The Tuesday Edition - Sep 21, 2021
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A Man Called Ove meets The Good Place in Under the Whispering Door, a delightful queer love story from TJ Klune, author of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller The House in the Cerulean Sea.
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Big on the Internet, fanfic, fanfic trope, fanfiction

Apparently There Only Being One Bed Is More Likely Than We Think and I Feel So Validated as a Fanfic Writer

A popular fanfic trope is when characters have to share a bed because there's only one available. Apparently, it happens quite often in real life!

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Books, our books our shelves, tj klune, Tor Books

Our Books, Our Shelves: TJ Klune’s Wish for Us All: Solace in the Queer Community

Book cover. (Image: Tor Books.)

Under the Whispering Door is my fervent wish for all of us, that when we’ve reached the end of our lives, something wonderful awaits us. But I would be lying if I said it wasn’t more for queer people. This is a book for everyone, but I wrote it because I wanted my community to find a bit of solace, no matter their beliefs.

The post Our Books, Our Shelves: TJ Klune’s Wish for Us All: Solace in the Queer Community first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, Anti-Vaccination, blackface, Rosa Parks

An Elementary School Staff Member Protested a Vaccine Mandate by Portraying Rosa Parks in Blackface and WOW I’ve Had My Fill of People Today

Empty Classroom

A staff member at Mabel Rush Elementary School decided to protest the school's vaccine mandate by dressing as Rosa Parks and doing blackface.

The post An Elementary School Staff Member Protested a Vaccine Mandate by Portraying Rosa Parks in Blackface and WOW I’ve Had My Fill of People Today first appeared on The Mary Sue.
AMP Featured, News, COVID-19, lions, zoo animals

Things We Saw Today: All the Lions & Tigers at the Smithsonian National Zoo Have COVID-19

A tiger looks into the camera with a facial expression that looks surprised

The National Zoo in Washington D.C. announced Friday that all of its lions and tigers have tested positive for COVID-19.

The post Things We Saw Today: All the Lions & Tigers at the Smithsonian National Zoo Have COVID-19 first appeared on The Mary Sue.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, don't tweet, social media, Twitter

These May Well Be the Worst, Most Cringeworthy Tweets Ever Compiled

A man and a woman look away from a phone in horror

People shared the worst tweets they've seen on Twitter, and the replies were so gloriously cringeworthy we had to compile them here.

The post These May Well Be the Worst, Most Cringeworthy Tweets Ever Compiled first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Books, FIYAHCON, Ignyte Awards, speculative fiction

Rebecca Roanhorse, Tochi Onyebuchi, And Others Recognized For Fire Fiction at FIYAHCON 2021’s Ignyte Awards

FIYAHCON 2021 image. (Image: FIYAH Literary Magazine.)

FIYAHCON is not just about giving out awards to excellent writers, artists, and critical readers of color. The three-and-a-half-day convention included panels, presentations, games, workshops and more. It gave people of color creatives (and allies there) to engage with discourse and engage with the diverse community regardless of location.

The post Rebecca Roanhorse, Tochi Onyebuchi, And Others Recognized For Fire Fiction at FIYAHCON 2021’s Ignyte Awards first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, Halloween

Final Halloween Kills Trailer Shows Some Returning Faces From the Original Film

Jamie Lee Curtis and Judy Greer in Halloween (2018)

Michael Myers lives, but the mob is ready for him in Halloween Kills.

The post Final Halloween Kills Trailer Shows Some Returning Faces From the Original Film first appeared on The Mary Sue.
AMP Featured, Movies, Avengers: Endgame, Marvel Cinematic Universe

So Far, Marvel’s “Phase 4” Is Only Making Captain America’s Avengers: Endgame Ending Worse

Steve and Peggy dance in Marvel's Avengers: Endgame.

Now that we’re nearly a full year into Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, I hope people will be ready to hear me out when I say I hate the ending of Avengers: Endgame.

The post So Far, Marvel’s “Phase 4” Is Only Making Captain America’s Avengers: Endgame Ending Worse first appeared on The Mary Sue.
AMP Featured, TV, Hulu, The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid’s Tale Needs To Start Focusing on an Endgame

Elisabeth Moss as June in the season 3 finale of Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale.

Last night at the Emmy's The Handmaid's Tale made history by breaking the record for most Emmy nominations and zero wins, which—speaking as someone who recently caught up with The Handmaid's Tale—seems about right

The post The Handmaid’s Tale Needs To Start Focusing on an Endgame first appeared on The Mary Sue.
AMP Featured, Comics, light novel, manga, My Hero Academia

Bakugo and Eri Own My Entire Heart in This My Hero Academia: School Briefs Cover

My Hero Academia Cherry Blossom

The cover for the upcoming Japanese release of My Hero Academia: School Days will make you feel all warm and fuzzy for Eri and Bakugo.

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AMP Featured, News, Anti-Vaccination, Conspiracy Theories, COVID-19 vaccine

New Anti-Vax Conspiracy Theory: The Left Is Causing Unvaccinated Death on Purpose, Through Reverse Psychology

A gathering of anti-vaccine protesters hold signs and yell

Rather than let us feel like we on the left have "won," they are literally dying to own the libs. And apparently, that was our plan all along.

The post New Anti-Vax Conspiracy Theory: The Left Is Causing Unvaccinated Death on Purpose, Through Reverse Psychology first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, 2021 Emmys, disability rights, The Emmys

Despite Hard-Won Changes, Disability Accommodations Still Take a Backseat at the Emmys and Other Award Shows

Podcasts, Sponsored, editaudio, podcasting, podcasts

editaudio Is Here to Change the Voice of Podcasting

A woman sitting at a podcasting mic

editaudio emerged as a response to the fact that too often we only hear one type of voice in podcasting. By contrast, their team is a queer-led, woman, non-binary, and trans powerhouse.

The post editaudio Is Here to Change the Voice of Podcasting first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, anime, CrunchyRoll, tokyo revengers

That Tokyo Revengers Anime Season Finale Has Got Me Messed Up—Even if I Read the Manga!

Toman

The 'Tokyo Revengers' anime has aired its first season finale, and it ends on a huge cliffhanger that took me by surprise even if I read the manga.

The post That Tokyo Revengers Anime Season Finale Has Got Me Messed Up—Even if I Read the Manga! first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, contributors, TIFF

Review: Dan Stevens Is an Android Dreamboat in I’m Your Man

I'm your man trailer still with the two leads face to face.

Many films are outright desperate to speak to our times, but Maria Schrader’s Berlin-set sci-fi romcom I’m Your Man could genuinely lay claim to that and more.

The post Review: Dan Stevens Is an Android Dreamboat in I’m Your Man first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Books, holidays, publishing, Shipping Issues

Supply Chain Problems Mean You Need to Buy Your Holiday Books, Pre-Orders ASAP

Bookshop with truck icons in front showing supply. (Image: Canva and Ksenia Chernaya from Pexels.)

Since the pandemic began, it feels like almost monthly there is a new shortage due to how interconnected and globalized our economies are. Well, that and of course workplace safety and social distancing due to how we know the COVID-19 virus spreads. From chicken to equipment to work/learn-from-home, most people have been affected one way or another and publishing is no different.

The post Supply Chain Problems Mean You Need to Buy Your Holiday Books, Pre-Orders ASAP first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, 2021 Emmys, Michaela Coel

Michaela Coel’s Emmy Win Was Great, but Actors of Color Were Shut Out of Awards

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 19: Michaela Coel attends the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards at L.A. LIVE on September 19, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)

Last night the Primetime Emmys saw no non-white actor take home an acting award. The Crown and Ted Lasso both overwhelmingly swept their respective categories for drama and comedy.

The post Michaela Coel’s Emmy Win Was Great, but Actors of Color Were Shut Out of Awards first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, Movies & TV, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Tom Hardy, Venom

My Favorite Thing About Spider-Man: No Way Home Is All the Fan Speculation, Like This Venom Theory Because of a Hat

Tom Hardy in the let There Be Carnage Trailer

Tom Hardy was recently seen in a picture with Lin Oeding wearing a Spider-Man: No Way Home hat, leading to fan speculation of Venom appearing in the movie.

The post My Favorite Thing About Spider-Man: No Way Home Is All the Fan Speculation, Like This Venom Theory Because of a Hat first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, #MeToo Movement, 2021 Emmys, I May Destroy You, Michaela Coel

Dedicating Her Emmy Win to Survivors of Sexual Abuse, Michaela Coel Awarded For Writing I May Destroy You

I May Destroy You (2020) Michaela Coel

After winning outstanding writing for a limited or anthology series or movie, Michaela Coel dedicated her award from I May Destroy You to the survivors of sexual assault. In her speech, Coel stated, "Write the tales that scare you, that make you feel uncertain that isn't comfortable. I dare you."

The post Dedicating Her Emmy Win to Survivors of Sexual Abuse, Michaela Coel Awarded For Writing I May Destroy You first appeared on The Mary Sue.
AMP Featured, TV, 2021 Emmys, Speech, The Queen's Gambit

The Queen’s Gambit Director Shooes Away Music Cue Multiple Times

The Queen's Gambit still of her thinking at a chess set. (Image: Netflix.)

After winning the Emmy for directing for a limited or anthology series or movie, director of The Queen's Gambit Scott Frank took the stage and began reading his speech. As expected, when his speech ran on the long in, the music came to signal him to wrap it up. Instead of doing that, he shooed the music away and continued. And then, he did it again. It took THREE music cues for him to speed through the end.

The post The Queen’s Gambit Director Shooes Away Music Cue Multiple Times first appeared on The Mary Sue.
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