| Books, fandom, our books our shelves By Camilla Bruce and Kit Rocha on Tue,3:48 The internet is officially real life. The thing is, for those of us who were raised by fandom, it kind of always was. Read More > AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, FKA Twig, Lana Del Rey By Princess Weekes on Tue,3:16 Delicate, soft, fair, ingenue, angelic, etc. All of these words are usually descriptions one would use for a princess in a fairy tale or describing a character in an old Hollywood classic. They also have racial implications. Read More > News, bots, Coronavirus, Twitter By Vivian Kane on Tue,2:44 Have you found yourself arguing about COVID-19 online? Your opponent is very likely not a real person. Read More > Big on the Internet, Celebrities, RIP, Twitter By Chelsea Steiner on Tue,1:26 Don't worry, Betty White is fine. Read More > Big on the Internet, Instagram, Spider-Man, Tom Holland By Rachel Leishman on Tue,12:44 None of us want unexpected visitors right now, and celebrities, they're just like us! Tom Holland was minding his own business, sitting in his home, when suddenly a pigeon said "this is mine, now" and flew into Spider-Man's life. Read More > AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Coronavirus, Misha Collins, Twitter feuds By Jessica Mason on Tue,12:15 Missi Wimberley's tweet about being depressed by a face shield during a pedicure got called out. Read More > News, abortion, FX, Roe v. Wade By Princess Weekes on Tue,11:17 The big twist of AKA Jane Roe was announced before the documentary aired on FX, where Norma McCorvey, a.k.a. Jane Roe in the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court Case, admitted that her very public evangelical "conversion" into a "pro-life" advocate was a fraud that she acted out because she was getting paid thousands of dollars to do so. Coming into the documentary with that knowledge already made me frustrated, but McCorvey's story does hold other important lessons. Read More > AMP Featured, TV, contributor, Hannah Gadsby, review By Caitlin Kennedy on Tue,9:50 Douglas is Hannah Gadsby’s second Netflix comedy special and takes audiences through adventures in the dog park, the High Renaissance in art, and, most importantly, through frustration and rage. Read More > Big on the Internet, DnD, Dungeons and Dragons, things we saw today By Kaila Hale-Stern on Mon,6:00 "D&D Live 2020: Roll w/ Advantage" brings together an all-star group of gamers to reveal the latest storyline in June—and it's raising money for a great cause. Read More > TV, commercials, Hulu By Vivian Kane on Mon,2:35 I watch a lot of news and it says a lot that this commercial makes me angrier than the content it interrupts. Read More > |
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