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The news is deeply terrible right now. Nearly every internet list–of which there are many–offering tips on how to take care of yourself during the coronavirus pandemic suggests limiting the amount of news you take in each day. As someone whose job relies on consuming all the news, all the time, I 100% recommend not doing that if you’re able.

But if you do want to stay informed, here are three Twitter accounts to make the news a bit more palatable.

Sarah Cooper’s Donald Trump lip syncs

Really the only way I can stand hearing Trump’s voice is when it’s coming out of comedian Sarah Cooper’s (@sarahcpr) face.

How to medical pic.twitter.com/0EDqJcy38p

— Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) April 24, 2020

She absolutely nails Trump’s bombastic bloviating with total sincerity, but the use of props and cutaways to other characters adds an all too fitting level of absurdity to his already absurd ramblings.

How to more cases than anybody in the world pic.twitter.com/VA9bPJiQ6i

— Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) May 15, 2020

Many per capitas pic.twitter.com/iU4nTMgVKL

— Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) May 21, 2020

Maria DeCotis’s Andrew Cuomo lip syncs

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo holds daily press briefings to share the work being done to combat the coronavirus and much of their content is very serious. But Cuomo is also known for going off on some lengthy personal tangents. Comedian Maria DeCotis (@MariaDeCotis) has focused on the relationship between Cuomo and his family, especially his daughters, and also especially his daughter’s boyfriend, as they all quarantine together.

@NYGovCuomo talking about his daughter’s boyfriend @andrewcuomo pic.twitter.com/B2VyzMM87o

— Maria DeCotis (@MariaDeCotis) May 1, 2020

Cuomo is clearly just as stir-crazy as the rest of us and DeCotis’ reenactments really highlight that fact.

Breaking news: Governor Cuomo learns communication skills from daughter Mariah. pic.twitter.com/t3WhXx6lAV

— Maria DeCotis (@MariaDeCotis) May 15, 2020

Also, A+ props.

Okay you ask and I deliver. Cuomo’s April calendar ya’ll. pic.twitter.com/yokfs9Z8Qo

— Maria DeCotis (@MariaDeCotis) May 21, 2020

Room Rater

Gone are the days of in-studio cable news interviews. Instead, now, every guest and sometimes the hosts are broadcasting from their homes, which means we suddenly get to look inside the homes of a bunch of strangers. Room Rater (@ratemyskyperoom) is here to judge those homes.

Nice room. Good depth & lighting. Burn the chair. 8/10 @ericswalwell pic.twitter.com/fTulZPW4z5

— Room Rater (@ratemyskyperoom) May 20, 2020

Setting up a good video chat background is hard–a lot harder than a lot of guests and professional correspondents seem to have realized. Between the lighting, the decor balance, and the camera angle, it’s a lot to keep in mind.

Exceptional prints/frames. Like doorway. Shirley Chisholm? Raise camera slightly 8/10 @CharlotteAlter pic.twitter.com/khZYzNjJZ7

— Room Rater (@ratemyskyperoom) May 21, 2020

We like. Just lower camera position but kids make up for it. Nice plant, too. 8/10 @AllisonMillerTV pic.twitter.com/2otnwcw7Nv

— Room Rater (@ratemyskyperoom) May 20, 2020

This is bad. As in not good. Any other set up-even a blank wall-would be an improvement. 2/10 @nayyeroar pic.twitter.com/Q4dpy092lV

— Room Rater (@ratemyskyperoom) April 22, 2020

Will sell your privacy. If it’s free you are the product. Nice plant, tho. 2/10 @finkd pic.twitter.com/3H9zriVOdB

— Room Rater (@ratemyskyperoom) May 20, 2020

Snake oil and soft focus. Phony PHD. Real nazi. 0/10 @SebGorka pic.twitter.com/hAUm04KQVP

— Room Rater (@ratemyskyperoom) May 20, 2020

If you watch a lot of news, this account will give you something to focus on besides the terrible news itself.

Our first Congressional 10/10. Frida! Need to know about hat/jacket. Love every bit of this. @rosadelauro pic.twitter.com/Y6DkJ5JZa7

— Room Rater (@ratemyskyperoom) May 12, 2020

Now on with @AriMelber is Dr William Haseltine our first 10/10 whose skype room helped lead to the beginnings of this account. pic.twitter.com/CsLVIiyO3r

— Room Rater (@ratemyskyperoom) May 13, 2020

A surprising number of media figures have clearly been paying attention to the account and are actually taking notes.

Big congrats to our peerless moderator, @costareports, on a strong #roomrater score. https://t.co/g6XFGHOkgK

— Washington Week (@washingtonweek) May 21, 2020

Unfortunately we agree with the need for art on the walls. However, the angle and light are excellent, and we like the globe, plant and Potter. 8/10. @globalnews https://t.co/nZhuTV7kJu

— Room Rater (@ratemyskyperoom) May 20, 2020

I saw this live — incredibly strong play by @AshleyRParker (though I’m certain she’s got @MichaelCBender hiding on the other side of that fireplace feverishly stoking the embers). https://t.co/rhVQetzHLB

— John Heilemann (@jheil) May 20, 2020

(Although sometimes a person will forget everything they’ve learned.)

The sad thing is we’ve seen real progress in her backgrounds… the last one with classic posters of Wisconsin was really quite good. https://t.co/PLbeZPCwil

— Room Rater (@ratemyskyperoom) May 20, 2020

It’s nice to have a fun distraction as we watch everything around us burn.

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Covid-19 shocked the world. For many of us, our day to day and usual routine was shattered. We were forced to turn our home, which in some cases can be a relief from work, into our office. And for others who used their home as an escape, their worst nightmare came true.

For women and girls who are subject to violence, Covid-19 has intensified underlying gender inequities. Building on its efforts to help fight the pandemic, Gucci, through its CHIME FOR CHANGE initiative and the Kering Foundation have partnered together to create the #StandWithWomen campaign.

According to the UN Women which is confirmed by Google Trends Data, there has been an increase in domestic violence cases across the world during the COVID-19 outbreak showing +143% increase in queries on the search engine related to domestic violence cases worldwide. “Now more than ever is the time to join together to protect the health, safety and human rights of girls and women around the world,” says Co-Founder and Kering Foundation Board Director Salma Hayek Pinault. “We stand in solidarity with women everywhere because we cannot risk the progress we have made in the long fight for gender equality,” she exclaimed.

The campaign follows donations from Kering, Gucci’s parent company, and its Foundation, in China, Italy, France and the US, and Gucci’s 2 million euros donation under the call to action “We Are All In This Together”. The two companies are also working with with grassroots organizations on the frontlines that will allow these partners to continue their critical work mobilizing for the safety, health and justice of all women.

For more information on how you can be apart of this initiative, go to www.globalgiving.org/standwithwomen.

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What will DC stans tweet at Warner Bros., now that Zack Snyder’s Justice League has officially been announced as part of the HBO Max lineup in 2021? In other news, HBO Max will be available to more cable subscribers — including Cox and Verizon — which means if you already have HBO, then you’ll also […]

As a fan of Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark, I am delighted because, even though her name was Arachne in the musical, the connection to Madame Web was undeniable, and now we’re supposedly getting a “secret Marvel movie” from Sony in which all signs point to Madame Web making her live-action debut.

A woman of psychic abilities, Madame Web (or Cassandra Webb, depending on which Madame Web they’re going with) is the kind of character who often helps Peter Parker and tells him of people he needs to catch or what’s happening around him. She also comes to Peter Parker’s apartment to prove that she knows he’s Spider-Man.

With the idea of Sony working on a Madame Web movie, it’s clear that they’re trying to bring Tom Holland’s Peter Parker more into the Sony-specific side of Spider-Man movies. Without Peter Parker, a Madame Web movie would be centered around the clairvoyant, and while exciting, it does seem as if it would be a great way of bringing Parker into the project.

However, there is an additional bit of information that does delight me to no end: Director S.J. Clarkson has signed on to develop the first female-centric movie. So, even if it isn’t a Madame Web film, the movie is going to focus on a female hero from the Spider-Verse.

Sure, the movie could focus on Julia Carpenter, too, and range from her time as Spider-Woman into her time as Madame Web, but who knows what Sony has planned? I’m just excited that it means that the women of the Spider-Verse are getting their time. With Venom, Morbius, and Venom: Let There Be Carnage, we focused on male characters in Peter Parker’s world, but starting with this “secret” movie, we can maybe get more of the women who help to fill out the Spider-Verse.

The secret movie is … well, very secret. There is no writer yet, and we still don’t know for certain which hero it will focus on, but to be honest, I’m just excited about more Spider-Verse content.

(via Variety, image: Marvel Entertainment)

Here are some other stories we saw out there today:

• The first look at Alexander Skarsgård in The Stand is here. (via Entertainment Weekly)
• Navajo Nation surpasses New York state for the highest COVID-19 infection rate. (via CNN)
  

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  (on Netflix in the US on 1 June) pic.twitter.com/cLVhec4HHx

  — NetflixFilm (@NetflixFilm) May 20, 2020

• The New York primary is back on. (via HuffPost)
• Alison Roman’s column is on “temporary” leave after her comments went viral. (via Vulture)

Anything we missed? Let us know what you saw!

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