The Monday Edition - Jul 13, 2020
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In an exclusive article for The Mary Sue, author Mary Robinette Kowal discussed what she learned about the gender politics of peeing in space (and why it's ridiculous that there was no way for women to do so for so many years) while doing research for her new novel, Relentless Moon.

Read what she discovered and check out Relentless Moon right here!
Big on the Internet, Andrew Cuomo, New York, weird

What Is With This Bizarre Pandemic Poster From Andrew Cuomo?

Did someone do acid and channel Hieronymus Bosch by way of Monty Python to make this?
Movies, LGBTQ Representation, queer representation, The Old Guard

I Loved the Effortless Queerness of Netflix’s The Old Guard

THE OLD GUARD (L to R) MARWAN KENZARI as JOE and LUCA MARINELLI as NICKY in THE OLD GUARD. Cr. AIMEE SPINKS/NETFLIX © 2020
The Old Guard was a wonderfully gay movie that proved that there's ample room for queer stories in any kind of film.
News, anthony fauci, Coronavirus, donald trump

Donald Trump Is Turning Against Dr. Fauci, Surprising No One

Dr. Anthony Fauci rocks a custom Washington Nationals face mask.
The only thing surprising about reports that the White House is working to discredit and distance itself from Dr. Anthony Fauci is that it took this long.
News, Coronavirus, politics

Betsy DeVos’s Disastrous CNN Interview DID (Accidentally) Explain the Trump Admin’s Pandemic Plans

CNN's Dana Bash interviews Education Secretary Betsy DeVos about reopening schools during the coronavirus pandemic.
If this is not the Trump administration's approach to this whole pandemic, I don't know what is.
Movies, James Gunn, Scooby-Doo, Velma

James Gunn Says He Made Velma “Explicitly Gay” in Scooby-Doo Script, but Studio Nixed It

Linda Cardellini as Velma Dinkley in Scooby Doo
File this one under infuriating, but all too par for the course for Hollywood. Velma Dinkley has been repeatedly characterized as queer—but not explicitly onscreen.
TV, comedy, Ricky Gervais, The Office (UK)

Ricky Gervais Doesn’t Think The Office Would Have Been Made Today Because of Cancel Culture

Ricky Gervais hosting Golden Globes
I wonder if there is a Cancel Culture Discourse Bat-Signal somewhere that summons Dave Chappelle, Ricky Gervais, and other old-guard comedians?
AMP Featured, News, NFL, racism, Washington

Washington’s NFL Team Is Finally Retiring Racist Logo and Name

8 Oct 2000: A general view of the helmets of the Washington Redskins and the Philadelphia Eagles after the game at the Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Redskins defeated the Eagles 17-14.Mandatory Credit: Doug Pensinger /Allsport
After eighty-eight years, the Washington NFL team is finally changing their name and logo.
TV, Lucifer, Netflix, trailers

The Lucifer Season Five Trailer Has Double the Devilish Fun

tom ellis looks angry and hot in lucifer
The new trailer for part one of the fifth (but NOT final) season of Lucifer is here and there's a lot to love.
Big on the Internet, photos, records, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: These Care Home Residents Are Recreating Famous Album Covers

senior album covers
Welcome to the team, Velma.
Big on the Internet, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Disney World

This Disney World Reopening Commercial Will Haunt Your Dreams

disneyworld
It would be funny if it weren't so mindbogglingly dangerous.
Movies, Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, quarantine

Palm Springs Is the Perfect Quarantine Romantic Comedy

Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti
Palm Springs is streaming now on Hulu.
Big on the Internet, cakes, Existential Crisis, Twitter

These Illusion Cakes Are Giving the Internet an Existential Crisis

hyperrealistic cake
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to cut into my keyboard to see what's inside.
Big on the Internet, Taika Waititi, things we saw today, Thor: Ragnarok

Things We Saw Today: Taika Waititi Is the Gift That Keeps on Giving

There's a lot to enjoy in this interview, and it makes us all the more excited for Thor: Love and Thunder.
Big on the Internet, Fox News, Tucker Carlson, tucker carlson tonight

To the Surprise of No One, Tucker Carlson’s Head Writer Is a Virulent Racist Misogynist Troll

Tucker Carlson gestures wildly.
Tucker Carlson aka Cucker Tarlson aka Money Clip That Wished He Was a Real Boy has a long and storied history of being a racist, misogynist troll himself.
Movies, Charlize Theron, Gina Prince-Bythewood, The Old Guard

The Old Guard Gives Immortal Warriors a Deeply Human Story

charlize theron
With The Old Guard, Gina Prince-Bythewood has revitalized the superhero genre and delivered what may be the best film of the year.
News, corruption, Roger Stone, Trump

Trump Commutes Roger Stone’s Sentence in Latest Assault on Rule of Law

Former advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump, Roger Stone, departs the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse with his wife Nydia after being found guilty of obstructing a congressional investigation
On Friday, Donald Trump commuted the sentence of longtime advisor and Batman villain Roger Stone.
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