The Monday Edition - Aug 12, 2019
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Books, annalee newitz, music video, the future of another timeline

In This Music Video, Time Traveling Riot Grrls Fight the Patriarchy! Or, How I Turned My Book Into a Band

Grape Ape music video The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz
I always knew I wanted to make a music video for my novel 'The Future of Another Timeline.' The book is my promise to you and myself that we are going to patch this timeline up together, with our guts, our communities, our glitter, and our glue guns.
Movies, Joe Russo, Steve Rogers

Avengers: Endgame Director Says That Steve Rogers Is the Most Difficult Character to Play

Steve Rogers in Avengers: Endgame
So yes, in a way, Joe Russo is right. Steve Rogers is a hard character to bring to life. But then again, so are all our favorite heroes and that's what makes the MCU so brilliant. 
News, donald trump, Immigration

Latest Trump Regulation Targeting Legal Immigration Is Cruel on So Many Levels

Donald Trump holds up the "OK" hand signal.
The New York Times is reporting that Donald Trump's administration will begin penalizing legal immigrants who rely on public programs such as food stamps, and could refuse to give them green cards.
TV, Amazon Prime Instant Video, Carnival Row, contributors

We Can’t Wait to Visit Carnival Row

Amazon original Carnival Row art with a man and a fairy staring into each other's eyes.
Last month at San Diego Comic-Con, Amazon pulled out all the stops with a huge off-site showcase of its finest offerings, including The Expanse and The Boys, but the highlight of the experience by far was the chance to step into the world of Carnival Row.
Movies, Brad Bird, The Iron Giant, Warner Bros.

Brad Bird Admits He Messed up Releasing The Iron Giant Without Marketing

Vin Diesel and Eli Marienthal in The Iron Giant (1999)
Most '90s kids will tell you about how amazing The Iron Giant is, which makes it so surprising to remember it was considered a box office failure.
Big on the Internet, Twitter, Twitter meme

If You Don’t like T-Shirts That Yell at You, Then You Can MOVE

Leslie Knope in Parks and Recreation
Know those shirts that have novels on the back and yell at you? Well, now they're a fun meme and if you don't like it, then you can MOVE.
Movies, academy awards, BAFTA, casting directors

The Oscars Need to Recognize the Female-Dominated Field of Casting Directors Like the BAFTAs

image: screencap/ABC 2018 Oscar Nominations for 90th Annual Academy Awards
Think about your favorite film. Think about your favorite characters in that film, and the performances the actors give. Assembling a cast that is as strong as the Avengers is a Herculean task in any film, and we have casting directors to thank for that.
Movies, Robert Downey Jr., Teen Choice Awards, The MCU

Robert Downey Jr. Hit up the Teen Choice Awards With Flare and Gifts!

Tony Stark in Marvel's Avengers
The Teen Choice Awards are a wonderfully fun thing, and now, they're even better because we get to see Robert Downey Jr. celebrating his work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe while also being, you know, Robert Downey Jr. about it.
AMP Featured, News, Aquaman, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Jason Momoa

Jason Momoa Not Filming Aquaman 2 Because He’s Protecting Native Land, Just Like Aquaman Would

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 12: Jason Momoa attends the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' "Aquaman" at TCL Chinese Theatre on December 12, 2018 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Superhero Jason Momoa has some real-life heroics to do at the moment protecting sacred Hawaiian land, which is why the followup to the box office success that was Aquaman is currently being slightly delayed.
AMP Featured, Movies, contributors

Don’t Believe Upcoming Film Adam’s LGBTQA-Friendly Advertising

A group of people sitting around a TV together in the movie Adam.
However, there is a difference between challenging audiences and invalidating them. Invalidation is not challenging. It’s just following the same mold set out by society for decades: “What you’re feeling isn’t real.” That's not a new, "challenging" thought or one that's aimed at people whose preconceptions actually need challenging.
Big on the Internet, Deadpool, Rob Liefeld, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: This Deadpool Concept Art for Kane Is Pretty Damn Cool

Kane and deadpool
Kane was slated to appear in 2016's Deadpool, but due to budgetary restrictions he was cut from the film.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, environmentalism, salmon, twitter moment

The Internet Is Obsessed With This Salmon Cannon and Honestly How Could You Not Be?

salmon cannon
While the technology is impressive, it is also undoubtedly hilarious, because come on, fish zooming through a tube is just plain funny.
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