The Tuesday Edition - Jan 15, 2019
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News, antisemitism, The View, Women's March

The DNC Withdraws Their Support for The Women’s March Over Anti-Semitism Accusations

Bob Bland, Carmen Perez, Linda Sarsour, Tamika Mallory
This Saturday marks the third annual Women's March, but many major sponsors are cutting ties with the organization over accusations of anti-Semitism.
Movies, Spider-Man: Far From Home

Spider-Man: Far From Home Trailer Leaves No Avengers: Endgame Hints … Great

Spider-Man hugs Iron Man Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War
Did you think Marvel would willingly give away any spoilers to Avengers: Endgame? Think again.
Movies, Jake Gyllenhaal, Spider-Man: Far From Home

So Who Is Spider-Man: Far From Home‘s Mysterio, and Who Are the Elementals?

Spider-Man: Far From Home will feature Jake Gyllenhaal as Mysterio, the film's primary villain.
If you're new to Spider-Man lore, we've got a brief rundown of who to expect to see in the film, as well as a couple theories about what roles they might play.
Movies, KiKi Layne, Storm (X-Men)

Rising Star Kiki Layne Is Actively Going After the Role of Storm—Praise Bast

ELLE's 25th Annual Women In Hollywood Celebration Presented By L'Oreal Paris, Hearts On Fire And CALVIN KLEIN - Hearts On Fire LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 15: Kiki Layne attends ELLE's 25th Annual Women In Hollywood Celebration presented by L'Oreal Paris, Hearts On Fire and CALVIN KLEIN at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on October 15, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for ELLE Magazine)
Rumors are out that If Beale Street Could Talk actress KiKi Layne is currently "actively plotting" to land the role of Storm in whatever upcoming X-Men movie will come out of Marvel, according to Variety.
Big on the Internet, Gillette, toxic masculinity

Some Terrible Men Are Having a Hard Time Finding a Razor That Promotes Good Old Fashioned Sexism

Following yesterday's premiere of Gillette's new ad tackling toxic masculinity, a whole bunch of awful men are faced with a new problem: Where can a guy go to get a razor that promotes sexism and bullying these days?
TV, contributors, Riverdale

Strange Love: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Riverdale

riverdale g&g
I was in search of something—maybe escape, maybe some sort of light at the end of a dark, lonely tunnel. Then, suddenly, there it was … not a light, a TV Show—a show so wild, so gothic and earnest that it went straight through camp into full blown operatic madness.
TV, Ratched, Ryan Murphy, Sarah Paulson

Sarah Paulson and Ryan Murphy Are Making a Nurse Ratched Origin Story And We Can’t Wait

American Horror Story: Asylum
God bless whoever put Ryan Murphy and Sarah Paulson in the same room together.
TV, The CW, The Flash

The Flash’s Return Brings Some Really Exciting Storylines, and Some That Really Aren’t

Tom Cavanagh in The Flash (2014)
The Flash returns tonight at 8 PM EST and with it the continuation of some dark storylines set up from the midseason finale.
Big on the Internet, Netflix, streaming

Netflix Is Upping Its Subscription Price

Millie Bobbie Brown in Stranger Things
Netflix is set to hike its monthly subscription plan prices for the first time since 2017.
Big on the Internet, Chris Evans, donald trump, Mark Hamill, Twitter

Steve Rogers, Luke Skywalker, & More Mock Donald Trump’s White House Fast Food Buffet

Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America in Avengers: Infinity War
Donald Trump does some ridiculous things, and providing a buffet of McDonald's for his guests just seems on par with his usual antics. The Clemson Tigers attended the White House for winning the NCAA and then were greeted by Trump and all the fast food you could want ... at the White House.
Movies, marvel, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Tom Holland

It Took 80 Years but the Spider-Man: Far From Home Trailer Is Here

tom holland
For the last month, we've known that somewhere out there in the universe, the Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer existed—it was shown at Brazil Comic Con in December—and we've been eagerly waiting for it. But now, the wait is over.
Big on the Internet, commercials, toxic masculinity

Gillette Takes on Toxic Masculinity in a Powerful New Ad

long line of men barbequing in gillete ad about toxic masculinity
It's been 30 years since the razor brand Gillette introduced their slogan "The Best a Man Can Get," and in a new ad campaign, they're reexamining at what those words mean today.
News, Neomi Rao, victim-blaming, women in politics

Donald Trump’s Nominee to Fill Kavanaugh’s Old Seat Has Some Terrible Opinions About Date Rape & Other Things

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 13: Administrator of White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Neomi Rao (C) attends a Diwali ceremony in the Roosevelt Room of the White House November 13, 2018 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he had nominated Rao to fill the seat vacated by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
Meet Neomi Rao. She's awful.
TV, Disney, marvel, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Rumors Abound Over the Disney+ Marvel Shows

sam falcon bucky captain america civil war
Take what I'm about to relay with a huge grain of salt because this is all still very up in the air and not confirmed at all. But the idea that the Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson show could be a spy thriller delights me to no end.
Movies, Halloween

If You Needed Another Reason to Hate Michael Myers, This Deleted Scene Will Give You One

Halloween Reboot
Michael Myers was such a monster in 'Halloween' that not even all the scenes could make it into the final cut.
Big on the Internet, incels

An “Obsessed Stalker” Allegedly Set Cars on Fire at Anime Con Hotel

Anime Con hotel car fire
On Saturday night, in the middle of annual con Anime Los Angeles, someone set fire to a car, starting a blaze outside the Azure Hotel and Suites.
TV, A Song of Ice and Fire, Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones’ Disrespect of Catelyn Stark Continues

Michelle Fairley as Catelyn Stark
"All the horror that has come to my family, all because I could not love a motherless child." Oh God, stop.
TV, abuse, Dirty John

Dirty John Is a Complicated Tribute to Female Strength

DIRTY JOHN -- "This Young Woman Fought Like Hell" Episode 108 -- Pictured: Connie Britton as Debra Newell
This show was never really about John. It was always about the women.
AMP Featured, Movies, Captain America (character), Sharon Carter, Steve Rogers

If Marvel Can Alter History, They Need to Fix This

Steve Rogers and Sharon Carter kiss
Here is a glaringly underdeveloped issue that I think Marvel would do well to alter/retcon or resolve for good as we head into 'Endgame.'
TV, Michelle Yeoh, Star Trek (franchise), Star Trek: Discovery

We’re So Excited About This New Star Trek Series Focused on Michelle Yeoh’s Philippa Georgiou

captain georgiou
“Michelle has shattered ceilings, broken boundaries, and astonished us with her grace and gravitas for decades."
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