“The logline of Radha Blank’s The Forty-Year-Old Version — a struggling playwright takes up rapping at 40 — doesn’t tell the full story. Blank’s semi-autobiographical movie is painting on a much bigger canvas than that. It’s a portrait of Blank’s New York, where she works teaching high school students playwriting while trying to get her own work produced.” Read more at Thrillist. Like SDCC’s lackluster Comic-Con@Home, NYCC’s virtual con happened without much fanfare. To sum things up, here’s every trailer you missed from the event over the weekend. Read more at The Mary Sue. NBC’s Saturday Night Live turned 45 years old over the weekend. Check out some fun facts to celebrate its anniversary! “Live from New York … Saturday Night Live made its television debut on October 11, 1975. In honor of its 45 years of comedic contributions, here are 40 things you might not have known about the legendary sketch show.” Read more at Mental Floss. Don’t miss out on Hulu’s spectacular Halloween short films, starting with Back to Cave One. Read more at Gizmodo. Twitter will send retweeting users to the ‘Quote Tweet’ composer first starting October 20 in an effort to combat misinformation on its platform. “To stop misinformation from going viral during the election, Twitter is going to temporarily encourage users to think before retweeting a post. Normally, when you want to retweet something, it’s practically a mindless click. But starting on Oct. 20, when you click retweet, you’ll instead be sent to the ‘Quote Tweet’ composer first, enabling you to add your own commentary before amplifying the post.” Read more at PCMag. What’s scarier than snakes? Myths and lies about snakes. Learn about the truth behind these deadly snake myths. Read more at Inverse.
