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Things We Saw Today
I asked Jill if this title was too dumb and she said no, so you can blame her for this. (The A.V. Club)
- This Connecticut state legislator was just fired for asking a seventeen year old girl if she wanted to check out the snake in his pants. Or “under his desk.” Seriously. He goofed. (The Frisky)
- DARPA gave its already genuinely terrifying quadrupedal robot a fifth arm, and then taught it to throw cinderblocks. I am not okay with this. (Geekosystem)
- “Girls Gone Wild” has declared bankruptcy, compares itself to American Airlines and General Motors. But, you know, with more lawsuits against them. (The Jane Dough)
Some very savvy publicity person over at NBC has made a Pinterest album for Leslie and Ben’s Parks and Rec wedding. (The Daily Dot)
- The My Neighbor Totoro novel is getting a rerelease. (Anime News Network)
- The Museum of Modern Art in New York is celebrating the use of applied design with a collection of, what else, video games. The exhibit opens this weekend. (Laughing Squid)
- Emerald City Comic Con is livestreaming its panels. Pay attention, SDCC. (Comics Alliance)
Here’s Tilda Swinton in Snowpiercer, a movie about a future train called Snowpiercer. The source has updated their post with: “Update: The source of the image has offered an update clarifying that this is from a photoshoot and is not an image from Snowpiercer. Apologies for the confusion.”
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Rebecca Pahle
I need to hire someone to follow me around and say "Christopher Lee makes thrash metal albums" whenever I'm in a bad mood.
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Rebecca Pahle
The Cumbervillain takes the angriest showers EVER.
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Jill Pantozzi
I just backed @MyGimpyLife Season 2 on @Kickstarter! http://t.co/si0DAibiee
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Susana Polo
Voyager crew just waltzes into a dormant Borg cube because JANEWAY HAS BALLS OF STEEL. #susanawatchesvoyager
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Jill Pantozzi
I was quoted in the NY Daily News today! http://t.co/JjdOqPgaVz
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Susana Polo
"SHARKS. Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the uterus." - A thing I just said in chat, sans context.
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Susana Polo
In a perfect world, that would make those men MORE sympathetic to women when they talk about objectification of women in media.
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Susana Polo
But really the take away from this is that two seconds of quickly covered up Chris Hemsworth stomach makes some men feel objectified.
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Susana Polo
Good to know that a broad trend across much of visual media has effected one man, in one shot. We can all go home, sexism is over.
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Susana Polo
Whenever we bring up objectification of women in modern action movies, people always bring up the one shot of Chris Hemsworth shirtless.
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Susana Polo
Brave the burning daystar to see me sing this Wednesday! http://t.co/P5GbSxCiOt
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Susana Polo
Just saw a #FF tweet that listed me next to Joss Whedon, so, yeah, I'll take that.
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Susana Polo
Paraphrased - Rebecca: Ugh, all these people saying “but why not just create a brand new awesome female... http://t.co/EwIUN3M257
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Susana Polo
.@RebeccaPahle and I do not have the means to make a Pacific Rim porn parody, but we're hereby announcing our availability to write it.
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Susana Polo
I linked to dramatic hamster twice in one post. I think my work here is done.
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Susana Polo
Somebody thinks I'm a hypocrite for disliking the Merida redesign and supporting a Wonder Woman show at the same time. ¯\(°_o)/¯
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Susana Polo
"The Vampire Gatsby is the Bunnicula of the Jazz Age." - New York Times Book Review
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Susana Polo
If we can get Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, can I get a Gatsby retelling where he's not just new money… he's a vampire?
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Jill Pantozzi
Holy cow! Congrats to my pal @ArkhamAsylumDoc who has her clinical dissection of #IronMan3 on the Hollywood Reporter! http://t.co/lYZtkU7o9Z
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Susana Polo
"Superman, it's past your bed time." http://t.co/bTvbm4q3XE
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