The Saturday Edition - Aug 10, 2019
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Movies, mass shooting, The Hunt, Trump

Universal Cancels The Hunt After Mass Shootings and Trump Twitter Outburst

betty gilpin in universal's the hunt
In the wake of the mass shootings, FOX News (like other right wing pundits) has pointed the finger at violent video games and films to avoid discussing the real issue, gun control.
News, Conspiracy Theories, Jeffrey Epstein, Trump

Jeffrey Epstein’s Death Is Testing the Limits of Our Intolerance for Conspiracy Theories

US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman announces charges against Jeffery Epstein
While Occam's Razor suggests that Epstein likely died of suicide, the circumstances of his death are ripe for conspiracy fodder.
Books, book suggestion, classical novels, National Book Lovers Day

Here Are 5 Book Characters Who Rocked My Childhood

Belle Beauty and the Beast
Celebrating those characters who left impacts on our hearts as kids.
Movies, Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Infinity Saga

Things We Saw Today: The Infinity Saga Box Set MIGHT Have Extras?

Tony Stark and Peter Quill in Avengers: Infinity War
The Infinity Saga box set hasn't even been announced yet, Kevin Feige is just talking about it and getting my hopes up for no reason so hopefully it'll be a thing, we could get bonus footage, and I'll give an entire paycheck to the Marvel Cinematic Universe like I haven't done that already. 
News, donald trump, mass shooting, WTF

Donald Trump’s El Paso Trip Is Over but Somehow Keeps Getting Worse

Demonstrators stand at a protest against President Trump's visit to El Paso following a mass shooting
Melania Trump posted some images from the trip on her official Twitter account, including one of her husband grinning maniacally and giving a thumbs-up next to a two-month-old infant whose parents died in the shooting.
Movies, contributors, review, The Kitchen

Review: The Kitchen Examines the Marginalization of Women, but It’s Far From Perfect

Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, and Elisabeth Moss in The Kitchen.
The Kitchen opens with the vocals of Etta James singing “It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World,” but it’s a woman’s world in writer-director Andrea Berloff’s directorial debut, as she crafts a narrative that makes the legendary song erroneous, her A-list cast of women becoming the most powerful and feared mobsters in Hell’s Kitchen.
TV, books, Film/TV Adaptation, television

What Are Your Favorite TV Series Adaptations of Books?

There are certain pitfalls to adapting books for television, but there are also pros that cannot be denied.
Movies, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, the russo brothers

The Russo Brothers Are Working on a New Franchise!?

Anthony and Joe Russo at Black Panther Premiere
It seems as if the Russo brothers are the definition of "can't stop, won't stop" as the two are taking on multiple projects and even starting to "quietly" work on a new franchise together.
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