The Friday Edition - Jan 27, 2023
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News, donald trump, Facebook, Instagram, meta, politics

After Two Years of Blissful Silence, Facebook and Instagram Are Reinstating Trump

Donald Trump wears a red MAGA hat while driving a golf cart, gives a thumbs up to the camera

In a move that will certainly please paragon of free speech Elon Musk (despite his recent banning spree), Facebook and Instagram have finally caved under pressure and are set to unban the former president.

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News, police brutality, police violence, protests

Protest Tips: How to Protest Safely, What to Bring, and How to Act

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - JUNE 14: Protestors march down Willis Street during a protest in support of the Black Lives Matter movement on June 14, 2020 in Wellington, New Zealand. The event in Wellington was organised in solidarity with protests in the United States following the killing of an unarmed black man George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

Protesting is a fundamental right in America, but that doesn't mean it comes without risk, especially when protesting matters of life and death, like the police murdering Black citizens in this country.

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TV, Natasa Lyonne, Poker Face, Rian Johnson

5 Reasons Why You Should Watch ‘Poker Face’

Natasha Lyonne looking cool in Rian Johnson's Poker Face on Peacock.

The first four episodes of Poker Face are on Peacock, so what are you doing? Go watch it right now!

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News, Alan Cumming, British Royal Family, contributor

Alan Cumming Hands Back His OBE For his Birthday

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 05: Alan Cumming attends AARP's 17th Annual Movies For Grownups Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on February 5, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California.

It's a symbolic gesture at best, but one that's at least prompting more conversation about the role of the British Royal Family in 2023.

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Movies, Disney, Hide From Homepage, SEO, Zootopia

Will There Be a ‘Zootopia 2’? Answered

'Zootopia' premiered six years ago and quickly received critical acclaim for its animation and social commentary. Is a 'Zootopia 2' happening soon?

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TV, Hide From Homepage, His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman

A Look Into the Figure of The Authority in ‘His Dark Materials’

Lyra and Will in key art for 'His Dark Materials'

The complex themes of His Dark Materials shine through its characters, including the mysterious Authority—whose creation comes directly from the Abrahamic tradition.

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TV, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Prime Video, Tomb Raider

Phoebe Waller-Bridge Is Developing Not One, But TWO New Shows for Amazon

Phoebe Waller-Bridge in 'Fleabag' season 2'

Phoebe Waller-Bridge has a huge fanbase, and for good reason: Her stuff rules. Now if we can only get her to think about season 3 of Fleabag in the process of working on the TWO shows she is reportedly developing.

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Movies, animation, Guillermo del Toro, Gullermo Del Toro's Pinocchio, Pinnochio, the criterion collection

Guillermo del Toro Makes the Perfect Case for More Animation Outside of Children’s Programming

Guillermo del Toro behind a window on the set of Pinocchio. Image: Netflix.

Most fans of del Toro's work or that follow professional animators online will know this is not the first time he's pushed back against this.

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TV, Game of Thrones, Oberyn Martell, Pedro Pascal

So You Forgot About Pedro Pascal in ‘Game of Thrones’…

Pedro Pascal as Oberyn Martell in Game of Thrones

One of the most searched topics after the success of The Last of Us has been frustrating.

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News, anti-racism, news, police brutality, racial justice, racism, tyre nichols

White People: The Tyre Nichols Video Is Not Ours To Share

No' Symbol, Sign, Warning Sign, Circle, Forbidden

The Mary Sue is not sharing the video of Tyre Nichols’s last moments, and we encourage our white readers not to share it, either. Here’s why.

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Big on the Internet, Matt Healy, music, racism, The 1975

A Timeline of Matt Healy’s Questionable Behavior

Matt Healy of The 1975 during a live performance

Matt Healy's recent attempt to launch into a racist rant during a performance with The 1975 is the latest chapter in a history of troubling behavior.

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TV, Daisy Jones & the Six, fleetwood mac

Your New Fleetwood Mac-esque Obsession Is Here

Daisy Jones and the Six singing together

I'm late to the game but then again, no one told me that this is essentially just Fleetwood Mac fanfic and that's on them.

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TV, contributor, DC Comics, Doom Patrol, HBO Max, Titans (live-action series)

Two More Major DC Comics Shows Have Been Canceled

dc characters

Warner Bros. Discovery is continuing to clean house.

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Big on the Internet, Funko, The Princess and the Frog, whitewashing

Funko’s ‘Fixed’ Naveen Images Don’t Reassure Me at All

Naveen as a frog from Princess and The Frog. (Disney)

The "new" images of Naveen are clearly digitally altered.

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TV, Brett Goldstein, Neil Goldman, Shrinking

INTERVIEW: Brett Goldstein and Neil Goldman Talk ‘Shrinking’ and Bringing Comedy to Tragedy

Jason Segel driving with Luke Tennie in Shrinking

Shrinking is on Apple TV+ each Friday and will be one of your favorite new shows.

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News, Canada, trans

Petition Asks Canada to Offer Asylum For Trans People Fleeing the U.S., U.K.

Transgender flags on the step to D.C.

The petition is written to the Canadian House of Commons, imploring them to allow trans people around the world to seek asylum in the country in order to escape persecution.

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TV, Picard, Star Trek (franchise), Star Trek: Picard

Everything a Nerd Like You Needs To Know About ‘Picard’ Season 3, From Your School Bully

Sir Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard of the the CBS All Access series STAR TREK: PICARD.

LiListen up nerds, I have an announcement.

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News, censorship, Children's books, Emma Straub, politics

Children’s Book Reading Canceled Over Author’s Anti-Gun Tweet

Author Emma Straub

Author Emma Straub was just starting the tour for her children’s book Very Good Hats when two of her reading events at Texas schools were canceled. Apparently, some parents threw a tantrum over Straub’s use of profanity in a tweet.

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News, abortion, abortion bans, Arkansas, feminism, politics, reproductive rights, roe v wade

Arkansas Republicans’ New Abortion Ban Bill Seems To Include Miscarriage as a Prosecutable Offense

an abortion activist hols a sign reading "keep abortion legal"

The Arkansas State Legislature introduced a new abortion ban bill which, if passed, would make miscarriage a prosecutable offense.

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News, confederate statues, politics

The “Slavery Was So Long Ago” Crowd Just Held a Eulogy for a Treasonous Civil War General

Statue of A.P. Hill in Richmond, Virginia

A.P. Hill had been buried three times over the 19th Century. Just when you think people had forgotten about him, they dug him up and moved him again. His ghost is probably pretty pissed about it.

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