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Movies, Frozen 2

Frozen 2 Gives Anna the Perfect Millennial Ballad

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There is a love that many of us have with Disney that probably isn't going away anytime soon. I blame growing up in the '90s. So, when Frozen 2 came out, we flocked to the theater in droves to see the next installment of Anna and Elsa's story.
News, 2020 Presidential election, Elizabeth Warren, politics

Elizabeth Warren Makes Us Feel FEELINGS in Latest Town Hall Video

Elizabeth Warren
On December 2, presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren tweeted a video clip from her latest town hall in which a young supporter, visibly nervous and vulnerable (and sporting her own version of Warren’s hair do), asked her “if there was ever a time in your life where somebody you really looked up to maybe didn’t accept you as much?”
News, Queen Elizabeth II

For a Brief Moment, People Thought Queen Elizabeth II Was Dead Because of WhatsApp and Some Fellow Named Gibbo

Queen Elizabeth II trump brooch trolling
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, also known as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, is not dead despite some weird rumors to the contrary that popped up due to a very strange Whatsapp group message.
TV, America's Got Talent, Gabrielle Union, racism

Gabrielle Union Paid the Price of Speaking Truth to Power

Regardless of what she gains back or how much NBC "apologizes," the reality is that, despite being one of the best judges, being a social media asset, and being Gabrielle Union, they still viewed her as expendable enough to cut rather than change the climate.
News, donald trump, hypocrisy, impeachment

Oh Look, Suddenly Donald Trump Doesn’t Want the Opportunity to Defend Himself in Impeachment Hearings

Donald Trump stands at a podium, in front of Melania, looking smugly at the camera.
Rep. Jerrold Nadler has said Trump "can take this opportunity to be represented in the impeachment hearings, or he can stop complaining about the process." Trump, though, has taken option C: none of the above.
TV, baby Yoda, The Mandalorian

Baby Yoda With His Little Cup Is All of Us

Baby Yoda tea on the Mandalorian
Before we begin, I would like to note that I am aware baby Yoda is eating his soup and not, in fact, drinking that scalding tea of drama. But, it's a meme, and we love a good tea spilling story, so alas. 
Movies, Billy Dee Williams, gender expression

Star Wars Legend Billy Dee Williams Uses Male & Female Pronouns

Billy Dee Williams in Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
A lot has been brought up about whether this means that the actor is gender fluid, non-binary, etc. For me, I don't think that one necessarily means the other, but at the same time, what this does do is bring more visibility to the fact that the idea of living beyond the gender binary is not new. To see an older Black person comfortable with being somewhere along a queer spectrum is beautiful all on its own.
TV, Cara Dune, Gina Carano, The Mandalorian

Cara Dune Finally Showed up on The Mandalorian and Instantly Won Me Over

Cara Dune in the Mandalorian
I've patiently waited for Cara Dune (played by Gina Carano) to show up on Disney+'s The Mandalorian. Every week, when people complained about the lack of women on the show, I just sat silently because I knew I'd love her, and I was not disappointed.
TV, Arrow, Arrowverse, contributors

First Person Loses: The Arrowverse’s Love Interest Problem

Laurel gazes at Oliver on The CW's Arrow.
In the first season of The CW's Arrowverse series, the love interests and the romances surrounding them tend to be the weakest link.
TV, America's Got Talent, Gabrielle Union

Things We Saw Today: NBC Is “Working” With Gabrielle Union

Gabrielle Union, adenomyosis, endometriosis, infertility, miscarriages
The America's Got Talent scandal continues to develop.
Big on the Internet, Hustlers, movie review

We’re Here to Remind You That Hustlers Was Pretty Much Perfect

Constance wu gets a pole dancing lesson from jennifer lopez in Hustlers, 2019
With Hustlers hitting digital last week and hard copy next it's as good a time as any to remind you that this film was pretty darn amazing and if you didn't see it when it was in theaters, you should definitely catch it now.
Big on the Internet, Internet Trolls, Russia

Russian Trolls Want Us To Distrust Everything – And They’re Succeeding

an i phone screen showing twiiter and facebook icons
The ways Russian trolls are manipulating social media and us is even more than we thought.
Movies, Avatar, Avatar 2, James Cameron

We’re Getting Closer to Avatar 2 Actually Being Released

james cameron
The long-awaited sequel announced the completion of shooting, now we just wait for it to actually hit theaters.
News, AIDS, AIDS/HIV activism, HIV

World AIDS Day: Where We Are and Where We’ve Been

red aids awareness ribbon
There is still much work to do in the global AIDS crisis, and we wanted to take some time today to look at the numbers, how far we've come in this crisis and how far we still have to go.
AMP Featured, Movies, Frozen 2, Frozen II, Goddesses, paganism

The Pagan Power of Frozen II

Elsa on the glacier in frozen 2
Frozen II is an amazing film that takes its heroine on a profound journey and in doing so it touches on elements of paganism and goddess archetypes in a way that's rare and astonishing.
Movies, Star Wars (franchise), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Things We Saw Today: The Rise of Skywalker Screened Early for Dying Fan

Rey and Leia hug in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker trailer.
Prepare to cry.
Big on the Internet, George Clooney

George Clooney Fought Sudanese Warlords With a Private Satellite???

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MAY 07: George Clooney attends the premiere of Hulu's "Catch-22" on May 07, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Hulu)
Is this the real-life Bruce Wayne?
News, 2020 Presidential election, Pete Buttigieg

Why Is Pete Buttigieg Using Conservative Attacks on Free College?

Pete Buttigieg bites his lips, presumably to keep from laughing at how bad Jacob Wohl is at crime.
Pete Buttigieg's argument against free college for all is a classic conservative tactic.
TV, baby Yoda, Star Wars (franchise), The Mandalorian

We Finally Know How The Mandalorian Eats!

the mandalorian is the new star wars show starring pedro pascal on disney+..
The greatest mystery of the Star Wars universe has been solved...
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, domestic abuse, Melissa Benoist

Melissa Benoist’s Powerful Confession Shows the Insidiousness of Domestic Violence

The Flash -- "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three" -- Image Number: FLA609d_0467b.jpg -- Pictured: Melissa Benoist as Kara/Supergirl -- Photo: Dean Buscher/The CW -- © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Melissa Benoist shared last week that she was in an abusive relationship, and her story has incredible power.
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