| Big on the Internet, Congress, impeachment, Philip Reeker By Brittany Knupper on Sun,2:04 With a name and actions straight out of Game of Thrones, Philip Reeker, the acting assistant secretary of state in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, gave testimony (and provided a wealth of information while doing it) to House investigators behind closed doors on Saturday, according to the Wall Street Journal. Read More > AMP Featured, TV, Game of Thrones, HBO, showrunners By Brittany Knupper on Sun,12:30 In news that should not surprise anyone who stuck with the show through the final season, Game of Thrones series creators David Benioff and DB Weiss admitted that they had no idea what they were doing, while on a panel as part of the Austin Film Festival this weekend. Maybe hoping that the story of their stumble into success would come across like one of two intrepid underdogs, it unfortunately highlighted the startling ability of white male mediocrity to always “fail up.” Read More > Books, horror By Princess Weekes on Sun,11:00 We all know (at least those of us who want to know) the huge influence that women have had on the horror genre. We pretty much invented it. Read More > Big on the Internet, marvel, time's up, tws By Brittany Knupper on Sat,6:56 As reported in Variety this afternoon, Tina Tchen - CEO and president of Time's Up - has released a statement asking for NBCUniversal to release all of its employees from their NDAs so that they may speak "without any fear of retaliation." This statement was sparked by the announcement Rachel Maddow made on her show Friday evening that the media conglomerate will release former employees if they first contact their legal department. Read More > TV, Bojack Horseman, Netflix, Princess Carolyn By Brittany Knupper on Sat,3:30 Part one of the final season of Bojack Horseman dropped on Netflix today! But before we jump into back into that world of animated animals that makes me cry very human feelings, I thought I would take a moment to reminisce over some of the greatest moments of the real protagonist of the show (yeah I said it!) Princess Carolyn! Read More > Big on the Internet, activism, Jane Fonda, protest By Brittany Knupper on Sat,2:00 Queen of space, and also my heart, Jane “Barbarella” Fonda, was arrested yet again at climate protests this week. She’s had a few celebrity pals arrested with her, like cast member and Law & Order District Attorney Sam Waterson, and the silver fox zaddy Ted Danson, and at this most recent protest, filmed her BAFTA acceptance speech while being zip-tied and led away. Read More > News, week in reproductive justice By Kylie Cheung on Sat,12:24 This week was heavy with reminders about the importance of state and local elections in impacting key human rights issues, not the least of which being reproductive rights. Read More > TV, Ewan McGregor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars (franchise) By Rachel Leishman on Sat,10:55 I'm a patient person (or I'd like to think that I am), but the knowledge that Lucasfilm has been toying with the idea of an Obi-Wan Kenobi standalone story for the last 4 years, and Ewan McGregor knew about it, is the straw that broke the proverbial camel's back. Read More > News, Elijah Cummings, Mitch McConnell, things we saw today By Kaila Hale-Stern on Fri,6:00 A true American hero emerged today at Elijah Cummings' funeral after passing right by Senate Majority Leader "Moscow Mitch" McConnell without a handshake. Read More > Movies, Girl on the Third Floor, horror, movie review By Brittany Knupper on Fri,5:29 Girl on the Third Floor, the directorial debut of longtime genre producer Travis Stevens, hits streaming this weekend. It tells the story of Don Koch (C.M. Punk), a man attempting to rebuild his life by renovating an old house in the suburbs of Chicago. He is in partially self-imposed exile, with his very pregnant wife remaining behind in the city. They both hope this new house will give their relationship and livelihoods a fresh start. Read More > News, Rudy Giuliani By Vivian Kane on Fri,4:47 Rudy Giuliani remains the king of endlessly mockable breaches of national security. Read More > News, Jane Fonda, Ted Danson By Rachel Leishman on Fri,4:15 Kudos to the GOATs. May Jane Fonda, Ted Danson, and Sam Waterston have iconic mugshots that I will willingly wear on t-shirts. Read More > TV, Castle Rock, Misery, stereotypes By Brittany Knupper on Fri,3:25 It’s interesting to take a character like Annie Wilkes, in 2019, and place her in not just a central role, but in the role of the apparent heroine (it is Castle Rock, after all, so this could change with a few more episodes). Read More > Books, Sponsored, jennifer l. armentrout, the burning star By Kaila Hale-Stern on Fri,2:52 The wait to return to Jennifer L. Armentrout's Lux universe is finally over. 'The Burning Shadow' is here. Read More > News, Kellyanne Conway By Vivian Kane on Fri,2:07 The reporter released audio and a transcript of a call with Conway, who called to berate her–and again, this is a reporter from the Washington Examiner so really, there are no heroes here. But my god, Conway sure is pushing to make herself the villain. Read More > Movies, Benedict Cumberbatch, The Current War By Rachel Leishman on Fri,12:58 The Current War, which was slated to premiere back in 2017, has had quite the journey to make it to theaters, but that's kind of fitting, as the story focuses on the fight to bring electricity to America that took place between Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) and George Westinghouse. At the premiere, we got to talk to screenwriter Michael Mitnick, director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, and star Benedict Cumberbatch about the film! Read More > TV, Freeform, Kevin Feige, Marvel's Cloak & Dagger By Princess Weekes on Fri,11:48 The Disney-afflicted network, Freeform, has decided not to renew the superhero drama Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger for a third season. Read More > Big on the Internet, Harvey Weinstein By Rachel Leishman on Fri,11:43 Do you know what events Harvey Weinstein should most definitely not attend, ever? Ones geared towards young performers, and especially ones where young women are performing. Read More > Movies, contributors By Mary Kay McBrayer on Fri,10:40 This is what happens when they try to make people into characters. In real life, there is no fourth wall separating their self-sabotage from their audience, and they don’t realize that although they imitate characters on a screen, this is no performance. Read More > Big on the Internet, Halloween costumes By Vivian Kane on Thu,6:37 There are a lot of Halloween and other sorts of costumes that shouldn't exist. There's the racist cultural appropriations and there's the weird sexualization of Gilead residents, but "child bride" isn't one that I'd seen before Kmart announced they were pulling that outfit from their shelves in Australia. Read More > |
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