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Movies, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Hayley Atwell, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Hayley Atwell Joins the Mission Impossible Franchise

MARVEL'S AGENT CARTER - MARVEL'S AGENT CARTER, played by CAPTAIN AMERICA'S HAYLEY ATWELL follows the cliffhanger adventures of a post-WW2 era super-spy who has to hide her activities from everyone she knows, including her superiors.
All's well that Atwells.
News, classical music, Opera

Allegations Against Placido Domingo Prove Sexual Harassment Is Everywhere

Placido Domingo performs
Multiple accusations against the opera legend show us that opera and classical music have a big problem with harassment and sexism.
AMP Featured, Movies, Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War, The MCU

Markus and McFeely Explain How They Wrote Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame

Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) copes with some massive losses in Avengers: Endgame.
Avengers: Endgame and Avengers: Infinity War scribes Christoper Markus and Stephen McFeely say down with Vanity Fair to discuss the nuts and bolts of how they wrote many of their Marvel Blockbusters. It's a great conversation that really gets into the inside baseball of how a massive Marvel production is made. Here are a few of our favorite revelations from the talk.
AMP Featured, TV, Luke Perry, Riverdale, San Diego Comic-Con 2019

Riverdale Season Four Preview: A Moving Tribute to Luke Perry and More

Riverdale -- "Chapter Fifty-Eight: In Memoriam" -- Image Number: RVD401b_0243.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Lili Reinhart as Betty, Cole Sprouse as Jughead, KJ Apa as Archie, Camila Mendes as Veronica and Casey Cott as Kevin
Riverdale is back next month, and we have the first photos from the season premiere. Titled "Chapter Fifty-Eight: In Memoriam" the episode will serve as a loving tribute to the late Luke Perry, who played Archie's father, Fred Andrews. At San Diego Comic Con, the cast and crew talked to about the coming season, and what how the premiere will honor Perry's legacy.
Comics, comics, Greek mythology, webcomics

How Lore Olympus and Webtoon Finally Helped Me Love Comics

hades persephone and their dogs in lore olympus
The myth of Hades and Persephone is seeing a resurgence lately and its most vibrant interpretation can be found as the most popular story on an app I’d never heard of until a few months ago: Webtoon, where Lore Olympus is the jewel in its crown. This little app and ancient story did something I didn’t think was possible: made me love comics.
Movies, media representation, women in film

More Women Are Working in Television and Film but It’s Still Not Enough

Pictured: Behind the Scenes with Director Danielle Panabaker.
According to the latest annual "Boxed In" study by the San Diego University Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film, which was released last week, women are making definite inroads behind and in front of the camera, but there's still a long way to go. The study, in its 22nd year, analyzed women both on screen and behind the scenes across broadcast, cable, and streaming. Some of the results are promising, and some are sadly predictable.
TV, catherine the great, Helen Mirren, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: All Hail Empress Helen Mirren in HBO’s Catherine the Great Trailer

Helen Mirren as Catherine the Great
Dame Helen Mirren as Empress Catherine the Great? Yes please.
News, Journalism

ThinkProgress Just Abruptly Down After Nearly 15 Years of Kickass Progressive Journalism

A laptop computer sits on a counter in an empty room.
The Daily Beast is now reporting that ThinkProgress is shutting down. Apparently, they'd been looking for a new buyer for a while now and despite some serious contenders, they never secured a new funder.
AMP Featured, Science, environmentalism, feral cats

Adorable Cats Are Such Efficient Killing Machines That Australian Scientists Have to Step in to Save Other Species

A kitten sits in his enclosure at a Buddhist temple in the suburbs of Shanghai on December 3, 2015. A monk named Zhi Xiang has given shelter to some 100 stray cats and dogs at the Bao'en temple, because 'I can't see them die. I know I cannot offer them a good life here, but at least I can keep them alive', Xiang explains. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE / AFP / JOHANNES EISELE (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images)
Australia is host to 56 introduced invasive vertebrate animal species, one of the deadliest being the feral cat.
Books, Alyse Wax, behind the scenes, It

Exclusive: Alyse Wax Talks Bringing The World of IT To Life

Just in case you hadn't had enough of IT Chapter Two, we're bringing you a special look at behind the scenes companion book The World of IT.
Movies, horror movies, monsters

What’s the Scariest Horror Movie Monster?

Tim Curry as Pennywise the Clown in IT
As we head into IT: Chapter Two this weekend, I've been thinking about which other movie monsters give Pennywise the Clown a run for its money. Which monster still makes you want to check under your bed?
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