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Big on the Internet, baseball, sports, sports mascots

Lonely Baseball Mascots Are Also the 2020 Mascot TBH

Philly Phanatic just sadly watching a game alone
Mascots are easily the best part of sports, mainly because they don't care—they're just running around and having fun, and they're typically the ones who give you free stuff when you're sitting in the park. 
News, 1619 Project, racism, Tom Cotton

Sitting U.S. Senator Tom Cotton Thinks Slavery Was a “Necessary Evil”

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-AR speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee
Tom Cotton is back with another terrible opinion.
TV, CBS All Access, Star Trek (franchise), Star Trek: Discovery

Star Trek: Discovery Returns for Its 3rd Season—The Season All Trek Shows Get Good—Oct. 15

ommander Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) planting a tattered Federation flag on a desolate planetommander Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) planting a tattered Federation flag on a desolate planet
As the true Trekkies tell me, it takes every Star Trek series at least until season three to start getting good. Let's see if Disco continues that tradition.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Marie Antoinette, Melania Trump, Twitter meme

Just Call Her Melania Antoinette

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 04: First Lady Melania Trump attends an event on the South Lawn of the White House on July 04, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump is hosting a "Salute to America" celebration that includes flyovers by military aircraft and a large fireworks display. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
Melania spearheading a "renovation" to the White House Rose Garden in the midst of several national crises has a very "let them eat cake" vibe.
Movies, Bill and Ted Face the Music, Constantine, Keanu Reeves

Wholesome Keanu Reeves Was the Star of Comic-Con@Home

Keanu Reeves in Always Be My Maybe
Keanu Reeves is one of those actors that I truly think everyone loves. 
TV, recaps, Wynonna Earp, Wynonna Earp recap

Wynonna Earp Is Back but What the Heck Is Happening?

WYNONNA EARP -- "On the Road Again" Episode 401 -- Pictured: (l-r) Melanie Scrofano as Wynonna Earp, Katherine Barrell as Officer Nicole Haught -- (Photo by: Michelle Faye/Wynonna Earp Productions, Inc./SYFY)
We recap the confusing but enjoyable and long-awaited season four premiere of Wynonna Earp, "On the Road Again."
TV, Henry Cavill, prequels, the witcher

You Wanted More Witcher? There’s a Live-Action Prequel Coming.

geralt jaskier the witcher netflix
There is already an anime spin-off to Netflix's hit series, The Witcher, coming, but why have one spin-off to a surprise hit when you could have two? io9 has shared that The Witcher: Blood Origin is the next installment in this franchise's adaptation conga.
TV, contributors, Legends of Tomorrow

Legends of Tomorrow Missed a Golden Opportunity to Add Another Queer Character to Their Ranks

Behrad on The CW's Legends of Tomorrow.
I can’t help but feel that they missed a pretty big opportunity with regards to Shayan Sobhian’s Behrad Tarazi, who was one of the two new additions to the cast in season 5.
Big on the Internet, Classic Hollywood, Olivia de Havilland, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Screen Legend Olivia de Havilland Passes Away at 104

Olivia de Havilland
Olivia de Havilland is probably best known for playing the kindhearted Melanie in Gone With the Wind.
Big on the Internet, Comic-Con@Home, Sneak Peek, trailers

The Great 2020 Comic-Con@Home Trailer Round-Up

Jurnee Smollett and Jonathan Majors in Lovecraft Country (2020)
What are you most excited to see?
Big on the Internet, Daredevil, Jeph Loeb, racism

Daredevil Actor Peter Shinkoda Claims Jeph Loeb Made Racist Comments

Nobu Yoshioka
Looking back on Daredevil, the series struggled with its portrayal of The Hand, and absolutely gave short shrift to Nobu and Madame Gao.
Big on the Internet, Comic-Con@Home, San Diego Comic-Con, sdcc

These Are the Sunday Comic-Con@Home Panels We’re Excited For

Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff and Brian Tyree Henry of Marvel Studios' 'The Eternals' at the San Diego Comic-Con International 2019 Marvel Studios Panel in Hall H on July 20, 2019 in San Diego, California.
What panels are you most looking forward to today?
Big on the Internet, Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Charlize Theron Continues to Be a Badass

charlize theron, megyn kelly, fox news, roger ailes, harassment
All hail Furiosa!
Movies, Marie Curie, Marjane Satrapi, Rosamund Pike

Rosamund Pike is Radiant as Marie Curie, but Radioactive Fails to Ignite a Spark

rosamund pike, sam riley
Is there a film genre more well-worn, more riddled with cliches than the prestige biopic?
Big on the Internet, Comic-Con@Home, San Diego Comic-Con, sdcc

These Are the Saturday Comic-Con@Home Panels You Won’t Want to Miss

San Diego Comic-Con logo.
What are you most excited about watching today?
Big on the Internet, jokes, Twitter

We’re Here for the Corny ‘I Have a Joke’ Jokes Taking Over Twitter

jokes
Do you have a favorite "I have a joke" joke? Share it in the comments!
Movies, Gail Simone, movies we love to hate, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Gail Simone Asked What Movie You Hate That Everyone Else Loves and the Answers Are Illuminating

Sigourney Weaver in 'Ghostbusters'
What are the movies that everyone seems to wax rhapsodic about, but you can't stand?
Big on the Internet, Kayleigh McEnany, paw patrol, White House

Don’t Worry, Cartoon Dogs Still Have a Job, Kayleigh

chase the police dog on paw patrol
I know this isn't really funny at all and is actually terrifying—because the White House press secretary is openly lying about children's television—yet I still can't stop laughing over the fact that they're lying about Paw Patrol.
News, Black Lives Matter, donald trump, Joe Biden, Republicans

Republicans Keep Pointing to Awful Stuff Happening Right Now & Calling It “Joe Biden’s America”

A still from a Trump ad claiming "You won't be safe in Joe Biden's America."
Republicans are showing footage of current situations as a warning about a hypothetical future.
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