Geek Girl Riot attended a special Netflix screening of The Power of the Dog over the weekend at DC’s Landmark E Street. Hear our spoiler-free teaser all about the stunning new film and why you need to see it.
Today we talk about Daniel Dae Kim joining the new Avatar: The Last Airbender series, the Wicked movie announcing their leads, and Stranger Things making vague announcements. Daniel Dae Kim Joins Avatar: The Last Airbender Once upon a time, a live action remake of Avatar: The Last Airbenderwas made and it was a giant disappointment. However, we’re giving it another go and now a live action series of the fan-favorite Nickelodeon animated series is in the works. The production announced earlier this week that Daniel Dae Kim will play Fire Lord Ozai, leader of the Fire Nation. He is also… Read more »
Properties featured: The Harder They Fall, Chicago Med, Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi: Holiday Edition, Narcos: Mexico, Big Mouth, Animaniacs, Finch
What better way to kick off a weekend than with new music? Featuring new tracks from Mayday Parade, Underoath, Cobra Starship, and more.
Today we talk about the assault allegations made against All Time Low’s Jack Barakat, Kat Von D closing High Voltage, and B.J. Novak’s face in the public domain. All Time Low Responds to Allegations* Earlier this month a woman’s TikTok went viral after her accusation that an unnamed pop-punk band tried to take advantage of her at age 13. Viewers ended up identifying this band as All Time Low. Similar accusations followed, the most recent being from an anonymous woman on Twitter claiming guitarist Jack Barakat had been grooming her and abusing her for years. The tweets have since been… Read more »
Properties featured: Sex: Unzipped, Chicago Med, Star Trek: Prodigy, Fairfax, Colin in Black & White, Army of Thieves, Doctor Who
Today we talk about Solange providing access to rare books written by authors of color, Mariah Carey’s stance on if we can start celebrating Christmas, Facebook’s new name change, and the return of Red Bull SoundClash. Solange’s New Public Library for Rare Books We have heard of widespread classic books likeTo Kill a Mockingbirdor 1984. However, there are so many works out there that are hardly ever touched. Especially if they are considered rare books. Solange and her studio Saint Heron have opened up a community library that will allow people to check out rare books by Black and Brown… Read more »
Properties featured: 9-1-1, Queens, Chicago Med, Snoop & Martha’s Very Tasty Halloween, The Next Thing You Eat, Dune, Locke & Key, Adventure Beast
Today we talk William Shatner’s space travels, an update on the Gabby Petito case, and Coachella’s vaccine requirement reversal for 2022. William Shatner Goes to Space Cue your Star Trek jokes because Captain Kirk himself has gone to space. Today, William Shatner launched into orbit on the Blue Origin flight along with three others. At age 90, Shatner has become the oldest person to go to space (who else didn’t realize that William Shatner is 90?). The flight was delayed initially but launched just before 11am ET past the Kármán Line, which is a boundary between the Earth’s atmosphere and… Read more »
Today we talk about a possible change to Nirvana’s Nevermind album cover, the 2021 BET Awards, a tragic school shooting in Texas, and Los Angeles approves a new COVID-19 mandate. Nirvana Makes a Change We have a bit of an update from the Nirvana baby. In case you missed it, Spencer Elden AKA the baby from Nirvana‘s iconic Nevermind album cover recently filed a lawsuit against the band for alleged “child porn” nearly 30 years after the photo was taken. Frontman Dave Grohl told The Times on Sunday that the lawsuit may result in an official change of the album’s… Read more »
