The Thursday Edition - Oct 1, 2020
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Award-winning author Mark Oshiro’s new Latinx YA fantasy, Each of Us a Desert, is a queer coming-of-age story about two young women finding home and falling in love amidst the dangers of a desert where stories come to life. Get your copy today!
News, 2020 Presidential election, donald trump, presidential debates

Donald Trump Indicates He Won’t Agree to New Debate Rules, Says He “Easily Won” the Last One

Donald Trump looks sleepy in the first presidential debate
Trump appears to be framing the CPD as being biased against him, as if they want to change the rules because he did too well, and not because it was an unwatchable mess.
Movies, Billie Eilish, James Bond, No Time to Die, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: No Time To Die Music Video Reveals James Bond’s New Love Story

james bond looks tired
With the video premiere of Billie Eilish's "No Time To Die" single, we get a deeper look into the love and betrayal that James Bond feels at the hands of Madeleine Swann (Léa Seydoux).
Big on the Internet, Halloween, Home Depot, skeleton

Home Depot’s 12-Foot Skeleton Is the Mascot of 2020

giant skeleton
Home Depot's meme-worthy 12' skeleton decoration has captured the imagination of the internet.
TV, Antony Starr, Aya Cash, Erin Moriarty, The Boys

The Costume Designer and Cast of The Boys Talk Super Suits as Stories

homelander and starlight in the boys
Great costuming doesn't just put cool visuals on screen, it tells a story. The costumes on 'The Boys' are much more than what meets the eye.
Movies, interview, Keegan Allen, No Escape

INTERVIEW: Keegan Allen Talks YouTubers, No Escape, And More

Keegan Allen in No Escape
No Escape follows the vlogging experience of Cole Turner (Keegan Allen) and his quest to bring his viewers the best content from around the world. With constant struggles to find the next big thing, Cole finds himself in Moscow with his friends for the scariest Escape Room yet.
Movies, Electro, Jamie Foxx, Spider-Man

Jamie Foxx Is Electro Again in the Next Spider-Man Movie!? Bring on the Spider-Verse!!!!

Jamie Foxx as Maxwell Dillon in The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Whatever any of this means, I'm actually really excited to see what Jamie Foxx does with Maxwell Dillon ... again. It throws my Kraven the Hunter theory out the window, but there's still time for him.
Movies, Aya Cash, Josh Ruben, Scare Me

INTERVIEW: Aya Cash and Josh Ruben Talk Writing and Scare Me

Scare Me movie still with Aya Cash and Josh Ruben making "shh" hand gestures at the camera.
Talking with Scare Me stars Aya Cash and Josh Ruben (the latter also wrote and directed the film), it's clear that there is often a struggle for women to get their stories told, and even the "nice guys" of the world are not people who care more than they care about themselves.
Movies, Coronavirus, movie theaters

Famous Directors Are Trying to Help Movie Theaters Get Financial Aid During the Pandemic

There really isn't anything that movie theaters can do to help themselves (or their employees) right now, and maybe giving them some of the unspent funds could help keep the institution of movie theaters alive and well for our future.
Books, Sponsored, books, fantasy, Garth Nix

Magic Runs Amok In Garth Nix’s The Left-Handed Booksellers Of London

Audio Cover For Left-Handed Booksellers Of London
'The Left-Handed Booksellers of London' is your next audiobook listen, because it's impossible to resist a new story from bestselling master of teen fantasy Garth Nix.
Big on the Internet, Amy Coney Barrett, Kayleigh McEnany, Twitter

Kayleigh McEnany’s Rhodes Scholar Gaffe Inspires Plenty of Corny College Jokes

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany speaks during the press briefing
Whether or not the wording was a ploy to pad Judge Barrett's resume or just a dumb mistake, it nevertheless inspired Twitter to break out their corniest college dad jokes.
Big on the Internet, #CancelRent, protests

#CancelRent Trends as Eviction Moratoriums Begin to Expire

Cancel rent
This isn't about a "free pass" or whatever Republicans in the government think. It's about protecting Americans. Right now, so many families have no income coming in (in contrast to how those with greater financial means to begin with are faring), and there is nothing helping them survive and stay in their homes.
Movies, Blumhouse Productions, giveaway, The Lie

Win VIP Tickets to the Virtual World Premiere of The Lie, Part of the “Unsettling” Welcome To the Blumhouse Series

Key art for Welcome to the Blumhouse film series.
We have your chance to attend the Virtual World Premiere of THE LIE on 10/5, one of the four unsettling films in “WELCOME TO THE BLUMHOUSE.”
Big on the Internet, Debate 2020, presidential debate, Weird Al Yankovic

Weird Al Auto-Tunes the Presidential Debate in New Music Video

WE'RE ALL DOOMED - Trump vs. Biden ft. "Weird Al" Yankovic
It's nice to know that even in these troubled times, when our country is divided and the world feels like it's about to implode, we can all still agree on one essential truth: Weird Al Yankovic remains a delight.
Big on the Internet, Chrissy Teigen, John Legend, miscarriage, pregnancy

Why Chrissy Teigen Sharing Her Heartbreaking Pregnancy Loss Matters

Chrissy teigen john legend donald trump immigration aclu
Miscarriage and pregnancy complications are issues that are almost never talked about publically. Perhaps Chrissy Teigen sharing hers will change that.
Big on the Internet, Halloween, october, Spooky Season

It’s October 1st, Which Means: SPOOKY SEASON

The nightmare before christmas
My time has come in these dark times: It's SPOOKY SZN.
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