| News, Black Lives Matter, Colin Kaepernick, rihanna By Princess Weekes on Fri,12:05 “The NFL and CBS really wanted Rihanna to be next year’s performer in Atlanta. They offered it to her, but she said no because of the kneeling controversy. She doesn’t agree with the NFL’s stance.” Read More > Movies, Captain America: The First Avenger, Harry Potter (franchise) By Laura Muth on Fri,11:27 Like me, my partner was used to being dissatisfied with the emotional depth of female characters and the lack of queer relationships in media. Relationships like Steve/Bucky and Remus/Sirius give us the emotional depth and intimacy we want, with characters we relate to and care about. Read More > TV, DC Universe, Titans By Princess Weekes on Fri,10:44 Alright, give me your crow, because I enjoyed Titans, but it certainly didn't put its best foot forward in highlighting the things that were great about the show in marketing. Read More > AMP Featured, News, abortion, reproductive health, week in reproductive justice By Kylie Cheung on Fri,9:52 On Thursday, Detroit Free Press reported that a Michigan pharmacist had refused to give a woman prescribed medication abortion to complete a miscarriage. The incident came just months after an Arizona woman faced a similar experience this summer. Read More > Big on the Internet, bad ideas, voter registration, Voting By Vivian Kane on Thu,6:01 Those of us who believe it's essential to vote in the upcoming midterms really want to get that message across. And we know that that message isn't exactly new, so we need to find new ways to grab people's attention. But oh, ELLE Magazine, this is not how you do that. Read More > Big on the Internet, Lex Luthor, Supergirl (TV show), things we saw today By Chelsea Steiner on Thu,5:50 One of DC's most iconic Big Bads will be joining the Arrowverse. Showrunners Jessica Queller and Robert Rovner announced in a statement that Lex Luthor will be appearing in this season of Supergirl. Read More > Movies, Ezra Miller, Fantastic Beasts 2: The Crimes of Grindelwald, LGBTQ Representation By Kate Gardner on Thu,5:46 Representation does not have to look the same, but we have to be considerate of how it is portrayed. Read More > AMP Featured, Movies, Chris Pine, nudity, sexism By Rachel Leishman on Thu,5:34 We're so used to female nudity in our media that when Chris Pine is baring it all in Outlaw King, suddenly it's an event. Read More > Sponsored, The Mary Sue Shop By Diana Vilbert on Thu,4:48 There's a lot we love about the Apple AirPods, but the price isn't one of them. Neva Tech gets it—that's why they took everything great about the AirPods and recreated them at a way better price. And that's why the Mary Sue Shop discounted that price even further. Get the Air Bud Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds for just $24.99 at the Mary Sue Shop. Read More > AMP Featured, Movies, Brianna Hildebrand, Deadpool 2, LGBTQ Representation, Ryan Reynolds By Chelsea Steiner on Thu,3:56 There's a lot to love about Deadpool 2: Zazie Beetz as Domino, the X-Force's disastrous first mission, Celine Dion. Read More > TV, #MeToo Movement, Lee Daniels, Whitney Cummings By Kate Gardner on Thu,2:30 Hollywood, in it's usual sense of self-congratulatory terribleness, has tried to capture the #MeToo movement in film and television. Read More > News, Full Frontal with Sam Bee, Samantha Bee, Voting By Vivian Kane on Thu,2:21 As Republicans' supporters are dwindling, they're having to find, let's say, creative ways to bolster their numbers. Dishonest tactics like gerrymandering and voter suppression are nothing new, but leading up to the midterm elections, they're not even trying to mask their actions with even the appearance of subtlety or legitimacy. Honestly, the Republican Party has basically reverted back to 1960s tactics. We're barely a step away from the reinstatement of the 1960s' "literacy tests." Read More > Movies, James Wan, Linda Cardellini, The Curse of La Llorona By Princess Weekes on Thu,2:06 Today, the trailer for the upcoming film The Curse of La Llorona dropped, which, while based on a Mexican legend, seems to have a white lead and takes place in '70s L.A. Read More > Books, giveaway, Halloween, kensington books By Kaila Hale-Stern on Thu,1:41 Enter to win a bundle of six spine-tingling books—THE JERSEY DEVIL, BEHIND THE DOOR, EPIDEMIC OF THE LIVING DEAD, RED HARVEST, CRUEL, and DAMNED BY THE ANCIENTS—along with a decanter and glasses for preparing your own cask of Amontillado. Read More > Big on the Internet, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Honest Trailers, The MCU By Chelsea Steiner on Thu,1:29 Screen Junkies' Ant-Man and the Wasp honest trailer has landed and yeah, it's pretty funny. Read More > |
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