The Friday Edition - Oct 11, 2019
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Time travel, murder, and complex female relationships? Yes please.
Check out The Future of Another Timeline from Annalee Newitz, founding editor of io9 here.
Big on the Internet, The Hulk, things we saw today, Twitter memes

Things We Saw Today: A Young Girl Understands the Hulk Better Than Anyone

the hulk
Sometimes, you just want Bruce Banner to have control over himself and this little girl didn't like that the Hulk was trying to take him over.
News, donald trump, impeachment, Marie Yovanovitch, Rudy Giuliani

Former Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch Had a LOT to Say to Congress Today

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch arrives at the U.S. Capitol
In case it's not clear, this is BIG TIME CORRUPTION STUFF.
Big on the Internet, Star Wars (franchise), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, trailer

Here’s What We Want To See In the Next Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Trailer

The Star Wars sequel trilogy trio stands on a hill overlooking a destroyed Death Star.
There are rumors that we'll get a second trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker either next Monday or the Monday after, which means it is speculation o'clock.
Big on the Internet, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

None of You Complaining About AOC’s Haircut Have Ever Gone to a Salon

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) pauses while speaking during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had the audacity to go and get her hair done, and many on Twitter have clearly never been a woman at a salon.
Big on the Internet, TV, True Blood, Twilight, vampire diaries

Who Is the Best Human Love Interest—Sookie Stackhouse, Elena Gilbert, or Bella Swan?

Human Vampire Ladies (Credit: Lionsgate, The CW, HBO)
In the midst of the vampire craze, the three biggest vampire stories were Twilight, True Blood, and The Vampire Diaries, and their leads became talking points.
Movies, Carly Simon, Chris Evans, music videos

But What Is Your Favorite Music Video for a Movie?

Chris Evans in Ed Sheeran's Happier video
Remember when songs based on movies would be released along with it and we'd get beautiful crossover videos that rarely made any sense?
Books, giveaway, V.E. Schwab

Win a Collector’s Edition Copy of V.E. Schwab’s A Conjuring of Light!

V.E. Schwab's The Conjuring of Light
Three lucky Mary Sue readers will score a gorgeous collector's edition copy of bestselling author V.E. Schwab's scintillating fantasy 'A Conjuring of Light'!
Movies, Disney, Sony, Spider-Man

There Was a Rumor That Disney Wanted to Buy Spider-Man…

Spider-Man crumbling into dust as Tony Stark watches in Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War.
Here come the Spider-Man conspiracy theories yet again! 
News, abortion, U.S. Supreme Court, week in reproductive justice

Anti-Choice Activists Made Reproductive Rights a Political Issue—Now They’re Mad It’s Being Treated Like One

pro-choice protest sign
This week, tensions ran high as the Supreme Court convened for oral arguments on three cases that could decide the future of LGBTQ rights in America, by determining whether Title VII, the federal law barring sex-based discrimination, applies to sexual orientation and gender identity.
Movies, Little Monsters (2019), Lupita Nyong'o, movie review

Review: Little Monsters Features a Stellar Lupita Nyong’o and Little Else

Miss Caroline (Lupita Nyong'o) keeps calm and carries on during a zombie attack in Little Monsters.
Lupita Nyong'o shines as Miss Caroline in Little Monsters, but other than that, there's little that this zombie comedy offers.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Freddie Prinze Jr., George Lucas, Star Wars (franchise)

Freddie Prinze Jr.’s Star Wars Rant Is a Thing of Beauty

Freddie Prinze Jr as a star wars character
“Learn your Greek mythology like, I don’t know, George Fucking Lucas did." Bless this rant, Freddie Prinze Jr.
News, 2020 Presidential election, Elizabeth Warren, LGBTQ issues

Elizabeth Warren Has a Fantastic Response to a Question About “Old Fashioned” (Read: Bigoted) Views on Marriage

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks at the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and CNN presidential town hall focused on LGBTQ issues
At a town hall event in Los Angeles Thursday night, Elizabeth Warren gave the perfect response to a question about "old fashioned" views of marriage.
Movies, Charlie's Angels, Elizabeth Banks, Naomi Scott

New Charlie’s Angels Trailer Makes Me Think I Will Watch This Film on an Airplane One Day

New Charlie's Angels
Do you ever watch a trailer for a film and think to yourself, "Wow, I will maybe watch this one day on an airplane"? That's my immediate reaction to the latest trailer for the upcoming Charlie's Angels film.
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