| Big on the Internet, Me Too, sexual misconduct, Tarana Burke, Terry Crews By Vivian Kane on Tue,1:41 In addition to being a hashtag uniting survivors of sexual assault and harassment, the Me Too Movement, as founded by Tarana Burke in 2006, is also an advocacy organization working to fight sexual violence and offer support and resources to survivors, especially for women of color and women from low wealth communities. Read More > Movies, Diego Luna, transgender rights By Kate Gardner on Tue,1:05 In today's "haven't we already had this conversation?" news, a new clip of the film Berlin, I Love You has been released in which Diego Luna, who is a cisgender man, is playing a trans woman. Read More > TV, Nicole Maines, Supergirl (TV show), trans representation By Chelsea Steiner on Tue,12:26 Episode eleven, "Blood Memory," hits the ground running with a powerful and poignant expansion of Nal's world and character. Read More > Movies, Avengers: Endgame By Rachel Leishman on Tue,12:06 The time has come for all us nerds to suffer at the hands of the Super Bowl gods. Sure, I'm being overly dramatic, but I was so happy that I had no reason to watch football this year up until now. Read More > Comics, bloom, Kevin Panetta, Savanna Ganucheau By Princess Weekes on Tue,12:06 The relationship in 'Bloom' has the typical slow-burn you'd expect from a romantic drama, but we don't see enough of these sweet romances between gay kids. Read More > Big on the Internet, writing, writing advice By Mike Chen on Tue,11:12 When people consider worldbuilding, they'll often focus on the broad strokes—magic systems and lightspeed science—but while those set up the foundation for a world, they're ultimately hollow without the nuances of day-to-day life. Here are five simple and subtle ways to build a grounded and believable world Read More > Gaming, Magic: The Gathering By Princess Weekes on Tue,10:45 Ravnica is a city large enough to span an entire world. It is ruled by ten separate magical guilds, each of which oversees a different aspect of the city with its own unique personality and outlook on life. Defend your guild. Read More > Big on the Internet, TV, Patrick Stewart, Picard, things we saw today By Kaila Hale-Stern on Mon,5:52 Patrick Stewart's legendary Captain Jean-Luc Picard could be missing that 'Captain' designation in his standalone Star Trek series. Read More > Big on the Internet, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, makeup By Vivian Kane on Mon,5:43 Ocasio-Cortez is publicly embracing a passion for skincare and makeup, and it in no way negates her seriousness as a politician, something she proved in the same IG story when she went on to talk about her skills as an orator. Read More > Movies, Blumhouse Productions, Invisible Man, Johnny Depp, Universal By Kate Gardner on Mon,5:37 "By not mandating a unified, connected universe of monster stories, the studio will be able to open up the characters to filmmakers who will be inspired to create their own unique stories." Read More > TV, Sex and the City, The Big Lebowski By Rachel Leishman on Mon,5:10 Our hopes of a sequel to The Big Lebowski were destroyed when we finally saw why Jeff Bridges donned his signature pajama and sweater look recently. The actor had shared a Twitter and Instagram video of him walking on glass, clearly dressed as the Dude, and for one brief moment, we thought that the Coen brothers had decided that it was time to pick up our bowling balls and get our White Russians ready once more. Read More > Big on the Internet, marketing, Weight By Rachel Leishman on Mon,4:06 As pointed out by Bustle's Emma Lord on Twitter, there is a generally female-positive site that continually uses a stock image that shows a woman standing on a scale, and to make matters worse, the weight shown on the scale is unrealistically low for most women. Read More > Movies, Black Widow, marvel studios, Scarlett Johansson By Kaila Hale-Stern on Mon,2:21 It's not surprising that Black Widow could be poised to be Marvel Studios' first R-rated superhero feature. But a rumored reason for why Black Widow will be the test case sets my teeth on edge. Read More > Movies, Birds of Prey By Princess Weekes on Mon,2:14 Warner Bros. has released a teaser trailer showing off the cast of the upcoming Birds of Prey movie and I didn't think I could be even more excited, but it looks swole. Read More > |
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