The Friday Edition - Jul 8, 2022
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TV, Black BIrd, Paul Walter Hauser, Taron Egerton

Apple TV+ Miniseries ‘Black Bird’ Is a Fascinating Entry in the Fictionalized True Crime Phenomenon

Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser in Black Bird
It's a must-see and one that will definitely stay with you long after you finish the series and that's because of the brilliance performances from Egerton and Hauser.
Movies, Emma Holly Jones, Theo James, Zawe Ashton

INTERVIEW: The Cast of ‘Mr. Malcolm’s List’ Talks Playing in the Regency Era

Zawe Ashton as Julia in Mr. Malcolm's List
Mr. Malcolm's List is in theaters now!
TV, Black BIrd, interview, Taron Egerton

INTERVIEW: Taron Egerton Talks Ray Liotta, ‘Little Shop,’ and ‘Black Bird’

Taron Egerton as Jimmy Keene in Black Bird
The first two episodes of Black Bird are on Apple TV+ now and well worth the watch not only for Taron Egerton's performance but for the show as a whole! You won't want to miss it.
TV, Apple TV+, Black BIrd, Paul Walter Hauser

INTERVIEW: Paul Walter Hauser Breaks Down Working in the ’90s for ‘Black Bird’

Paul Walter Hauser as Larry Hall in Black Bird
The first two episodes of Black Bird are streaming on Apple TV+ now!
Movies, Chris Hemsworth, Taika Waititi, Thor: Love and Thunder

One Part of ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Emotionally Wrecked Me

The main cast of Thor: Love & Thunder walk in Omnipotent City
So I lied, it's multiple parts of this movie that will wreck you but it's fine we can all cry together.
News, gun laws, gun violence, guns, Japan, Shinzo Abe

Japan Gun Laws: Why Shootings are So Rare and How it Compares to The U.S.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination has shocked a country with incredibly thorough, strict gun laws. Both guns and gun deaths are incredibly rare in Japan.
Books, dark academia, donna tartt, genre, racism, the goldfinch

Dark Academia Should Exist Beyond Donna Tartt’s ‘The Secret History’ and Racist Tropes

ROME, ITALY - OCTOBER 19: Donna Tartt author of The Secret History and The Goldfinch meets the audience during the 10th Rome Film Fest at Auditorium Parco Della Musica on October 19, 2015 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Ernesto Ruscio/Getty Images)
Though it is fairly common to associate an author with a particular genre, only a few have really reached legendary status in terms of that link.
Movies, crafts, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Marcel the Shell & Michaels Team Up for Adorable Collab

marcel the shell: a tiny seashell with one googly eye and shoes on looks blankly into the camera
A24 and the craft supply store Michaels have teamed up for an adorable collaboration, encouraging fans to create their own tiny friends.
Big on the Internet, Luke Hemsworth, Old Spice, Thor: Love and Thunder

Old Spice Wants You to Smell Like a God When You Go See ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’

Thor: Love and Thunder meets Old Spice
Thor: Love and Thunder is now out in theaters. To celebrate the occasion, Old Spice has released an ad that brings back Actor Thor.
Big on the Internet, Jordan Peterson, memes, transphobia, Twitter

Jordan Peterson’s Twitter Ban Rant Was Only Good for One Thing: Memes

Frollo from The Hunchback of Notredame. Image: DisneyPlus.
references to Bethesda games like Elder Scrolls and Fallout, a common thread is making him the losing boss or a rival in a strategy game.
Movies, Marvel Entertainment, Thor: Love and Thunder

Every God in ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Explained

Russell Crowe as Zeus in Thor 4, with a young woman on each side of him.
There might be more gods crammed into the 119 minutes of Thor 4 than there have been in the entire MCU so far.
Big on the Internet, animals, Otters, penguins, you better give them the right fish, zoos

Penguins and Otters Refusing to Eat Cheaper Fish Is the Kind of Energy I Need Today

A penguin at the Hakone-en Aquarium
An aquarium tried to switch the fish being given to penguins and otters to a cheaper kind. The penguins and otters refused to eat it.
Movies

Anthony Mackie’s Captain America Movie Lands an Amazing Director

Sam Wilson in the falcon and the winter soldier
I'm just excited to see what Spellman, Onah, and Mackie bring to us in the fourth Captain America movie.
News, environmental racism, native american sovereignty, religious freedom, Roe v. Wade, U.S. Supreme Court

These 6 Supreme Court Rulings Prove Conservatives Hate Most Americans

U.S. Supreme Court behind a high fence.
Conservative efforts over the years have shaped this once impartial body into a cesspool of GOP partisan politics representing the minority of Americans. Currently, 6 out of 9 justices are trying to make our country into a dreamland for rich, white, conservative Christians.
News, abortion, executive orders, Joe Biden, reproductive rights

Here’s What Biden’s Executive Order on Abortion Does—and More Importantly, Doesn’t Do

Joe Biden points his finger in the air as he speaks from a podium
Biden keeps saying he'll do everything he can to protect abortion rights. But there's so much more he could be doing.
News, Hideo Kojima, Shinzo Abe

A Right-Wing Politician Mistook ‘Metal Gear Solid’s’ Hideo Kojima for the Assassin of Japan’s Former Prime Minister

Solid Snake facepalming in Smash Bros.
Recently, Japan's ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated while attending a political event in the seemingly sleepy region of Nara. The assassination of such a high profile political figure is pretty uncommon and has deeply unsettled onlookers on an international scale. Of course, even in the face of such chaos, right-wingers will find some way to shove their fists in their mouths.
Movies, Marvel Entertainment, Thor: Love and Thunder

‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Ending Explained

Natalie Portman as Jane Foster in 'Thor: Love and Thunder'.
There are so many threads in this movie that the ending might need a little untangling. Here's what you need to know!
Big on the Internet, DCEU, Ezra Miller, The Flash

Ezra Miller’s Accuser List Keeps Growing

Ezra Miller in Fantastic Beasts- The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
The downward spiral of Ezra Miller is continually worsening as even more accusations and allegations against him surface. The actor has been involved in legal trouble since 2020 and the allegations against them include assault, harassment, kidnapping, child grooming, and disorderly conduct. Now, two more women are coming forward with accusations against Miller.
News, gender queer, graphic novels, Republicans

Bigots Are Attacking Queer Lit by Suing Maia Kobabe, Author of ‘Gender Queer’

The cover to 'Gender Queer' by Maia Kobabe.
Gender Queer exactly the kind of book that readers, queer or straight, desperately need to have access to.
Big on the Internet, Daniel Day-Lewis, David Harbour, Method acting

David Harbour Calls Method Acting Nonsense, and He’s Right

Stranger Things
It's, as David Harbour said, nonsense.
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