The Monday Edition - Oct 7, 2019
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Big on the Internet, Avengers, Twitter meme

Things We Saw Today: This Avengers Meme Is Here to Save Us All

the gang is all here for avengers: endgame.
What do you get when a bunch of professional divers get together and decide to jump in a giant body of water? A great meme.
Movies, Joker

I Have to Laugh at Joker’s Terrible Treatment of Its Female Characters

Actor Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck / Joker in upcoming Joker movie from DC
I almost wish Joker didn't feature a female character at all because its treatment of the ones that it does have almost feel like they're there to check off a box rather than having any kind of agency in the story itself.
Movies, annenberg inclusion initiative, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, mental health awareness

For Mental Health Awareness Week, Let’s Talk About the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative’s Study on Mental Health In Film

Rachel Bloom and Donna Lynne Champlin in the series finale of Crazy Ex Girlfriend.
The Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, home of many important studies on representation in film and television, released a study on mental health depictions in media
Big on the Internet, TV, Big Mouth, bisexuality, Netflix

Big Mouth‘s Explanation of Bisexuality Is Wrong, Dated, and Biphobic

Ali Wong Big Mouth pansexuality bisexuality
Biphobia, transphobia, and panphobia in one episode? Must be a Halloween special, cause what a nightmare.
TV, Ariela Barer, gert, Marvel's Runaways

Ariela Barer Talks About the Reality of Beauty Standards on Marvel’s Runaways

Runaways -- "Gimme Shelter" Episode 201 -- The kids struggle with their new lives as Runaways, but find a hideout. Alex goes to work for Darius while PRIDE plots to kill Jonah. Jonah initiates a plan to build a new box. Chase Stein (Gregg Sulkin) from left, Molly Hernandez (Allegra Acosta), Alex Wilder (Rhenzy Feliz), Gert Yorkes (Ariela Barer), Karolina Dean (Virginia Gardner) and Nico Minoru (Lyrica Okano), shown.
There is a way feminity is depicted in Hollywood that often frustrates me. Not because there are not women who are completely put together daily, there are. But rather that nearly every woman is portrayed that way.
Movies, Gale Weathers, horror movies, Scream 2

The Legacy of Scream Part Two: True Crime and Media Circuses

Sidney (Neve Campbell) looks for clues in Scream 2.
We're back with more analysis of the Scream franchise to honor the spookiest month of the year!
Big on the Internet, Movies, Martin Scorsese, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson Points Out That Martin Scorsese’s Movies Aren’t For Everyone Either

samuel l. jackson as Nick Fury
Samuel L. Jackson has put out a response to Martin Scorsese’s comments made earlier in the month that Marvel films aren’t “real cinema.” Release the think pieces!
Movies, Avengers, Infinity Box Set, mcu

The MCU Infinity Saga Box Set Is Going to Break My Bank and That’s Fine

The Avengers assemble on a poster for Marvel's Avengers: Endgame.
I'd like to apologize to my bank already because the news about the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Infinity Saga box set is about to set me back a few months.
Big on the Internet, TV, Adult Swim, Rick and Morty

Rick & Morty Season Four Trailer Has Arrived and Morty Is in Pain—Again

Morty, in the passenger seat of a spacecraft, worriedly watches a drunk Rick pilot it.
Oh, it’s a bunch of Mr. Meekseeks look at them! Wonder if Jerry needs help with his put-put game. Ugh, Jerry.
TV, New York Comic Con, NYCC, Riverdale

Things We Saw Today: Is Archie Planning on Becoming…A Superhero? And Other Riverdale Questions From the New Trailer

Molly Ringwald and KJ Apa in Riverdale
Riverdale debuted a new trailer at New York Comic Con chock full of make outs, abs and pretty people doing ugly things, including Archie maybe suiting up to fight crime?
AMP Featured, News, air travel, TSA

The REAL ID Law Is Going To Screw Up Travel for the Whole Country

The REAL ID requirement for air travel goes into effect next year and most people aren't ready.
Big on the Internet, Kelly Marie Tran, Rose Tico, Star Wars (franchise), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Why Exactly is Rose Tico Being Removed From Star Wars Merchandise?

Rose Tico is being removed from Star Wars merchandise and we're worried.
Big on the Internet, Batman (character), Batman: The Animated Series, The Joker

The Best Joker Origin Movie? Mask Of The Phantasm, Of Course.

The Joker in Mask of the Phantasm
Joker is out in theaters, but a perfect origin for the character already exists in Batman: Mask of the Phantasm and it's much more frightening.
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