- Game of Thrones creators Benioff and Weiss announced their new HBO show Confederate, and promptly proceeded to blow up the internet. A.V. Club takes a look at the show's shitty premise and why it's offensive, and how America needs to stop flirting with the fantasy of the South winning the war.
- Here's a bit of news from SDCC this weekend that brought some personal squuueeee to me: Michelle Pfeiffer was cast in Marvel's Ant-Man and the Wasp as Janet van Dyne, the original Wasp and mother of Hope. That sound you're hearing is me fangurling out.
For today's musical hit, we have Andra's "Love Can Save It All"
Today's critical rolls: With all the trailers and news that came out of SDCC this weekend, what are you excited about?
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