The Monday Edition - Oct 22, 2018
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Women benefit when women decide how their clothing is made. Find out how entrepreneur Antonia Saint Dunbar made her custom, comfort shoe company a reality in the third episode of Funded in America.
Big on the Internet, clickbait, Internet Trolls, Kristen Bell

Kristen Bell Responded to the People Mocking Her Snow White Opinion Who Also Clearly Didn’t Read the Actual Interview

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"You can not kiss someone if they're sleeping" doesn't seem like that outrageous an opinion, but there was a large subset of the internet that hated those words, as said by Kristen Bell, as much as they love not reading the actual articles they're commenting on.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, race, tattoos, the Mary Sue tattoo project, TMS Ink Club

Good Tattoo Artists Aren’t Afraid to Tattoo Black Skin

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After getting my first tattoo with a black tattoo artist, Tony at West 4 Tattoos, I thought about how often black bodies are told they are "right" for tattooing.
AMP Featured, Comics, Darth Vader, Marvel Comics, Star Wars (franchise)

The Latest Darth Vader Comic Reveals the Chilling Secret Behind Vader’s Castle

What is the power of Mustafar, and will we ever see it in action?
Movies, Debra Hill, Halloween, women in film

Laurie Strode’s Legacy: Remembering Halloween Screenwriter Debra Hill

halloween 1978 jamie lee curtis laurie strode
John Carpenter’s Halloween is celebrating its 40th anniversary this month, a movie co-written with his longtime producing partner Debra Hill, who died in 2005 at the age of 54. Recognized in 2003 by Women In Film for the trail she blazed for female producers in all genres, Hill said, “I hope some day there won’t be a need for Women in Film—that it will be People in Film. That it will be equal pay, equal rights and equal job opportunities for everybody.”
Big on the Internet, Demi Adejuyigbe, PSA, Voting

“Vote Because You Can”: The Good Place’s Demi Adejuyigbe Stars in Voting PSA

Demi Adejuyigbe (The Good Place, The Late Late Show) and the team at Sandwich Video are enlisting you to vote in a fun new PSA. Why? "Because you're a grown-up and that's how democracy works."
Movies, Halloween, horror, Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis Celebrates Halloween Becoming the Biggest Horror Movie Opening With a Female Lead

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Two of the most exciting milestones include biggest horror movie opening with a female lead and biggest movie opening with a female lead over 55.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Guillermo del Toro, Leslie Jones, The Shape of Water

Leslie Jones Live-Tweeted The Shape of Water and Is Horrified That People Are Attracted to the Fishman

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The SNL star live-tweeted Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water, and does not understand why you find the fishman hot.
Big on the Internet, Mitch McConnell, politics, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Let’s Ruin Dining Out for Mitch McConnell

yertle the turtle
For all the damage McConnell and his ilk have caused, I hope they never eat a peaceful meal out again for the rest of their lives.
TV, bunker, LGBTQ Representation, Titans (live-action series)

Titans Creators Hint at Bringing in an LGBT Superhero in Season Two

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With a second season of Titans already confirmed for DC Universe, executive producer Geoff Johns has said in an interview with TVline that he would like to incorporate LGBT characters into the show.
News, Title IX, TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS, transgender rights, Trump

The Trump Administration Wants to Strip Transgender People of Their Rights in Latest Attack

trans equality
The Trump administration is systematically chipping away at rights and protections for the transgender community.
Big on the Internet, 16-bit, Avengers: Infinity War, Mr. Sunday Movies

This 16-Bit Animation of the Snapture is Giving Us All the Infinity War Feels

thanos
Bad news, everyone! Avengers: Infinity War's epic downer ending remains just as tragic in 16-bit animation as it did in the movie theater.
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