Category: Social
Scientific American: Why the Term “JEDI” is Problematic
Don Khan Swaylo | Sep 24, 2021 | 6
When asked, “How do you define Jedi?” do you immediately leap to reference the social justice literature? If you don’t, perhaps you are doing it wrong. Fresh off their successful endorsement of a presidential candidate for the first time in their 175-year history, Scientific American is taking...
Read MoreSouth Park Creators Seek to Buy Casa Bonita
Your dream South Park-themed birthday party may be closer to reality than you think. A Hollywood Reporter exclusive reveals that series creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are trying to buy Casa Bonita, a family-oriented Mexican restaurant in their home state of Colorado. Casa Bonita was the inspira...
Read MoreLucasfilm/ILM Hires YouTuber Shamook
THATTUGGLIFE | Jul 28, 2021 | 1
Lucasfilm has announced they have hired YouTuber Shamook as their Senior Facial Capture Artist for Industrial Light and Magic. Shamook confirmed this in a comment on one of his more recent videos: “As some of you may already know, I joined ILM/Lucasfilms[sic] a few months ago and haven’t had the...
Read MoreRyan Kinel’s Real Name: Limmis
Krista Novva | Jul 25, 2021 | 4
JUST IN: Ryan Kinel’s real name was revealed last Tuesday during an Among Us stream (Tuesday, July 20th, 2021). Those of you who know the game will know that when you join in on Among Us, you are required to put in your name before playing. Ryan entered the room as “Limmis.” Most of the &helli...
Read More“This Is Not True” Legally Blonde Writer Slaps Down Retroactive LGBTQ “Insinuation”
Lyndon Hall | Jul 12, 2021 | 1
Legally Blonde writer Karen McCullah has been active on Twitter slapping down rumors and the “insinuation” of an alternate LGBTQ storyline in the movie. On the 20th anniversary of the movie, an oral history was published in the New York Times. McCullah tweeted the original article...
Read MoreA Word in Defense of Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lately, I’ve grown increasingly tired of something that seems utterly inescapable. It’s been heading in this direction for quite some time, but I’m exhausted by the constant barrage of film criticism that evaluates art in solely political terms. Both “sides” do this, an...
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