Things We Saw Today: Pussy Riot Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for “Hooliganism”
Things We Saw Today
Sigh. After being arrested in March 2012 for a guerilla performance in Moscow’s main cathedral, in which the band said a “punk prayer” to the Virgin Mary to protect Russia from President Vladimir Putin, the punk band’s members–Maria Alyokhina, 24, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, and Yekaterina Samutsevich, 29–have been convicted of “hooliganism motivated by religious hatred” and sentenced to two years in prison. (The Hollywood Reporter)
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- Mattel is releasing a drag queen Barbie. We are not kidding. We are kind of really excited and also maybe a little torn? Because it kind of looks like a lot of other Barbies? Head over to The Frisky to take a look. (The Frisky)
- A lot of people were hoping Super Best Friends Forever would go to series, but Warner Bros. has apparently decided to ignore the past success of The Powerpuff Girls and the current success of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and go with the old “girl’s shows don’t sell as well” excuse. Our own Jill is conducting an experiment over on her tumblr to try and see how many people would watch or buy merch for the show. Go take a look. (The Bird and the Bat)
This is a mug that combines the faces of Donald Duck and Darth Maul. Because that happened for some reason. We kind of want to drink hot cocoa out of it (That’s Nerdalicious):
- The LA Times’ Hero Complex spoke to comic writer Kellie Sue DeConnick about a lot of things, including the current attitude in the comics climate. It’s a good read. (Hero Complex)
- We love A League of Their Own. A lot. It makes us really happy. Which is why this list of “Five Ways A League of Their Own Ruined My Life” makes us giggle-snort and go “aww, yeah, I remember my life being ruined in similar ways.” (Hello Giggles)
Dark Horse made some Game of Thrones statues, and first up is badass Tyrion Lannister (Topless Robot):
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