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 Q: Which The Walking Dead character do you think would make the best stunt actor?

A: Uh-oh, I’ll make enemies! [Laughs] It’s not that she would be a better stunt person than the others, but I’ve always been intrigued by Michonne. Danai is not just an actor, she’s an athlete and that really comes through in her character when it comes to the sword work. All of the actors have glimpses of being a great stunt double, had they chosen to pursue that. Andrew is great with fights, the same goes for Norman — I could go right down the list.

Dispatches From the Set – Stunt Coordinator Monty Simons on Season 5

I don’t normally share negative feelings about things, but something happened over the weekend that has been bothering me so I am going to try and figure it out in writing.

#WeNeedDiverseBooks because:

88% of the books on the 2013 Publisher’s Weekly YA Bestsellers were about white protagonists

91% of the authors on the 2013 New York Times’s Bestseller Lists for YA and Children’s Lit were white authors. 

According to the 2012 Cooperative Children’s Book Center, only 3.3% of books were about African-American protagonists; only 2.1% were about Asian and Pacific Islander protagonists; only 1.5% were about Latinx protagonists; and only 0.6% were about Native American protagonists. That means over 90% of children’s books surveyed were about white protagonists.

Clever way of getting his features in there.

I WANT SOME SO I CAN DRENCH THEM IN MAPLE SYRUP OH MY GOD

In January, we asked a small group of pinners to test a new look designed to make discovering things on Pinterest easier. Since then, we’ve talked to some of these folks, analyzed their feedback, and made a few changes.