| Movies, Chris Evans, TIFF, Tom Hanks By Rachel Leishman on Wed,2:18 We all cried over Up. Welcome to 2009. Read More > AMP Featured, Technology, iPhone, phobias, trypophobia By Kaila Hale-Stern on Wed,2:12 Apple's new iPhone design launched a wave of social media reactions from people who suffer from "trypophobia," or the fear of clustered holes. Read More > Big on the Internet, TV, Disney, Disney Plus, Gargoyles By Princess Weekes on Wed,1:27 It has been confirmed that the Disney+ streaming service will include DuckTales, TailSpin, Darkwing Duck, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, and most importantly, Gargoyles and Goof Troop, the classic texts of the blessed '90s. Read More > AMP Featured, Comics, Image Comics, The Wicked + The Divine By Princess Weekes on Wed,11:57 The Wicked + The Divine ended last week, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy a long goodbye. Read More > TV, Succession By Rachel Leishman on Wed,11:45 Succession is the kind of show that you probably would have thought you'd hate when you started it, and that's not your fault; I'm just glad you're here and were proven wrong. Read More > AMP Featured, TV, contributors, GLOW, Netflix By Stefania Sarrubba on Wed,10:51 GLOW season three gifted us with one of the most intense, beautiful, and necessary episodes of television this season. In episode six, "Outward Bound," the gorgeous ladies of wrestling go on a trip to the desert. What was supposed to be a relaxing break from their stint in Vegas turns into an unlikely yet important discussion about inherited trauma and unconscious bias. Read More > Big on the Internet, Bill Skarsgard, Late Show with Stephen Colbert, pennywise the clown By Vivian Kane on Tue,6:18 Bill Skarsgård is currently doing press for IT: Chapter Two, which means we get to be repeatedly reminded of just how jarring the disconnect is between the softspoken actor and Pennywise the demonic clown. Read More > Big on the Internet, World Suicide Prevention Day By Princess Weekes on Tue,4:42 World Suicide Prevention Day is September 10th, and a time for reflecting how far we have come and the work we still have to do. Read More > Movies, adaptations, donna tartt, the goldfinch By Kaila Hale-Stern on Tue,4:26 As with everything 'The Goldfinch'-related, critics and fans seem to be in a fighting mood about the movie adapted from Donna Tartt's novel. Read More > News, donald trump, John Bolton, politics By Vivian Kane on Tue,4:05 The White House revolving door keeps turning today, as Donald Trump tweeted the firing of his National Security Advisor, John Bolton. Read More > Movies, Beverly Marsh, It: Chapter 2, Jessica Chastain By Rachel Leishman on Tue,3:26 Rooted in her father's advances, Beverly Marsh has always had a fear of being a woman. Read More > Big on the Internet, makeup, Viola Davis By Princess Weekes on Tue,2:33 Today, Oscar-winner Viola Davis was announced as the newest international spokesperson for L'Oréal Paris. How's that for classical beauty, haters? Read More > Books, Harvey Weinstein, Lisa Bloom, Rose McGowan By Kate Gardner on Tue,2:25 This memo is sickening on every level, and shows the ways in which the images of women are manipulated to pain them in a negative light. Read More > News, donald trump, Hurricane Dorian, racism By Vivian Kane on Tue,1:59 The CBP said the refusal of these evacuees was due to "confusion" on the part of the ferry operator and Florida Senator Marco Rubio blamed the shipping company, saying they "didn’t coordinate a pre-screening & then didn’t want to wait for one." Donald Trump, though, said Monday that there are "very bad people" trying to use the storm to sneak into the country. Read More > Movies, Cats (movie) By Rachel Leishman on Tue,1:27 I tend to err on the side of caution when it comes to judging a movie before it comes out, but I feel like it's okay that I'm preemptively judging Cats. Read More > TV, Euphoria, HBO By Princess Weekes on Tue,12:52 Euphoria has a lot of issues, but it is also on the pulse of something dark and real about our reality, especially when it comes to sex. Read More > Big on the Internet, fan culture, fandom, The New Yorker By Kate Gardner on Tue,12:10 Yesterday, the New Yorker ran a piece on fandom culture that, while not being particularly offensive, reads like it time traveled from the early 2000s even with references to Game of Thrones and social media. Read More > Big on the Internet, Hasbro, Ms. Monopoly By Rachel Leishman on Tue,11:54 At the end of the day, it's a board game. Who plays by normal Monopoly rules anyway? I couldn't tell you what the houses or hotels mean. All I know is that I'm a cheap bitch when I play, but now, with Ms. Monopoly, I'm going to wipe the board with the tears of my brothers. Read More > AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, contributors, Fleabag, theater By Stefania Sarrubba on Tue,10:12 Ferociously funny, fierce and filthy, Fleabag has gone back to its roots, right there where it all started in 2013: the theater stage. Earlier this year, creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge announced she was going to perform her award-winning one-woman show for the very last time. A limited run in London’s West End after her New York run in March, needless to say, it sold out immediately. Fleabag generated a collective frenzy, and rightfully so. Read More > TV, Hailee Steinfeld, Hawkeye, Kate Bishop By Rachel Leishman on Mon,6:00 I, a stan of True Grit, can be heard yelling from all the mountaintops over the prospect of Hailee Steinfeld playing Kate Bishop in the Disney+ series Hawkeye. Read More > |
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