The Thursday Edition - Aug 8, 2019
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Big on the Internet, Tom Holland

OK but What Is Tom Holland Doing With This Dog He Doesn’t Even Know?

Tom Holland holding a puppy
I love a good Tom Holland Instagram story.
TV, Chris Miller, Phil Lord, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Phil Lord and Chris Miller Are Bringing Sony’s Marvel Properties to Television and We Couldn’t Be More Excited

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who helped bring Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse to beautiful life, are hard at work on a "handful" of new live-action shows for Marvel and Sony.
TV, Dan Weiss, David Benioff, Netflix

Game of Thrones Showrunners Sign Massive Netflix Deal, but All Those Shows by Women Had to Go, Huh?

7: D. B. Weiss (L) and David Benioff accept the Outstanding Drama Series award for 'Game of Thrones ' onstage during the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
There was a bidding war for Benioff and Weiss, with Netflix managing to walk away with the Game of Thrones showrunners.
Movies, Taika Waititi

Taika Waititi’s Secret Project Before His Next Thor Has Been Revealed, and Honestly, Yes Please!

If you haven't taken the journey and watched all of Taika Waititi's films, then let me tell you, you're making every mistake there is in this world. 
News, Beto O'Rourke, donald trump, mass shooting

Donald Trump Is Both-Sidesing White Nationalism Again

Donald Trump gestures while talking to reporters outside the White House.
We knew Trump's condemnations of white supremacy weren't sincere. But honestly, I thought he could have held out longer before backtracking this far. That was naive of me.
News, USWNT, women's soccer, Women's World Cup

U.S. Soccer Spends Money on Lobbyists to Argue Against Equal Pay Instead of, You Know, Paying Women Equally

USA Women's team celebrates their World Cup win.
Instead of giving the USWNT equal pay, the US Soccer Federation is spending money on lobbyists to argue against the women's team. This is an upsetting yet unsurprising move from the USSF, which has always devalued the USWNT.
TV, Gwyneth Paltrow, Netflix, Ryan Murphy

Gwyneth Paltrow’s New Ryan Murphy Show Takes on Trump-Era Entitlement

gwyneth paltrow doesn't remember sebastian stan.
Ryan Murphy has been known to take on President Trump head-on but now, his new show with Gwyneth Paltrow is taking on the entitlement of the Trump era.
Sponsored, The Mary Sue Shop

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Borderlands game art.
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Movies, Guillermo del Toro, movie review, Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark

Review: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Is a Fun Summer Horror Flick for All Audiences

The poster for Guillermo del Toro's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
These stories will be familiar to those who grew up reading Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Now, a new generation will be terrified by these stories onscreen, with director André Øvredal's film of the same name. Øvredal teamed up with horror genius Guillermo del Toro to bring these classics to life, and for the most part he succeeds in making a horror film that can be enjoyed by all audiences.
AMP Featured, News, Danny Trejo, mexican representation

Danny Trejo Rescues a Baby From an Overturned Car, Is Officially the New Superman

Danny Trejo in IMDb Me (2018)
Noted character actor and baby-saver Danny Trejo helped rescue a baby that was trapped in its car seat after the vehicle overturned in Los Angeles.
AMP Featured, News, Fox & Friends, gun control

Toxic Masculinity Is Not the Solution to Gun Violence, Fox & Friends. It’s Part of the Problem.

frustrated woman
The problem is the easy accessibility to guns in this country but whatever, go climb a tree or some sh*t. 
AMP Featured, Movies, contributors, Spider-Man: Far From Home, The MCU

Spider-Man: Far From Home Highlights a Fundamental Flaw in Tony Stark and the Marvel Cinematic Universe With EDITH

Peter Parker/Spider-Man wears Tony Stark/Iron Man's glasses in Spider-Man: Far From Home
Disclaimer: I am not the biggest fan of Tony Stark. Avengers: Endgame was the first movie since Iron Man 3 to make me root for (and cry for) the character. I acknowledge that he is a favorite of many and arguably the main character of the whole Marvel Cinematic Universe, and I personally appreciate the idea of self-betterment that he represented and struggled to fulfill ... which makes his post-mortem actions in Spider-man: Far From Home somewhat difficult for me.
TV, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Lex Luthor, Michael Rosenbaum

Smallville’s Michael Rosenbaum Says He Hasn’t Been Asked to Play Lex Luthor in Crisis on Infinite Earths and I Would Like to Lodge a Complaint

Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor on Smallville
Actor Michael Rosenbaum recently Tweeted in response to a story that claimed he would have a cameo role as Lex Luthor in DC's massive CW TV crossover event Crisis on Infinite Earths. Rosenbaum debunked the report, saying this was the first he'd heard of it. In what universe or multiverse do you not get Michael Rosenbaum to return as Lex Luthor if you have the chance?
Big on the Internet, City Council, Green Shirt Guy, local politics, politics

City Council Meeting’s “Green Shirt Guy” Gave Us the Laugh We Needed Today

A man in a green shirts laughing.
I love this because it's the perfect encapsulation of modern politics. You have two people yelling about facts they don't understand, while everyone around them tries to get away as quickly as possible, either because they don't want to engage or because it's genuinely frightening these days when people start yelling about immigration in public spaces.
TV, Fleabag, Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Things We Saw Today: Fleabag Is Coming Back to Us in Book Form!

Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Fleabag
At least on November 5th, we'll get the book version of the show, and I can cry over Fleabag and the Hot Priest all over again!
TV, Rocko's Modern Life, Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling, trans representation

Netflix’s Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling to Feature a Trans Storyline

rocko's modern life: static cling premieres on netflix.
Netflix is bringing back cult 90s cartoon Rocko's Modern Life for a movie, Static Cling. The film will feature a trans storyline. It's a fitting addition for Rocko's Modern Life, which was always an envelope-pushing show that never shied away from deeper themes.
AMP Featured, Movies, Avengers: Endgame, Rocket Raccoon

You’re Trying to Tell Me Rocket Raccoon Is as Smart as Bruce Banner and Tony Stark? Sure, Jan.

Rocket Raccoon in his quantum realm time travel suit in Marvel's Avengers: Endgame.
You're telling me that among all those minds, those who have been at the forefront of advancement in science and technology, the one who rises to the top is ... Rocket Raccoon?
Movies, found footage, horror movies, The Blair Witch Project

Twenty Years Later, The Blair Witch Project Is Still Chilling. Here’s Why.

blair witch project
Twenty years ago, audiences were chilled to the bone with The Blair Witch Project. The since parodied and often imitated film launched the found footage horror genre, spawned two sequels and an upcoming video game, and earned a place in the horror canon.
Comics, Marvel Comics, X-Men

House of X #2 Rewrites a Major X-Men Character & the History of the Series

House of X #2, by Jonathan Hickman, Pepe Larraz, Marte Gracia, VC's Clayton Cowles and Tom Muller, on sale now.
It was promised that House of X would be an X-Men event that would have one of the most important scenes in the history of the franchise. With that kind of promise, it's hard to imagine what the payoff could be, but issue #2 did drop a massive bombshell.
News, Beto O'Rourke, donald trump, mass shooting

Donald Trump Had the Nerve to Tell Beto O’Rourke to “Be Quiet!” About the El Paso Shooting

Beto O'Rourke speaks to the crowd during a prayer and candle vigil.
It's no wonder why he doesn't understand Beto's anger and assumes the issue is all about ratings envy and polls. Those are the only things that matter to Trump.
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