| Movies, Sony, Spider-Man, Tom Hardy, Venom By Princess Weekes on Fri,11:29 Despite all its posturing and attempts to seem badass and hardcore, Venom has fallen into the trap of wanting to be part of a larger cinematic universe and is going to be rated PG-13 instead of R. Read More > AMP Featured, TV, Bill Skarsgard, Castle Rock, jj abrams By Petra Halbur on Fri,9:30 I’ll give Castle Rock this much: Its season finale was the first episode of television to ever make me throw up. I’m not kidding. But let’s back up a bit. Read More > Sponsored, The Mary Sue Shop By Diana Vilbert on Fri,9:30 Whether you’re a photographer, a designer, or just like to tinker around and create cool stuff, knowing your way around the tools the pros use is a must. But you don’t have to go to school for it like the pros—you can just pick up lifetime access to the Complete Adobe Mastery Bundle for $39 at the Mary Sue Shop. Read More > Movies, Cynthia Erivo, Focus Features, Harriet Tubman By Chelsea Steiner on Fri,8:25 Focus Features has announced that it will begin production on a biopic called Harriet, starring Cynthia Erivo (Widows) as the legendary abolitionist. Read More > Big on the Internet, Candice Patton, Funko, The Flash, things we saw today By Princess Weekes on Thu,5:44 The Flash's Iris West, Candice Patton, is out here on the internet calling out truths. Read More > AMP Featured, News, Australia, protest, racism By Vivian Kane on Thu,5:36 The attacks on people peacefully protesting the national anthem aren't limited to NFL players, or even to the United States. A nine-year-old Australian girl named Harper Nielsen has become a target of hate after she refused to stand and sing the country's anthem at school. The reason for her protest is that she says the song is disrespectful to indigenous Australians. And after looking at the lyrics, which I had never read before, it's hard to disagree. Read More > Movies, Michelle Rodriguez, Steve McQueen, Widows By Kate Gardner on Thu,5:02 "Don’t work with her. No, no don’t work with her. But people say that about me. If you’re a white director, they call you a perfectionist. Me, they call difficult." Read More > TV, Anna Silk, Bo Dennis, Lost Girl, Michelle Lovretta By Princess Weekes on Thu,4:31 Eight years ago the queer world was introduced to Bo Dennis, an unaligned bisexual succubus with a heart of gold on Michelle Lovretta's now-iconic queer TV show, Lost Girl Read More > Movies, Olivia Munn, Shane Black, The Predator By Chelsea Steiner on Thu,3:46 Now that The Predator's sexual predator scandal has dominated the news cycle, writer and director Shane Black has issued a new, more nuanced apology for his casting choices. Read More > Movies, Cinderella, Disney, Fairy tales By Anya Crittenton on Thu,3:35 Cinderella can be one of the most feminist, tenacious, and kind female characters I know. She’s a princess who saves herself just as much as any other one with a sword or daring journey. The way her story is told through modern adaptations shows the evolution of both the story and evolving ideas about feminism and representation. Read More > Sponsored, The Mary Sue Shop By Diana Vilbert on Thu,3:19 Instagram influencers and successful businesses on the platform know there’s money to be made on Insta—a billion people visit Instagram each month, and, according to Locowise, 80% of users follow a business profile. So how do you make sure they’re following yours? Get the Instagram Marketing Mastery Bundle, now $29 at the Mary Sue Shop. Read More > AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, body shaming, Jameela Jamil By Vivian Kane on Thu,1:43 Jameela Jamil posted a video to Twitter describing an encounter with a man at her gym. She says the man, whom she did not know, approached her as she was leaving and proceeded to tell her, unprompted, that he had been watching her and how he was frustrated because he kept thinking of all the ways she could be working out that would make her look so much better. Read More > TV, Disney Channel, kamala khan, Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors, Squirrel Girl By Chelsea Steiner on Thu,1:26 The trailer has dropped for the Disney Channel's new animated film Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors, and not gonna lie, it looks delightful. Read More > TV, Breaking Bad, Parks and Recreation, series finale By Kate Gardner on Thu,1:18 Oh, the series finale—the bane of all television fandoms, as it means that the story you love is coming to a close. Read More > AMP Featured, Movies, The Help, Viola Davis By Princess Weekes on Thu,12:55 In a New York Times article published on Tuesday, Academy Award Winner and living deity Viola Davis spoke about roles she regretted taking, and the one she mentioned was 2011's The Help. Read More > |
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