The Thursday Edition - Aug 30, 2018
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News, Betsy DeVos, sexual misconduct, Title IX

Betsy DeVos Wants to Protect Everyone Involved in Sexual Misconduct EXCEPT the Victims

campus sexual misconduct
Secretary of Education/America's Dolores Umbridge Betsy DeVos has announced a new set of policies on campus sexual misconduct and assault that offer more protections for the accused and the educational institutions involved, but not for the victims of the assault.
Contributors, Nicole Maines, Supergirl (TV show), The CW

Interview: Supergirl’s Nicole Maines Tells Us What It’s Like to Be TV’s First Trans Superhero

It’s not often that someone can be described as “a real-life hero” before being cast as a television superhero, but Nicole Maines has never been one to let the odds get in her way. From fighting for trans rights in middle school to being cast as TV's first-ever trans superhero, Dreamer, in this fall’s new season of Supergirl, Maines is a trailblazer and, yes, a hero at the young age of twenty.
TV, DC Universe, Titans

Titans Reveals First Official Images of Robin, Raven, Starfire and Beast Boy

Titans-Official-Robin-Image (1)
Titans gives us some high-quality images of our team, and yes, Starfire is still in that costume.
TV, Riverdale, The CW

Is That a Sabrina Hint in Riverdale’s Season 3 Promo?

Witches in Riverdale season 3 promo
The witching hour comes to Riverdale.
AMP Featured, Movies, Alec Baldwin, Joker, thomas wayne

Alec Baldwin’s Miscasting as Thomas Wayne in the Joker Movie Is No More

When it was announced that Alec Baldwin would be playing a Trump-like Thomas Wayne, father of Bruce Wayne, we all cried out "Why? That makes no sense!" and it seems as if our cries were heard. Today, Baldwin tweeted that he is no longer doing Joker, a movie that is confusing and no one really can figure out what is going on with it.
Big on the Internet, Michael Rosenbaum, things we saw today, weddings

Things We Saw Today: Viral Facebook Post About a Canceled Wedding Is the Best Thing I’ve Ever Read

Facebook viral wedding post
Susan just wanted to have her dream wedding. She encountered some bumps along the way, and took to Facebook to complain after the wedding was canceled. As you read her account, you start to realize why that came about. 
Big on the Internet, Beto O'Rourke, politics, Ted Cruz

Texas GOP Tries to Smear Beto O’Rourke on Twitter, Only Makes Him Seem Cooler

Beto O'Rourke
The Texas GOP is clearly sweating as Beto O'Rourke's polling numbers inch ever closer to incumbent senator/dorky vampire Ted Cruz.
Movies, 10 Cloverfield Lane, a quiet place, i think we're alone now, reed morano

Why I Love The Moody Trailer For I Think We’re Alone Now And Other Intimate Apocalypse Movies

i think we're alone now elle fanning
The end of the world? It's kind of a messy thing. There's the fire and the death and everything, plus it's kind of a global deal. The stakes are never higher than when the world is ending, but there's the question of what comes afterwards.
News, Brianna Wu, elections, women in politics

Brianna Wu Calls Out the Boston Globe for Using an “Unprofessional” Photo of Her in Their Election Guide

Video game developer and congressional candidate Brianna Wu called out the Boston Globe in a series of tweets regarding the paper's local election guide.
TV, Black Lightning, Cress Williams, The CW

New Black Lightning Poster Gives Hints of a Grittier Seasons

Black Lightning -- Image BLK2_8x12_300dpi.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Nafessa Williams as Thunder, Cress Williams as Black Lightning, Marvin "Krondon" Jones III as Tobias, Christine Adams as Lynn and China Anne McClain as Jennifer Pierce -- Photo: The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved.
Black Lighting/Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) is sporting a more rugged look, longer hair, and fuller beard. Daddy vibes indeed.
AMP Featured, Movies, Chris Pine, Paramount, Star Trek 4 (Kelvin)

You Can’t Just Drop Chris Pine and Expect Star Trek 4 to Do Well

Star Trek Into Darkness sees Chris Pine stepping once more into the role of Jim Kirk
I have been trying not to think about a future in which I do not have Chris Pine as Captain Kirk (or a future where I don't get to see the reboot crew in another movie), but apparently the producers of Star Trek 4 had other plans for my writing today.
Uncategorized, comedy, Louis C.K., Michael Ian Black

Why Should Louis C.K. Have His Comeback In Comedy?

It is easy for us all to look at this Louis C.K.-returns thing through the lens of either a redemption story or totally inappropriate (which it is) but many are also pointing out that Louis could have used his 'time' he served to better. Instead, he just seemingly took nine months off and didn't do anything, and now he gets to come back to comedy like he didn't ruin the careers of female comedians by silencing them.
TV, National Power Rangers Day, Power Rangers, Power Rangers Time Force

Power Rangers: Time Force Is the Best Season of Power Rangers, Don’t @ Me

Jen Scotts_Power Rangers Time Force
Twenty-five years of Power Rangers and Time Force still stands out as a favorite.
Movies, British actors, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith

Hello, I Want to Live in This Tea with the Dames Trailer

maggie smith joan plowright eileen atkins judi dench
Sometimes you don't know how badly you needed something until it magically materializes before your eyes. And what we all sorely need is a documentary about four iconic British actresses sitting around a table and talking trash.
AMP Featured, Movies, female directors, Guillermo del Toro, misogyny, venice film festival

Venice Film Festival Head Pushes Against Gender Equality as Guillermo del Toro Takes a Stand

Guillermo del Toro attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards
As the Oscar season officially begins with the Venice Film Festival, the discussion about gender equality at one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world has once again taken center stage. As many major festivals have taken pledges to reach gender parity, the Venice Film Festival has not. This year, only one woman is competing for the top prize, the Golden Lion, out of 21 films.
Movies, Matt Smith, Star Wars (franchise), Star Wars: Episode IX

OK but Matt Smith Needs to Play a Sith Lord in Star Wars: Episode IX

matt smith as the doctor in BBC's Doctor Who
Here's what I'm most excited about: Matt Smith can finally play the rightful villain in something. For so long, he has been a lovable goofball who runs around space in a bowtie, or is married to the Queen of England, but what if Smith were cast to play a Sith lord?
AMP Featured, TV, insatiable, Netflix, Santa Clarita Diet

I Watched All of Insatiable in a Night, and I’m Worse for It

Netflix's Insatiable Should've Picked Up A Few Cues From Santa Clarita Diet
Here’s what happened: I turned on Insatiable because I needed to know if it could really be as oblivious and off-the-mark as the trailer portrayed it, and as I've read elsewhere. Ten minutes in, I already knew I had made a big mistake.
Movies, diversity, reviews, Rotten Tomatoes

Rotten Tomatoes Makes Long Overdue Plans to Diversify Their Extremely White and Male Critics Roster

Storm Reid as Meg Murry in A Winkle in Time
Review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes is making steps towards diversifying their critics roster after it was revealed that the majority of critics on the site were cis white men (what a shocker).
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