The Thursday Edition - Nov 7, 2019
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Big on the Internet, LGBTQIA, Whitney Houston

New Revelations From Whitney Houston’s Rumored Girlfriend Add More Tragedy to Her Legacy

whitney houston looks troubled
Rumors have persisted for years regarding the late Whitney Houston's sexuality and relationship with her close friend and assistant Robyn Crawford.
Big on the Internet, Billie Lourd, Carrie Fisher, Princess Leia

Bille Lourd Talks About Mom Carrie Fisher, Princess Leia, and Her Connection to Star Wars

carrie fisher and billie lourd on the star wars set.
To read Billie Lourd's words on it, to hear her story and her own journey of having Carrie as a mother and what Leia now means to her, as she is her "keeper," drives home the importance of this story.
Big on the Internet, sexuality

Thankfully, Most of The Internet Is Disgusted at T.I. Policing His Daughter’s Hymen

Picard facepal
We can joke about it, but what T.I is doing is abusive and disturbing and hopefully now that he is being shamed someone close will tell him to stop.
TV, donald trump, Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen, Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Not Even Two of the Best Actors in the World Can Make Donald Trump’s Ukraine Call Sound Innocent

Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen read from cards on the Late Show stage.
Trump has gone so far as to say he wants to read the Ukraine call transcript to the American people himself, "perhaps as a fireside chat on live television," as if it's possible to make it sound anything less than totally incriminating.
Movies, Avengers: Endgame, Peter Parker, Tony Stark

Peter Parker and Tony Stark Didn’t Always Have Such a Touching Reunion in Avengers: Endgame

Tony Stark hugs Peter Parker in Marvel's Avengers: Endgame.
Marvel is known for a great many things, and the interpersonal relationships of their characters is one of them, including, of course, the relationship between Tony Stark and Peter Parker.
AMP Featured, Movies, Kristen Stewart

Kristen Stewart Gets Candid About Slut-Shaming That Kept Her out of the Huntsman Sequel: “They Should’ve Put Me in That Movie”

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 14: Jury member Kristen Stewart attends the screening of "Blackkklansman" during the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 14, 2018 in Cannes, France.
“We lived in a different time then, you know what I mean? I feel like the slut-shaming that went down was so absurd,” Stewart told Howard Stern.
Movies, blumhouse, Elisabeth Moss, The Invisible Man

I’m Too Scared to Finish Watching This Trailer for The Invisible Man

Elisabeth Moss in The Invisible Man
'The Invisible Man' film starring Elisabeth Moss has its first trailer, and I'll be honest with you, I only made it about half of the way through.
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TV, Watchmen (HBO Series)

Watchmen‘s Dr. Manhattan Dildo Is a Great Character Choice but a Bad Toy

We were all amazed when Laurie Blake broke out her big blue battery-operated boyfriend but ... it's not really a very functional toy.
TV, contributors, The CW, The Flash

The Flash’s Cisco Deserves So Much Better

Cisco looking unhappy on The CW's The Flash.
As the show has progressed, it’s become clear that not all characters are created equal, and Cisco (Carlos Valdes) in particular has missed out.
Movies, Carrie Fisher, General Leia Organa, Star Wars (franchise)

Todd Fisher: Leia Was Going to Be the “Last Jedi” in The Rise of Skywalker Before Carrie Fisher’s Death

There are few things in this world that can make me burst into tears within seconds of reading, but put Carrie Fisher's name in anything these days, and I find myself a mess.
Big on the Internet, Netflix, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Sharing Netflix Passwords Costs the Company Over $1.5 Billion Annually

Stranger Things season 3
Siri, play the world's smallest violin.
AMP Featured, News, Barack Obama, donald trump, Fox News

Fox News Criticizes All the “PC” Meetings Obama Had Because They Didn’t Realize PC Could Stand for More Than One Thing

Barack Obama does a facepalm.
A new book by a conservative pundit says the Obama White House used to hold too many "political correctness" meetings. That's definitely the sort of thing you would expect Fox News to rail against but the thing is, it never happened.
Technology, Tumblr, tumblr problems, WTF

Tumblr’s New Group Chat Feature Is Seriously Bizarre

Tumblr new group chat feature
I made the mistake of clicking through to Tumblr's explanation post for their brand new group chat feature. It's ... not great.
AMP Featured, Movies, Colin Firth, Matthew MacFadyen, Pride and Prejudice

The Colin Firth vs. Matthew MacFadyen Darcy Debate Ends Today. Let Me Have Both.

Colin Firth and Matthew MacFadyen as Mr. Darcy
I am here to put a stop to the battle of Colin Firth vs. Matthew MacFadyen: Dawn of Darcy.
Big on the Internet, Armando Iannucci, donald trump, Twitter

Armando Iannucci Shares Why He Never Turned His Brilliant Trump Tweet Into the Movie We All Wanted

Armando Iannucci does the Nixon peace sign pose in front of the VEEP logo.
His reason is simple and also all too relatable.
TV, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Saturday Night Live

Phoebe Waller-Bridge Talks About the Abortion Conversation That Didn’t Make It Into Her SNL Monologue

Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Fleabag
Phoebe Waller-Bridge took to Saturday Night Live in the kind of storm we have come to expect from her, but now, a month later, she's got some new (to us, anyway) thoughts on that experience. Her monologue, which was very much something we'd expect from her, was filled with a conversation about horny women and genitalia. But, apparently, there was more that Waller-Bridge wanted to include—more specifically, takes on America.
Big on the Internet, sexuality, T.I.

Since There’s Some Confusion, Lemme Break Down How Hymens Work (Also Hymen Policing Is Disgusting, Please Don’t)

time to drop some truth bombs for these people
Alright, the time has come, sadly, to reeducate the masses about the hymen, because T.I. said something so ridiculously disgusting that I just felt myself both dry heaving and wanting to just throw a Wikipedia entry at him.
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