— Today we talk about Arvil Lavigne’s new star on the Walk of Fame, Joel Madden joining Ink Master, Mariah Carey’s secret grunge album, Kelly Clarkson also having a new addition to the Walk of Fame, and Beyond Meat’s executive’s arrest. — Avril Lavigne’s 20 Years of Greatness Avril Lavigne hit another music milestone when she received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It lined up with the 20th anniversary of Let Go‘s release, another big moment for the pop-punk star. Perhaps the best moment of her acceptance speech was when she threw on the hoodie she was… Read more »
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about Queen Elizabeth II’s passing.
Featured properties: Motherland: Fort Salem, Hotties, Untold, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Echoes, Making the Cut, House of the Dragon
Geek Girl Riot’s got the new streaming content on lock, talking: The Sandman, Never Have I Ever, Uncoupled, The Bear, Inu-Oh, and Partner Track. Our Rioters also take a moment to pay tribute to Olivia Newton-John, Nichelle Nichols, Bill Russell, and Mary Alice.
Today we talk about the ongoing Gabby Petito case, Angelica Ross making Broadway history, and Palaye Royale’s tour announcement. The Gabby Petito Case Continues It’s been a bit since the media has discussed the Gabby Petito case. After her body was found, along with Brian Laundrie’s apparent confession and suicide, the case seemed to wrap itself up. However, people remained skeptical of the story told in his—now-released—notebook entry. Among the skeptics are Gabby’s parents. In the notebook, Laundrie confessed to killing Gabby only after she had been badly injured and wanted to die. He claimed to have felt like it… Read more »
Today we talk about this year’s Library of Congress National Book Festival, the new trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, and Chris Hemsworth on the set for Thor: Love and Thunder.
A young girl who’s the biggest Captain Marvel fan ends up getting superpowers and then tries to be a superhero herself.
A teen action-dramedy for the geeks, the burgeoning superheroes, and the children of immigrants everywhere—so basically all of us.
Properties featured: Ms. Marvel, Queer as Folk, First Kill, For All Mankind, Fairfax
Last year a report from USC brought to light that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders make up less than 6% of speaking roles in the entertainment industry and 4% of lead roles. The study looked at 13,000 popular films and found that of the 4% with AAPI leads, only 6 were women, 0 were women over 40, 0 were in the LGBTQ+ community, and 14 were Dwayne Johnson. The numbers for people behind the camera were incredibly low as well. Every year, for one month, we tell people in the AAPI community they are important. We tell them we want… Read more »
