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TV, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars (franchise)

So Where Does the ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Finale Leave Us?

Obi-Wan with a Lightsaber in Obi-Wan Kenobi
God do I hope we get a season 2 of Obi-Wan Kenobi.
News, eric adams, New York City, victim-blaming

Really? NYC Mayor Blames Women For ‘Standing Alone’ in ‘Isolated Areas’ at Night

Eric Adams looks through a stack of papers, sitting at a desk during a congressional hearing
NYC Mayor Eric Adams is engaging in some top-tier victim-blaming.
News, Citizenship, GOP, John Cornyn, Texas, the Constitution, Voting

Texas GOP Platform Makes It Clear They Want To Go Back to the 1840s

Abbott
Because they know they can't get their way on everything, the Texas GOP successfully established a nuclear option, a.k.a. Issue 224.
Big on the Internet, Bruce Campbell, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Pizza Poppa, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Pizza Poppa Vows Revenge on Doctor Strange in Deleted Scene

Bruce Campbell as Pizza Poppa in 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'.
Happy Birthday Bruce Campbell!
Big on the Internet, lol Twitter, no one asked for this, Twitter, Twitter Notes

Twitter Notes Is a Totally Brand New Idea That’s Never Been Blogged Before (Original Character, Do Not Steal)

Twitter Notes Is This A Pigeon Meme
Twitter is currently working on a new Notes function where users can make much longer posts with pictures, gifs, and tweets.
Big on the Internet, Les Misérables, Twitter

‘Les Misérables’ Twitter Account Really Doesn’t Seem To Know What the Musical Is About

Aaron Tveit and Eddie Redmayne in Les Mis holding guns
Maybe save that stuff for any number of outdated, regressive musicals that are still being put up.
Movies, Jane Foster, Natalie Portman, Thor: Love and Thunder

Natalie Portman on Getting Swole for ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’

Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Jane Foster as the Mighty Thor (Natalie Portman), and Bast (Akosia Sabet) sit in thrones.
When the first photos of Portman dropped, fans swooned over the newly jacked Jane Foster.
Gaming, April O'Neil, TMNT, TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, video games

Here’s Why April O’Neil Is the Best Part of ‘TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge’

TMNT Shredder's Revenge
In TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, April O'Neil is a playable character who can fight with the Turtles, Splinter, and Casey Jones. This time, she's the absolute best.
Books, fantasy, historical fiction, Our Flag Means Death, pirates, science fiction

Missing ‘Our Flag Means Death’? These 6 Pirate Books Will Satiate Your Need for Swashbuckling Adventures

Three pirate books. Image: Tordotcom, Candlewick Press, and St. Martin’s Press.
While the popularity of pirates looks like it's just springing up again (with the success of David Jenkin's delightful show 'Our Flag Means Death,) pirates have remained in our shared imagination the whole time.
TV, Elliot Page, Netflix, trans representation, umbrella academy

The Umbrella Academy Season 3: When and Why Does Vanya Become Viktor?

Robert Sheehan and Elliot Page in 'The Umbrella Academy'.
Season 3 of The Umbrella Academy is currently streaming on Netflix.
News, Capitol Insurrection, false equivalencies, Fox News, Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Stephen Colbert

Tucker Carlson Can’t Stop Obsessing Over Stephen Colbert Crew’s Capitol Arrest

Actor and comedian Robert Smigel performs as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog in a hallway, being filmed by a cameraman
Tucker Carlson has accused Stephen Colbert's Late Night staff of committing "insurrection," which is just simply not what that means.
TV, Amazon, news, The Lord of the Rings (Amazon)

Twitter Is Being Weird About the ‘Lord of the Rings’ Female Orcs

An orc in the lord of the rings movies.
Amazon's Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will apparently feature female orcs, and the internet is having a normal one about it!
Gaming, LGBTQ Representation, LGBTQIA representation, Pride Month, queer characters, video games

The Best LGBTQIA+ Video Game Characters

Life is Strange characters celebrating Pride
I recently wrote about how video games can provide a safe place for young queer gamers to explore their identities. This definitely extends to the characters who inhabit the game: players who see positive examples of queer people, in environments that are both nurturing and ultimately hopeful, are more likely to feel secure in their […]
Big on the Internet, Chris Evans, Taika Waititi

Let Chris Evans and Taika Waititi Arguing Over Hot Topics Soothe You

Chris Evans and Taika Waititi on the Lightyear blue carpet
Whoever thought Taika Waititi and Chris Evans being paired together to do press was a good thing, thank you.
TV, Moses Ingram, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Reva

Reva’s Big Moment in the ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Finale Just Makes Her That Much More Fascinating

Reva disembarking the Inquisitor ship on the planet Tatooine
Reva has been a character that went from outright villain to more complicated the more we learned about her.
Gaming, fighting games, TMNT, TMNT: Shredder's Revenge

Was That ‘Street Fighter’ I Just Saw in My TMNT? Here’s Every Fighting Game Reference Spotted in ‘TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge’

TMNT Shredder's Revenge and Street Fighter
Fans of TMNT: Shredder's Revenge have spotted some totally radical nods to Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Guilty Gear, and several fighting franchises.
TV, Anakin Skywalker, Darth Vader, Obi-Wan Kenobi

Anakin and Obi-Wan’s ‘Revenge of the Sith’ Parallels Throughout ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Made Me So Happy

Anakin and Obi-Wan in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.
I love Star Wars, I do, but I think I love Revenge of the Sith completely separate from the franchise as a whole and it may just be one of my favorite movies of all time.
TV, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn, Star Wars (franchise)

So Did Qui-Gon Answer Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Call by the Series Finale?

Qui-gon Jinn and Obi-Wan standing back to back
Let's talk a bit about the expectation of Qui-Gon appearing and what ended up happening throughout the series.
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