| Movies, fandom, Looking For Leia, representation By Kate Gardner on Fri,11:55 My dad might have been the one who kickstarted my fandom awakening when he first showed me Star Wars when I was five, but it's been my mom who has shared my fandoms with me. Read More > News, brett kavanaugh, donald trump, week in reproductive justice By Kylie Cheung on Fri,10:40 What you need to know about Kavanaugh's record of extremism is that it should terrify us all. Read More > Movies, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Sam Wilson, shipping By Kate Gardner on Fri,10:30 I know. It's heresy to suggest Steve Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America, could ever love anyone as much as he loves Bucky Barnes or Peggy Carter. This is very much a Less Popular Fandom Ship, one consigned to an eternity of fewer fanfics, fewer edits, and a tag full of unrelated or other ship related material. The plague of the less popular ship is very real, and affects more members of your fandom than you think. #TheMoreYouKnow Read More > Movies, anime, Fireworks, Genki Kawamura By Charline Jao on Fri,10:03 The Your Name and Fireworks producer talks about his latest film's animation style, and "the unique expression and artistry of Japanese animation". Read More > Big on the Internet, Airplane, online harassment, virality By Charline Jao on Fri,8:38 Her entire plane ride and conversations were documented by a Twitter user who was sitting behind her. It became a viral Twitter story. She was harassed and had to close down her social media. Read More > Books, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, murder mystery By Vivian Kane on Fri,8:25 I didn't know just how badly I wanted to read a bromantic noir/crime/thriller/satire about the post-White House escapades of Joe Biden and Barack Obama until I found out it exists, and now it's all I can think about. Read More > News, animals, Paul Ryan, Woodchuck By Charline Jao on Fri,7:53 "My car was eaten by animals," said Ryan said at an event hosted by the Economic Club of Washington D.C. "It's just dead." Read More > Big on the Internet, fantastic beasts: the crimes of grindelwald, Newt Scamander, things we saw today By Chelsea Steiner on Thu,5:57 Entertainment Weekly has released an exclusive new image of young Newt Scamander (Joshua Shea) and Professor Dumbledore from the upcoming Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. The scene is presumably a flashback to the events surrounding Scamander's expulsion from Hogwarts. Read More > News, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, politics, white dudes, women in politics By Vivian Kane on Thu,5:03 Ocasio-Cortez is also not taking Crowley's bullsh*t lying down. She beat him once, and she aims to do it again, no matter how well-connected and well-funded he is. Read More > Big on the Internet, Instagram, Sebastian Stan, will malnati By Rachel Leishman on Thu,4:58 The two friends made a special account for videos they created while traveling together and fans flocked to see what their faves were putting out Into the internet. The results? Short, experimental films that are both funny and surprisingly avant-garde. Read More > Technology, Twitter, Twitter Purge By Rachel Leishman on Thu,4:37 Logging onto Twitter and seeing about two thousand of my followers suddenly gone was what it must feel like when a parent turns around and their child isn't following them through a shopping mall any longer. Read More > TV, 2018 Emmys, Emmys, snubs By Chelsea Steiner on Thu,4:02 This year's Emmy nominations have just been announced, and many of our favorite shows and performances have gotten the recognition they deserve. Tatiana Maslany in the final season of Orphan Black? Yes. Sandra Oh in the criminally good Killing Eve? HELL yes. Everyone involved in The Americans? Da (that's Russian for yes). Read More > AMP Featured, TV, anime By Princess Weekes on Thu,3:17 There are so many incredibly awesome female-centric or female-led anime out there that we need to watch and talk about. Read More > Big on the Internet, TV, Serena Joy, The Handmaid's Tale, Yvonne Strahovski By Princess Weekes on Thu,2:14 Sorry, you have buyers' remorse about living under his thumb. Read More > News, ableism, disability, The Environment By Vivian Kane on Thu,2:04 For many people with disabilities, the issue of plastic straws isn't one of convenience, but of necessity. Read More > TV, Game of Thrones, The Handmaid's Tale, Westworld By Kate Gardner on Thu,1:53 Media affects reality, and by changing the way women are treated onscreen, we can raise a generation that doesn't view violence against women as something normal. Read More > TV, 2018 Emmys By Vivian Kane on Thu,12:59 Here's the (mostly) full list of nominees, with some of our personal favorites in bold. Read More > Contributors, books, romance, science fiction By Joanne Eglash on Thu,12:44 The perfect romantic sci-fi book weaves the make-me-believe-in-true-love power of a well-written romance with the transport-me-to-another-dimension emotions of a beautifully crafted science fiction. The following seven romantic sci-fi novels meet those swoon-worthy gold standards. Read More > Movies, Margot Robbie, Mary Queen of Scots, Saoirse Ronan By Princess Weekes on Thu,12:30 Cousins, rivals, queens. The Mary Queen of Scots Trailer delivers all the majesty of a period drama. Read More > Big on the Internet, Henry Cavill, Man of Steel, sexual misconduct By Chelsea Steiner on Thu,12:25 Another day, another bro who can't wrap his head around the #MeToo Movement. In a profile with GQ Australia, Henry Cavill, the erstwhile Man of Steel, shared some thoughts on #MeToo and proved that he, like many men, cannot wrap their heads around the difference between flirting and sexual assault. Like...why though? Read More > |
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