Big on the Internet, Fiona Hill By Rachel Leishman on Thu,4:45 Maybe it is the power of her willingness to let her voice be heard or maybe it is the knowledge that Dr. Fiona Hill put out a fire with her bare hands but the internet is in love with American foreign affairs specialist. TV, John Mulaney By Rachel Leishman on Thu,4:26 John Mulaney is one of those performers who can announce he's going to stand on some street corner and just yell and I'd go and watch it. News, Fiona Hill, impeachment By Vivian Kane on Thu,3:52 In today's impeachment hearing, Dr. Fiona Hill, a former top presidential advisor on Europe and Russia, shut down one of the GOP's go-to conspiracy theories. TV, baby Yoda, Star Wars (franchise), The Mandalorian By Rachel Leishman on Thu,3:43 It has become common knowledge that the greatest thing in the 21st century is Baby Yoda. Movies, Charlie Day, corrections By Jessica Mason on Thu,3:35 Charlie Day issues a correction to the description of his movie El Tonto. Movies By Jessica Mason on Thu,3:02 Frozen didn't really acknowledge the indigenous peoples of Scandinavia, but Frozen II is putting them front and center with the help of the Sámi. TV, Olivia Colman, The Crown By Princess Weekes on Thu,2:29 The Crown brings to Netflix the event that changed so many lives in the mining Welsh village of Aberfan in 1966. News, 2020 Presidential election, Julian Castro By Vivian Kane on Thu,1:00 Not only did Castro end up trending on Twitter despite not being present at the actual debate, but it ended up being a major fundraising event for his campaign. Movies, Charlie Day, disabled narratives, representation By Jessica Mason on Thu,12:44 In an upcoming movie, Charlie Day will play an "idiot deaf mute" and that is so not okay. Big on the Internet, Rebecca Ferguson By Rachel Leishman on Thu,12:29 The media is not known for being great when it comes to asking actresses questions, hence #AskHerMore became a thing, but still, in 2019, actresses are forced to fight off sexism as if it's their job (it isn't). Rebecca Ferguson just happens to be the most recent notable actress to shut it down. Movies, Kathleen Kennedy, Rian Johnson, Star Wars (franchise) By Jessica Mason on Thu,10:53 There's a new Star War on the horizon but we aren't sure who will lead it. TV, contributors, Netflix, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power By Margaret Evans on Thu,10:46 The trope of the misunderstanding has been overused to the point of becoming a cliche, usually in sitcoms. You know the drill: Two or more characters find themselves in a situation that could be entirely resolved by simply talking to each other. Season 4 of Netflix's She-Ra and the Princesses of Power proves that there is life left in the old trope by addressing one key point: why its characters don’t talk to each other. TV, Rebecca Sugar, Steven Universe: Future, things we saw today By Princess Weekes on Wed,6:00 Here we are in the future and it is bright, but the shadows are still there. News, Congress, Gordon Sondland, impeachment By Vivian Kane on Wed,5:50 If there's one clip from today's impeachment hearing featuring EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland that you watch today, make it this one. Movies & TV, Disney Plus By Jessica Mason on Wed,5:45 Let's talk The Good, the Bad and the Mickey of Disney+. Movies, Noah Hawley, Star Trek (franchise), Star Trek 4 (Kelvin) By Kaila Hale-Stern on Wed,5:23 News broke that director Noah Hawley has been handed the keys to the Enterprise. Who? You ask. And you would be right to ask. Big on the Internet, baby Yoda, Impeachment Hearings By Rachel Leishman on Wed,5:01 If you weren't politically minded prior to Trump (for example: me), it can all seem overwhelming, and often, you may feel like you're somehow deficient because you can't handle all the information coming at you. Don't worry, though; you're not alone, and if you want to just make baby Yoda jokes to cope, I'm here for you. News, donald trump, Mister Rogers By Vivian Kane on Wed,4:57 A recent article in The Atlantic opines that we should all try to embody the spirit of Mister Rogers–a statement with which I definitely agree. But then the writer suggests that this means we should be nicer to Donald Trump's allies and representatives, including those who support his administration's policy of family separation at the southern border. |