The Wednesday Edition - Feb 12, 2020
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When a surprise attack brings Shadow and Cal together, they're forced to team up as assassin and apprentice. Even though Shadow's life belongs to the court and Cal's belongs to the queen, they cannot deny their attraction to each other. But now, with war on the horizon and true love at risk, Shadow and Cal will uncover a shocking web of lies that will change their paths forever.

Listen to The Queen's Assassin now!
Movies, Birds of Prey (film), Cathy Yan, Rosie Perez

Rosie Perez Fighting for the Role of Renee Montoya With Cathy Yen’s Help Is Exactly Why I Love Birds of Prey

“I beat out all the youngsters,” Perez said in an interview with Nerdist and we couldn't have asked for a better Renee Montoya.
Movies, Jackie Tohn

Interview: GLOW’s Jackie Tohn Defies Typecasting in New Movie Elsewhere

Jackie Tohn at IMDb
Elsewhere is out now. Watch Jackie Tohn shine as Rita and fall in love with this new side to her. She's absolutely incredible and I can't wait to see what she does next. 
Big on the Internet, advertising, fashion, Kentucky Fried Chicken, WTF

Today in the Darkest Timeline: Kentucky Fried Chicken Crocs

crocs made out of Kentucky fried chicken
KFC and Crocs have teamed up for ... chicken shoes???????????
News, donald trump, politics, Roger Stone, William Barr

Donald Trump Learned One Lesson From Impeachment & That Lesson Is That He Can Do Whatever He Wants

Donald Trump smiles as he holds an umbrella.
Donald Trump went and tweeted his displeasure over Roger Stone and hours later, the Justice Department overruled the recommendation.
Big on the Internet, Ashley Judd, beauty standards

Ashley Judd Trends for Daring to Have “Moon Face” in Public

Actress and activist Ashley Judd looks on during the 29th annual Conference of the Professional Businesswomen of California (PBWC)
Ashely Judd is trending for all the wrong reasons.
Space, Aliens, astronomy, Science, space

Astronomers Discover Radio Bursts From a Galaxy Far, Far Away

Astronomers have pinpointed a strange, repeating radio signal from space.
Movies, Netflix, To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You

Review: To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You Is a Beautiful Look at Young Love

To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You still
Can I be a Covey yet?
TV, Disney Plus, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Loki

The Characters We Hope Gugu Mbatha-Raw Is Playing in Marvel’s Loki Disney+ Series

Gugu-Mbatha-Raw-Belle
Mbatha-Raw will join lead Tom Hiddleston, Sophia Di Martino, and Owen Wilson in the series, and keeping in step with most of the cast announcements we don't know exactly who she could be playing but we can always speculate.
Movies, Birds of Prey, Black Mask, Ewan McGregor

I Cannot Stop Thinking About Black Mask’s Outfits in Birds of Prey

Ewan McGregor in Birds of Prey
Roman Sionis is a terrible man, but boy oh boy do I love those suits. 
Movies, contributors, Greta Gerwig

Greta Gerwig Deserves More Credit for Her Filmography’s Examination of Money

greta gerwig movies lady bird little women mistress america frances ha money
Known for starring in films with little plot and fumbling leads, it's easy to write off Gerwig’s work off as light or frivolous. Yet, despite the ostensible tweeness of her filmography, she always shows her seriousness when it comes to money.
Movies, Bride of Frankenstein, The Dark Universe

Bride Of Frankenstein Remake Rumors Have Us Concerned

The bride of frnkenstein and angelina jolie
Universal is looking to revisit the Bride of Frankenstein with uber-producer Amy Pascal and maybe Angelina Jolie.
TV, Altered Carbon, Anthony Mackie, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Watch the Trailer for Altered Carbon Season 2 and Please Watch Altered Carbon

Anthony Mackie in Altered Carbon
'Altered Carbon' season 2 hits Netflix on February 27th, 2020. Watch it! Tell your friends! Tell your enemies! 
Movies, Monster Mash, monsters, Universal

If Monster Mash Is Getting Its Own Movie, Surely These Parody Hits Deserve One Too

gill-man, dracula, wolf man, and frankenstein
What parody song would you like to see as a film?
Big on the Internet, Movies, horror (genre)

The Lodge Is an Excellent Dark Fairy Tale

Riley Keough, Jaeden Martell, and Lia McHugh in The Lodge (2019)
The meme "f*ck, em kids" has never been more accurate.
Movies, Chris Pine, Steve Trevor, Wonder Woman 1984

Please, I’m Begging, Let Diana Prince Carry Steve Trevor Like a Bride

Chris Pine in Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
But my own personal favorite thing about their relationship is that Steve is, from time to time, carried like a bride is typically carried over the threshold. Why? Well, because Diana Prince is stronger than he is. 
Movies, The Lodge

We Talked The Lodge With the Directors and Cast!

Riley Keough in the Lodge
The Lodge is in theaters now, and honestly? See this twisted tale. It's worth the scares! 
Movies, Birds of Prey (film), DC Entertainment, Margot Robbie

Birds of Prey Title Change Is Part of a Bigger Problem

Margot Robbie in Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020)
Theaters have started marketing Birds of Prey it as 'Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey' for clarity.
Big on the Internet, ABC, motherhood, pregnancy

ABC and The Oscars Banned This Ad About Postpartum Pain Because Motherhood Is Obscene I Guess?

frida mom ad pulled for being to graphic
It's 2020, and it's LONG past due for postpartum pain and healing to be a topic everyone can discuss.
Movies, The Hunt

The Hunt Is Un-Cancelled & It’s Going Full Troll in Its New Marketing Campaign

Betty Gilpin holds a shotgun in a still from The Hunt.
Right-wing backlash drove Universal to cancel The Hunt. Now it's back, and it's turned that hate into a marketing campaign.
Movies, Taika Waititi

Taika Waititi Just as Confused as the Rest of Us as to Why We’ve Still Got Nazis Running Around

Taika Waititi is having quite the week, and honestly? GOOD. 
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