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Big on the Internet, COVID-19, fox and friends, Fox News

Fox News Finds the Real Tragedy in COVID-19: Not Being Able to Get Your Nails Done

fox and friends a-holes
Sending our condolences to Ainsley's hair and nails during this troubling time.
TV, Westworld

Catching up on Westworld Is Oddly Soothing in This Crisis

Ben Barnes as Logan Delos in Westworld
I watched the first season of Westworld back as it was airing in 2016—loved it, was hooked by it, and then kept forgetting to watch season 2 as it aired in 2018, and so now, in the middle of being stuck inside with nothing else to do, I've started to catch up on what I've missed starting with a full rewatch, and you know, in the grand scheme of everything going on, it's very soothing.
Movies, Gail Simone, Jared Leto, Suicide Squad, The Joker

Gail Simone Gave a Simple Answer When Asked Her Thoughts on Jared Leto’s Joker

Jared Leto as the Joker
While we were trying to watch Birds of Prey as a group online last night, comic book writer Gail Simone was asked for her opinion on the Suicide Squad incarnation of the Joker, as played by Oscar winner Jared Leto. Her simple, yet perfect answer was: "I don’t love it, it’s okay." Which sums up a lot of aspects of Suicide Squad.
TV, NBC, Steve Carell, The Office

Steve Carell Could Have Stayed on The Office This Whole Time?!

Steve Carell The Office worth 500 million
That's what she said.
Big on the Internet, Coronavirus, music, The Doubleclicks

The Doubleclicks’ “Cats and Netflix 2020” Is Our New Shelter in Place Anthem

We talked to Laser Malena-Webber about re-recording the geek-folk duo's staying inside anthem for 2020.
TV, The Magicians

The Final Magicians Musical Episode Reminds Us How Much We’ll Miss This Show

THE MAGICIANS -- "The Balls" Episode 512 -- Pictured: (l-r) Brittany Curran as Fen, Trevor Einhorn as Josh Hoberman, Olivia Taylor Dudley as Alice Quinn, Summer Bishil as Margo Hanson, Hale Appleman as Eliot Waugh, Jade Tailor as Kady Orloff-Diaz -- (Photo by: Jeff Weddell/SYFY)
Oh, The Magicians, how I'm going to miss your weirdness.
Movies, Birds of Prey, Harley Quinn, Margot Robbie

Margot Robbie Doing Her Own Stunts? Can We Be Best Friends?

Margot Robbie in Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020)
Often our favorite actors are not actually doing many of the stunts we see onscreen but at least with Margot Robbie, we know that isn't the case.
TV, docuseries, Netflix, Tiger King

Netflix’s Tiger King Is 2020 in a Nutshell

joe exotic
Quite simply, if this was a fictional story, you would not believe it.
News, 2020 Presidential election, Coronavirus, donald trump, Joe Biden

Donald Trump’s Campaign Threatens to Sue Over Ad That Quotes … Donald Trump

Trump yells from the stage at a rally.
Donald Trump doesn't want swing state stations playing an ad that quotes him directly and implies he called coronavirus a hoax.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Sebastian Stan

Sebastian Stan Yelling About People Still Going Outside Is a Mood

Sebastian Stan has imaginary friends, tries to season chicken with mustard, and yells, “WHAT’S A SIX PACK MEAN ANYWAY NOBODY’S GONNA FUCKING SEE IT” without any preamble. Celebrities, they're just like us! 
Books, classical novels, Coronavirus, independent bookstores

Book Sales Rise as People Try to Finally Read Ulysses and Other Overrated Classics

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Despite shuttering their stores, the UK bookstores Waterstones has seen their online sales leap up because people want to read classics in crisis.
News, #NoDAPL, Dakota Access Pipeline, Standing Rock

Court Strikes Down Dakota Access Pipeline Permits in a Victory for Standing Rock Tribe

Activists celebrate at Oceti Sakowin Camp on the edge of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation on December 4, 2016 outside Cannon Ball, North Dakota. The Army Corps of Engineers told Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Archambault Sunday that the current route for the Dakota Access pipeline will be denied. / AFP / JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
In the ruling on Wednesday, Federal Judge James Boasberg found that the environmental analysis was lacking both times and struck down the federal permits for the pipeline.
Movies, contributors, review

Review: Banana Split Breaks the Teen Romcom Mold With Its Central Female Friendship

Hannah Marks and Liana Liberato in Banana Split.
Banana Split is cinematographer Benjamin Kasulke’s first feature film, and it feels surprisingly fresh for such a popular genre. While following the intertwining love lives of three teenagers may seem like an overused plot device, it’s the relationship formed between the female leads that makes it move forward from any established coming-of-age lens.
Movies, contributors, Imogen Poots, review

Review: Vivarium Presents the Worst Self-Isolation Scenario

Vivarium screenshot.
According to Vivarium writer and director Lorcan Finnegan, owning a home has become an idea of fairy tales.
Big on the Internet, pets, things we saw today, working from home

Things We Saw Today: The New York Times Is Wrong, Everyone Wants to See Your Pet on Video Conferences

dog looks into camera
OF COURSE WE WANT TO SEE YOUR DOGS!
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