| Books, A Song of Ice and Fire, George R.R. Martin By Princess Weekes on Tue,1:48 Whenever author George R.R. Martin releases something that isn't the sixth A Song of Ice & Fire novel, fans around the world do a silent scream into the abyss. Read More > Movies, Avengers, Avengers 4 By Rachel Leishman on Tue,1:40 Everyone is dead and nothing really matters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so what in the world is Marvel going to do with Avengers 4, especially its trailer? Read More > Movies, Aquaman, DCEU By Kate Gardner on Tue,1:22 The first reactions to Aquaman have been posted, and folks, we're looking at a win for the DCEU. Read More > Big on the Internet, Christine Blasey Ford, GoFundMe, sexual assault By Vivian Kane on Tue,1:08 Last week, Dr. Ford posted a message to a GoFundMe campaign that had been set up for her family, describing what her life has been like for these past few months. "Your tremendous outpouring of support and kind letters have made it possible for us to cope with the immeasurable stress, particularly the disruption to our safety and privacy," she writes. "Because of your support, I feel hopeful that our lives will return to normal." Read More > Big on the Internet, Christmas, Melania Trump, White House By Chelsea Steiner on Tue,12:42 The holiday season is in full swing, which means Melania Trump is back with another soulless interpretation of holiday decorations. Read More > Movies, Avengers 4, Avengers: Infinity War, Data By Kaila Hale-Stern on Tue,12:25 'Avengers: Infinity War' was stuffed to the brim with superheroes, villains, and the friends we made along the way. But who got to speak the most in Marvel's biggest movie to date? It turns out that the distribution of lines across this vast pantheon of characters was wildly uneven. Read More > Sponsored, The Mary Sue Shop By Diana Vilbert on Tue,11:20 The second-best part of these e-learning deals? You can pick them up now and being more awesome before it’s even time to set your New Year’s resolution. The best part? They’re 75% off the already discounted prices when you use code CMBUNDLE75 (valid thru 11/30). Read More > Big on the Internet, motherhood, things we saw today, women in politics By Vivian Kane on Mon,5:48 In April of this year, Tammy Duckworth became the first sitting senator to give birth while in office, an event that drew much-needed attention to just how unprepared the institution of the Senate was to accommodate motherhood among its members. Now, after a record number of women were just elected to office, both the Senate and the House have some essential growing pains ahead of them. Read More > Big on the Internet, Guillermo del Toro, screenplays By Kate Gardner on Mon,5:08 Today the writer-director took to Twitter to talk about other scripts he's completed that have never seen the light of day. Read More > TV, Amazon, Modern Love, podcasts By Vivian Kane on Mon,5:04 As Hollywood has finally caught onto the extreme popularity of podcasts, more and more shows are being adapted for television. It's happened for Pod Save America, 2 Dope Queens, Lore, and now it's happening for Modern Love. Read More > TV, Riverdale, The CW By Lacy Baugher on Mon,4:50 The future seemed wide open for Veronica character as she began to explore the idea of becoming a businesswoman in her own right, and planned to open a speakeasy in Pop’s basement. Unfortunately, season 3 has yet to live up to the promise of that finale when it comes to her character development. Read More > Big on the Internet, Internet Meme, Michael B. Jordan, Twitter By Rachel Leishman on Mon,3:51 A Twitter user may have overestimated the internet's powers in this case, but we want to believe. Read More > TV, Chris Pine, i am the night, Patty Jenkins By Kate Gardner on Mon,3:23 Patty Jenkins and Chris Pine proved to be a cinematic match made in heaven for Wonder Woman, but now they're taking over the small screen, as well. Read More > Movies, Disney, The Princess and the Frog By Princess Weekes on Mon,3:02 This Sunday was the 9 year anniversary of Disney's The Princess and the Frog which was notable for being Disney's first official African-American Princess and the only princess of Black descent of the Disney Princesses, Tiana. Read More > News, Al Franken, Kirsten Gillibrand, women in politics By Vivian Kane on Mon,1:59 It's been nearly a year since Al Franken resigned from the Senate over multiple allegations of sexual misconduct and according to a new article in Politico, a lot of prominent Democratic donors are still mad. Their anger isn't directed at Franken, though, who was accused of groping and otherwise harassing at least eight women over a number of years, both during his time as a comedian and radio host, as well as after he took office. No, these donors are angry with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. Read More > Movies, marvel, representation By Kate Gardner on Mon,1:08 Marvel has been talking the talk for a while now, and in 2012, Natasha Romanoff was peak white feminist representation, but audiences have grown up since then, and more importantly, movies have grown up. Read More > |
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