The Friday Edition - Jun 14, 2019
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Big on the Internet, gamestop, geek merch, ThinkGeek

ThinkGeek Is Closing Down Because Everything Ends and Time Claims Us All

ThingGeek is Moving to Gamestop
It's with genuine sadness that I arrive with the news that storied geek merch distributor ThinkGeek is shutting down. It's being gobbled up via a bunch of corporate speak into GameStop, of which it is a subsidiary. This feels like the end of an era.
Big on the Internet, Jackie Kennedy, Melania Trump

Donald Trump Comparing Melania to Jackie O Is an Insult to Jackie O

Jackie Kennedy and JFK's funeral.
Jackie Onassis Kennedy worked with children in need to help them. Melania Trump wore a jacket saying "I Really Don't Care" when she went to see suffering children so, can you really compare the two?
Books, houghton mifflin harcourt, Naomi Wolf

Naomi Wolf’s Outrages Has Been Delayed Because of Her Bad Research

Author Naomi Wolf.
Last month, Naomi Wolf was on an interview with journalist Matthew Sweet for the BBC, and a clip revealed that a major premise of her book, Outrages: Sex, Censorship and the Criminalization of Love, was based on her misunderstanding of a historical legal term. Now, the book is being delayed by its publisher, who is probably sending a herd of legal interns to figure out what the heck happened.
AMP Featured, Movies, Avengers: Endgame, contributors, Marvel Cinematic Universe

White Guys Who Liked “Fat Thor,” Do You Understand Representation Now?

Thor speaks with Rocket in Avengers: Endgame.
In Avengers: Endgame, the six pack was gone, and instead, Chris Hemsworth was hiding behind a fake belly in a new look for the character widely termed “Fat Thor.” Despite valid criticisms of the execution, a lot of Marvel fans felt represented in a way they never had before—a way that should help them understand the concerns and desires of others.
AMP Featured, TV, Hasbro, LGBTQ Representation, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic

My Little Pony Introduces a Lesbian Couple

Auntie Lofty and Aunt Holiday are a Pride Month gift from My Little Pony to fans.
In an upcoming episode of My Little Pony, the show will feature a lesbian couple: Auntie Lofty and Aunt Holiday will be revealed to be together.
News, abortion, contributors, week in reproductive justice

Pro-Choice States Should Have Acted a Long Time Ago to Protect Abortion Rights

Pro-Abortion protest sign reading 'mind your own uterus'
Unless you’ve spent the last month or so living under a rock, you’re probably aware that conservative states have been waging all-out war on abortion rights, with total or near-total abortion bans sweeping through states like Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, and others. In response to this almost unprecedentedly grave situation for women and pregnant people’s human rights, other states have taken action to protect and expand reproductive rights.
Big on the Internet, Chris Hemsworth, things we saw today, Thor

Things We Saw Today: Thor Is Fine, Thor Is Cool, Thor Is Just Crying and Singing “Hurt”

Chris Hemsworth as Thor in Avengers: Endgame
Thor, like Johnny Cash, is a huge Nine Inch Nails fan. Meaning he just loves to cry and sing along to "Hurt".
TV, Orphan Black, serial box, Tatiana Maslany

Tatiana Maslany Returns to Orphan Black in New Digital Audio Series

tatiana maslany as the leda clones in orphan black.
BBC America's hit sci-fi series Orphan Black ended its fifth and final season in 2017, leaving a clone-sized hole in our hearts.
Big on the Internet, nerd, Twitter

Being a Nerd Doesn’t Have an Age Limit

snl really amy poehler
You're not better than someone because you don't care about nerdy things.
Movies, Black Christmas, Blumhouse Productions, Sophia Takal

It’s About Damn Time Blumhouse Hired Their First Female Feature Director: Sophia Takal, for a Black Christmas Remake

Sophia Takal will direct black christmas remake for blumhouse.
After releasing over 40 films and cementing themselves as the new home for horror, Blumhouse Productions is finally making a feature film with a female director.
Big on the Internet, Chris Evans

Chris Evans’ Birthday Wishes Are a Gift for Us All

Actors Anthony Mackie (L) and Chris Evans of CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR took part today in "Worlds, Galaxies, and Universes: Live Action at The Walt Disney Studios" presentation at Disney's D23 EXPO 2015 in Anaheim, Calif. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney)
It isn't Chris Evans's birthday every day, but what if it were?
TV, Billy Porter, Pose, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Billy Porter Can Wear Whatever He Damn Well Pleases

Billy Porter attends the 73rd Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 09, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
"The minute a man puts on a dress it's disgusting. So what are you saying? Men are strong, women are disgusting? I'm not doing that anymore. [...] I’m a man in a dress, and if I feel like wearing a dress, I’m gonna wear one!"
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Movies, Chris Pine, Patty Jenkins, Wonder Woman 1984

Patty Jenkins Comments on Reuniting With Chris Pine for Wonder Woman 1984

Patty Jenkins and Chris Pine attend the Premiere Of TNT's "I Am The Night".
Jenkins didn't reveals the hows and whys of Steve Trevor's return in 1984, which has led to rampant internet speculation.
Movies, Doctor Sleep, mike flanagan, Stephen King

The First Trailer for Doctor Sleep Invites Us Back to The Shining

EWAN McGREGOR as Danny Torrance in the Warner Bros. Pictures’ supernatural thriller “DOCTOR SLEEP,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures.
Mike Flanagan's highly anticipated next project, Doctor Sleep, just dropped a teaser, and it looks absolutely bone-chilling.
News, #MeToo Movement, Bryan Singer, time's up

Bryan Singer Paying $150,000 to Settle Rape Allegation

bryan singer smirking that smirk.
Variety reports that producer/director Bryan Singer, who was one of the earliest people to be called out for his alleged vile behavior by the #MeToo movement, is now paying $150,000 to resolve allegations that he raped a 17-year-old boy in 2003.
AMP Featured, News, Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp Signs With Global Artist Management Because Nothing Matters

johnny depp
Why does there seem to be an influx of Johnny Depp content since all of this has come out?
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