The Wednesday Edition - Jul 10, 2019
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Big on the Internet, Megan Rapinoe, women's soccer

World Cup Golden Boot Winner Megan Rapinoe Just Keeps Giving Us Reasons to Love Her at USWNT’s Ticker Tape Parade

United States' forward Megan Rapinoe celebrates after scoring a goal
Nothing but respect for MY Golden Boot winner!
Movies, #MeToo Movement, Woody Allen

Woody Allen Says He Has No Plans to Retire, Much Like We Have No Plans to Watch His Movies

woody allen, me too, times up
Despite cries of "but think of his career," the #MeToo movement has not slowed down Woody Allen's career in the slightest.
Big on the Internet, Jason Momoa

Don’t Body Shame Jason Momoa, You Heathens

at the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' "Aquaman" at the Chinese Theatre on December 12, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
So yeah, don't do this! Jason Momoa isn't yours to look at and criticize just because he doesn't look like Khal Drogo at every moment of every day.
News, Ilhan Omar, Tucker Carlson, white nationalism

Tucker Carlson’s Latest Racist Rant Against Ilhan Omar Is a New Low, Even for Him

Tucker Carlson delivers a racist rant against Rep. Ilhan Omar on his Fox News show.
Tucker Carlson has delivered some abhorrent, racist, dangerous rants over the years but his latest against Rep. Ilhan Omar might genuinely be his absolute worst ever.
TV, Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, HBO, prequels

In the Game of Thrones Prequel, We Are Getting 100 Kingdoms and Direwolves

Cersei Lannister in the map room of 'Game of Thrones'
There might not be dragons, but we will be getting direwolves and mammoths in the upcoming Game of Thrones prequel. All this and more that we've gained after an interview with George R.R. Martin.
Movies, Avengers: Endgame, bruce banner, The Hulk

Come on, the Hulk Isn’t Going to Become Evil Over Not Getting Enough Credit for Avengers: Endgame

Bruce Banner as Professor Hulk in Endgame
Bruce Banner lost his friends, he doesn't care about the general public praising him and if you think that then you don't understand Bruce Banner.
Movies, Disney, movie review, The Lion King

First Reactions for The Lion King Call It Disney’s Best Adaptation Yet

Simba and Mufasa in The Lion King
The Lion King is the third Disney "live-action" adaptation released this year, following Dumbo and Aladdin, but while those films received mixed reviews, the buzz around The Lion King has been mostly positive.
TV, Netflix, Noah Schnapp, Stranger Things

Noah Schnapp Says Will’s Sexuality in Stranger Things Is “Really up to the Audience”

Noah Schnapp as Will in Stranger Things (2016)
"It’s not my fault you don’t like girls," the line that launched a ton of questions in Stranger Things season three.
TV, contributors, The Magicians

Why the Emotional Fallout of The Magicians Season 4 Stuck With Me So Long

Jason Ralph as Quentin Coldwater on Syfy's The Magicians.
It’s bizarre to feel grief for a fictional character. Or, at least, I thought so at first when it hung over me well past the point any normal human, who isn’t in the depths of YouTube comment section hell, should obsess over anyone who isn’t real.
Big on the Internet, A24, geek merch, Midsommar

Things We Saw Today: A24’s New Midsommar Merch Is Disturbingly Hilarious

Trailer for Midsommar's bear in a cage figurine.
If you haven't seen Midsommar, don't worry–what follows isn't any sort of spoiler. If you have seen the movie, this is maybe going to be your favorite thing today.
AMP Featured, News, canadian politics, Islamophobia, Malala Yousafzai

Imagine Having the Audacity to Tell Malala Yousafzai, Actual Education Hero, She Can’t Teach in Quebec With Her Headscarf

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 29: Malala Yousafzai gives a speech as she unveils her official portrait by artist Nasser Azam at Barbar Institute Of Fine Art on November 29, 2015 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)
Malala Yousafzai needs no introduction. She's a Nobel Prize winner and activist whose work to educate young women around the world has been a beacon of hope, and yet, the Quebec education minister, Jean-François Roberge, had the outright audacity to say that he'd tell Yousafzai that she could teach in Quebec only if she removed her headscarf.
AMP Featured, Movies, Lists

This “10 Most Disappointing Movies of 2019 so Far” Breakdown Is Sadly Accurate

Jennifer Lawrence and Sophie Turner in Dark Phoenix (2019)
We're more than halfway through 2019, a year that has seen some massive movies bow, and watched others shrivel up in the light of the summer sun. Let's take a look at one list of what really failed to meet expectations, and add our own accordingly.
News, Amy McGrath, Mitch McConnell, women in politics

Senate Candidate Amy McGrath Is Running on a Very Convincing Platform: That Mitch McConnell Is the Worst

Amy McGrath announces her Senate run in a video.
Retired Marine Lt. Colonel Amy McGrath running for US Senate, and the seat she's after is that of current Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Mitch McConnell is the poster child of everything wrong with politics today
TV, friends, Netflix

Friends Is Leaving Netflix, Sorry You’ll Have to Watch Better TV Shows?

FRIENDS
Literally, there are other shows out there that are ten times better than Friends. Just watch something else.
AMP Featured, Gaming, Magic: The Gathering, Wizards of the Coast

Magic: The Gathering Has Officially Banned Three New Cards but Unbanned Another

Iona Shield of Emeria Illustrated by Jason Chan
Yesterday was a big day for Magic: The Gathering players in the Modern and Commander format, as new cards were banned (and unbanned).
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