Critical Hits & Misses #264

• Forbes has released its 2017 list of highest paid actresses, and as USA Today notes, not a single one is a person of color. This is my surprised face. Hollywood, get your *&^% together. 


• Donald Trump has gotten (rightfully) wrecked by almost everyone imaginable, for failing to speak out against white supremacists who caused the deadly riot in Virginia last weekend. Seth Meyers, never a fan of Trump to begin with, didn't hold back about the idiotic response from the guy squatting in the White House.

For today's musical hit, we have P!nk and "What About Us"

Today's critical rolls: According to some people, the solar eclipse next Monday will bring about the end of the world, or maybe just plain ol' alien abduction. Whatever. If this is your last weekend on Earth, what would you do with it if you had the money to do anything you wanted to?


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Critical Hits & Misses #207

It's Memorial Day in the US, which is a holiday where Americans grill, play in the pool, and sometimes even remember to thank all the Americans in uniform that have died for our freedoms. If you're off of work today, remember the fallen, be kind to people who do have to work today to serve you (grocery stores, restaurants, stores, etc). 

• We are only a week away from Wonder Woman officially dropping in theaters, and leave it to Hollywood to use the most feminist icon in the comics industry to hawk something completely opposed to feminism: diet bars. USA Today has the story on this ridiculous choice of marketing. 


• Speaking of feminism, the Thurston Talk blog discusses creating podcasts focused on comics and feminism called Out of the Fridge. If you've never heard of this podcast, it's worth checking out! Unlike Wonder Woman hawking diet bars, this will actually leave a good taste in your mouth!

For today's musical hit, we have Grimes and "Butterfly"

Today's critical rolls: Who are you remembering today, and what are you grateful for today? It doesn't matter if you're American or not!


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