The Friday Edition - Oct 8, 2021
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Movies, Jake Gyllenhaal, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Tom Holland

Jake Gyllenhaal Says Tom Holland Helped Him Cope With Anxiety on Spider-Man: Far From Home Set

Peter Parker and Quentin Beck shaking hands in Spider-Man: Far From Home

I wish we could see more of Jake Gyllenhaal as Quentin Beck.

The post Jake Gyllenhaal Says Tom Holland Helped Him Cope With Anxiety on Spider-Man: Far From Home Set first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Books, publishing, Serial, writers

Authors Choosing Paid Substack Serials Over Full Books Worries Me as a Reader

Chapters locked behind a paywall. Writing hand drawing Substack logo. (Image: Substack and Alyssa Shotwell.)

While journalism (what many people see the platform as for now) has an interesting albeit complicated case for the site, fiction is what worries me.

The post Authors Choosing Paid Substack Serials Over Full Books Worries Me as a Reader first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Books, Comics, comics, horror (genre), Kickstarter

The Shades of Fear Horror Anthology Is the Kind of Vibrant Horror That Lingers at the Back of Your Neck

Feature for Shades of Fear

11 diverse comic creators have come together in the Shades of Fear Horror Anthology. The stories have a focus on emotional and evocative color.

The post The Shades of Fear Horror Anthology Is the Kind of Vibrant Horror That Lingers at the Back of Your Neck first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, mental health, Naomi Osaka, Ted Lasso

Ted Lasso Dives Headfirst Into All the Worst Mental Health Stigmas in Order To Come Out Stronger

Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso, outside, looking to the side, smiling

That this same conversation was playing out simultaneously in real life and in one of the year's most popular television shows only highlights just how important these issues are.

The post Ted Lasso Dives Headfirst Into All the Worst Mental Health Stigmas in Order To Come Out Stronger first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, Hot Ones, Jon Bernthal

Jon Bernthal’s Hot Ones Episode Is Exactly Why We Love Him

Jon Bernthal doing Hot Ones

The great part about Hot Ones is that we get an inside look at some of our favorite actors. And with Jon Bernthal, we just were reminded why we love him as an actor so much.

The post Jon Bernthal’s Hot Ones Episode Is Exactly Why We Love Him first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong'o, The 355

Trailer for The 355 Brings Us a Spy Epic With a Stacked Cast

The cast of The 355 standing in front of their countries' flags.

And honestly, we need another good female spy movie in our lives.

The post Trailer for The 355 Brings Us a Spy Epic With a Stacked Cast first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, Ted Lasso

Ted Lasso Season 2 Finale Showed Us the Importance of Ted’s “Believe” Message

Ted Lasso touching the Believe sign above his door.

Ted Lasso has always been a show about trying your best and that being enough.

The post Ted Lasso Season 2 Finale Showed Us the Importance of Ted’s “Believe” Message first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito Isn’t Here for the Anti-Vaxxers of Hollywood

Giancarlo Esposito in the Mandalorian

We're living in a weird time and it is going to be fascinating to see how the future pans out but at least I know that we have Giancarlo Esposito on our side and if he yelled at me about something, I'd do whatever he asked. 

The post Giancarlo Esposito Isn’t Here for the Anti-Vaxxers of Hollywood first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet

Dionne Warwick Practiced Self-Care by Blocking Hellmann’s After Their Godawful Mayo in Coffee Tweet

Dionne Warwick blocks Hellmanns

Dionne Warwick blocked Hellmann's when the company tweeted about putting mayo in coffee, inspired by a TikTok from college quarterback Will Levis.

The post Dionne Warwick Practiced Self-Care by Blocking Hellmann’s After Their Godawful Mayo in Coffee Tweet first appeared on The Mary Sue.
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