The Wednesday Edition - Feb 5, 2020
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Movies, Cats (movie), Humor, John Boyega

Thing We Saw Today: Forget Bodega Cats, We Love John Boyega in Cats

The emotion! The poise! The grace! The pure, Boyega of it all.
News, Conspiracy Theories, iowa caucuses, technology

What’s With All the Conspiracy Theories Coming Out of the Iowa Caucus?

A sign of Uncle Sam reading 'Dump Trump' is lit in ominous red.
As if the Iowa caucus wasn't fraught enough with all the app reporting drama, it's also been the source of a ton of misinformation campaigns.
News, Harvey Weinstein, Me Too, sexual assault

I Wish I Could Travel Back in Time to Before I Knew What Harvey Weinstein’s Junk Looked Like

Harvey Weinstein arrives at New York City criminal court, hunched over a walker.
If I die, please remember me as someone who didn't want to know any of this.
TV, Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Loki, WandaVision

We Know When Marvel’s Disney+ Shows Will Arrive, but Now We Have New Mystery Shows

Wanda Maximoff in WandaVision
So, what does all this mean for the future of the MCU? Let's get into it.
News, impeachment, Mitt Romney

It’s Sad That Mitt Romney Is the Only Republican Willing to Vote to Convict Trump in Impeachment Trial

Mitt Romney surrounded by cell phones
Mitt Romney is sticking with his convictions and voting today to convict Trump for abuse of power in his Impeachment trial in the Senate.
Big on the Internet, Disneyland, eat the rich

The Secret, Ultra-Exclusive Club Inside Disneyland

Hidden in Disneyland is the secret and very expensive Club 33.
Movies, Knives Out, Rian Johnson, toni collette

Toni Collette’s Lifestyle Guru Gets Grilled in Knives Out Deleted Scene

toni collette in knives out
Rian Johnson's twisty dark comedy delivers a sharp script and deft performances, making it one of the best films of 2019.
Big on the Internet, Fast & Furious, Star Wars (franchise)

LOL Fast & Furious 9 Has Star Wars Fans Confused About Which Han Is Alive

Han and Han
Would I take a movie about Han Solo and "Han Seoul-Oh" racing cars and the Millenium Falcon? Why, yes I would. Still, I'm very excited that Han Lue is coming back for Fast 9, and I can't wait to see where they're going to take his character now that he's back from the dead.
Books, Barnes and Noble, Black History Month, Classic Fiction

Instead of Highlighting Black Authors, Barnes & Noble Put “Diverse Covers” on Classic Titles for Black History Month

Barnes and Noble Diversity Event
There is enough diversity to celebrate within Blackness and Black identity, but that would require an event being created that's actually interested in celebrating Blackness and not just capitalizing on "diversity."
AMP Featured, News, Lisa Simpson, Mike Pompeo, Nancy Pelosi, State of the Union

Mike Pompeo Tried to Insult Nancy Pelosi With a Lisa Simpson Meme & It Backfired Spectacularly

Lisa Simpson stands in front of a microphone looking furious at democracy.
Mike Pompeo should have checked his Simpsons references before tweeting.
AMP Featured, Movies, Birds of Prey (film), Cathy Yan, Margot Robbie

Review: Birds of Prey Is Everything I’ve Been Waiting for in a Female-Led Comic Book Film

Margot Robbie and Ella Jay Basco in Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020)
Man, I love it when a movie delivers on everything it signs up to do and does it with an effortlessness that belies the obvious sense of care and work that was put into it. Director Cathy Yan and writer Christina Hodson have delivered unto us a film that I think is both really fun and energetic, but also brings to the big screen five really great female comic book characters who have not often been given their due.
Movies, Chris Rock, Saw, Spiral: From The Book of Saw

Chris Rock Is in a … Saw Movie?

I guess chris rock has to saw off his arm now
I was not anticipating Chris Rock to be the one taking a later career turn into mystery and suspense, but here we are with the trailer for Spiral: From the Book of Saw.
News, donald trump, Nancy Pelosi, State of the Union

Here’s the Only Moment Worth Watching From Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address

House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) rips up pages of the State of the Union speech
After Trump's speech, Nancy Pelosi chose to do, in her words, "the courteous thing to do considering the alternative.”
News, gun control, Parkland Shooting, SOTU

Grieving Parkland Father Removed From SOTU After Shouting ‘What About Victims?’

fred guttenberg sotu
His daughter, 14 year old Jaime Guttenberg, was one of 17 people murdered during the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in 2018.
TV, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, contributors

Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Is Missing the Magic Spark

Kiernan Shipka as Sabrina winks at the camera in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.
For all of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’s triumphs—an unapologetically feminist female protagonist, a willingness to tackle issues that feel painfully relevant, an on-point retro Satanist aesthetic—the show also often misses the mark, and underpinning all of its missteps is the lack of a clearly established magic system.
TV, Cisco Ramon, spoilers, The Flash

How Long Will [SPOILER!] Be Missing on The Flash? Showrunner Eric Wallace Shares the Answer

The Flash -- "Marathon" -- Image Number: FLA610a_0066b.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon, Victoria Park as Kamilla, Kayla Compton as Allegra and Candice Patton as Iris West - Allen -- Photo: Katie Yu/The CW -- © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Someone left on an extended trip on The Flash, but when will they be back?
Big on the Internet, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Rick Moranis, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: This Honey, I Shrunk The Kids Reboot Sounds Like a Bummer

marcia strassman and rick moranis in honey, I shrunk the kids
Disney+ may be going back to the vault to resurrect one of its beloved franchises, but should they?
TV, Loki, marvel studios, Tom Hiddleston

Loki Is in Trouble With the Time Police on Marvel’s Loki TV Show

Loki series Time Variance Authority
Tom Hiddleston's Loki, the God of Mischief, was seen wearing a prison-type jumpsuit branded "TVA."
AMP Featured, TV, anime, manga, My Hero Academia, Shonen Jump

My Hero Academia Creator Apologizes for Naming Character After Japanese War Crime

Infinite 100% (2020)
My Hero Academia is one of the more popular manga and anime series right now. A lot of the series like to use names based on puns, but unfortunately, one of the most recent names given to a villain had some unfortunate implications.
Big on the Internet, breast cancer, Shannen Doherty

Shannen Doherty Reveals Stage Four Breast Cancer Diagnosis

US actress Shannen Doherty attends the FOX Summer TCA 2019 All-Star Party at Fox Studios on August 7, 2019 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Michael Tran / AFP) (Photo credit should read MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images)
On World Cancer Day Shannen Doherty's revealed that her breast cancer, first diagnosed in 2015, has returned and is now on stage four.
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