| Big on the Internet, Luke Cage, Netflix, Thor: Ragnarok By Charline Jao on Wed,11:51 This month's additions also include more superhero favorites, like a new season of Luke Cage, Sense8: The Series Finale, a new seasons of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Star Wars: The Last Jedi, comedian Michelle Wolf's new show The Break with Michelle Wolf, and a new season of GLOW. Read More > Movies, #MeToo Movement, Asia Argento, Ava DuVernay By Princess Weekes on Wed,11:30 In responding to an encouraging post by Mia Farrow showing support, Asia Argento tweeted that she got more support from the people online than at Cannes and that only Spike Lee came up and showed her support. Which led people to ask, what about Ava DuVernay? Read More > TV, Angela Bassett, Elizabeth Moss, Maggie Gyllenhaal By Teresa Jusino on Wed,11:20 It's hard to imagine certain actresses not having power. After all, their performances are so commanding, their talent so obvious, and their names are so often spoken with reverence. Yet all that doesn't seem to matter in Hollywood, where being female continues to put them at a disadvantage. Yet as the women of the Hollywood Reporter drama actress roundtable assert, that is finally beginning to change. Thanks, in particular, to the power of producing. Read More > Movies, Eunyoung Choi, Lu Over the Wall, Masaaki Yuasa By Charline Jao on Wed,10:29 Science Saru's Eunyoung Choi talks about the scary undercurrent of Lu Over the Wall, working with Masaaki Yuasa, and the film's lesson about speaking (or singing) your mind. Read More > TV, Damon Lindelof, HBO, Watchmen By Dan Van Winkle on Wed,10:25 When it was announced that HBO would bring Alan Moore's Watchmen to the small screen as a TV series, the collective response was basically "why?" A TV series might at least have the benefit of being able to make room to fully explore the material in the comics, but it still seemed like a strange choice, which is probably why they've decided to go in a different direction with it. Read More > Big on the Internet, Disneyland, Star Wars (franchise), Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge By Charline Jao on Wed,8:28 Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge is cleared for arrival, so start planning your trips. Read More > Big on the Internet, gun control, Santa Fe High School, school shootings By Charline Jao on Wed,7:40 A scroll through #IfIDieInASchoolShooting shows students (including shooting survivors) asking for people to do something, and not let them die in vain. Read More > News, FanX, sexual harassment, Shannon Hale By Teresa Jusino on Tue,6:12 Author and Salt Lake City, UT native, Shannon Hale, was invited to be a guest at SLC's FanX, formerly known as Salt Lake Comic Con, but she had reservations regarding the show's anti-harassment policy, or lack thereof. So, she expressed them. How she was treated by FanX was unacceptable, and the show's been back-pedaling ever since. Read More > Movies, GLAAD, LGBTQ Representation, things we saw today By Vivian Kane on Tue,6:09 Overall, 2017 showed the lowest representation since tracking began in 2012. GLAAD encourages studios to include LGBTQ characters, and not just "as subtext but as fully shown instead of being left up to interpretation." You hear that, Marvel and Disney, with your bisexual Valkyries and your pansexual Landos? PUT IT ON THE SCREEN. Read More > Books, LGBTQ Representation, The Brightsiders, young adult By Princess Weekes on Tue,5:32 YA has been pushing boundaries left and right in terms of diversity and LGBTQ representation. One of the books I read this month that blew me away with how unshakably queer it was is "The Brightsiders" by Jen Wilde. Read More > News, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sinkhole, White House By Vivian Kane on Tue,5:08 It's being reported that a sinkhole has appeared on the lawn of the White House, and it's hard to know exactly what to make of that. Are memes finally gaining sentience? Has the planet finally given up on us and is trying to do itself in before Scott Pruitt gets the chance? Do we have a real-life Hellmouth situation happening? Read More > Technology, Michelle Obama, Netflix, President Obama By Dan Van Winkle on Tue,5:06 Barack and Michelle Obama recently landed a deal with Netflix to produce "a diverse mix of content, including the potential for scripted series, unscripted series, docu-series, documentaries and features," reportedly working both in front of and behind the camera, which is a pretty unique and interesting development for a former president and first lady. Or, if you're a conservative who hates the Obamas, it may be the end of the world—or, at least, your Netflix subscription. Read More > Sponsored, The Mary Sue Shop By Diana Vilbert on Tue,4:12 Get the right WordPress theme and you can make anything from e-commerce shops to restaurant websites to portfolios look beautiful and professional. Good thing Visualmodo has plenty of great responsive themes and templates to choose from. Usually $295 for a lifetime subscription, we’ve got a special price of $29—even less than the normal sale price of $39—for it at the Mary Sue Shop. Read More > Big on the Internet, Donald Glover, reddit By Dan Van Winkle on Tue,3:55 As Donald Trump has thrived on Twitter and the chaos and flurry of media coverage he can cause with a single, poorly written tweet his fans have also flourished in online communities. Generally, those communities have been some of the worst corners of the internet, fostering exactly the kind of terrible sentiments you'd expect from supporters of a man like Donald Trump, but one of them has taken an unexpectedly wholesome turn thanks to some new visitors giving it a makeover. Read More > AMP Featured, TV, 13 Reasons Why, Degrassi, rape culture By Princess Weekes on Tue,3:49 During the press tour for season two of 13 Reasons Why showrunner Brian Yorkey said that in the upcoming season, it would tackle heavy topics without the graphic depictions that made the show infamous in Season One, except it seems like that statement was a full on lie. Read More > Movies, Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, marvel studios By Teresa Jusino on Tue,3:33 [***If you still haven't seen Avengers: Infinity War, this post is basically just one big spoiler. You've been warned***] Read More > Movies, Charlize Theron, Fox News, Megyn Kelly By Vivian Kane on Tue,2:35 Charlize Theron is no stranger to complicated, layered characters. I still can't imagine how many layers you can give to Megan Kelly to make me interested in watching a movie about her. Read More > AMP Featured, TV, The CW, The Flash, Todd Helbing By Princess Weekes on Tue,1:40 The Flash producer Todd Helbing shares that they learned their lesson about crafting better villains for the show, but they still have a big problem they need to work on. The Flash season 4 finale is tonight on The CW as Barry Allen fights "The Enlightenment." Read More > Movies, Black Panther, cameos, Trevor Noah By Teresa Jusino on Tue,1:36 "Surprise" A-List celebrity cameos have become A Thing in big tentpole movies, so much so, that they're generally advertised well in advance. So-and-so is gonna be a stormtrooper! and all that. Which is why the fact that a certain cameo in Black Panther is only now coming to light is surprising in and of itself. Read More > AMP Featured, TV, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, sexism, Stephanie Beatriz By Vivian Kane on Tue,12:22 "But that was our show. It’s our house, and I wasn’t going to let him come into our house and disrespect the crew, the other actors, myself." 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