The Tuesday Edition - Oct 23, 2018
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The Vampire Chronicles continue with a riveting, rich saga of Prince Lestat and the story of the Blood Communion. Read an excerpt of the series latest
entry and pick up a copy for yourself right here.
Big on the Internet, Movies, Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary Poppins Returns

We’re Enchanted by This Special Look at Mary Poppins Returns

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The world needs a little magic every now and then.
Movies, Paul Feig, women directors, women in film

Paul Feig Calls BS on Hollywood’s Perceived Lack of Female Directors

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Despite the strides that the Time's Up movement has made we are still, in the year of our lord 2018, having to convince the men of Hollywood that women directors do in fact exist.
Big on the Internet, TV, Bane, DC Comics, DC Universe, Gotham, Shane West

Stop Casting White Dudes as Bane

People have a lot of thoughts about Shane West and the costume design of Bane, but my biggest eyebrow raise is why is Bane being played by a white dude?
Movies, a star is born, addiction

Beautiful Boy and A Star Is Born Present Very Different Looks at Addiction

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A Star Is Born and Beautiful Boy will likely be listed side-by-side on many awards season prediction ballots this year, already generating Oscar buzz since their festival premieres in September. Both films boast incredibly talented casts and artistic direction, but they also share an important central theme: the toll of addiction.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Halloween, Halloween costumes, sexy halloween costumes

The Absolute Worst “Sexy” Halloween Costumes We Could Find

The worst sexy Halloween costumes
It's hard being a woman on Halloween. You might want to wear clothing that shields you from the frigid October air, but surprise! The great majority of costumes for women come in one style: "sexy," a short-skirted, low-cut version of the original costume.
Big on the Internet, donald trump, LGBTQ discrimination, transgender rights

Things We Saw Today: The Reactions to Trump’s Attempts to Legislate Transgender People Out of Existence Were Swift and Brutal

laverne cox, trump, trans, transgender, discrimination, twitter
This weekend, it was announced that the Trump administration is eyeing a total overhaul of the way we define sex and gender identity, specifically planning to limit those definitions to a label given at birth and determined by genitalia. It is the practical application of many of our worst fears from when Trump was first elected. If you or anyone in your life was on team "It Doesn't Matter Who's President" of "What's the Worst He Can Do," this is it. This is the worst.
Big on the Internet, Books, Abbi Jacobson, Book, Broad City

Exclusive: Abbi Jacobson of Broad City‘s ”I Might Regret This” Audio Excerpt

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As a treat for our Mary Sue fans, Hachette Audio has shared the first chapter of Abbi Jacobson's I Might Regret This: Essays, Drawings, Vulnerabilities, and Other Stuff with us.
Big on the Internet, Aline Brosh McKenna

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend‘s Aline Brosh McKenna Inspires Everyone to Go After Their Goals in a Twitter Thread

Aline Brosh McKenna is tired of women thinking they have an age limit on their success. One of the creative minds behind Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Aline took to Twitter to share a beautiful message with her followers. Women often feel like we’re being rushed into our dreams or marriages or even into motherhood. So to see that […]
AMP Featured, Movies, DCEU, Warner Bros., Wonder Woman 1984

What Wonder Woman 1984’s New Release Date Might Mean For the DCEU

Diana Prince and Steve Trevor in Wonder Woman
Forget Avengers avenging and Jedi swinging lightsabers, my most anticipated film of 2019 was definitely Wonder Woman 1984.
Big on the Internet, #IfAWomanDirected, Halloween, Twitter, women directors

#IfAWomanDirected: Women Should Tell Stories About Women

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Twitter, in it's infinite kindness, actually started a pretty decent trend, #IfAWomanDirected, to encourage discussion about the way a female gaze would have changed some major films.
TV, Doctor Who, Rosa Parks

Doctor Who Brings History to Poignant Life With Rosa Parks

Doctor Who season 11 episode 1 review
This is going to be remembered as one of the greatest episodes from the show and, after 37 seasons, that's quite the feat. This is a new era of Doctor Who and we're here for it.
Big on the Internet, making a murderer, plot holes

How Making a Murderer Season 2 Ruined My Very Favorite Movie, The Fugitive

Harrison Ford In 'The Fugitive' making a murderer
This weekend, the second season of Making a Murderer dropped on Netflix and taught me more about the law than I wanted to know.
News, #MeToo Movement, #TIMESUP, Louis C.K., Sarah Silverman

Why Did Sarah Silverman Feel the Need to Say She Used to Let Louis C.K. Masturbate in Front Her?

from ÒI Love You, America with Sarah SilvermanÓ appears on stage at The Paley Center for Media's 2018 PaleyFest Fall TV Previews - Hulu at The Paley Center for Media on September 7, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California.
Sarah Silverman told Howard Stern that Louis C.K. used to masturbate in front of her, with consent.
TV, Daredevil, Deborah Ann Woll, Netflix

We Need to Talk about Karen Page’s Backstory in Daredevil Season Three

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This season of Daredevil promised to explore Karen Page's "dark" and "tragic" past. Was it satisfactory for you?
Movies, Carol, Cate Blanchett, LGBTQ Representation

Cate Blanchett Needs to Pick a Better Fight Than “Let Straight Actors Play Gay Characters!”

cate blanchett in blue jasmine
"We expect and only expect people to make a profound connection to a character when it’s close to their experience.”
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