Things We Saw Today: The Internet Demands a Buddy Movie Starring Lupita Nyong’o and Rihanna

Kaila Hale-Stern

Published: Apr 21, 2017 05:38 pm

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A picture for the history books pic.twitter.com/OgxAGZMn4Z

— ash (@blaquepink) April 18, 2017

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Rihanna looks like she scams rich white men and lupita is the computer smart best friend that helps plan the scans https://t.co/PhWs1xd3nj

— k (@1800SADGAL) April 18, 2017

I’m down if you are @rihanna https://t.co/vwHBWeCbFZ

— Lupita Nyong’o (@Lupita_Nyongo) April 21, 2017

Dear Hollywood, I think you know what to do now.

You owe us this, Hollywood.

In much worse Things Which Twitter Hath Wrought, the President of the United States of America doesn’t want to be held to the “ridiculous” standard of being judged on his first 100 days, even though, uh, he’s the one who claimed he’d get everything done so fast we’d all have whiplash.

No matter how much I accomplish during the ridiculous standard of the first 100 days, & it has been a lot (including S.C.), media will kill!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 21, 2017

Yikes, Twitter gets even worse. Probably you should shut the hell up, Michael Reagan.

If women are going to wear low cut dresses that show cleavage don’t be harassed when we men look.Or shld we sue for sexual arousal?

— Michael Reagan (@ReaganWorld) April 21, 2017

At least the Handmaid’s Tale is KILLING it in terms of PR and also conveniently provides the perfect response to the above.

If you see them tell them, “don’t let the bastards grind you down.” #HandmaidsTale #NYC pic.twitter.com/FSI5VJHTZ6

— The Handmaid’s Tale (@HandmaidsOnHulu) April 21, 2017

Marvel wants comic book store staff to dress in Hydra t-shirts to promote Secret Empire. Cool story, Marvel.
On Riverdale, high schoolers Archie and Veronica sang “Kids in America” together. Clueless—where I first heard that song—is 22 years old.

https://youtu.be/uhsFORiz-G4

So what’d you spy with your little eyes today?

(image via The CW/screengrab)

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Kaila Hale-Stern

Kaila Hale-Stern (she/her) is a content director, editor, and writer who has been working in digital media for more than fifteen years. She started at TMS in 2016. She loves to write about TV—especially science fiction, fantasy, and mystery shows—and movies, with an emphasis on Marvel. Talk to her about fandom, queer representation, and Captain Kirk. Kaila has written for io9, Gizmodo, New York Magazine, The Awl, Wired, Cosmopolitan, and once published a Harlequin novel you'll never find.