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News, 2020 Presidential election, presidential debates

Commission on Presidential Debates Says They’ll Change Their Format, Having Apparently Just Now Realized There’s a Problem

Donald Trump gestures during the presidential debate.
Why they don't already control the candidates' microphones is a giant mystery!
News, 2020 Election, donald trump, Joe Biden

Debate Was So Bad That Foreign News Is Trying to Explain What a “Shitshow” Is

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on September 28, 2020 shows Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden(L) speaking at a "Build Back Better" Clean Energy event on July 14, 2020 at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware, and US President Donald Trump speaking during a briefing at the White House September 27, 2020, in Washington, DC. - At the September 29, 2020 election debate, millions of Americans will watch as the two antagonists -- who depict each other as existential threats to the country -- step into the ring live on television after months of shadow-boxing. (Photos by Olivier DOULIERY and Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY,BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Americans have been using some ... colorful language to describe the debate last night.
TV, Conan the Barbarian, Netflix

Things We Saw Today: A New Conan the Barbarian Series in Development at Netflix

arnold works it as conan the barbarian
Netflix has entered a development deal with Conan Properties International to develop a live-action series based on the character created by Robert E. Howard.
AMP Featured, News, Katie Porter, Mark J. Alles, politics

Katie Porter Shows Us How We Should Take on All Rich Parasites

Rep Katie Porter destroys rich man spectacularly.
Kudos to Katie Porter and I cannot wait to see where her career in politics take her. Let's get more Katie Porters in this world and less Mark J. Alleses, shall we?
Movies, Jake Gyllenhaal, Oscar Isaac, The Godfather

Oscar Isaac and Jake Gyllenhaal in a Movie About Making The Godfather? You Have My Attention.

Oscar Isaac and Jake Gyllenhaal for Francis and the Godfather
Ever wish that you had a movie about the making of another movie? Well, get ready because they're making a movie about the making of the movie The Godfather! Can't wait for this movie to have a movie made about how it became a movie.
AMP Featured, News, 2020 Presidential election, donald trump, voter suppression

Donald Trump: “Corruption!!!” to Turn Away His Unauthorized “Army” of “Poll Watchers”

A Donald Trump supporter is seen during a Black Lives Matter protest on August 17, 2020 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
"Bad things happen in Philadelphia," Trump baselessly claimed during the debate.
AMP Featured, TV, Iman Vellani, kamala khan, Ms. Marvel

Ms. Marvel Disney+ Series Has Found Its Kamala Khan in Iman Vellani

Iman Vellani is Kamala Kahn in Disney+'s Ms. Marvel
I cannot wait to see what Ms. Marvel and Iman Vellani have in store for us because more Kamala Khan is wonderful in my book! 
TV, Sandman, The Sandman

Netflix’s Sandman Adaptation May Have Found Its Morpheus in Tom Sturridge

collage tom sturridge at the tonys and morpheus from sandman
Tom Sturridge is in final talks to take on the lead role of Morpheus, also known as Dream of the Endless, the titular Sandman.
Big on the Internet, Bruce Springsteen, donald trump

Bruce Springsteen Reminds Us Why He’s the Best (and Bashes Donald Trump)

When the world gets too dark, I can put on some Springsteen songs and remember the America he loves so much and not whatever it is we're living in. 
Books, books, speculative fiction, The Mary Sue Book Club

The Mary Sue Book Club September Edition: Magical Fight Club, Queer Love Stories, & Shapeshifting Generational Trauma

Autumn (and sweater weather) is officially upon us, and what better way to spend these chilly weeks ahead than curled up with a good book? From fantasy epics to mind-bending magical realism, there's a little something for everybody in these September book club picks. Enjoy!
Movies, Disney, Humor, The Little Mermaid

Investigation: Could Ariel From The Little Mermaid Read and Write?

ariel looking at a book
Couldn't every problem in The Little Mermaid be addressed if Ariel had just, you know, written Prince Eric a NOTE?
AMP Featured, News, Debate 2020, donald trump, politics, white supremacy

Instead of Condemning the Proud Boys, Donald Trump Gave Them a New Slogan

Donald Trump shrugs during the first presidential debate.
In a night of terrible moments, this was the worst.
AMP Featured, Movies, Debate 2020, Fantastic Four

Writers, Actors Lament That Trump/Biden Presidential Debate Was Worse Than Their Worst Projects

Fantastic Four poster
Remember the times when we could complain about a bad superhero movie and that was the most important thing happening in our lives? Well, those days are gone because after last night's debate, we now know what something truly terrible looks like.
News, 2020 Election, politics

Can’t Believe This Has to Be Said: That’s Not a Condemnation of White Supremacist Groups and Violence, Donald Trump

Donald Trump debates Joe Biden for the 2020 presidential election.
Donald Trump did not denounce white supremacist groups and violence, but of course, he's already got people jumping to his defense and saying he did, so let's break down how that's inaccurate, why he did not, and why this question keeps coming up. First, let's talk about what he did say.
TV, Debate 2020, Parks and Recreation, presidential debate

First Biden vs. Trump Presidential Debate Was Basically That Episode of Parks and Recreation but Somehow Worse

screengrab from parks and rec
Remember that episode of Parks and Recreation where Leslie Knope is the only qualified candidate running for City Council and she has to debate a bunch of people who don't know what they're doing? And it's beyond frustrating because she should clearly be the frontrunner but somehow Bobby Newport is in the lead?
News, 2020 Presidential election, donald trump, Joe Biden, presidential debate

The First Presidential Debate Was a Complete Clusterf***

Democratic Presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden (R) and US President Donald Trump take part in the first presidential debate at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 29, 2020. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Donald Trump screamed and interupeted Joe Biden for 90 minutes and wouldn't condemn white supremacists. Typical Tuesday.
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