Geeking Out

Today is #BlackOutDay on social media. The hashtag speaks for itself beautifully, but here are some highlights.
What a single SNL sketch tells us about women’s voices.
Make your mark during Women’s History Month by participating in a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon.
Netflix picked up Cary Fukunaga’s adaptation of Uzodinma Iweala’s Beasts of No Nation, starring Idris Elba.
Orlando Jones has joined the cast of The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, also starring Jason Sudeikis, Jessica Biel, and Maisie Williams.
HBO’s call for submissions from POC writers last week for their fellowship program was less than stellar, with a website crash and a 1K entry cap.
Grace over at Mythcreants looks at six female archetypes in Stephen King’s works
Anika Noni Rose will be leading CBS drama For Justice, based on a James Patterson novel. Rose will play tough as nails Special Agent “Nat” Chappel, who works in the Criminal Section of the Department of Civil Rights Division.
Episode storylines of Friends if the cast were Black.
Native Americans are fighting to keep their birth names on Facebook.
Catch up on Bitch Flicks’ “Unlikable Women” posts. (While you’re on the topic, check out Elyse’s tribute to the Disney villainess.)
Check out these awesome bookish posters and prints to decorate your abode!
Emily Nussbaum talks about being a “bad fan” when it comes to women-centric television.
We just stumbled on this: an interactive timeline of women pioneers in electronic music.