The Monday Edition - Sep 24, 2018
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Princess Weekes, Assistant Editor of The Mary Sue, will take a Black Widow dive into the history of female comic book/superhero movies starting with Jane Fonda's Barbarella before going into Wonder Woman and our hopes with Captain Marvel. The show will explore the common tropes in these films through a feminist, pop culture lens as well as why it took so long to get these movies done and done right. Plus representation issues (why is Storm still not done right guys?). As always, the show is guaranteed to bring a fresh perspective and a few side splitting laughs while promoting a healthy camaraderie among attendees.
Movies, Captain Marvel (movie)

Every Flerken Thing You Need to Know About the Furry Easter Egg in Captain Marvel’s Poster

Captain Marvel and Chewie in comic panel
Since Avengers: Infinity War, we’re been understandably distraught, but thankfully, Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) avenged our broken hearts when her trailer launched last week. That trailer also came with a poster packing a furry Easter egg worthy of Marvel's legacy.
Books, Ibi Zoboi, Meghan Cox Gurdon, Pride, the Wall Street Journal

Author Ibi Zoboi Calls Out Racism and Classism in The Wall Street Journal Book Review

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 26: Ibi Zoboi attends the Foundation Of Letters Gala on October 26, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Foundation Of Letters)
"Unlike Austen, Ms. Zoboi doesn’t write here with literary formality or what has been called classical narrative tact." Really? REALLY?
Movies, Amber Heard, Aquaman, Jason Momoa

Here Is What We Know About Aquaman so Far

Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry in Aquaman
ComingSoon.net released their sit down with James Wan, getting an extended look at the SDCC trailer and some special scenes of the Aquaman movie. Here is what we've learned.
Big on the Internet, Harley Quinn, Joker, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: The Joker/Harley Quinn Movie Is A Mix Of Bad Santa And This Is Us

harley quinn
Well, it certainly sounds like some kind of movie.
Big on the Internet, fandom, gatekeeping, misogyny

Viral Tweet About Fandom Gatekeeping Proves We Still Have a Male Geek Problem

image: BBC Jodie Whittaker 13th Doctor Doctor Who BBC
Over the weekend, a tweet about a mother and daughter's experience at a convention dealing with gatekeeping male fans has swept the Internet
Big on the Internet, bisexual representation, brooklyn 99, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Happy Bisexual Visibility Day — Who’s Your Favorite Bisexual Fictional Character?

Happy Bisexuality Visibility Day, Mary Suevians!
Big on the Internet, Catherine Hardwicke, female directors, Twilight

Ten Years After Twilight, Catherine Hardwicke Talks Female Directors

While Hardwicke directed the first film, and even saved the script from total disaster, she was not invited back to work on the subsequent installments, despite the film being the highest grossing live action film directed by a woman prior to Patty Jenkins's Wonder Woman.
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