The Saturday Edition - Jun 30, 2018
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News, mass shooting, misogyny

Alleged Annapolis Newspaper Shooter’s Acts Can Be Traced Back to–Of Course–Obsessive Abusive Misogyny

annapolis shooting, capital gazette, jarrod Ramos
We've seen this time and time and time again: long before these men turn to mass murder, their treatment of the women in their lives tells us everything about them. From Parkland to Las Vegas to Orlando to so many others, these men inflicted their violence and emotional abuse on women prior to making headlines with the murders they commit.
Big on the Internet, Funny videos, Jurassic Park, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Help, We Can’t Stop Watching This Clip of Dinosaurs in High Heels

jurassic park
Plus Dr. Strange, Jordan Peele, Rian Johnson and more!
TV, Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, What We Do In The Shadows

Taika Waititi Drops the Trailer for What We Do in the Shadows Spinoff Series Wellington Paranormal

Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok) and Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords) have released the trailer for their upcoming series Wellington Paranormal, a spin-off of their cult hit film What We Do in the Shadows. Like WWDITS, the series will be a mockumentary-style look at the mundane lives of the supernatural monsters that reside in New Zealand ad the police tasked with handling them.
Big on the Internet

Little Women Needs a Hamilton-Style Casting Shake up like Yesterday

Claire Danes, Winona Ryder, Kirsten Dunst, and Trini Alvarado in Little Women (1994)
How are we supposed to be inclusion riders if there are no risks taken in casting classic book adaptations?
AMP Featured, Movies, Avengers: Infinity War, How It Should Have Ended

“How Infinity War Should Have Ended” Is a Goddamned Masterpiece

Nebula in Infinity War How It Should Have Ended
"How It Should Have Ended" really outdid themselves with this hilarious take on Avengers: Infinity War.
TV, #MeToo Movement, Alec Baldwin, Jerry Seinfeld

“#MeToo Makes Me Scared to Touch My Wife” Sounds Like a You Problem, Alec

Alec Baldwin Talks To Jerry Seinfeld About #MeToo on Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee on Netflix
Alec Baldwin has stepped in it, once again, over the #MeToo movement.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Marco Rubio, Republicans, shootings

Marco Rubio Tries to Tone Police Capital Gazette Shooting Survivor, Gets Roundly Shamed by Social Media

noted asshat marco rubio
There are many ways to respond to such a horrific incident like this shooting. Lord knows we've had plenty of practice. Florida Senator Marco Rubio decided to chime in with the hottest of takes on the whole affair.
Movies, Netflix, rom-coms, Set It Up

Netflix’s Set It Up Is as Good as You’ve Heard, Largely Because of How Much It Respects Its Rom-Com Audience

set it up netflix rom com romantic comedy
You may have heard people call Set It Up is the best movie on Netflix, the best movie anywhere, and maybe even the herald of a new wave of romcoms. I don't disagree with any of that.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, News, 50 Cent, MeToo, Terry Crews

People (But Especially Men) Mocking Terry Crews for Being Sexually Assaulted Need to STFU

terry crews toxic masculinity
Terry Crews is a real-life Steven Universe. We don't deserve him, but thank goodness he is here.
Movies, Faith, fat shaming, Valiant Comics

Faith Herbert Is Getting Her Own Film: Here are Some “Fat Girl” Tropes Sony Should Avoid

Sony has announced plans for a live-action film adaptation of Valiant Comics' Faith, the plus-size superhero. But the entertainment industry (like most places) has rarely been kind to big girls. ere are some plus-size tropes we'd like to see Sony avoid in adapting this fan favorite character for the big screen.
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