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News, donald trump, treason, Whistleblowers

Donald Trump Is Very Angry He’s Not Allowed to Personally Punish His Enemies

Donald Trump waves and pouts while disembarking Air Force One.
Treason, conspiracy theories, and threats of actual war. Yup, Trump is taking this impeachment inquiry about as well as we all expected.
Books, Rebecca Roanhorse, Star Wars (franchise), Star Wars: Resistance Reborn

This New Excerpt From Star Wars: Resistance Reborn Has Us Feeling All the Feels

Leia Organa and Rey in Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker
While we'll have to wait until December to find how the Skywalker Saga ends with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, we'll get a look into a post-The Last Jedi galaxy with upcoming novel by Rebecca Roanhorse, Star Wars: Resistance Reborn
Movies, The King's Man

The King’s Man Trailer Is Everything I Love About the Kingsman Movies

New trailer for The King's Man
This coming Valentine's Day, I'm going to be exploring World War I with my favorite spy organization and watching The King's Man alone and that sounds absolutely perfect.
TV, Netflix, season four, Stranger Things

Here’s What We Want From Stranger Things Season Four

Eleven and the kids face off against evil in Stranger Things.
The countdown might be on for Stranger Things season four.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Aquaman, climate change, Jason Momoa

Jason Momoa Continues Being the Living Embodiment of Aquaman With a UN Speech on Climate Change

Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry in 'Aquaman'
Jason Momoa called out the U.N for its failure to address climate change: "Do you intend to honor the commitments for a betterment of mankind? Or will you continue to chase short-term profits above our children’s basic human rights to live on this earth?"
AMP Featured, Movies, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark

This “Civil War 2” Everyone’s Talking About Had Better Just Be Tony Stark and Steve Rogers Fanfiction

Steve Rogers and Tony Stark in 'Avengers' Endgame
Ever think about the things Donald Trump willingly tweets and feel the cold grip of fear around your neck? Me too! So the way I'm coping with his "Civil War" thread is to make jokes about Marvel!
Big on the Internet, Robert De Niro

Things We Saw Today: Robert De Niro Dropped TWO F-Bombs on Live TV and It Was Great

Robert De Niro attends the DIRECTTV Premiere Of "Women Walks Ahead" At 2018 Tribeca Film Festival on April 25, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Toth/Getty Images for DIRECTTV)
The screen icon just said what we were all thinking and god bless him for it.
AMP Featured, News, 2020 Presidential election, Tulsi Gabbard

Should We Be More Concerned That Tulsi Gabbard Might Have Been Raised In A Cult?

Tulsi Gabbard's connections to the the Science of Identity Foundation - a Hare Krishna off shoot - and guru Chris Butler are worth discussing.
Big on the Internet, Black Widow, Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Marvel Cinematic Universe

Was Iron Man 2 Really That Bad?

Tony Stark and Natasha Romanoff in Iron Man 2
While there's a pretty solid consensus that Iron Man and Iron Man 3 are good or great (your mileage may vary, of course), critics and fans have a far less favorable opinion of Iron Man 2. I hadn't watched the movie in a while, so revisiting it with it's not-so-stellar rep in mind, I was curious how it held up and if almost a decade's distance had softened it's edges. The answer is...no.
AMP Featured, News, Mitch McConnell, politics

The Real Enemy of Democracy is Mitch McConnell

Mitch McConnell, the absolute worst, walks through the Capitol Building.
We've said it before and we'll say it again: Mitch McConnell is the worst person in congress and with impeachment on the horizon, he could sink to an even deeper low.
TV, Arrow, Arrowverse

The Women of Arrow Deserve Their Spin Off Because They’ve Always Been The Best Part Of The Show

Let's talk about why Laurel Lance, Mia Smoak and Dinah Drake (And Beth Schwartz!) are the best choice for an Arrow Spin-Off
Big on the Internet, Brandon Routh, Crisis on Infinite Earths

Things We Saw Today: We’re Still Not Over Seeing Brandon Routh Back In The Supersuit

One day, maybe next March, we’ll stop talking about Crisis on Infinite Earths...but not today. Today we need to take some time to focus specifically on how awesome Brandon Routh looks as Superman in some of the first images from the crossover. I love everything about this. Routh, who we usually love as goofy genius […]
Movies & TV, Humor, streaming

Streaming Services New and Old Ranked by How Silly Their Names Are

Phoebe Waller-Bridge with the awards she deserves
From Apple to...Zapple? Is that a thing yet? It probably will be soon.
AMP Featured, Movies & TV, Johnny Depp, problematic faves

What Do We Do When Bad People Make Good Art?

Warner Bros. allegedly worried about Johnny Depp in Fantastic Beasts
Increasingly nowadays, as MeToo and cultural reckonings dominate the discourse, we have to consider what to do when the art we love is made by horrible people.
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