The Tuesday Edition - Apr 14, 2020
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News, Coronavirus, COVID-19, TicketMaster

Ticketmaster Changes Their Refund Policy in Ongoing Effort to Treat Customers Badly

ticketmaster
The only tickets I'll be buying now will be for a front-row seat to the inevitable class action lawsuit in their future.
Big on the Internet, Coronavirus, donald trump, mutiny on the bounty

Trump Calls Governors Doing Their Jobs a Mutiny and Continues Not to Understand the Constitution

donald trump senate shutdown vote
Trump tweets about The Mutiny on the Bounty while deeply misunderstanding the Constitution.
Books, our books our shelves, sarah kozloff, Sponsored

Our Books, Our Shelves: Down with Literary Snobbery, Long Live Genre

A Queen in Hiding by Sarah Kozloff
Literary fiction might reside in the cupola, but the ground floor bay windows provide equally lovely views.
News, Coronavirus, donald trump

If You’re Not Watching Donald Trump’s Daily Press Briefings (and I Hope You’re Not), You Can’t Imagine How Awful They’ve Become

Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing of the White House Coronavirus Task Force
These aren't press conferences, they're campaign rallies and yesterday's reached a whole new level of madness.
Movies, John Krasinski, Marvel Cinematic Universe

Rumor: John Krasinski Maybe Met With Marvel? About What?

John Krasinski as Lee in A Quiet Place
There is a rumor that one of the internet's favorite dream castings could become a reality. Which one? John Krasinski as Reed Richards.
AMP Featured, Movies, Denis Villeneuve, Dune, Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya

Denis Villeneuve on Needing Two Movies for Dune: “It’s a World That Takes Its Power in Details”

Timothée Chalamet in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune angst
But at least the director will have two movies to make it work!
Books, Clueless, Shakespeare Month, William Shakespeare

Interview: Ian Doescher on Pop Shakespeare and The Taming of the Clueless

We talked to author Ian Doescher about turning a pop classic into a classic that pops.
News, Cascadia, Coronavirus, COVID-19

West Coast States Unite to Fight Coronavirus in Regional Pact

cascadian flag old doug
Since President Trump has so thoroughly botched America's defense against the coronavirus, the responsibility to keep citizens safe has fallen largely on our governors.
Big on the Internet, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Supernatural

Things We Saw Today: The EW Supernatural Cover Shoot Give Us All The Feels

misha collins jensen ackles jared padalecki on the cover of entertainment weekly
I have been emotionally compromised.
AMP Featured, News, Coronavirus, donald trump

Donald Trump’s “Council to Reopen America” Reads Like a Sick Joke

Donald Trump folds his arms and sits at the Oval Office desk.
Don't worry, everybody! We're in great hands. Not the hands of doctors, scientists, or public health experts of any kind, but I'm sure this will be ... something.
Movies, Batman (character), Bruce Wayne, The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight Taught Me One Thing: People Will Scream My Name at Me

Batman in the Dark Knight
Rachel Dawes and I both know what it feels like to have people make their voices as low as possible while screaming in our faces.
TV, HBO, Insecure, Issa Rae, Yvonne Orji

Insecure Sets up Tackling the Hardest Kind of Breakup—Friendships

Yvonne Orji and Issa Rae in Insecure (2016) as Molly and Issa
Last night 'Insecure' returned to television and with it the set up for a falling out between the friendship that has been with us for the entire series.
Big on the Internet, Bob Chapek, Bob Iger, Disney

Bob Iger Has “Reasserted Control” of Disney During Coronavirus Pandemic, and the Internet Has Jokes

Luke Skywalker says, "No one's ever really gone" in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Pretty sure Bob Iger is going to continue on his way to retirement once everything is said and done and a bit back to normal but, for now, we have Bob and Bob tackling the coronavirus hand in hand.
News

COBOL’s Last Gleaming: Our State and Federal Governments Are Run on an Ancient Programming Language and They’re About to Fail

cobol pnch card
States are scrambling to find people who know COBOL. Here's why.
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