Ruby Hornet's The Weekly Swarm

[The Weekly Swarm] 7/26 - 8/2

Have you all recovered from Lollapalooza yet? We'll have more coming from the weekend later this week, but first - time to revisit last week's content in this installment of The Weekly Swarm! Highlights for last week's Weekly Swarm include our editorial on revisiting heroes as villains via Bill Cosby and Atticus Finch, a series recap of the Mission: Impossible films, trailers for Seth Rogen's The Night Before, Michael Bay's 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of BenghaziSpotlight, our recommendations for Lollapalooza, and more!

Check out our full list of content from last week below.

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Vilifying Our Heroes: How We Understand Our Problematic Faves

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Series Recap - Mission: Impossible (1996)
Trailer for Victoria Teases Entire Film Shot in One Take
Seth Rogen Trips on Drugs in Red Band Trailer for The Night Before
Series Recap - Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)
Channing Tatum Might Leave Gambit Solo Film
Red Band Trailer for Michael Bay's Political Action/Drama, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
The Boston Globe's Massachusetts Catholic Church Sex Scandal Dramatized in Trailer for Spotlight
Series Recap - Mission: Impossible 3 (2006)
Feel the Plight of the Chilean Miners in First Trailer for The 33
Series Recap - Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
Brie Larson Destined for Breakout in Room Trailer
Ivan Reitman Shoots Down All-Male Ghostbusters Reboot Rumors
The Peanuts Movie Celebrates Franklin's Birthday
[Weekly Netflix Fix] Final July 2015 Update

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Top Artists to See at Lollapalooza 2015
Watch the Lollapalooza 2015 Livestream Performances

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Key & Peele to End After This Season
[Review] MTV's Scream: Exposed
[Weekly Netflix Fix] Final July 2015 Update


Ruby Hornet's The Weekly Swarm

[The Weekly Swarm] 7/20 - 7/26

Last week was fun, wasn't it? We had a ton of great content from Pitchfork 2015, including some amazing photos from Vanessa and a stupendous mini video of Chance the Rapper's video from Jeremy. We also published an expose on the CPD's secret agreement with the FBI to purchase cell phone spying equipment from my good friend, Freddy. We also found out that Hulk Hogan is a racist, effectively ending Hulkamania's 30+ year reign. Rumors that LeBron James might star in a Space Jam sequel also came out, but hopefully that won't actually come about. Danielle also reviewed Bojack Horseman Season 2, and while I'm only halfway through the season, I highly recommend it.

You can read all this and more in The Weekly Swarm.

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[Review] Go Set A Watchman
[RH Photos] Pitchfork Music Festival 2015
Inside Chicago Police's Secret Cell Phone Spying Agreement with the FBI
Hulkamania Has Finally Run Dry

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Trailer for Alejandro G. Inarritu's The Revenant is Astounding
[Review] Felt
New SPECTRE Trailer Reboots The James Bond Iconography
LeBron James Signs Deal with Warner Bros., Sparks Space Jam 2 Rumors
Pixar Turns Back Time with The Good Dinosaur Trailer

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Riot Fest Chicago 2015 Day Lineups Available
[RH Photos] Pitchfork Music Festival 2015
[RH Video] Chance the Rapper Closes Out Pitchfork Music Festival 2015

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Hulu is Considering Ad-Free Subscriptions
WWE Battleground 2015: Results and Match Reviews
The Flash's Season 2 Costume is Comic Book Friendly
Here's the Reason Why The Muppets Are Coming Back to TV
LeBron James Signs Deal with Warner Bros., Sparks Space Jam 2 Rumors
[Review] MTV's Scream: Aftermath
[Review] Bojack Horseman Season 2


[The Weekly Swarm] 7/13 - 7/19

Welcome to the latest installment of The Weekly Swarm! We had an amazing and eclectic week of content at Ruby Hornet last week, so if you missed out on anything, The Weekly Swarm is you solution! We shared our photos and recap from Erykah Badu's performance at this year's Taste of Chicago, wrote a memorial to Nintendo's late CEO, Satoru Iwata, recounted our visit to a Korean bathhouse, shared Marvel Comics' amazing hip hop variant covers, shared our photos from Melt-Banana's latest visit to Chicago, reviewed AmyAnt-ManMinionsMr. HolmesThe Stanford Prison Experiment, Ted 2, and the latest episode of MTV's Scream, and shared an editorial on 33 1/3's latest books on Dead Kennedys, Devo, and Super Mario Bros.

You can find all of this and more in The Weekly Swarm!

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[RH Photos] Erykah Badu Headlines Taste of Chicago
Remembering Nintendo's Satoru Iwata, The CEO Who Made The World Smile
Highlights from San Diego Comic Con 2015
Girl in a Jimjilbang: Acting Natural Au Naturel in a Korean Bathhouse
New 33 1/3 Books on Devo, Dead Kennedys, and Super Mario Bros Are Criticism Done Right
Marvel Comics' Hip Hop Variant Covers
[RH Photos] Melt-Banana Returns to Chicago

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[Review] Amy
Official First Look at DC's Suicide Squad
Hayao Miyazaki Making CG Short Film
Fantastic Four Flex Their Powers in Final Trailer
[Review] Ted 2
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Reunite in Sisters Trailer
[Review] Minions
Amazon to Release Spike Lee's Chicago Film in Late 2015
[Weekly Netflix Fix] Mid-July 2015 Update
[Review] Ant-Man
John Francis Daley, Jonathan M. Goldstein to Write Spider-Man Reboot
[Review] Mr. Holmes
[Review] The Stanford Prison Experiment

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[RH Photos] Erykah Badu Headlines Taste of Chicago
New 33 1/3 Books on Devo, Dead Kennedys, and Super Mario Bros Are Criticism Done Right
Marvel Comics' Hip Hop Variant Covers
[RH Photos] Melt-Banana Returns to Chicago
Top 12 Bands to See at Pitchfork Music Festival 2015

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[Review] MTV's Scream: Wanna Play a Game?
[Weekly Netflix Fix] Mid-July 2015 Update


Ruby Hornet's The Weekly Swarm

[The Weekly Swarm] 7/6 - 7/12

It's yet another rain-filled, gloomy Monday morning in Chicago. The forecast for the week isn't looking too good, and with Pitchfork later this weekend, all I can think of is how muddy and wet we're gonna be. Nevertheless, I'm finally excited for Pitchfork and for the clouds to open up and give us the proper summer we needed after this past winter's dreadful cold.

Last week was a great one here at Ruby Hornet. In case you missed any of our articles, check everything out below in The Weekly Swarm! Some of my personal highlights include Danielle's trip to a Russian bathhouse, Oswald's very personal essay on how The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air changed his life, Hubert's editorial on Cartel Land and how it illustrates the War on Drugs will never end, Angela's photos and recap from Weezer's set at the Taste of Chicago, and the triumphant return of BattleBots!

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Warren Ellis To Write New James Bond 007 Comic Series
To Beat or Not to Beat: Sweating in a Russian Bathhouse
America and Japan Are Going to Have a Giant Robot Duel
How the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Spearheaded My Sexual Awakening

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[Review] Terminator: Genisys
New Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Photos
Marisa Tomei Cast as Aunt May in Spider-Man Reboot
Ben Affleck Directing and Starring in Solo Batman Film Written by Geoff Johns
Cartel Land Shows Why the War on Drugs May Be Unwinnable

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Rihanna's "Bitch Better Have My Money" Video is Bananas
[Playlist of the Week] 10 Songs for America
[RH Photos] Weezer Headlines at the 35th Annual Taste of Chicago

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Harry Shearer Returns to The Simpsons
Did This Week's UnREAL Go Too Far?
Marvel's Daredevil Finds Its Elektra In Elodie Yung
[Review] MTV's Scream: Hello, Emma
Pure Mechanized Carnage: The Return of BattleBots
How the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Spearheaded My Sexual Awakening


[The Weekly Swarm] 6/29 - 7/5

Happy July, everybody. I hope everybody's 4th of July weekend was filled with family, friends, and fireworks! Despite the shortened week for the holiday, we still had an amazing array of content last week. Some highlights include the ongoing feud between Donald Trump and Univision, a plethora of film and TV trailers (CreedDragon Ball SuperI Am Chris Farley, etc.), a review of Thundercat's mini-album, The Beyond/Where the Giants Roam, a round-up of Q2 2015's best albums, and a review of MTV's Scream pilot. You can find all of this and more below in The Weekly Swarm.

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Why Univision Dropping Miss USA is a Big Deal
Donald Trump is Suing Univision for $500 Million

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Watch a Young Amy Winehouse Sing Happy Birthday
Remember Chris Farley in Trailer for I Am Chris Farley
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman, and Julia Roberts Star in First Secret in Their Eyes Trailer
Frieza is Back in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' Trailer
Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone Team Up in Trailer for Rocky Sequel, Creed
Alison Brie and Jason Sudeikis Star in Sleeping With Other People Trailer
Watch Michael Fassbender as Steve Jobs in New Trailer
[Weekly Netflix Fix] First July 2015 Update

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Watch a Young Amy Winehouse Sing Happy Birthday
[Review] Thundercat: "The Beyond/Where the Giants Roam"
Second Quarter 2015 Album Round-up

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Why Univision Dropping Miss USA is a Big Deal
Watch the First 8 Minutes of MTV's Scream TV Series
Donald Trump is Suing Univision for $500 Million
[Review] MTV's Scream: Pilot
[Weekly Netflix Fix] First July 2015 Update


Ruby Hornet's The Weekly Swarm

[The Weekly Swarm] 6/22 - 6/28

Welcome to the final June 2015 installment of The Weekly Swarm! Last week was a monumental week for Americans as the Supreme Court finally legalized same-sex marriage, paving the way for a future of better equality and understanding. On the more direct Ruby Hornet path, we released some amazing content last week, such as news that Miles Morales will become the de facto Spider-Man in Marvel Comics, Apple Music's complete 180 on paying royalties to musicians during trial periods (thanks to Taylor Swift), an editorial on whether or not Swift herself is infringing upon photographers' rights, a first-hand experience visiting a Turkish bathhouse, reviews of Inside OutFeltGlass ChinInfinitely Polar BearThe Face of an Angel, Bully's Feels Like, Midwest Ska Fest 2015's return to the Double Door on August 8th, and an obituary of The Avengers' Patrick Macnee.

You can read all of this (and more!) below in this edition of The Weekly Swarm.

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Miles Morales Replaces Peter Parker as Spider-Man
Is Taylor Swift Really Trying To Rob Photographers?
Hammam Says Relax: A Traveler’s First Time Experience in a Turkish Bathhouse
Supreme Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

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[Review] Inside Out
Marvel and Sony Find Their Spider-Man Actor and Director
[Review] Infinitely Polar Bear
[Review] The Face Of An Angel
Watch the English-Subbed Trailer for Boruto: Naruto the Movie
[Playlist of the Week] 10 Blockbuster Hits of the Summer
[Weekly Netflix Fix] Final June 2015 Update
The Decline of Western Civilization: To Live and Die in LA
Amy Schumer is a Trainwreck in Trailer for Judd Apatow's Next Film
[Review] Felt
[Review] Glass Chin

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Apple Music Will Pay Artists During Trial Periods Thanks to Taylor Swift
Pitchfork Music Festival 2015 Schedule Revealed
Midwest Ska Fest 2015 Returning to Double Door on August 8th
Is Taylor Swift Really Trying To Rob Photographers?
[Playlist of the Week] 10 Blockbuster Hits of the Summer
The Decline of Western Civilization: To Live and Die in LA
[Review] Bully: "Feels Like"

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[Review] Silicon Valley Season 2
[Weekly Netflix Fix] Final June 2015 Update
RIP Patrick Macnee, Star of The Avengers TV Show & Role Model For Boys Everywhere


Ruby Hornet's The Weekly Swarm

[The Weekly Swarm] 6/15 - 6/21

We had a spectacular week of content last week, as you can see in this latest installment of The Weekly Swarm. We shared some of our favorite E3 highlights from gaming's big three of Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo, reported on the new Illinois bill facing legislation that will allow underage drinkers amnesty (for medical emergencies), Sony and Shenmue III betray what Kickstarter was originally intended for, reviewed The OvernightSan Andreas, Burying the Ex, and Jurassic World, praised shows like Veep and Silicon Valley for their creative use of vulgarity, shared 10 life lessons from women in TV, and our top 10 favorite episodes of Powerpuff Girls. You can find all of this and more below in The Weekly Swarm!

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E3 2015: Highlights from Microsoft's Press Conference
E3 2015: Highlights from Sony's Press Conference
E3 2015: Highlights from Nintendo's Press Conference
Illinois Lawmakers Pass Bill to Grant Amnesty to Underage Drinkers Who Call 911
Brace Yourselves, Kingdom Hearts III is Coming
How Sony and Shenmue III Killed Crowdfunding

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[Review] San Andreas
Jurassic World Breaks World Record with $511m Debut
4 Must-See Films at BAMcinemaFest 2015 (June 17-28)
[Review] Jurassic World
[Weekly Netflix Fix] Champs, Orange is the New Black
Official Trailer for the Wonderful '80s-Inspired Turbo Kid
[Review] Burying The Ex
[SXSW Interview] Jim Murphy (Lava)
[Review] The Overnight

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[Playlist of the Week] 5 Retro Video Game Themes for E3

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WWE Money in the Bank 2015: Results and Match Reviews
In Praise of Creative Vulgarity on TV
10 Life Lessons From Current Women in Television
[Weekly Netflix Fix] Champs, Orange is the New Black
The Top 10 Powerpuff Girls Episodes