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Gaming, Dead Island, Dead Island 2, gaming, Horror, horror (genre), LGBTQIA, zombies

Horror Gore-Fest ‘Dead Island 2’ Is Leaving Sexuality ‘Out of the Question’—As Though That’s Possible

A zombie gets grabbed by the neck in Dead Island 2.
Dead Island 2 is leaving sexuality "mostly out of the question" to avoid commenting on "sex and zombies" and "sex and death." But queerness is innate to horror.
Anime, Movies, nerd fashion, One Piece, One Piece Red, Original Stitch

Original Stitch Releases Limited-Time Shirt, Jacket For One Piece Film: Red

Original Stitch's promo image of a jacket with a design celebrating One Piece Film: Red
California-based high-end shirt company Original Stitch released a line of One Piece Film: Red-inspired wear, which is only available for a limited time.
Gaming, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Red Dead Redemption, The Last of Us, video games

These Are the Saddest Deaths in Videogames and I’m Not Crying, YOU’RE Crying

Why are you doing this to me? Can't we talk about something that makes me cry a little less? Why do you feel the need to make me relive this trauma?
Movies, Don't Worry Darling, Florence Pugh, Olivia Wilde

Olivia Wilde Debunks Florence Pugh ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Pay Disparity and Feud Rumors

Florence Pugh looking terrified in Don't Worry Darling
Florence Pugh deserves all the coin coming her way and more and so at least this case wasn't true.
News, abortion, abortion bans, Dobbs v. Jackson WHO

Three New Abortion Trigger Bans Went Into Effect Today

Pro-choice activists protest during a rally
Excessively cruel trigger laws went into effect today, banning and criminalizing abortion in three states.
Big on the Internet, CDC, sex, sexuality

Woah, the Monkeypox CDC Guidelines Are *Kinky*

Ponies engaging in pony play in leather and kink gear.
Pull out the leather jacket and slap on the latex bodysuit, because the CDC's monkeypox guidelines are kinky as heck.
Big on the Internet, anime, Anime Music Video, Dragon Ball Z, music, Naruto, Twitter memes, YouTube

“What If [Movie] Came Out in 2007?” Meme Is AMV-Style Nostalgia

Knives Out ending Ana de Armas sips from mug.
There is a new meme that is blowing up online and like the current state of the housing market is feeling very 2007.
Movies, documentaries, Louis C.K., Me Too, sexual harassment

Do We Really Need a Louis C.K. Comeback Documentary?

louis c.k., ck, comedy cellar, metoo, sexual assault, domestic violence, benefit
It's unclear how much of the documentary will be a look at the evolution of the Me Too Movement and how much of it will examine C.K.'s return to the spotlight.
TV, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jensen Ackles, The Boys

Jeffrey Dean Morgan Is Heading to ‘The Boys!’

Jeffrey Dean Morgan talking to his son Jensen Ackles in Supernatural
Having Jeffrey Dean Morgan in The Boys is exactly the kind of television I want and I can't wait.
Comics, 20th Century Fox, Jean Grey, Legion, Magneto, Marvel Comics, mutants, Professor X, X-Men (team)

8 Most Powerful Marvel Mutants, Ranked

Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Erik Lehnsherr (Michael Fassbender) as young men in X-Men: First Class.
Mutants are a large part of the Marvel comic book universe, though they are only just beginning to start to make their way into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Here are the most powerful mutants in Marvel comics, ranked.
Big on the Internet

Of COURSE Tucker Carlson Had Andrew Tate on His Show

Schmidt screaming Typical in New Girl
In things that are not surprising, Tucker Carlson had known "alpha male" sexist Andrew Tate on Tucker Carlson Today to talk about cancel culture because trash men are going to flock to trash men.
Big on the Internet, Ben Shapiro, GOP, hypocrisy, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Newsweek, ProPublica, Student Loans

Politicians, Pundits Crying About Student Debt News Get Dragged by Their Own PPP Loan Forgiveness Receipts

Marjorie Taylor Greene sits in a courtroom, looking over her shoulder at someone with a small smile
Those loudest against even a shred of student debt relief are often the same people that took massive amounts in PPP loans and had those loans forgiven. Let's look at those easily accessible receipts.
Comics, Dan Slott, disability, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Spider-Verse, Tee Franklin

Original Spider-Verse Creator Defends Exciting Additions to the Canon Against Bigots

panel of of sun-spider by Jethro Morales. Image: Marvel Comics.
Most hate about this issue comes down to Charlotte Webber (yes, a reference to Charlotte's Webb) a.k.a. Sun-Spider.
TV, Australia, Netflix

The Aunty Donna Boys Are Getting a New Series! But Watching It May Be Tricky Outside of Australia.

Zach, Mark, and Broden sit on their couch smiling in 'Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun.' Mark holds a brown piece of paper.
After their acclaimed Netflix series didn't get renewed, the Aunty Donna boys are starring in a new sitcom in Australia.
TV, Jennifer Walters, She-Hulk, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (series)

There Are Some Tiny but Intriguing Easter Eggs You May Have Missed in This Week’s ‘She-Hulk,’ and an Ed Norton Joke

Jennifer Walters and Nikki Ramos on She-Hulk at the computer
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is the hilarious new addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and with it comes the typical MCU fanfare.
TV, 90s Nickelodeon, animation, Nickelodeon, SpongeBob, SpongeBob SquarePants

The Best ‘Spongebob’ Episodes of All Time

Are ya ready, kids? Cause here we go.
Movies, Batgirl, Batgirl (movie), Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Hosts Funeral Screenings of ‘Batgirl’ Before Locking the Film Away

Leslie Grace as Batgirl in HBO Max's 'Batgirl'.
The film is unfinished, but many wanted to see a rough cut of the film before it goes into the vault, where it will remain until a Snyder-esque fan campaign succeeds in convincing the company to finish the film.
Movies, foreign horror, foreign horror movies, Horror

Every True Horror Buff Should Watch These 9 Foreign Horror Films

jen covered in blood in Revenge
If you're a horror fan and want to expand your palette, these are some of my favorites.
TV, Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon

Is ‘House of the Dragon’ Trying To Fix One of ‘Game of Thrones’ Biggest Mistakes?

Daenerys Targaryen and Rhaenyra Targaryen are the female claimants to the throne and both wronged
At the end of House of the Dragon, King Viserys tells his new heir Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen of the A Song of Ice and Fire prophecy.
TV, Easter eggs, Marvel Entertainment, She-Hulk (character), She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (series)

Every MCU Easter Egg in ‘She-Hulk’ Explained

Tatiana Maslany's She-Hulk in Marvel's She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Disney+ series. (Marvel Entertainment)
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is now streaming on Disney Plus, and as with all Marvel properties, it's bursting with Easter eggs, references, callbacks, and other goodies.
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