The Wednesday Edition - May 9, 2018
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AMP Featured, News, Georgina Chapman, Harvey Weinstein, Met Gala, Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson Explains Why She Wore a Marchesa Dress to the Met Gala

Scarlett Johansson attends the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion
The Met Gala was filled with looks. Some amazingly iconic like Lena Waithe and with others ... an attempt was made. However, one of the most controversial dresses was worn by the Black Widow herself, Scarlett Johansson who arrived wearing a red Marchesa gown.
AMP Featured, Movies, Fifty Shades Freed, Honest Trailers

The Funniest Parts of the Fifty Shades Freed Honest Trailer Are Just Actual Moments From the Franchise

fifty shades freed honest trailer
The Fifty Shades of Grey movie series has finally, mercifully come to an end, but at least it got to go out with a bang—no, I don't meant that Fifty Shades Freed provided a surprisingly satisfying ending. It served up exactly what you'd expect from the movie franchise that somehow managed to be even worse than its source material. I'm talking, of course, about the fact that it got the final honest trailer it so richly deserves.
AMP Featured, TV, Jeffrey Tambor, sexual harassment, Van Barnes

We’ll Print Van Barnes’ Attorney’s Statement on Jeffrey Tambor in Its Entirety—Even If The Today Show Won’t

Yesterday, The Today Show reported on a recent interview Jeffrey Tambor gave The Hollywood Reporter post-ousting from the Amazon show, Transparent, following allegations of sexual harassment from two women on that set. Today approached the attorney for one of those women for a statement, and it was given under the express condition that it be used in its entirety. They did not. So, we will.
Movies, Ava DuVernay, Cannes Film Festival, Cate Blanchett

Can We Take a Minute to Appreciate the Kickass Women of the Cannes Jury?

cannes jury women cate blanchett
Today is the first day of the Cannes Film Festival, and while we'll likely be hearing all about the actual films in the coming days, today, everyone is in love with the women of the festival's jury: Khadja Nin, Lea Seydoux, Cate Blanchet (the jury president), Ava DuVernay and Kristen Stewart.
Big on the Internet, Bill & Ted 3, Keanu Reeves, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Bill & Ted 3 Is a Go with Keanu Reeves and Alex Winters Returning for Excellent Adventures

Twenty-seven years after Bill and Ted last traveled through time, the original slackers—now middle-aged dads—will be reunited in Bill & Ted Face the Music.
News, Caster Semenya, track and field, women in sports

IAAF Makes Sexism Mandatory in Track and Field With New Rule for Female Athletes Like Caster Semenya

Woman doing the long-jump during track and field event
It's amazing to me the number of sexist things people will do to "help" and "protect" women. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the governing body for global track and field, released new rules last month designed to make things fairer for most female athletes. The problem? This rule is extremely unfair to many women and undermines both gender equality and common sense.
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Movies, vampires

8 Romantic Vampire Movies That Will Quench Your Thirst

tilda swinton and tom hiddleston in only lovers left alive
These eight romantic vampire movies all show thirsty vampires pursuing their cravings, whether they're hungry for something scandalous and bloody or something sweet and secretive.
Movies, Avengers: Infinity War, Chris Pratt, James Gunn

James Gunn and Chris Pratt Changed Star-Lord’s Decision in That Other Big Scene in Infinity War

AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR
James Gunn and Chris Pratt decided to change one of Star-Lord's scenes in Infinity War.
Big on the Internet, Catholic Church, Lena Waithe, LGBTQIA, Met Gala

Lena Waithe’s Rainbow Cape Gloriously Subverted the Met Gala’s Catholicism Theme

lena waithe, met gala, ball, heavenly bodies, pride cape, rainbow
This year, the ball's theme was "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & the Catholic Imagination," and not everybody was on board with that.
TV, animal abuse, HBO, PETA, Westworld

HBO Responds to PETA’s Concern About Westworld‘s Use of Abused Trained Elephants

Elephants in use during the Westworld episode 'Virtu e Fortuna' on HBO
One of the cooler things about this season of Westworld is that we get to see a whole new side of the park. Or, rather, parks. There's more than one "world" owned and operated by Delos Corporation, all of them featuring appropriate host animals. In the British Raj setting this week, we saw peacocks, elephants, and a tiger. All as man-made as the human hosts. The elephants used by production on Westworld, however, were real, and PETA was not happy.
TV, Arrested Development, Jeffrey Tambor, Netflix

Arrested Development‘s Season 5 Trailer Is Here and I Don’t Know What I Expected

The Bluths are back, but I'm not convinced that's anything to throw a boat party about.
News, Guns N' Roses, homophobia, racism, xenophobia

Guns N’ Roses to Remove One in a Million From Album Re-Issue due to Racist & Homophobic Slurs

Axl Rose
In their upcoming re-issue of their album Appetite for Destruction, Guns N' Roses have decided to remove their track "One in a Million" from the lineup, because of the racist and homophobic language in the songs.
AMP Featured, Movies, Black Widow, The MCU

Unpopular Opinion Time: We Don’t Need a Black Widow Movie—at Least Not Anymore

scarlett johansson as black widow in marvel's the avengers
After what seems like an eternity, Marvel is finally making some serious moves towards finally giving Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff a stand-alone film to which my response is...about time I guess.
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