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Big on the Internet, Tony Awards

So … The Tony Awards Are Happening?

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)
So, I guess, already congrats to Aaron Tveit, and I hope that Moulin Rouge! The Musical sweeps, since ... that's the only show I got to see nominated for a musical. Also, I'm going to pretend that this Jake Gyllenhaal nomination is for Sunday in the Park With George.
Big on the Internet, Amy Coney Barrett, garrison keillor, Roe v. Wade

No One Asked for Garrison Keillor’s Opinion on Roe v. Wade

garrison keillor
Garrison Keillor should probably stick to opinions on whittling and casseroles, and keep his mental meanderings to himself.
News, Amy Coney Barrett, Sen. John Kennedy

Asking Amy Coney Barrett Who Does the Laundry in Her Home at Her Confirmation Hearing Isn’t Cute

Amy Coney Barrett
Asking a woman who does the laundry in her house in a job interview sounds like something the men at Sterling Cooper would ask their secretaries on Mad Men, and, even then, they'd quickly be shot down by the women around them. Instead, it's a very real thing that happened at a Supreme Court confirmation hearing in the United States Senate for Amy Coney Barrett, in the year 2020.
TV, Dominique McElligott, Queen Maeve, The Boys

Queen Maeve Was the Real MVP of The Boys Season 2

queen maeve poses
One of my favorite storylines on season 2 of 'The Boys' was Queen Maeve's. It's not the kind of hero's journey we see very often.
Movies, DC Comics, DCEU, Vixen

What We Deserve From DC’s Vixen Movie Project

Vixen serving face and body and lion
Vixen is someone who has an important place in comic book history that can be translated well to the screen, if done right.
News, Conspiracy Theories, donald trump

Donald Trump Retweeted an Absolutely Unhinged QAnon Conspiracy Theory & Everyone’s Just Too Exhausted to Care

Donald Trump holds masks in front of Air Force One.
At any other time, in any other world, that would be a gigantic story.
TV, David Tennant, des, true crime

David Tennant Is Once Again a Horrifying Serial Killer in True Crime Miniseries Des

David Tennant plays serial killer Dennis Nielsen in 'Des'
In 'Des,' David Tennant plays Dennis Nilsen, a withdrawn civil servant who just happens to be one of Britain's most famous serial killers.
Books, graphic novels, S. E. Hinton, The outsiders, Twitter feuds

The Outsiders Author S.E. Hinton Has New Bad Opinion About Graphic Novels

the cast of the putsiders looks gay
S.E. Hinton was asked if she'd consider allowing 'The Outsiders' to be adapted into a graphic novel. Her answer was both ignorant and arrogant.
TV, Dexter, Michael C. Hall, Showtime

Things We Saw Today: Dexter to Be Revived for a Limited Series on Showtime

Michael C. Hall in Dexter (2006)
Lumberjack Dexter is coming out of retirement.
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