The Saturday Edition - May 12, 2018
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TV, 20th Century Fox, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, NBC

Brooklyn Nine-Nine is Rescued by NBC with a Season Six Pick-Up Order

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Brooklyn Nine-Nine rides again with NBC swooping in to pick up the series for a 13-episode sixth season. The decision comes after the fan favorite series was canceled at Fox after five seasons on Thursday. Since then, Brooklyn's producing company Universal Television has tried to find a new home for the series, with Hulu, Netflix and TBS in contention.
Big on the Internet, Donald Glover, Eurovision, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Eurovision Is a Thing That Is Happening in Europe

ABBA Eurovision Song Contest
According to my one American friend who is invested in Eurovision, the final is tomorrow and as usual, things have been kitsch and campy in the popular international song competition that confuses us stateside.
Movies, Margot Robbie, review, reviews, Simon Pegg, Terminal

Review: Terminal‘s Noir Take on Alice in Wonderland Tropes Won’t Be Everyone’s Cup of Tea

It's exciting when a film has a strong and unique vision, both visually and with regard to story. Terminal, written and directed by first-time feature director, Vaughn Stein, and starring Margot Robbie, is one such film. However, when a film is so idiosyncratic, stylized, and unique, the filmmaker is taking a chance that the audience will be into exactly those things, which isn't always the case.
Big on the Internet, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Kaitlin Olson, The Mick

While We Mourn the Loss of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Let’s Also Pour One Out for The Mick

So while we're all hoping someone *coughHulucough* will save Fox's cut comedies, don't sleep on The Mick. It deserved better than we gave it.
TV, Kevin Bacon, Syfy, Tremors

The Trailer for Syfy’s Canceled Tremors Series Shows Us What Could Have Been

Kevin Bacon in Tremors TV reboot
Fans of the 90's horror comedy film Tremors were thrilled when Syfy and Blumhouse announced a planned television series reboot of the cult franchise, with original star Kevin Bacon set to reprise his role as hapless Graboid hunter Valentine McKee. Unfortunately, our hopes were devoured out from under us when Syfy decided not to move forward with the series. Now, Kevin Bacon has released a trailer for the canceled series, giving us a sneak peek at what could have been.
News, Junot Diaz, misogyny, Pulitzer Prize, sexual misconduct

Pulitzer Prize Board and MIT Both Looking Into the Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Junot Díaz

Author Junot Diaz
After several women spoke out, alleging that Junot Díaz has engaged in sexual misconduct and vicious misogyny, the Pulitzer Prize Board and MIT, both institutions with which Díaz has a relationship, have decided to look into the matter. It's nice to know that more and more institutions are starting to take allegations like this seriously. 
News, women in politics

Political Candidates Can Now Use Campaign Funds for Childcare, Eliminating a Huge Obstacle for Women Entering Politics

women politics childcare
This isn't women asking for special treatment; it's the acknowledgment that the existing rules and standard practices were designed for a male body.
Big on the Internet, Fictional Worlds, questions, Star Trek (franchise)

Which Fictional Universe Would You Want to Live In?

Guinan and Beverly Crusher in Star Trek: The Next Generation
Our favorite TV shows, movies, video games, comics, and books take us to some pretty fantastical places. Where would you be moving in if you could?
News, biphobia, bisexuality, GLAAD, Halsey, music

Singer Halsey Speaks on the Feeling of Having to Validate Your Bisexuality

halsey
"I’m a young, bisexual woman, and I’ve spent a large part of my life trying to validate myself — to my friends, to my family, to myself — trying to prove that who I love and how I feel is not a phase; it’s not part of some confusion that’s going to change or could be manipulated."
Movies, Black Panther, costumes, women in film

Interview: Black Panther’s Brilliant Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter Gives Insight Into the Film’s Best Looks

Marvel Studios' BLACK PANTHER..Black Panther Conceptual Character and Costume Design Sketch..Costume Design and Art: ..©Marvel Studios 2018
To celebrate the home video launch of one of our favorite offerings in the MCU, TMS spoke with Black Panther's acclaimed costume designer Ruth E. Carter to uncover her inspirations behind some of the film's most iconic outfits.
Science, climate change, NASA, Trump

Trump Administration Quietly Cuts Funding for Climate Change Research

Youth Rally For Change In Energy, Climate And Economic Policy
The Trump administration's assault on the environment continues by cutting funding for NASA’s research program that globally tracks greenhouse gases. The Carbon Monitoring System (CMS), a $10 million-a-year project, tracks the world's flow of carbon dioxide by using satellite and aircraft instruments to measure carbon dioxide and methane levels.
Big on the Internet, The Mary Sue

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Movies, Cannes Film Festival, Carey Mulligan, women in film

Hold on, Where Were the Women at Cannes’ “Women in Motion” Talk?

carey mulligan, cannes, women in motion, interview, q&a
The event sounds like it was just Carey Mulligan and a roomful of men asking weird questions about nothing.
Books, Amatory Fiction, Eliza Haywood, The Fallen Damsel, women in literature

Amatory Fiction, the Fallen Damsel & Fantomina, or Love in a Maze

Jean Honore Fragonard The Love Letter
In the period between 1660-1730 female writers were killing it. It was the age of amatory fiction.
Movies, Anna Biller, Final Girl, horror films

Is the “Final Girl” in Horror Movies a Feminist Concept?

Ashley Laurence in Hellraiser (1987)
A few days ago director and writer Anna Biller published some tweets arguing that the "final girl" trope in horror movies isn’t an inherently feminist concept.
Technology, boston dynamics, robot apocalypse, Skynet

Boston Dynamics’ Atlas the Robot Can Run, Jump, and Probably Murder Us All

Atlas the Robot Boston Dynamics
Boston Dynamics released a video today showing off the latest version of their bipedal robot Atlas. Atlas jogs through a serene countryside and leaps over a log, and I don't want to be overly dramatic but we're all gonna fucking die.
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