| Big on the Internet, black, Kanye West, slavery, Twitter By Teresa Jusino on Wed,11:57 Comedy is often the best weapon marginalized communities have against the ills of the world. Being that one of the biggest ills the world is facing right now is Kanye West saying things he really shouldn't be saying, Black Twitter has come forward in truly hilarious fashion to put him in his place. Read More > Big on the Internet, TV, Bill Cosby, The Cosby Show By Princess Weekes on Wed,11:55 For many people Bill Cosby's Dr. Cliff Huxtable was the TV Father. Read More > Science, Multiverse, Stephen Hawking By Dan Van Winkle on Wed,11:28 When Stephen Hawking died in March, humanity lost one of its greatest minds, but his contributions to science are far from over. Before he died, Hawking and his collaborator, Professor Thomas Hertog, submitted a paper that put forth a theory that could resolve one of the most frustrating problems in Hawking's original work on the Universe's birth in the Big Bang. Read More > Big on the Internet, bet, Issa Rae, women in television By Princess Weekes on Wed,8:25 Issa Rae, on top of being talented as a writer, actress, and glow'd up queen has been paying it forward as a creative by helping to provide opportunities for up-in-coming writers to get their comedy or drama pilot funded. Read More > Movies, Avengers: Infinity War, Mark Ruffalo, spoilers By Vivian Kane on Tue,5:56 Marvel is notoriously secretive with basically every element of every movie ahead of its release. How weird, then, that Mark Ruffalo just blurted out the ending of Avengers: Infinity War during an interview with Good Morning America all the way back in July of last year. Read More > Big on the Internet, Black Panther, Okoye, things we saw today By Kaila Hale-Stern on Tue,5:54 In a juicy scene that was cut from Black Panther, we have confirmation that Okoye and W'Kabi are indeed married (with children!) and the couple's differences of mind run deep. Read More > Big on the Internet, Chinese, cultural appropriation, social media By Teresa Jusino on Tue,5:23 When Keziah Daum, a high school senior in Utah, chose a prom dress, she had no idea that her choice would end up eliciting such powerful backlash online. Which is strange: first, because she's of a generation that does everything online, so she should maybe have an idea how the internet operates. Second, isn't she a part of this amazing generation of young activists that has a better, inherent understanding of cultural sensitivity and systemic racism? Read More > Books, TMS Book Club By Princess Weekes on Tue,4:58 It has been a few months in the making, but we are finally ready to announce our book club picks for the month of May. Read More > Gaming, GDC 2018, mobile games, Neko Atsume By Jessica Lachenal on Tue,4:52 If cats aren't your thing, and you've been looking for an idle game that really speaks to your love of New York City, dogs, and dog costumes, then Game Theory's Central Bark is everything you've been looking for and more. Read More > News, Ashley Judd, Harvey Weinstein, sexual misconduct By Vivian Kane on Tue,4:15 Three years after she first spoke out about her harassment, and nearly eight months after naming the perpetrator publically, Ashley Judd has filed a lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein. Read More > TV, Avengers: Infinity War, Celebrities Reading Mean Tweets, Jimmy Kimmel Live By Kaila Hale-Stern on Tue,3:12 The Avengers assembled on Jimmy Kimmel Live to recite some unfortunate observations about them from the Internet. Read More > Movies, Avengers: Infinity War, marvel By Princess Weekes on Tue,1:52 They didn't mean to ruin the plan. Read More > Movies, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Marvel Entertainment, trailers By Teresa Jusino on Tue,1:45 While the first Ant-Man and The Wasp trailer focused on the new team-up, the one Marvel released today focuses a little more attention on the actual story of the film, as well as on the huge laughs. This team has got jokes. Check it out after the jump. Read More > AMP Featured, News, domestic violence, Golden State Killer, violence against women By Vivian Kane on Tue,12:24 How many of you have been through painful breakups and then never went on to murder anybody? Read More > Sponsored, The Mary Sue Shop By Diana Vilbert on Tue,12:07 We hit adulthood, nap time was taken away, and now when we desperately want to go to sleep, we toss and turn for hours. Life is cruel. But help is an app away. Get a subscription to Pzizz Pro starting at $19.99 at the Mary Sue Shop. Read More > |
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