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Big on the Internet, TV, Disney, Disney Plus, Gargoyles

Holy Chip! The Whole Disney Afternoon Is Going to Be on Disney+—Yes, Even Gargoyles

Jonathan Frakes and Keith David in Gargoyles (1994)
It has been confirmed that the Disney+ streaming service will include DuckTales, TailSpin, Darkwing Duck, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, and most importantly, Gargoyles and Goof Troop, the classic texts of the blessed '90s.
AMP Featured, Comics, Image Comics, The Wicked + The Divine

The Wicked + The Divine Creators Say Goodbye to Their Seminal Text

Comic the wicked and the divine by Kieron Gillen and artist Jamie McKelvie
The Wicked + The Divine ended last week, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy a long goodbye.
TV, Succession

The Brilliance of the Pierce Women on Succession

Holly Hunter and Cherry Jones in Succession
Succession is the kind of show that you probably would have thought you'd hate when you started it, and that's not your fault; I'm just glad you're here and were proven wrong.
AMP Featured, TV, contributors, GLOW, Netflix

Jackie Tohn & Ellen Wong Told Us How Their “GLOW Sisters” Helped Them Film the Most Intense Scene of Season 3

Melrose and Jenny sit around a campfire on Netflix's GLOW.
GLOW season three gifted us with one of the most intense, beautiful, and necessary episodes of television this season. In episode six, "Outward Bound," the gorgeous ladies of wrestling go on a trip to the desert. What was supposed to be a relaxing break from their stint in Vegas turns into an unlikely yet important discussion about inherited trauma and unconscious bias.
Big on the Internet, Bill Skarsgard, Late Show with Stephen Colbert, pennywise the clown

Things We Saw Today: Watch Bill Skarsgård Teach Stephen Colbert to Do Pennywise’s Creepy Smile

Bill Skarsgård is currently doing press for IT: Chapter Two, which means we get to be repeatedly reminded of just how jarring the disconnect is between the softspoken actor and Pennywise the demonic clown.
Big on the Internet, World Suicide Prevention Day

World Suicide Prevention Day: I Will Probably Always Be Sick, but That Doesn’t Mean I’m Broken

Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh
World Suicide Prevention Day is September 10th, and a time for reflecting how far we have come and the work we still have to do.
Movies, adaptations, donna tartt, the goldfinch

Wow, Some People Sure Do Seem to Hate The Goldfinch Movie Adaptation

The Goldfinch movie
As with everything 'The Goldfinch'-related, critics and fans seem to be in a fighting mood about the movie adapted from Donna Tartt's novel.
News, donald trump, John Bolton, politics

Donald Trump & John Bolton Are in the Midst of a Very Messy Public Breakup

John Bolton frowns as Trump makes weird faces at reporters.
The White House revolving door keeps turning today, as Donald Trump tweeted the firing of his National Security Advisor, John Bolton.
Movies, Beverly Marsh, It: Chapter 2, Jessica Chastain

Understanding the Fear That Takes Over Beverly Marsh in IT Chapter 2

Jessica Chastain as Beverly Marsh in It: Chapter 2
Rooted in her father's advances, Beverly Marsh has always had a fear of being a woman.
Big on the Internet, makeup, Viola Davis

The More Than Classically Beautiful Viola Davis Is the New Face of L’oréal Paris

Viola Davis WW
Today, Oscar-winner Viola Davis was announced as the newest international spokesperson for L'Oréal Paris. How's that for classical beauty, haters?
Books, Harvey Weinstein, Lisa Bloom, Rose McGowan

This Memo From Lisa Bloom to Harvey Weinstein Is Enraging

Harvey Weinstein.
This memo is sickening on every level, and shows the ways in which the images of women are manipulated to pain them in a negative light.
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