The Friday Edition - Mar 24, 2023
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News, Florida, Ron DeSantis

Ron DeSantis Takes to Fox News To Deny Eating Pudding with His Hands

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis looks speechless

Ron DeSantis would like to set the record straight: he probably didn't devour pudding with his bare hands, like an animal.

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News, Minnesota, trans refuge state

Minnesota House Passes Bill To Become a Refuge for Trans Kids

The view of a Transgender Flag in between two Pride Flags at a park.

Minnesota is declaring itself a beacon of decency and compassion in an increasingly anti-trans national landscape.

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Movies, Hide From Homepage, John Wick, John Wick 4, Keanu Reeves

Is ‘John Wick 4’ Really the End of the Line for John Wick?

Keanu Reeves as John Wick in 'John Wick: Chapter 4'

I want 10 new Wicks on my desk by tomorrow morning.

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TV, Civil Rights Movement, colorism, Kenya Barris, NAACP, racial discrimination, You People (film)

Kenya Barris Clearly Hears the Colorism Critics But Still Fails To See The Problem

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 17: Kenya Barris attends the Netflix World Premiere of "YOU PEOPLE" on January 17, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

Writing what you know is great, but that doesn't excuse colorism.

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TV, Hide From Homepage, Netflix, Wednesday (Netflix)

Why We Love Tyler in ‘Wednesday’

Hunter Doohan as Tyler in 'Wednesday'

Get to know the man behind Wednesday's resident normie.

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Anime, Ash Ketchum, Pokémon (franchise)

The End of an Era! I Can’t Believe I Have to Say Goodbye to Ash Ketchum, Pokémon Master

Ash Ketchum with Pikachu on his shoulder in the Pokémon anime

Having accomplished his goal of becoming a Pokémon Master—and becoming the WORLD champion—Ash Ketchum is ready to say goodbye.

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Movies, Disney+, shipping, Star Wars (franchise)

Disney+ Ad About Shipping Forgets That Two Characters Are Famously Related

Han Solo looking confused in Star Wars Return of the Jedi when Leia tells him that she and Luke are siblings.

Let this be a lesson to everyone: Always check your work or else you might promote the wrong kind of familial relations!

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TV, Hide From Homepage, Netflix, Shadow and Bone (series)

Demystifying the Durast of ‘Shadow and Bone’

Luke Pasqualino as David Kostyk in Shadow and Bone season 2

What is a Durast in Netflix's Shadow and Bone series? The answer is quite simple, really, but it helps if you have additional context.

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Comics, 90s, graphic novel, Hope Larson, journals, middle grade

Exclusive Preview: This Coming-of-Age Graphic Novel Tells a Story of First Love Through Very ’90s Journaling

Be That Way by Hope Larson.

"The art isn't just a few illustrations in a prose novel, but the graphic novel is constructed like a journal/diary."

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Movies, Interviews, John Wick, John Wick 4, Keanu Reeves

INTERVIEW: Keanu Reeves Explores Comedy in ‘John Wick 4’

Keanu Reeves as John Wick in the fourth installment

John Wick 4 hits theaters today!

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TV, Ahmed Best, Kelleran Beq, Star Wars, The Mandalorian

One of Star Wars’ Most Unfairly Maligned Actors Opened Up About His Return

Ahmed Best as Kelleran Beq in 'The Mandalorian'

I'm glad that he came back in this episode but I also want him to come back for more because I have so many other questions about Kelleran!

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News, art, censorship, Florida, news, schools

Michelangelo’s David Is ‘Porn,’ According to Florida Parents Who Got Principal Fired

In a scene from the Season 2 Simpsons episode "Itchy & Scratchy & Marge," protesters outside the Simpsons' house carry signs saying "Stop Renaissance Art Now!" and "Cancel David!"

Move over, Florida man. Florida parents are doing their absolute best to surpass your antics.

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Movies, A Good Person, Florence Pugh, Interviews, Zach Braff

INTERVIEW: Zach Braff on Music In His Movies and Florence Pugh for ‘A Good Person’

News, Austin, protest, rights, Teacher

Teacher Says School Was Concerned That She Was Teaching Kids Their ‘Legal & Constitutional Rights’

Young students recite the Pledge of Allegiance in a classroom

And people wonder why there's a teacher shortage.

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TV, Netflix, Shadow and Bone

Please, Let us Have a Third Season of ‘Shadow and Bone’

Four of the Crows look on to their next mark in the second season of Shadow and Bone of Netflix

There’s only one question lingering around the Shadow and Bone fandom—and that is whether or not we are going to get a third season.

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TV, Disney+, Loki, Marvel Entertainment

Owen Wilson Thinks He Knows When ‘Loki’ Season 2 is Coming Out

Loki presenting his snazzy new TVA look in Marvel and Disney+'s Loki.

Thanks to some discouraging developments at Marvel, the God of Mischief may have slipped from our grasp for now.

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News, abortion, criminalization, GOP, Idaho, labor and delivery, rural obstetrics, trigger laws

Anti-Abortion Laws Force One Idaho Hospital To Turn Away All Baby Deliveries

A woman at a protest holds a cardboard sign reading "I wish I could abort my government"

Another entry in the long and disturbing list of unintended (but entirely foreseeable) consequences of Roe v. Wade falling in the Supreme Court.

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Movies, John Wick, John Wick 4, Keanu Reeves

Waiter, There’s a Fat Suit in My ‘John Wick’ Sequel

Scott Adkins as Killa in 'John Wick: Chapter 4'

A fat suit is the last thing I expected to see in a John Wick movie. But here we are.

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News, Immigration, Rwanda, Suella Braverman, UK politics

Braverman DeniesU.K. Mirroring 1930s Despite Holocaust Survivors’ Statements and Her Own, Telling Actions

Home Secretary Suella Braverman listens as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during a press conference following the launch of new legislation on migrant channel crossings.

Suella Braverman has been having a jolly old time in Rwanda, where the U.K. government plans to send anyone who tries to seek asylum.

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Movies, Lush Cosmetics, Super Mario Bros. (franchise), Super Mario Bros. animated movie

Oh No, I Want This $18 Super Mario Bath Bomb

A bath bomb shaped like a question block from Super Mario Bros.

Why can't I be happy with what I have? Why do I want to spend all my cash on merchandise for a kids' movie?

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