The Saturday Edition - Jul 4, 2020
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TV, Amazon Prime, Esme Creed-Miles, Hanna

Season 2 of Hanna Expands Its World With Violent Results

Esmé Creed-Miles, Yasmin Monet Prince
Both seasons of Hanna are available now on Amazon Prime.
News, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Trump

The White House’s New Plan to Fight COVID-19 Is a Literal Shrug Emoji

Donald Trump frowns and gives a thumbs up to a reporter.
Elections have consequences. Wear a mask.
Big on the Internet, baby Yoda, The Mandalorian, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Is This Baby Yoda Cereal the Stuff of Dreams or Nightmares?

Baby Yoda 'The Child' General Mills Cereal
The cereal is mostly comprised of corn puffs and "fruity flavors," but the magic really happens from the involvement of "marshmallow pieces shaped like the Child."
TV, Netflix, reviews, The Baby-Sitters Club

Good News, 90’s Kids! The Baby-Sitters Club Is an Absolute Delight

The cast of the Baby-Sitters Club gather around a dinner table.
Fans of the book series may have given up hope that we'd ever see a great adaptation but Netflix has finally done it.
Big on the Internet, history, magic, Tarot, Tarot Cards, witchcraft

The Curious History of the Tarot

Where did the Tarot come from, and how did this precursor to modern playing cards become a method of divination and self-examination?
TV, Jem and the Holograms, Kelly Thompson, Sophie Campbell

Jem & the Holograms Should Get the She-Ra Animated Treatment

Kimber and Stormer in Jem and the Hologram comics
It's time for a proper 'Jem and the Holograms' reboot.
Movies, marvel, Peter Parker, Spider-Man

Here Are Some Villains Peter Parker Can Face in the Third MCU Spider-Man Movie

Spider-Man looking shocked
The fact of the matter is that we have no idea about who Peter Parker is facing off against next, and I'd take any of these villains. In fact, I'd even take Green Goblin or Doc Ock. I just want more Spider-Man content in my life.
TV, Captain America (character), Sam Wilson

Important to Remember This Fourth of July: Sam Wilson Is Captain America

Sam Wilson on the poster for Avengers: Infinity War.
You know what is important to remember this July 4th? Sam Wilson is Captain America.
Big on the Internet, Jeremy Bentham, Philosophy, prisons

Jeremy Bentham and Prisons: A Head of His Time

portrait of jeremy bentham alongside a picture of his mummified head
The strange history of the of prisons mirrors the even stranger history of the head of the man who invented them: Jeremy Bentham.
Movies, Chris Miller, Phil Lord, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Things We Saw Today: Lord and Miller Say the New Techniques Make Spider-Verse 2 Even Better Than the First Film!

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
To be honest, they could make Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2 a flipbook that I had to flip through in tandem with a dialogue track, and I'd watch it.
Movies, Captain America (character), Chris Evans

So You Already Miss Your Time With Marvel, Chris Evans …

Captain America sitting on a backwards chair, looking at you with pity.
Right now, I'm just glad that Chris Evans is, seemingly, having a lot of fun playing different characters and getting to explore other parts of his craft.
TV, Clone High, reboots

A Clone High Reboot Is Headed Our Way!

Clone High characters dance party.
Like the original, the reboot will focus on the teen clones of historical figures including Abraham Lincoln, Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, John F. Kennedy, and more.
Big on the Internet, racism, Scott Adams, toxic masculinity

Scott Adams Once Again Embodies the Epitome of White Male Fragility

The potent combination of toxic masculinity, classism, ingrained racism, and overall white male fragility that Scott Adams exemplifies is worth examining.
Big on the Internet, Avenue Beat, Lowkey Fk 2020, Summer song

The Summer Bop of 2020 Is Here: Avenue Beat’s “Lowkey Fk 2020”

Avenue Beat with their new song: FK 2020
Have I stopped singing it? No, my friend sent it to me yesterday and I just find myself whisper-singing "lowkey f**k 2020, still sad, still ain't got no money" over and over again.
News, Black Lives Matter, women in sports, women's soccer

Women’s Soccer Player Rachel Hill Tries to Explain Why She Stood for the Anthem While Her Teammates Knelt

Women's soccer players take a knee and cry on the field while one player stands.
It is true that Rachel Hill's refusal to kneel with her teammates makes her an outlier. But that hasn't always been the case.
AMP Featured, News, donald trump, face masks, politics

There Are So Many Reasons It’s Hilarious That Trump Thinks He Looks Like the Lone Ranger in a Mask

The Lone Ranger.
Look, it's a good thing for Donald Trump to come around on people in the U.S. wearing masks to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Basically everyone has been begging him to do so in order to convince his supporters to follow suit and fight the pandemic, even if we've all dreaded his inevitable attempts to rewrite history on the subject. In his attempts to perform that 180, though, he's wound up in a face plant instead after saying he looks like the "Lone Ranger" in a mask.
Movies, Jurassic Park, Jurassic World: Dominion, Sam Neill

Sam Neill Says Jurassic Park Characters More Than Just a “Cameo” in Jurassic World: Dominion

Sattler and Grant looking surprised as they stare at dinosaurs for the first time in Jurassic Park.
So, whatever Jurassic World: Dominion ends up being, I'll be okay with it because I love me some dinosaurs, and anything with Dr. Alan Grant, Dr. Ellie Sattler, and Dr. Ian Malcolm is a movie for me.
News, COVID-19, Florida, Texas

Are Texas, Arizona and Florida in a Competition for Who Can Handle COVID-19 the Worst?

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FLORIDA - APRIL 17: People are seen at the beach on April 17, 2020 in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry announced Thursday that Duval County's beaches would open at 5 p.m. but only for restricted hours and can only be used for swimming, running, surfing, walking, biking, fishing, and taking care of pets. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
The coronavirus pandemic has proven not only that I was wrong but that The Good Place was potentially too nice to these states.,
Movies, Brie Larson, Twitter

Things We Saw Today: What Does It All MEAN, Brie Larson!?

Brie Larson
Brie ... what is the truth??? I must know!
Movies, interview, Rose Byrne, Steve Carrell

INTERVIEW: Rose Byrne Talks Irresistible, Steve Carrell, and American Politics

Rose Byrne and Steve Carrell in Irresistible
Talking about the film, Byrne gave insight into her approach as an actor, what drew her to the film in the first place, and her interest in American politics. (She's from Australia.)
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