The Wednesday Edition - Jul 6, 2022
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Books, authors, HarperCollins, houghton mifflin harcourt, labor strike, newscorp, unions

99.5% of HarperCollins Union Vote in Favor to Initiate a Strike For Equitable Pay

HarperCollins Local 2110 of the UAW union authorizes to strike. Image: HarperCollins Union UAW 2110 and Alyssa Shotwell.
Intially the contract was set to expire a year earlier, but was extended due to ongoing pandemic. Now, halfway through 2022 and the UAW workers set a vote to initiate a strike.
Movies, Netflix, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, TMNT

Things We Saw Today: New ‘Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Movie Trailer Is a Shell of a Time

The Ninja Turtles poses for their big Netflix movie
A trailer for the upcoming Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie reveals a summer release date. The movie will be available on Netflix.
Movies, Barbie, Emma Mackey, Margot Robbie

Come On Barbie Cast, Let’s Go Have a Sleepover

Margot Robbie as Barbie in a pink car
We can't wait to see whatever Barbie is and if it was just footage of this sleepover, I'd see it twenty times over.
TV, Ali Wong, Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, Image Comics, Paper Girls, Prime Video, time travel

Stop What You’re Doing. The ‘Paper Girls’ Trailer Is Finally Here!

Sofia Rosinsky as Mac and Riley Lai Nelet as Erin in Paper Girls. Entertainment Weekly & Anjali Pinto/Amazon Prime
If you want to read Paper Girls before watching the show, now's the perfect time to start.
Movies, David O. Russell, why?, workplace safety

‘Amsterdam’ Trailer Raises the Question Yet Again: Why Are People Still Working With David O. Russell?

Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington dressed in 1930s-era costumes, standing together looking haggard in a scene from Amsterdam.
The trailer for David O. Russell's latest star-studded movie 'Amsterdam' is out and wow, there sure are a lot of people still willing to work with that man.
Movies, David Harbour, green lantern movie, Hellboy (2019), Ryan Reynolds

David Harbour Got Flop Advice From Ryan Reynolds After ‘Hellboy’ Tanked

Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern and David Harbour as Hellboy.
And after all, Harbour got off light. At least he didn't star in 'Morbius'.
Movies, Natalie Portman, Taika Waititi

Taika Waititi Forgot Something Kind of Important, Asking Natalie Portman If She Ever Wanted To Be in ‘Star Wars’

Padmé in the Senate in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.
Honestly, hilarious that Waititi just was being honest and completely forgot about the prequels, it seems.
TV, Eddie Munson, Joseph Quinn, Stranger Things 4

Fans Have Some Great Theories About How [Spoiler] Can Come Back for ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5

stranger things season 4 death
If we can sit through three seasons of Billy, it just seems like we deserve to have more of this character in one way or another.
TV, Duffer Brothers, Stranger Things 4

Duffer Brothers Share Who Was Originally Going To Be Part of the Kill List for ‘Stranger Things 4’

Promotional season 4 poster for Stranger Things shows the main cast
Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer sat down with Collider's Editor-in-Chief Steve Weintraub to discuss the massive labor that was Stranger Things 4, including who else was supposed to die.
Movies, Clerks, Clerks III, Kevin Smith

‘Clerks III’ Official Trailer Brings Us Back to the Quick Stop

Dante Hicks and Randal Graves are back in the trailer for Kevin Smith’s Clerks III. Leave it to a nerd to make his indie classic film into a trilogy (well he already had a multiverse).
TV, anime, Anime Expo, CrunchyRoll, Trigun, Trigun Stampede

Let’s Break Down the ‘Trigun Stampede’ Trailer and its Conspicuous Lack of Donuts

Trigun Stampede
During Anime Expo, a 'Trigun Stampede' panel revealed the series director, some of the voice cast, and the first trailer for the anime!
News, Fox News, gun violence, misogyny, Tucker Carlson

Tucker Carlson Blames Women for Male Mass Shooters

Tucker Carlson on his show, gape-mouthed, next to a graphic reading "America's real crisis"
On his Fox News show Tuesday, Tucker Carlson claimed to know the real root of America's gun violence problem: women.
Movies, Animated Films, Disney, g-rated movies, horror (genre)

The Scariest Animated (And G-Rated!) Movies of All Time

hexxus in Ferngully: The Last Rainforest
Normally, when one thinks of a G-rated film, kids are what come to mind. But honestly, animated movies can be scary as hell.
Gaming, God of War, God of War Ragnarök, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Sony, video games

Kratos and Atreus Remind Us That We’re Not Alone Before Revealing the Release Date of ‘God of War Ragnarök’

Kratos and Atreus facing each other in God of War Ragnarök
While there were rumors circulating that God of War Ragnarök wouldn't be released until 2023, a new trailer reveals a release date for 2022.
TV, Death Note, Duffer Brothers, Netflix, Stranger Things, The Duffer Brothers

‘Stranger Things’ Duffer Brothers Announce New Live Action ‘Death Note’, ‘Stranger Things’ Spinoff, and More

Behind-the-scenes photo of the Duffer Brothers on "Stranger Things" Season 2 (Credit: Netflix)
While the fifth and final season of 'Stranger Things' is on the horizon, series creators the Duffer Brothers are just getting started.
TV, A Black Lady Sketch Show, Abbott Elementary, Chris Rock, comedy, I Feel Bad, Quinta Brunson

The Best Shows to Watch if You Love the Feel-Good Comedy of ‘Abbott Elementary’

The main cast of Abbott Elementary. Image: ABC.
Half of these just have characters with big Jeanine energy and the desire to give back.
TV, Netflix, The Umbrella Academy, umbrella academy

‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 3: Does [Spoiler] Die?

(L to R) Emmy Raver-Lampman as Allison Hargreeves, David Castañeda as Diego Hargreeves, Robert Sheehan as Klaus Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy.
***SPOILER ALERT: This post discusses the events of the season 3 finale of The Umbrella Academy.*** Season 3 of Netflix’s trippy comic book adaptation The Umbrella Academy had no shortage of twists and turns. The Hargreeves siblings find themselves back in 2019, only in a distorted timeline where they must face off against the Sparrow […]
TV, friends

‘Friends’ Co-Creator Regrets Transphobia and Lack of Diversity on the Show

friends transphobia race chandler's mom
Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman has been speaking lately about the diversity errors on the NBC sitcom. Now, she is speaking about the mistakes in how it handled Chandler Bing's transgender parent.
TV, Game of Thrones, Jamie Campbell Bower, Stranger Things

‘Stranger Things’ Star Jamie Campbell Bower Comments on Canceled ‘Game of Thrones’ Spinoff

Jamie Campbell Bower as a friendly orderly in Stranger Things season 4
Before HBO's House of the Dragon, there was another Game of Thrones spinoff that was in the works that got axed before we even got a look at the filmed pilot. One of the actors cast was none other than Vecna daddy himself, Jamie Campbell Bower, who spoke to Entertainment Weekly about the cancellation.
TV, Iman Vellani, kamala khan, Ms. Marvel

‘Ms. Marvel’ Brings Us an Emotional Penultimate Episode

Kamala and her mother in Ms. Marvel
Episode 5 hit and showed us just how powerful this show is and I'm not ready to say goodbye to Kamala Khan or Ms. Marvel yet.
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