Veep Q&A: Anna Chlumsky on Amy’s Meltdown – NYTimes.com

Photo Anna Chlumsky in “Veep.”Credit Patrick Harbron/HBO On this week’s episode of “Veep,” Amy Brookheimer (Anna Chlumsky) was infuriated and had finally had enough. Fed up with being frozen out of the loop by yes-woman Karen Collins (Lennon Parham), the manager in the presidential re-election campaign of Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), she went down in…

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A guide to the growing controversy over Joss Whedon’s Avengers and Marvel’s gender problem – Vox

Look at these angry tweets sent to the director and screenwriter Joss Whedon, the man behind both Avengers movies, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and a host of other beloved geek properties. @josswhedon OINK OINK YOU MISOGYNIST PIG — dickwing (@achiIIcs) May 4, 2015 I’m so glad @josswhedon won’t be around to fuck up avengers anymore….

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Black Widow Absent From A Toy Based On One Of Her Coolest AoU Moments

The history of Marvel Merchandise’s long, confusing and mostly terrible history with Black Widow’s presence on toy shelves is exactly that: long, confusing, and mostly terrible. But never fear, true believers — somehow toy-based representation of Black Widow can get even worse! Wait, what? Remember that shot of Natasha riding her motorbike out of the…

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Game Of Thrones sets a new TV piracy record, putting Davos Seaworth to shame · Newswire · The A.V. Club

Even Tyrion’s impressed by all that illegal downloading Even Tyrion’s impressed by all that illegal downloading Game Of Thrones was resting comfortably, secure in the knowledge that its piracy record was unchallenged. But, like anyone in Westeros with an ounce of sense, it should’ve known that life at the top is often fleeting. Much like…

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