includes a cache of rare coins, a six-millennia-old skeleton of a child and basket it described as the oldest in the world, at over 10,000 years, as one of the most significant since the Dead Sea Scrolls. The fragments, found following a survey in a desert area spanning southern Israel and the occupied West Bank, include passages in Greek from the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets including the books of Zechariah and Nahum, the IAA said. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

For the first time in over half a century, new fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls have been discovered in Israel, according to an announcement today from Israeli archeologists.

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TV, Natasha Lyonne, Peacock, Rian Johnson

Natasha Lyonne to Star in Rian Johnson Mystery Series Poker Face for Peacock

Natasha Lyonne in Rian Johnson's new series Poker Face.

Russian Doll's Natasha Lyonne is set to star and executive produce a series with Knives Out director Rian Johnson for Peacock titled Poker Face.

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Movies, Cruella, Cruella de Vil, Emma Stone

Let Cruella Be Her True Villainous Self

emma stone

Isn't it time to afford the same courtesy and screen-time to villainous women?

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News, Deb Haaland, Native Americans, women in politics

Deb Haaland Confirmed as the Country’s First Native American Secretary of the Interior

Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM), nominee for Secretary of the Interior, grins during her confirmation hearing

The impact of her appointment cannot be overstated.

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