The Monday Edition - Sep 28, 2020
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TV, Lovecraft Country

What Happened Last Night on Lovecraft Country and Was It the Wildest Episode Yet?

Hippolyta fixes a time machine
The seventh episode of Lovecraft Country, "I Am," took the genre-hopping series to an incredible new level that left me both awed and scratching my head.
Books, books, Dune, science fiction

If You Thought That Dune Trailer Was Intense, Check Out the Empires in These 13 Dazzling Science-Fiction Novels

Who Fears Death Cover
While we still have a bit of a ways to go (3 months, at this point) until we can fully dive into the newest iteration of Dune, here are 13 other science-fiction novels with dazzling empires, worlds, and universes that burrow deep into your mind and refuse to let go:
TV, John Oliver, Last Week Tonight

John Oliver Admitted It’s Pretty Hopeless Right Now but Also Gave Us Hope in How to Fix Our Government

John Oliver on Last Week Tonight
"If things seem hopeless right now, it's because, to be completely honest, they basically are," Oliver said, and you know what? He's right. He's absolutely right, and it's not just Amy Coney Barrett taking away rights from women (because you know, without a shadow of a doubt, that it is happening) but it's literally everything.
TV, contributor, The Owl House

People Claiming The Owl House & LGBTQ+ Characters Are Inappropriate for Kids’ Shows Are Just Homophobic

Luz and Amity dance on Disney's The Owl House.
Many of the negative reactions stem from the idea that LGBTQ+ content is inherently inappropriate for children’s shows—that young characters (such as those as Luz’s age, and therefore the children watching her in real life) are too young to identity as queer, and that shows are pushing orientation onto kids before they're ready. To which I kindly say grow the hell up.
Big on the Internet, New York Times, Taxes, Trump

Things We Saw Today: Trump’s Tax Records EXPOSED by the New York Times

Trump talks about soup to a police union coalition.
FINALLY, we've got them.
Movies, Aldis Hodge, Black Adam, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

Aldis Hodge to Play Hawkman in DC’s Upcoming Black Adam Movie

Aldis Hodge
What do you think of Aldis Hodge as Hawkman?
News, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Trump

Trump Spends $300 Million in Taxpayer Money for COVID-19 Spin Campaign

doctors
Clearly, Trump and his cronies are trying to put a positive spin on the over 200K coronavirus deaths and their failed response the crisis.
Big on the Internet, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Endorses Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

Dwayne Johnson Honored With Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame
If anything, at least it will make Donald Trump furious.
Big on the Internet, A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting, Netflix, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Why Yes, We Will Be Watching A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting

netflix
What's your favorite family-friendly Halloween film?
Movies, Gael García Bernal, M. Night Shyamalan, Old (film)

M. Night Shyamalan Returns With Upcoming Film Old

m. night shyamalan
The film is set to be released on July 23, 2021, but could change depending (as most things do) on the coronavirus pandemic.
TV, amazon prime video, Gillian Flynn, Utopia (series)

Amazon’s Utopia Is Timely in All the Wrong Ways

desmin borges, dan bird, Ashleigh LaThrop jessica rothe,
In what is either the best or worst possible timing (take your pick), Gillian Flynn's twisty new series takes place in the early days of a growing flu-like pandemic.
News, Amy Coney Barrett, Trump, U.S. Supreme Court

Trump Expected To Nominate Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court

supreme court
And so it goes that Donald Trump, the worst, most corrupt president in American history, will have placed three Supreme Court justices on the bench.
News, Attica Scott, Breonna Taylor, protests

Attica Scott, KY’s Only Black Female Rep & Author of “Breonna’s Law” Bill, Arrested During Protest

People visit a memorial for Breonna Taylor killed by Louisville Metro Police Officers earlier this year
Scott joined hundreds of protesters in what appeared to be an overwhelmingly peaceful assembly.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Vin Diesel

Things We Saw Today: Vin Diesel’s Debut Single Is Great and No One Can Handle It

vin diesel as dom toretto in fate of the furious
Did ... anyone foresee Vin Diesel jumping headfirst into pop-stardom?
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