| Movies, marvel, solo, superheroes By Princess Weekes on Thu,11:23 With Infinity War and Deadpool 2 out, and Solo and Ant-Man and The Wasp soon to follow, the question of "superhero fatigue" is rearing its head again. So the question is: Is this your superhero fatigue? Read More > Gaming, battlefield, representation, video games By Dan Van Winkle on Thu,10:16 Yesterday, the trailer for the game Battlefield 5 debuted, yet another game focusing on players pretending to shoot at each other on the internet. This new installment had promised to bring more realism into things in some ways, but it's still very definitely a video game and not intended to be a perfect reproduction of its World War II setting, and that has predictably angered some gamers on the internet, at least where it comes to including women and people of color. Read More > Movies, Lu Over the Wall, Masaaki Yuasa, Michael Sinterniklaas By Charline Jao on Thu,8:01 The voice actor for Kai breaks down what's so great about director Masaaki Yuasa's style and pacing. Read More > Movies, Cate Blanchett, Ocean's 8, Sandra Bullock By Charline Jao on Thu,7:09 The women of Ocean's 8 (minus Rihanna and Helena Bonham Carter) played "Never Have I Ever" on Buzzfeed, to hilarious results. Read More > Movies, Lu Over the Wall, Stephanie Sheh By Charline Jao on Thu,6:31 Yūho is what Sheh calls "a tricky character." "She's definitely a flawed girl", explains Sheh, "But aren't we all flawed." Read More > TV, Full Frontal with Sam Bee, Planned Parenthood, Samantha Bee By Charline Jao on Thu,4:58 The Full Frontal host talks about Trump banning Title X-funded family planning facilities from performing abortions and why ICE is cruel and useless. Read More > Big on the Internet, Ariana Grande, sexism, toxic masculinity By Vivian Kane on Wed,6:00 In terms of Twitter conversations, this was unusually productive. Read More > Big on the Internet, TV, Family Matters, harassment, Steve Urkel By Princess Weekes on Wed,5:23 The character of Steve Urkel from Family Matters is one of television's most iconic characters, but he was also ... a creep. Read More > Big on the Internet, Christina Aguilera, Demi Lovato, feminism By Chelsea Steiner on Wed,5:20 Looking for this summer's slow jam feminist banger? Well, Christina Aguilera and Demi Lovato just delivered it in their new track "Fall in Line." The duo premiered the song at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, and just dropped the music video today. "Fall in Line" starts with two little girls (young Aguilera and Lovato) playing in a bucolic field, before masked men capture them and take them to an underground prison. Read More > TV, Luke Cage, Netflix, things we saw today By Teresa Jusino on Wed,5:13 Marvel's Luke Cage returns to Netflix for its second season on June 22nd, and we've all been feeling a little impatient as we wait to see where his story is going next. But you know who's even more impatient? The people of Harlem, who don't think that Luke is doing enough, or effective enough, or using his powers right. Even the little girl in this trailer is skeptical. Read More > AMP Featured, News, donald trump, First Amendment, Free Speech, nolite te bastardes carborundorum By Vivian Kane on Wed,4:33 It's been a question for quite some time whether or not Donald Trump was violating Americans' First Amendment rights by blocking them on Twitter. Like so many bullies, Trump has exceedingly thin skin, and has a habit of blocking people who mock or disagree with him. Today, a judge ruled that he is violating the rights of the blocked. Read More > TV, books, Film/TV Adaptation, The Baby-Sitters Club By Teresa Jusino on Wed,4:05 Ann M. Martin's classic YA series, The Babysitter's Club, has been adapted in several languages, and into several mediums, including a 1990s TV show, a film, and a current best-selling series of graphic novels. Now, our favorite sitters are returning to the small screen to capture the hearts of a new generation. Read More > Books, contributors, Harry Potter (franchise), Pottermore By Brittany Allen on Wed,3:37 Only diabolical, pre-serial killers go to Slytherin, right? Read More > Big on the Internet, alt-right, Bari Weiss, Dark Web Intellectuals By Princess Weekes on Wed,2:45 "New York Times" opinion author Bari Weiss in her piece "Meet the Renegades of the Intellectual Dark Web" calls on us to celebrate the "rational" thinkers that are being stifled in our PC culture. M'Kay. Read More > News, blue wave, democrats, women in politics By Chelsea Steiner on Wed,2:07 Georgia is now one step closer to electing America's first black woman governor. Stacey Abrams defeated former state Rep. Stacey Evans, securing 76.5 percent of the vote in Tuesday's democratic primary election. Abrams' win is yet another in an exciting trend of women, people of color, and LGBTQ folks winning primaries all across the country in what Democrats are calling the much anticipated "Blue Wave". Read More > Books, Barack Obama, donald trump, Pete Souza By Vivian Kane on Wed,1:13 "Shade is a portrait in contrasts, telling the tale of two presidencies through a series of powerful visual juxtapositions-with Pete Souza's unforgettable images of President Obama given new power and meaning when framed by tweets, headlines, quotes, and other material from the first 500 days of the Trump administration." Read More > Movies, GLAAD, LGBTQ Representation, Valkyrie By Chelsea Steiner on Wed,12:14 Sarah Kate Ellis, president of GLAAD, believes that audiences deserve more. In discussing the recent release of GLAAD's Studio Responsibility Index, she said, "At a time when the entertainment industry is holding much needed discussions about inclusion, now is the time to ensure the industry takes meaningful action and incorporates LGBTQ stories." Read More > |
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