| Big on the Internet, Elon Musk, fandom, The Worst By Vivian Kane on Fri,5:45 All week, we've been following this online tournament to determine which property or person has the very worst fanbase, and now the internet has finally declared a winner: Elon Musk. Read More > Big on the Internet, Avengers 4, fanart, marvel By Kaila Hale-Stern on Fri,5:28 Yadvender Singh is a digital artist whose gorgeous, hyper-realistic style caught my attention after his fanmade poster for Avengers 4 looked like something Marvel Studios made (only better). Marvel should get this guy on staff yesterday. Read More > TV, HBO, Miss Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes By Chelsea Steiner on Fri,5:20 HBO Asia is looking to put a fresh new spin on the classic character in their new Japanese series Miss Sherlock, which reimagines Holmes as a Japanese woman played by Yuko Takeuchi. Read More > Big on the Internet, body image, colorism, Jameela Jamil By Vivian Kane on Fri,5:06 In a powerful interview with Channel 4, Jameela Jamil (of The Good Place and actual heaven) discussed body image, colorism, and what she argues is the toxic influence of the Kardashians on women and girls. Read More > Technology, Apple, wyd By Dan Van Winkle on Fri,4:51 For all of my interest in most of Apple's product lines, even though I'm far from using the latest and greatest of their tech myself, I haven't been very interested in the Apple Watch. Most of that apathy comes from the high price point not seeming worthwhile for the functionality for the average consumer at this point, but I'll admit I do enjoy watching them unveil features like new watch faces, even if only because their own excitement seems so endearingly outsized next to what those watch fac Read More > News, Harvey Weinstein, NBC News, Ronan Farrow By Chelsea Steiner on Fri,4:37 Ronan Farrow's New Yorker exposé on Harvey Weinstein's decades of sexual harassment and abuse sent shock waves throughout the entertainment community and made international headlines. Read More > AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, fanfiction, kirk/spock, slash fiction By Kaila Hale-Stern on Fri,3:29 I can't stop thinking about "A Fragment Out of Time" and how far fandom and particularly fanfiction with LGBTQIA+ themes and characters have come since Diane Marchant's story in 1974. Read More > AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, TV, Matt Groening, Michael Jackson, The Simpsons By Princess Weekes on Fri,2:10 "Lisa it's your birthday!" Read More > Big on the Internet, Daddy, Jeff Goldblum, Zaddy By Rachel Leishman on Fri,1:52 Are we really surprised that a video that includes Jeff Goldblum talking about people calling him "daddy" is trending on YouTube? Moreso, he gets told what "zaddy" means, and it is sending all of us into a tizzy. Mainly because every time Jeff Goldblum does anything, we all lose our minds for a little while. Read More > News, politics By Dan Van Winkle on Fri,1:39 "There must be consequences - perhaps loss of citizenship," Donald Trump has previously threatened over NFL players' simple act of protest—the kind of statement most people write off as not entirely serious. Trump loves that, because he can say anything he wants, and if too many people object, he can just say it was a joke. Make no mistake: He would absolutely strip people's citizenship if he thought he could get away with it. Read More > Big on the Internet, Movies, Predator 2018, The Predator By Princess Weekes on Fri,12:25 "We took a vote—Predator's cooler, right?" Read More > AMP Featured, Comics, C.B. Cebulski, comics history, Marvel Comics By Chelsea Steiner on Fri,12:13 Marvel's Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski was questioned about the political nature of comics during a Q&A panel at TerrifiCon in Connecticut. Read More > Big on the Internet, donald trump By Rachel Leishman on Fri,12:02 In a world filled with important stories, Donald Trump randomly carrying two hats isn't exactly what we'd call breaking news. Read More > |
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