The Thursday Edition - Apr 23, 2020
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TV, anime, Sailor Moon, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: First Three Seasons of Sailor Moon Will Be Streaming for Free on YouTube—In Japan Only

sailor moon is sad about this news
We won't all be able to fight evil by moonlight.
Big on the Internet, Coronavirus, Schitt's Creek

This Man Forced to Self-Isolate in a Ghost Town Is Living out the Horror Movie Version of Schitt’s Creek

Schitt's Creek's Moira, Alexis, and Johnny look at a cell phone.
Who doesn't love a reboot?!
TV, HBO, Westworld

Westworld Renewed for Season Four, So What Can That Tell Us About Season Three?

Thandie newton on westworld. HBO.
HBO has picked up Westworld for a fourth season.
TV, Leslye Headland, Star Wars (franchise)

Russian Doll’s Leslye Headland Rumored to Be Heading a Star Wars Series

Russian Doll on Netflix
'Star Wars' has a track record for not really having many women creatives behind the scenes but now, that may be changing.
Movies, Spider-Man, Tom Hardy, Venom

Tom Hardy Posted Then Deleted a Picture of Venom Killing Peter Parker. What Does This Mean?!?

Tom Hardey We Are Venom
The conversation about Peter Parker being involved in 'Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage' has been ignited once again. This time, by Tom Hardy.
TV, Legends of Tomorrow, Supernatural

A LOT Happened on the Most Recent Legends of Tomorrow

Legends of Tomorrow -- "Zari Not Zari" -- Image Number: LGN509b_0326b.jpg -- Pictured: Maisie Richardson-Sellers as Charlie -- Photo: Michael Courtney/The CW -- © 2020 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Multiple almost-deaths, and entire parent-child relationship and a few gods. Oh, and they also had a sneaky crossover with Supernatural because why not.
Big on the Internet, Chris Pine

It’s Chris Pine’s Quarantine and We’re Just All Living in It

Chris Pine in Into the Woods
Chris Pine, who is in talks for a new 'The Saint' movie, took to a bit of outdoor exercise while wearing a Ruth Bader Ginsburg tank-top. Truly a gift.
News, Coronavirus, donald trump, sean hannity

Study Suggests That Watching Sean Hannity May Have Exacerbated Coronavirus Spread

Donald Trump and Sean Hannity celebrate the propaganda machine that is Fox news.
A new academic paper looks at whether Sean Hannity had a serious and deadly role in the spread of coronavirus.
TV, Shailene Woodley, teen drama, teen pregnancy

Shailene Woodley Discusses The Secret Life of the American Teenager’s Anti-Sex Message

Shailene Woodley in The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008)
Shailene Woodley became a household name because of 'Secret Life', but the actress explains that she was not happy about the way the series dealt with teen sex.
News, Coronavirus, donald trump, Hydroxychloroquine

Donald Trump Very Abruptly Stopped Pushing Hydroxychloroquine as a Coronavirus Treatment

Donald Trump makes big arms during a coronavirus briefing.
In a new study, not only was there no evidence of hydroxychloroquine helping to treat the coronavirus, but it actually may have done substantial harm.
Big on the Internet, Jimmy Kimmel, Spider-Man, Tom Holland

Why Yes I Did Need Tom Holland Surprising Jimmy Kimmel’s Son for His Birthday to Lighten My Mood! Thanks for Asking

Peter Parker and Aunt May in Spider-Man: Far From Home
Truly Jane Kimmel getting mad at her father for telling Tom Holland she thought he had a "cute face" is a mood. Jane, an icon.
Big on the Internet, abigail Disney, capitalism, Disney

Abigail Disney Calls out the Corporate Greed of the Walt Disney Company

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 10: Honorary chair and co-founder of Level Forward, Abigail E. Disney speaks onstage during attends the New York Women's Foundation's 2018 "Celebrating Women" breakfast on May 10, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for The New York Women's Foundation )
Abigail Disney, great-niece of Walt Disney, took to Twitter yesterday to call out the ways Disney is failing its frontline employees while giving massive compensation to their executives.
TV, Hulu, Kerry Washington, Reese Witherspoon

Little Fires Everywhere Explores Race, Micro-Aggressions, and Motherhood in an Emotionally Resonant Melodrama

Little Fires Everywhere, Picture Perfect
While filled to the brim with melodrama, 'Little Fires Everywhere' uses that element to expose the limits of likability when it comes to fictional female characters.
AMP Featured, TV, Apple TV, Fraggle Rock, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Fraggle Rock Is Back!

fraggles rockin'
Dance your cares away! Worry's for another day!
AMP Featured, Movies, Hunger Games, prequels, Suzanne Collins

Does Anyone Want This Hunger Games Prequel Movie?

jennifer lawrence
Are you excited for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes?
Movies, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, James Gunn, Rocket Raccoon

I Swear to All That Is Holy, Do Not Kill off Rocket Raccoon

Rocket Raccoon in his quantum realm time travel suit in Marvel's Avengers: Endgame.
I am but a humble adult with a Rocket Raccoon doll on my adult bed, begging you on my metaphorical hands and knees to let him live.
News, donald trump, Kayleigh McEnany, Twitter

Donald Trump’s New Press Secretary Is Being Terrible on Twitter

New White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany wears a leather jacket and looks at the camera.
Wouldn't it be nice to have a press secretary who used her position to offer information instead of pointless attacks?
Big on the Internet, misogyny, sexism, Stockholm syndrome, Twitter

Viral Tweet Exposes Sexist Origins of Stockholm Syndrome

Belle and the Beast dance in Disney's live-action Beauty and the Beast.
We talk about Stockholm Syndrome a lot, but the origin of the term is complex and born of misogyny.
Movies, Kenneth Branagh, Shakespeare, Shakespeare Month

The Definitive Ranking of Kenneth Branagh’s Shakespeare Films

kenneth branagh
How would you rank Branagh's entries into the Shakespearean canon?
Movies, Spider-Man 3, Venom 2

Let There Be Carnage! Venom 2 Gets Pushed Extremely Close to Spider-Man 3

Spider-Man (Tom Holland) and Venom (Tom Hardy) could team up in a future film.
I can only imagine what is coming for San Francisco and then, eventually, to the doorstep of our favorite boy from Queens.
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