| TV, House of Cards, Netflix, Robin Wright By Princess Weekes on Wed,11:17 The final season of House of Cards is upon us and the first teaser trailer exists to let the audience know the fate of Frank Underwood. Read More > Big on the Internet, fanfic, fanfic trope, fanfiction, fanfiction trope By Rachel Leishman on Wed,11:02 It's easy for us all to think of our favorite fanfic tropes and announce them to the world, but very rarely do we think about why those happen to be our favorites. For me, I cannot get enough of two friends who are forced to share a bed and, in doing so, finally admit their feelings for one another—which, arguably, says a lot about me as a person. Friend-to-lover tropes tend to be my favorite because I tend to have crushes on men who are, first, my friends. Read More > Gaming, Artifact, DOTA 2, Valve By Dan Van Winkle on Wed,10:20 While we wait interminably for the ideal solution to the problem of people saying horrible, bigoted things to strangers—that is, creating a society in which that kind of behavior just doesn't happen in our perfect utopia—other solutions have been tried to varying success, but there are also plenty of instances where there's no solution at all. That will apparently continue to be the case in the upcoming Valve online card game Artifact. Read More > AMP Featured, News, brett kavanaugh, white supremacy By Vivian Kane on Wed,8:25 Those watching Kavanaugh's Senate confirmation hearings from home took notice of a woman sitting directly behind Kavanaugh, who spent much of the first day smugly smirking when Democrats spoke and occasionally flashing apparent known white power hand signs. Read More > Big on the Internet, Henry Cavill, the witcher, things we saw today By Kaila Hale-Stern on Tue,5:43 The will-he-won't-he tease of whether Superman himself, Henry Cavill, would secure the lead role in Netflix's Witcher adaptation is a tease no more. Read More > Sponsored, The Mary Sue Shop By Diana Vilbert on Tue,4:44 Paint your walls or furniture the color of your favorite nail polish, a beautiful swatch of fabric you spotted, your friend’s walls, whatever. The Nix Mini Color Sensor can help you make it happen. And the Mary Sue Shop can help you make it happen for 30% less—get the Nix for just $69. Read More > AMP Featured, News, domestic violence, mass shooting, toxic masculinity By L.B. Zumpshon on Tue,4:18 There’s one correlation in mass shootings that most commentators still seem reluctant to address: toxic masculinity. Read More > News, Monica Lewinsky, sexual misconduct By Vivian Kane on Tue,3:39 "I left because it is more important than ever for women to stand up for themselves and not allow others to control their narrative," Lewinsky wrote. "To the audience: I’m very sorry that this talk had to end this way." Read More > TV, Bojack Horseman, Netflix, Will Arnett By Princess Weekes on Tue,3:33 "You say you want to get better, but you don't know how." Read More > News, bob woodward, donald trump, White House By Daniella Bondar on Tue,2:56 Woodward puts pen to paper and commits rumor to reality with Fear. According to The Washington Post, Woodward's book is the product of hundreds of hours of interviews with witnesses and those with access to President Donald Trump done on "deep background"— meaning that all the information could be used but he can not reveal his sources. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author writes that anger and paranoia bleed through Trump's White House. Read More > Movies, Chris Pine, Karl Urban, Star Trek 4 (Kelvin) By Kate Gardner on Tue,1:23 Actor Karl Urban was the guest of honor at the recent con Trekonderoga, so naturally the subject of Star Trek 4 was broached. Recently, talks surrounding Star Trek 4 have fallen through, with star Chris Pine (Captain James Kirk) and Chris Hemsworth (George Kirk) walking away from the table. However, while things might look grim for the fans of the franchise, Urban is confident they'll return. Read More > AMP Featured, TV, Dragon Ball, Dragonball Z, Team Four Star By Princess Weekes on Tue,1:19 After watching Team Four Star's most recent episode in the DBZ Abridged version of the Cell Saga, I was reminded of how complex Son Gohan's storyline is and how much led up to him reaching SS2. Read More > Big on the Internet, Steve Bannon, The New Yorker, white supremacy By Vivian Kane on Tue,11:43 Over the weekend, the New Yorker Festival–an annual "who's who" of artists, politicians, and more, as well as a major draw for advertisers–announced that this year's headliner would be none other than unemployed racist Steve Bannon. Read More > Big on the Internet, Alex Jones, Jack Dorsey, richard spencer, Twitter By Kate Gardner on Tue,11:39 On Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported that Jack Dorsey, the controversial CEO of Twitter, had overruled staff recommendations to keep Alex Jones on Twitter. Read More > AMP Featured, TV, Adventure Time, Cartoon Network, LGBTQ Representation, WLW By Princess Weekes on Tue,11:16 #20GayTeen strikes again as the finale of the Cartoon Network stable show 'Adventure Time' ends, confirming this fan favorite couple. Read More > Big on the Internet, Star Trek: The Next Generation, things we saw today By Kaila Hale-Stern on Mon,6:57 It's a Labor Day miracle: six members of the cast of 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' met up at a restaurant, and they look like the happiest of families. Read More > TV, LOST, Parks and Recreation, The West Wing By Kate Gardner on Mon,6:25 There's always that one episode of that one show. The one where your favorite character died or your OTP split up and you bawled into your popcorn, spent hours on Twitter commiserating with fellow fans, and in general were a weepy mess for at least the rest of the night Read More > Big on the Internet, body representation, cosplay By Samantha Puc on Mon,4:55 Cosplaying while fat can be pretty fraught—much like every other part of existing while fat. However, there are several people in the cosplay community who are actively fighting against fat stigma and creating incredibly intricate cosplays that challenge our ideas of who can be a fan, and how. I reached out to three of these cosplayers via email to discuss the cosplay community, its attitudes toward body diversity, and their favorite cosplays. Read More > Books, giveaways By Kaila Hale-Stern on Mon,4:15 Looking for something to read? Tor Books has some ideas! Enter now for a chance to win a box full of #FearlessWomen books and cool swag. Read More > AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Avengers 4, Avengers: Infinity War, bosslogic By Kaila Hale-Stern on Mon,3:30 The hugely talented artist who goes by Bosslogic updated their popular "Last Shawarma" artwork to reflect how many Avengers and Marvel heroes were lost to Thanos' snap. It's ... a lot. Read More > |
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