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PoC News in America

This week, we congratulate the President and the First Lady for celebrating 23 years of marriage and looking fly throughout their time together.

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Movies

Ranking the Marvel Cinematic Universe

It is a peak time to be a Marvel fan right now. Avengers: Age of Ultron is coming close to finally opening. Agent Carter was an awesome miniseries, and Daredevil is blowing up social media. I figured I would countdown all of the Marvel Cinematic Universe properties, including both the television and movie properties. However, this list only includes […]

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This Week in Misogyny

This Week in Misogyny Has a Black Belt in Gender Judo

Oh, what a shock, Congress is being useless once again when it comes to securing rights for women. And let’s all direct our middle fingers in the general direction of the Women Against Feminism Tumblr. Sigh. At least Thor’s a lady now? I’ll take whatever good news I can get. (As usual, trigger warnings for […]

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Pop Culture

Three Cheers for Marvel: Thor Is Now a Woman

Marvel announced Tuesday on The View (of all places) that in an upcoming comic series, Thor will be deemed unworthy of  Mjolnir (or “mewmew” for any Kat Dennings fans out there), and the power will instead be bestowed on a previously unknown female earthling. The story will launch sometime in October with series writer Jason […]

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Pop Culture

How Did Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Get So Much Better Overnight?

[This post contains major spoilers for Captain America: The Winter Soldier and the last two episodes of S.H.I.E.L.D. You’ve been warned.]

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Movies

Thor: The Dark World – The Good, the Bad, and the Fascinating

SPOILER ALERT. Do not pass go if you haven’t seen this film yet and do not want spoilers. If you have seen it or don’t care about spoilers, welcome.

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Lunchtime Poll

Lunchtime Poll: Winter Movie Season

The clocks went back, the leaves have fallen, and it’s gotten cold. It can only mean one thing is upon us. Winter movie season is here! This happens to be my favorite season for movies because you get all the award pandering movies. Hollywood also pushes blockbusters and family fare upon us again. Watching movies […]

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Pop Culture

Sort the Stars: Chris and Liam Hemsworth

Australian brothers Chris and Liam Hemsworth really don’t look that much alike, but they are both in pictures, and they are both 6’3″ and they are both becoming known for roles in box office hits. So they are easy to confuse, in my opinion, much like back in the day when Baldwins were a dime […]

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Movies

Fallaces Sunt Rerum Species: A Non-Fangirl’s Guide To The Women Of “The Avengers”

I never read comic books as a kid, and up until December, the only Avengers I had ever heard of were John Steed and Mrs. Peel. Last July, though, Mr. Brum dragged me to go see Captain America… and now I’m kind of hooked. A lot of that hooked-ness had to do with Agent Peggy […]