| News, donald trump, Journalism, racism By Vivian Kane on Tue,1:59 This week, Trump has been especially aggressive in his racist attacks on four Democratic Congresswomen of color, telling them to go back where they came from, despite the fact that three of them were born in the United States and all of them are not only citizens. He repeated that sentiment on Twitter and to reporters. And still, too many reporters refuse to call his message what it is: racist AF. Read More > News, Black Excellence, Rest in Peace By Princess Weekes on Tue,1:18 Sadie Roberts-Joseph, 75, was a community leader, the founder and curator of her city’s African-American history museum, and an activist whose work made her a shining star in her Baton Rouge home. That's why the heartbreaking news that her body has been found in the trunk of her own car is such a devastating blow to many. Read More > Movies, Avengers: Infinity War, Tom Holland By Rachel Leishman on Tue,12:37 Not everything that is filmed makes the final cut of a movie. That's especially true of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so to hear of cut scenes from Avengers: Infinity War isn't surprising, but I'm glad this one was left out. Read More > TV, costumes, Melissa Benoist, Supergirl (TV show) By Chelsea Steiner on Tue,12:25 Kara Zor-El has ditched her short skirt for pants, in a fierce new look that she previewed on Instagram. Read More > Big on the Internet, donald trump, Joe Biden By Rachel Leishman on Tue,12:09 Joe Biden has decided that instead of attempting to beat Donald Trump with facts and ideas to fix the country, he's going to challenge him to a push-up competition to prove that he isn't old, which ... what? Read More > Big on the Internet, TV, 13 Reasons Why, Netflix By Princess Weekes on Tue,12:05 After years of backlash, controversy, and discourse about what it means to graphically depict suicide, especially in media directed at teenagers, the Netflix original series, 13 Reasons Why has decided to edit down the scene where its main character, Hannah Barker, dies of suicide. Read More > Movies, Justice League, San Diego Comic-Con 2019, The Snyder Cut By Kate Gardner on Tue,11:55 Despite it being nearly two years after the fact, the Snyder Cut fans have not given up their quest to see Zack Snyder's full, three-hour cut of Justice League. Read More > TV, Stranger Things 3 By Rachel Leishman on Tue,11:32 How many of us have heard of the "American Dream"? How many of us have believed it? For characters like Alexei in Stranger Things, it seems more like a possibility than just some fanciful ideal people want to believe. Read More > AMP Featured, TV, Chernobyl, contributors By Mary Kay McBrayer on Tue,10:29 The understated yet still graphic repercussions of the “impossible” nuclear core explosion, the melting off of the senior engineers’ faces, their labored breathing, the risking of so many people’s lives in damage control, Legasov’s unignorable suicide … all of those images and realities are harrowing, but the most compelling, at least to me, was the Sword of Damocles introduced in the first of the chronological scenes. Read More > Big on the Internet, News, FIFA, USWNT, Women's World Cup By Chelsea Steiner on Mon,5:58 Secret's pledge, which joins Luna Bar's commitment to pay each player $31,250, is undoubtedly awesome and well deserved. Read More > AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Game of Thrones, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, things we saw today By Princess Weekes on Mon,5:54 At a Game of Thrones fan event, actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who played Jaime Lannister, was asked about his feelings on Game of Thrones and let his love for the series and his frustration with the backlash out. Read More > TV, character death, Stranger Things, tropes By Kate Gardner on Mon,5:22 The sacrificial side character is Stranger Things's favorite trope besides nostalgia and telepathy. Read More > |
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