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UPDATE: Apparently, it's no longer a matter of society misconstruing Constance Wu's (Crazy Rich Asians) tweets and "making a lot of assumptions" about her social media reaction to ABC sitcom Fresh Off the Boat being renewed for a sixth season (see original report below) On Friday evening, Wu took to Twitter once again, this time[...]
American Gods Season 2 Update: Cast Dinner, Axe Throwing, and a Stormare Selfie
With production on the second season of American Gods currently underway in Toronto with new additions Dean Winters (John Wick), Devery Jacobs (Cardinal), Kahyun Kim (Shameless) and Sakina Jaffrey (Timeless), let's feed our collective addiction for AG updates by checking social media to see how things are progressing with Starz's series adaptation of author/executive producer[...]
Ellen Pompeo, Krista Vernoff
The screen grab from the original Deadline post show the line in question: "The decision not to bring back Capshaw and Drew comes on the heels of the blockbuster new Pompeo pact that gave her a significant salary increase, paying her as much as $20 million a year." For their part, Drew and Capshaw also took to[...]
The Walking Dead: Negan Pens Touching Tribute to Chandler Riggs
We've had Chander Riggs' small screen dad Andrew Lincoln express his feelings about the death of his "son" Carl Grimes and Riggs leaving AMC's The Walking Dead both in song and in character, and now it's time to see how Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Negan) handled saying goodbye to his friend/cast mate.
[Olympics] #SlideAPose Is Just as Adorable an Idea as You Think It Is
ET), the Olympic Channel (the official social media account for the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) competition) is asking Olympics fans to #SlideAPose: Mimic your favourite #WinterGames pose! Publish your photo with the hashtag #SlideAPose for the chance to be featured on the Olympic Channel! #PyeongChang2018 pic.twitter.com/lF1vZeZGrQ — Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) February 19, 2018 That's right, sports fans! Between[...]
Start Again #1 Cover by Toni Doya and Sean Callahan
Both deal a lot with social media, the tabloids, and the destructive potential of both. The defining difference is the superhero element, even though Start Again at least begins as a "not a superhero comic" superhero comic We only see Jump in costume on the cover and in screenshots from news articles. Also like No[...]
No. 1 with a Bullet #2
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Nash Huang, a social media expert, personal assistant to celebrity Jad Davies, and variety show creator, has just had a sex tape released to the public Her life is ruined Her boss's lawyers are after her Her girlfriend is livid The paparazzi and general media are all over her Social media is tearing her[...]
Adam Goldberg's The Hebrew Hammer Needs Your Help Punching Nazis
Hitler, the long-awaited sequel, is in development through a crowdfunding platform site that fans can visit to invest in the project directly. SyFy Wire had the opportunity to speak with Goldberg about the project, how the Donald Trump presidency served as a form of "muse" for the character's return; the resurgence of anti-semitism, and the role[...]
#WomenBoycottTwitter To Stand Against Being Silenced
After twitter suspended Rose McGowan's account, effectively silencing a victim, women and their allies decided they have collectively had enough. The #WomenBoycottTwitter is a twenty-four hour boycott of the social media platform to protest the fact that McGowan is silenced by people like Richard Spencer and actual Nazis are allowed to continue to let their toxic[...]
HBO's Twitter, Facebook Accounts Latest Victims Of Hacker Attacks
The company's Thrones Facebook page was also attacked with posts urging everyone to get on social media and get #HBOHacked trending. The tweets and posts were removed immediately once the cabler gained back control of their accounts, and an HBO spokesman said "we are investigating" the social media hack. OurMine has a reputation for  exploiting companies' social[...]
comics
This article isn't about playing the shame game, and I will not be calling any particular individual out, but I most certainly will be discussing the kind of harassment and offensive dialogue that has sprung up in comics, or at the very least become far more visible, through the advent of social media. After all, there[...]