Two very different films came out last weekend: Trainwreck and Ant-Man. How did both handle diversity? Was there a winner? Trainwreck Trainwreck is the first film directed by Judd Apatow where he wasn't involved in the writing. Since his film directing debut, Apatow...
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Diversity Aboveground: Does Supergirl Soar or Suck?
Earlier this year, the first preview for the new Supergirl television series was released. The concept of CBS airing a DC television series on Monday nights at 8 PM was mind-boggling alone. The preview itself was divisive. In one corner were fans and viewers who were...
Diversity Aboveground: Bad-ass Female Scientists Needed!
In the United States of America, only 25% of STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) workers are female. Across the pond in the United Kingdom, it's even worse at 13%. In the African country of Guinea, only 5.8% of its science researchers are female. Many...
Diversity Aboveground: Flashback Friday- Tammy
Sometimes, there are works in the media that are ahead of their time or mis-categorized. They either fail or have a mediocre following before plunging into dark forgotten regions of Riley's brain like Bing Bong. In Flashback Friday, those forgotten gems will be...
Miles Morales, Kate Bishop Join Marvel’s Avengers Alliance
As Marvel fans complain about the lack of their favorite character on the big screen, many have failed to see how they can find their favorite characters in the online game, Marvel's Avengers Alliance. While the game can be found in multiple locations, the easiest way...
Diversity Aboveground: A-Force Dope
Earlier this year, Marvel promised that their Secret Wars event would bring more females to the forefront and add more diversity of all kinds to the various series. With that event well underway, it's time to see if Marvel was true to their word. Just looking at the...
Diversity Aboveground: Jurassic World’s Representation?
In 25 years, Jurassic Park has grown from a single Michael Crichton novel to two Michael Crichton novels, countless children's tie-in books, several amusement park attractions and four films making up a franchise worth billions of dollars. Everyone loves dinosaurs and...
Diversity Aboveground: This One Summer Transfixed
What better way to spend the summer than reading about someone else's summer? This One Summer isn't just some bestseller, although it made the New York Times list for paper backs, or tawdry romance novel, although it has more than ten One Star reviews on Amazon...
Diversity Aboveground: Lost Girl Found
After Joss Whedon debuted his first television series in 1997, many, many series tried to claim they were just like them. It was an almost Herculean task when they simply wanted to catch in on the supernatural genre without understanding what's truly needed to make a...
Diversity Aboveground: More Action Films Starring Females!
1939 is known as one of the greatest years in motion picture history. The biggest blockbuster didn't arrive until December 15 but it was about a young southern woman fighting to keep her family farm among war and romances. Gone with the Wind was the highest grossing...