| TV, Big Mouth, David Thewlis, Gina Rodriguez By Charline Jao on Tue,11:55 Gina Rodriguez and David Thewlis join the Netflix show which currently stars Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Maya Rudolph, Jason Mantzoukas, Jordan Peele, Jenny Slate, and Jessi Klein. Read More > AMP Featured, Movies, fathers, Star Wars Episode V, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back By Princess Weekes on Tue,11:41 The thing that I think about when I rewatch Empire as an adult is the traumatic experience within its big reveal and how that affected Luke and Leia. Or more so ... didn't affect them. Read More > Movies, Lando Calrissian, solo: a star wars story, Star Wars (franchise) By Dan Van Winkle on Tue,10:26 Solo: A Star Wars Story isn't even out yet (though there are only days left to wait), and we've already learned a lot about one of the film's main characters: Lando Calrissian. 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Read More > TV, LGBTQ Representation, nostalgia By Princess Weekes on Mon,5:48 Do we lower the bar when we examine shows we love from our past? Read More > Big on the Internet, meghan markle, The Royal Wedding, The Sussexes By Teresa Jusino on Mon,3:28 There's been a lot of talk about what the newlywed Dutchess of Sussex, a.k.a. Meghan Markle, will be giving up as she joins one of the most famous and powerful families in the world, like much of her privacy, her career as an actor, and the ability to express herself without her every word needing to be filtered through an entire team first. Read More > Comics, comic books, Comixology, review By Tia Vasiliou on Mon,3:16 With the passing of Mother’s Day, I found myself thinking a lot about moms and comics. My mom got a “non-compliant” tattoo with me a few years ago, the iconic “NC” logo from the comic book Bitch Planet. My mom reads comics. She’s seen every comic book movie, but sometimes it’s frustrating how little she sees herself represented in comics. Maybe I need to send her Assassinistas, the Black Crown Quarterly book by Tini Howard and Gilbert Hernandez. Read More > AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, cultural appropriation, Kendrick Lamar, micro-aggressions By Princess Weekes on Mon,3:10 While performing on stage in Alabama, Kendrick Lamar brought a white fan on stage who proceeded to rap the "N-word" three times. Read More > News, Justin Trudeau, poverty, sexism By Vivian Kane on Mon,1:23 The letter is addressed to the world's leaders, but there's a specific campaign targeting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as he's a few weeks out from hosting the G7 summit, where gender equality is already listed as a planned subject of discussion. 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