By Mike Redmond | Pajiba Love | October 11, 2021
Will Poulter has scored the role of Marvel’s Space Jesus in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which is literally the only way to describe Adam Warlock. Mostly. Also, the more I look at him, the more Poulter’s face looks exactly like a comic book drawing from the ’80s, and I mean that in a cool way. (Deadline)
Behold, the first look at Timothée Chalamet as a young Willy Wonka. (Dlisted)
Angelina Jolie is a beekeeper now. Neat. (Celebitchy)
Netflix has suspended a trans employee who tweeted about Dave Chappelle’s special because of course. (The Verge)
…I beg your pardon??? pic.twitter.com/uH7V03lnKg
— Trey Ferguson (@PastorTrey05) October 11, 2021
Black children were jailed for a crime that doesn’t exist. Almost nothing happened to the adults in charge. (ProPublica)
This thread on fighting killers from slasher movies is amazing. (IFY)
Dog the Bounty Hunter thinks Brian Laundrie might be a serial killer because he was reading Chuck Palahniuk’s Lullaby, which is “10 times worse than Dungeons and Dragons.” Good ol’ Satanic Panic. Never change. (NY Post)
From Roxana: Phoebe Buffay “oh no” voice:
K-dramas cured my prejudice against Asian men https://t.co/CkKnJLDg6i
— Salon (@Salon) October 10, 2021
Congrats to DC’s new Superman Jon Kent on coming out. (IGN)
Netflix is teaming up with Walmart to make Squid Game merchandise, which seems to wildly miss the point of Squid Game, but OK. (WSJ)
LEGO vows to go gender-neutral. (Jezebel)
ElCicco reviewed all three volumes of Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection by Hope Nicholson, Elizabeth LaPensee, and Michael Shayahshe. "Each volume contains a dozen or more stories that might surprise readers and artwork that will blow you away." How do you observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day? (Cannonball Read 13)
I can’t tell you how many times I have heard that young queer kids used to do the Wonder Woman spin when they were closeted. Whether you’re out and proud now or you’re still living with a secret identity, you are a superhero in my eyes. Happy National Coming Out Day ðŸ³ï¸â€ðŸŒˆ pic.twitter.com/5Pp4PMrIQa
— Lynda Carter 🎃 (@RealLyndaCarter) October 11, 2021