The Thursday Edition - May 9, 2019
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Movies, Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson

Reviews Are out for The Hustle, the Latest Female-Led Remake

Anne Hathaway as Josephine and Rebel Wilson as Lonnie in The Hustle (2019)
Chris Addison and Jac Schaeffer's female-centered remake of the 1988 film Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, titled The Hustle, is out tomorrow, and the reviews have started to trickle in. It's mostly a mixed bag.
Movies, LGBTQ Representation, The MCU

So Who Could Be Marvel’s Yet-to-Be-Revealed Gay Legacy Character?

Valkyrie and Captain Marvel are a fan favorite ship in the MCU.
Outside of Joe Russo's nameless grieving Snap survivor, there hasn't been much by way of canon LGBTQ+ characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Movies, Avengers: Endgame, marvel, natasha romanoff

Natasha Romanoff Isn’t Your Emotional Mouthpiece

Black Widow in Avengers: Endgame
I'm tired. Stop Letting Men Run Natasha Romanoff Into the Ground 2K19.
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Relive Your Childhood With These Classic Game Consoles & Emulators

Game Boy knockoff emulator consoles.
Take a walk down memory lane. Or, if you're too young for a walk down memory lane, see what all the fuss is about and why all of us olds are so excited to see these retro gaming consoles and accessories for up to 85% off at the Mary Sue Shop.
News, donald trump, nolite te bastardes carborundorum, politics

“Contempt of Congress” and “Constitutional Crisis”: Breaking Down the Ominous Terms Coming out of Washington

Donald Trump pouts with his arms crossed, sitting at his desk.
Congressman Jerry Nadler, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, knows that the term "constitutional crisis" gets thrown around a lot. It's overused, which is a shame because it means the phrase doesn't carry the weight it should when it's needed to draw attention to an actual constitutional crisis. Like the one Nadler says we are experiencing right now.
TV, Batwoman, LGBTQ Representation, Ruby Rose, The CW

Batwoman Official Teaser Shows off Gotham’s New Hero

Official Batwoman Teaser Trailer featuring Ruby Rose in a wig that would never look good no matter who made it
We may have seen Kate Kane before, but this Batwoman teaser is a reminder she has her own story to tell.
Books, contributors, Star Wars (franchise)

Star Wars Master & Apprentice Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan Novel Is a Great Lesson in “What They Grow Beyond”

Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon Jinn on the cover of Star Wars Master & Apprentice novel.
When Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi first appear onscreen in The Phantom Menace, they are already working together with the ease of well-worn familiarity, but the early days of the relationship between the two Jedi, depicted in the novel Master & Apprentice by Claudia Gray, were considerably more strained.
AMP Featured, News, avocado toast, economics, USA Today

USA Today Shames Average Americans for Spending Money on “Nonessentials” Like Lunch

USA Today and The Motley Fool $18,000 in nonessentials
It feels as though every few months another tone-deaf tweet or graph goes out from a major brand about how economically struggling people are in that state because of spending money on, you know, being alive. The latest comes courtesy of USA Today, with a chart connected to an article that warns we're in dire financial straits because of expenses like cable and food.
Movies, It Chapter Two, Jessica Chastain, pennywise

The Creepy First Trailer for It Chapter Two Has Finally Arrived!

Pennywise (Bll Skarsgård) tries to catch a new victim in a still from IT: Chapter One.
The highly anticipated horror film has finally released their first look at the adult Losers Club.
Movies, Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Far From Home, The MCU

There’s So Much Spider-Man News and So Little Time

tom holland
It seems as if someone out in the world was looking out for us Spider-Man fans. 
Movies, Detective Pikachu, Pokémon (franchise), Ryan Reynolds

Review: Detective Pikachu Gives Us Cute Pokemon, Which Is All We Need

Pikachu is the cutest detective ever in Detective Pikachu.
Detective Pikachu is a safe bet. It's weird and not good at parts, but it's fun and you can turn your brain off for an hour or so. Embrace our Pikachu overlord.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, makeup, men, toxic masculinity

War Paint “Makeup for Men” Brand Is Sexist, Silly, and Only Has Five Foundation Shades

War Paint in addition to be sexist and silly also has a limited shade range in the year 2019 when fenty has 50+ boys bye
Never trust any male organization that refers to women in general as "females."
AMP Featured, TV, Amy Pond, Doctor Who, Karen Gillan

Okay but Doctor Who’s Amy Pond Was Great

Karen Gillan as Amy Pond on Doctor Who.
I’m aware that I’m in the minority with this opinion, but I can’t help that I enjoy these characters, especially Amy Pond.
AMP Featured, Movies, Brendan Fraser, The Mummy, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Honest Trailer for Everyone’s Favorite Mummy Movie, the Brendan Fraser One

The Mummy (1999) starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz
If you can believe it, we're at the 20-year anniversary of 1999's delightful action movie romp The Mummy, directed by Stephen Sommers. While there are definitely aspects of the Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz-starring film that don't age well, I think we can agree that this is the best Mummy film out there.
Books, books, classical novels

Modern Library Launches New Series, Modern Library Torchbearers, Featuring Classics Written by Women

The Heads of Cerberus book cover by Modern Library from new Modern Library Torchbearers collection. (Credit: Modern Library)
Modern Library is launching a new series: Modern Library Torchbearers, featuring female authors who "wrote on their own terms, with boldness, creativity, and a spirit of resistance."
AMP Featured, News, conservatives, Late Night with Seth Meyers, meghan mccain

The Only Thing Worse Than Meghan McCain’s Awkward Seth Meyers Interview Is Her Husband’s Bizarre Reaction to It

Meghan McCain looks like she wants to speak to your manager.
Meghan McCain was on Late Night with Seth Meyers Tuesday night for what turned out to be an incredibly uncomfortable interview. Although I'm not sure how anyone could have thought this interview was ever going to be anything other than totally uncomfortable.
AMP Featured, News, Alyssa Milano, Busy Philipps, reproductive rights

Hollywood Reacts to Georgia’s Horrifying Abortion Ban

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 04: Busy Phillips speaks onstage during the 2018 CFDA Fashion Awards at Brooklyn Museum on June 4, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
If we wondered when we were going to be in Gilead, this bill is basically it.
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