| TV, anime, Pikachu, Pokémon (franchise) By Princess Weekes on Wed,5:45 Pokémon fans, we are being baited, but I am weak, so I'm curious about how this is going to play out. Read More > Big on the Internet, wicca, witchcraft, women in religion By Jessica Mason on Wed,5:41 You may never have heard of Margaret Murray, but you've probably known someone or seen some bit of pop culture that was peripherally influenced by her. That's because her 1921 book was an important step for feminist views of history and the rise of paganism, witchcraft, and Wicca in the west. Read More > AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, donald trump, Draco Malfoy, The Trump Family By Rachel Leishman on Wed,4:38 The Trump kids are a lot like the kids of fictional villains, except that we're not really expecting some kind of redemption arc. I'm exclusively comparing them to when Draco Malfoy was terrible, and the Saperstein twins from Parks and Recreation. Read More > Big on the Internet, Celebrity dogs, Chris Evans, Dodger By Rachel Leishman on Wed,4:20 Celebrity dogs, regular dogs, dogs that aren't yet born, and any pupper out there deserves our love and attention, and they're what makes this world so much better. Read More > Movies, DC Comics, Dwayne McDuffie, Static Shock By Princess Weekes on Wed,3:41 With news that there is indeed going to be a Static Shock movie that leads to the question of who will play Virgil Ovid Hawkins/Static? Considering the limited amount of Black comic book characters that get to lead, not just star, in a comic book movie, the optics of this are very important—not just for Virgil, but his family and the world that surrounds him. Read More > News, Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, police brutality By Vivian Kane on Wed,2:02 "The Nine-Nine is going to have to deal with what we know about the New York Police Department." Read More > Science, Coronavirus, COVID-19, dogs By Jessica Mason on Wed,1:39 Scientists in Germany have successfully trained dogs to identify coronavirus by smell. Read More > AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, donald trump, Parks and Recreation, The Hatch Act By Rachel Leishman on Wed,1:37 If my love of Leslie Knope has taught me anything, it's to hold those doing the wrong thing accountable. Read More > Movies, Ammonite, Charlotte Murchison, Kate Winslet, Mary Anning, Saoirse Ronan By Princess Weekes on Wed,1:08 Actresses Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan will depict the real-life historical figures of Mary Anning and Charlotte Murchison in upcoming film Ammonite, from British director Francis Lee. Ammonite frames the relationship between Anning and Murchison as a star-crossed, Portrait of a Lady on Fire-style story, but what is the reality (as far as we know) of these two women? Read More > Movies, Alex Winter, Bill & Ted Face the Music, Keanu Reeves By Rachel Leishman on Wed,12:51 Keanu Reeves revealed that the Beatles were some joyful inspiration to keep them happy while filming. Read More > Big on the Internet, foreign language, language, Wikipedia By Jessica Mason on Wed,12:16 Scots Wikipedia, with tens of thousands of entries in what's supposed to be the Scots language ... were nearly all written by one, very prolific and very American person. Read More > News, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Roman Polanski By Princess Weekes on Wed,11:04 Back in 2018, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences expelled Roman Polanski from their ranks, and the infamous director sued them in 2019 for not giving him warning or due process. Now, a judge in Los Angeles has ruled in AMPA’s favor. Read More > Big on the Internet, Raised by Wolves, Ridley Scott, things we saw today By Chelsea Steiner on Tue,6:00 If you're a fan of expansive science fiction, then you'll likely be excited about the new trailer for HBO Max's latest original series 'Raised by Wolves.' Read More > TV, contributor By Stephanie Marceau on Tue,5:05 Despite the queerness their actors and stories supported, the writers tried their darnedest to fight back against what they created. Read More > Movies, Christopher Nolan, reviews, tenet By Jessica Mason on Tue,5:03 It sounds like Tenet is fine and very Christopher Nolan operating at peak Christopher Nolan ... but probably not worth risking anyone's life for? Read More > Movies, giveaway, Marisa Tomei, The King of Staten Island By Rachel Leishman on Tue,4:06 The King of Staten Island is currently available digitally and on Blu-ray. Make sure to enter our giveaway because this is a beautiful movie! Plus, it has Marisa Tomei in it, so why not watch it and cry? Read More > TV, Natalia Dyer, Stranger Things By Princess Weekes on Tue,3:35 The kids of Netflix's Stranger Things cast have often not been allowed to just be kids, and their popularity has only served to highlight how the media is too comfortable sexualizing teens and preteens, which has not been missed by their older costars, like Natalia Dyer, who plays older sister Nancy Wheeler. Read More > Movies, 20th Century Studios, COVID-19, The New Mutants By Chelsea Steiner on Tue,3:24 Sorry, but no one should have to risk their health to watch The New Mutants. Read More > Books, chaotic good, Sponsored, Tor Books By TOR Books on Tue,3:13 That’s right, we’re talking everyone’s favorite character alignment: The Chaotic Good. Read More > |
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