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Trolls

Here's what the Ghostbusters cast really thinks of the film's male critics

8:39 AM Comedic actress Melissa McCarthy has poked fun at the male online trolls who have criticised the female-led cast of the new Ghostbusters film.

Gender-flipped

Mindy Kaling and Helena Bonham Carter join Sandra Bullock's 'Ocean's Eleven' reboot

Rob Moran This thing is rounding out very nicely.

Hillary 2016

Hillary Clinton told Donald Trump to delete his Twitter account, and the internet understandably loved it

Rob Moran Such a simple clapback, yet so perfect.

Hollywood whitewashing

White filmmakers announce upcoming biopic on Muslim poet Rumi, want Leonardo DiCaprio to play him

Rob Moran Nope, Hollywood hasn't learnt a thing.

Meryl Streep does a number on Donald Trump

Melena Ryzik At the moment that Hillary Clinton was all but clinching the Democratic nomination for president, Meryl Streep was on a stage in New York, impersonating Donald Trump.

Bloody great

Finally, here's an ad for period products that actually features blood

Jenny Noyes And it's actually beautiful.

Game Of Thrones

'Game Of Thrones' just introduced a new badass female character, and the internet already loves her

Rob Moran Bow down to Lady Lyanna Mormont, 10-year-old queen of our hearts.

Angry chefs

Why it’s time to end the cult of the angry chef

Neha Kale Let's end the cultural narrative that a certain volatile eccentricity is the marker of a talented man, writes Neha Kale.

Hot dog princess

Internet bows down to little girl who wore a hot dog suit to Princess Day

Jenny Noyes "In a world of princesses, be a hot dog" was the true lesson of the day as #hotdogprincess trended across multiple social media platforms.

J.K. Rowling hits out at 'racists' after Harry Potter play casts black Hermione

J.K. Rowling has slammed as a "bunch of racists" online critics who complained about the casting of a black actor to play Hermione.

'Me Before You'

'Me Before You' has a disabled main character - but activists are angry. Here's why.

Stephanie Merry "We've seen a galvanising effort of people saying, 'Wait a minute. We're tired of this. We've seen it all before.' "

Ocean's 11

Cate Blanchett 'in talks' to take the Brad Pitt role in the upcoming all-female 'Ocean's Eleven'

Rob Moran This just keeps getting better and better.

Amber Heard

Amber Heard sues comedian who accused her of blackmailing Johnny Depp

Heard says she would donate all proceeds to a battered women's shelter in Arizona.

Brie Larson is latest Marvel superhero

AAP and Ebony Bowden Brie Larson is reportedly in early talks to star as Captain Marvel in an upcoming superhero film.

Poor taste

Channel Nine's Footy Show criticised for 'racist' joke

Georgina Mitchell and Ebony Bowden The executive producer of Nine's The Footy Show has apologised for a racist skit on Thursday night's show which he admits 'went too far'.

Fauxpology

Michael Bay kinda, sorta, not really apologised for insulting Kate Beckinsale's appearance

Rob Moran It's been a big ol' week for egomaniacal male directors slagging off their leading ladies, hasn't it?

Gendered violence

Rose McGowan slams 'X-Men Apocalypse' billboard that shows Jennifer Lawrence being choked

Rob Moran "There is a major problem when the men and women at 20th Century Fox think casual violence against women is the way to market a film."

Dom Knight

7 new podcasts we definitely need right now

Dom Knight Because there's always room for another podcast, writes Dom Knight.

Gramma & Ginga

Watch 97 and 102-year-old sisters Gramma and Ginga review 'Game Of Thrones' for Kimmel

Rob Moran Obviously, they have no idea what's going on. Not 'cause they're old - but because GoT is ridiculous.

Femmo talk

Rashida Jones gave Stephen Colbert a taste of the sexist questions female stars usually get asked

Rob Moran The 'Angie Tribeca' star gave the host a quick crash-course in feminist discourse.

Jamie Brewer

'Give us a chance': American Horror Story star Jamie Brewer on tackling Hollywood with a disability

Jenny Noyes "We're all advocating for inclusion."

G.L.O.W.

'Orange Is The New Black' creator Jenji Kohan is making a new Netflix series about '80s women's wrestling

Rob Moran It's based on the 'Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling' league, which was a real-life thing in the '80s.

Biphobic rant

This commentator's take on Johnny Depp and Amber Heard may be the worst yet

Jenny Noyes Peter Ford began his rant on The Morning Show with: "I probably shouldn't say this, but..." And yeah, he was right.

Ghostbusters

'I hope they find a friend': Melissa McCarthy has no time for all those 'Ghostbusters' haters

Rob Moran 'You're ruining my childhood!' I mean, really," the actress said in a new interview.

'Keira's thing is to hide': Begin Again director pans Knightley's acting

Garry Maddox The Irish director says he will never work with a supermodel again.

Hollywood diversity

'It's not just Hollywood - every industry is so white', say Kerry Washington and Aziz Ansari

Rob Moran The stars talk diversity and onscreen representation for Variety's 'Actors On Actors' series.

Trump

The Weeknd and rapper Belly cancel Jimmy Kimmel over Trump appearance

Belly says he cancelled because he didn't want to share a stage with Donald Trump.

Puppy play

This new British documentary follows 'pup players', men who live as dogs

Rob Moran "There is an immense amount of pleasure from gambolling around, playing with squeaky toys."

Hollywood diversity

Constance Wu, Aziz Ansari, George Takei and more speak out about Hollywood's Asian representation problem

Rob Moran Asian actors "have to train like it's the Olympics" to get parts over whites, Wu said in the New York Times article.

25th anniversary

How 'Thelma & Louise' ushered in a new, exciting version of mainstream feminism

Natalie Reilly "To say that Thelma & Louise broke open the cultural assumptions of the time is not an exaggeration," writes Natalie Reilly, as the iconic film celebrates its 25th anniversary.

'Junk equality'

Emilia Clarke is very happy that Game Of Thrones finally 'freed the P'

Rob Moran "I think they heard me. Junk equality!"

Chewbacca Mom

The internet's 'Chewbacca Mom' got a surprise visit from JJ Abrams on James Corden's show

Rob Moran Yep, she's still laughing.

Powerpuff

Ka-pow! 'Powerpuff Girls' are back to save the world again

Tracy Brown The new villain Manboy is an "an old-thinking type of male character set into this modern-day world".

Gay characters

Fans urge Marvel to give Captain America a boyfriend

Amy Kaufman Fans reckon it's a ready made love story. With who? Bucky Barnes, of course, Cap's loyal best friend who has frequently risked his life for his mate.

Pro life

Sarah Silverman is on a mission from God to save men's sperm

Jenny Noyes "Sperm is life. And you know what that means: We’ve gotta legislate that shit."

Clem Bastow

6 other iconic characters it's time to genderswap

Clem Bastow Gillian Anderson officially threw her hat in the ring to take on 007 - Clem Bastow suggests some other characters who are ripe for a re-cast.