The Monday Edition - Aug 26, 2019
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Movies, Keystone Comic Con, Tom Holland

Meeting Tom Holland: I Met My Son!

Rachel Leishman and Tom Holland
If you have the chance to meet Tom Holland, I highly recommend it. He might tell you that you're his mother now and that's a lot of responsibility.
AMP Featured, News, climate change, donald trump, Hurricanes, WTF

Nuking Hurricanes Is a Shockingly Stupid Idea, Even by Donald Trump Standards

Donald Trump gives a weird goofy face.
According to Axios, our Very Stable Genius of a President reportedly suggested multiple times to senior Homeland Security and national security officials that we try to stop hurricanes by attacking them with nuclear weapons.
AMP Featured, News, Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift’s Excuse That She “Wasn’t Educated Enough” on the 2016 Election Doesn’t Entirely Cut It

HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 11: Taylor Swift attends FOX's Teen Choice Awards 2019 on August 11, 2019 in Hermosa Beach, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)
"I hate to admit this," Swift says, "but I felt that I wasn’t educated enough on it. Because I hadn’t actively tried to learn about politics in a way that I felt was necessary for me, making statements that go out to hundreds of millions of people.”
Movies, Kylo Ren, rey, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

So What’s Really Going on With “Dark Rey” in the New Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Footage?

Rey (Daisy Ridley) appears to have gone evil in a vision from the sizzle reel for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Could Rey be going to the Dark Side? Probably not. But someone is having a vision of her in Sith robes in the teaser for 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.'
TV, Bucky Barnes, Sam Wilson, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Thank the Gods, Bucky Barnes Cut His Hair

sam falcon bucky captain america civil war
My time is here. I'm ready to thrive, because it seems as if Bucky Barnes has cut his hair.
Comics, contributors, racism

Right-Wingers Tried to Take Down Author Alyssa Wong With a Fake Tweet. Why?

twitter harassment bomb threat
Recently, Greg Park, a writer at Marvel, announced that he would collaborate with Alyssa Wong to write his ongoing Aero series. Almost a week following this announcement, a fake tweet surfaced, made to look like an old one of Wong's.
AMP Featured, Movies, Star Wars (franchise), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Watch the Brand New Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Footage From Disney’s 23 Right Now

Rey and Kylo Ren battle with lightsabers in special look Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker footage from Disney's D23 fan expo.
What does it all mean? We're not likely to find out until the movie hits theaters on December 20, but speculate away!
Big on the Internet, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Barack Obama’s Summer Playlist Is a Bunch of Fun

Barack and Michelle Obama
Yesterday, President Barack Obama posted a playlist of what he and First Lady Michelle Obama are currently listening to as they enjoy not watching any of the Presidential debates.
Big on the Internet, TV, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Disney, The Simpsons

Apu Not Being Retired From The Simpsons According to Producers

Hank Azaria, Dan Castellaneta, and Pamela Hayden in The Simpsons (1989)
During their first appearance at the D23 Expo convention, the show’s producers were asked a number of questions about what the relocation as part of the Disney-Fox merger means for the series.
Big on the Internet, Movies, D23, Disney, Raya and the Last Dragon

Raya and The Last Dragon Will Be Disney’s Next Original Animated Feature

'Raya and the Last Dragon' still from Disney
Disney just announced that their next animated feature will be Raya and The Last Dragon a Southeast Asian inspired action film staring Cassie Steele and Awkwafina.
Big on the Internet, Movies, Lucasfilm, rey, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Fans Are Speculating If Rey Might Turn to the Dark Side in Rise of Skywalker After D23 Trailer

Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
The Star Wars news coming out of D23 about the Rise of Skywalker trailer has people wondering about if Rey will be dipping herself deeper into the dark side of the Force.
Big on the Internet, Cruella de Vil, Emma Stone, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Here’s a First Look at Emma Stone as Cruella De Vil

emma stone as cruella de vil
Emma Stone will play a young version of the villainous fur enthusiast from 101 Dalmatians in the upcoming origin story.
Movies, Chelsea Stardust, Rebecca Romijn, Satanic Panic

Satanic Panic Director Chelsea Stardust on Filmmaking, Frights, and Loving Horror

rebecca romijn stars in satanic panic
We sat down with for a meeting of the Chelseas to discuss Satanic Panic, Satanist Martha Stewart, and the gooey gross joys of practical effects.
TV, Ginnifer Goodwin, Lucy Liu, Why Women Kill

Why Women Kill Is a Lukewarm Tale of Revenge and Women Scorned

lucy liu plays simone in why women kill.
Why Women Kill may eventually answer its central question, but viewers may not be interested in sticking around to find out.
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