The Monday Edition - Jul 5, 2021
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Part Philip K. Dick, part John Le Carré, Neil Sharpson creates a darkly-funny, terrifying, and convincing authoritarian world in When the Sparrow Falls, on sale now.
TV, anime, art, promo art

All These Summertime Vibes Have Us Thinking About Our Favorite Kinds of Anime Promotional Art

There's been a lot of fun anime promo art for the summer. Anime is great at releasing special art for the occasion, so here are some of our absolute favorites.

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News, American History, Capitol Riots, law

A Lawyer Representing Capitol Riot Defendants Is Giving Her Clients the Basic U.S. History Lessons They Never Got in School

Pro-Trump rioters try to break into the U.S. Capitol as police hold them off with plastic shields.

H. Heather Shaner is assigning her clients reading lists and viewing material designed to teach them about things like slavery, the Holocaust, and Native American genocide–basic parts of our collective history.

The post A Lawyer Representing Capitol Riot Defendants Is Giving Her Clients the Basic U.S. History Lessons They Never Got in School first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, Disney Channel, Latinx, The Owl House

The Importance of The Owl House, Signed by a Bisexual Latina

Luz and Amity dance on Disney's The Owl House.

Disney's The Owl House is the kind of representation my bisexual and Latina self would've loved to see growing up and it's the reason why it's so important!

The post The Importance of The Owl House, Signed by a Bisexual Latina first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, The Purge

How Does The Purge Hold Up in 2021? Too Well.

Rhys Wakefield, Alicia Vela-Bailey TitlesThe Purge

Before it was a franchise, The Purge was a 2013 standalone film that was more about a family surviving a home invasion than Class Warfare Discourse: The Series.

The post How Does The Purge Hold Up in 2021? Too Well. first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, contributors, Legends of Tomorrow

Legends of Tomorrow Has the Solution to the Superhero Romance Problem

Sara and Ava looking at each other on The CW's Legends of Tomorrow.

In a pop culture world heavily saturated with superhero shows and movies of all styles and universes, there is a shocking lack of creativity when it comes to shaping the relationships of these stories.

The post Legends of Tomorrow Has the Solution to the Superhero Romance Problem first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, Disney+, Star Wars: Visions, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Star Wars Meets Anime in the Star Wars: Visions Trailer

star wars visions

Happy long weekend to us all!

The post Things We Saw Today: Star Wars Meets Anime in the Star Wars: Visions Trailer first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, Chris Pratt, The Tomorrow War, Yvonne Strahovski

REVIEW: The Tomorrow War Is an Entertaining Mish-Mash of Sci-Fi Tropes

Chris Pratt in The Tomorrow War

Still, there is a lot of fun to be had in The Tomorrow War: the action is exciting, the supporting cast is great fun, and the movie packs a surprising pro-science and environmentalist message.

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TV, Alien (franchise), Alien (TV series), Noah Hawley

Noah Hawley and FX Are Bringing the Iconic Alien Franchise to Television

alien covenant

Hawley's series will be a departure from the typical hallmarks of Alien.

The post Noah Hawley and FX Are Bringing the Iconic Alien Franchise to Television first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, Amazon, stunts, The Lord of the Rings (Amazon)

Stunt Performers Accuse Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series of Unsafe Work Conditions

Elijah Wood in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Several anonymous stunt workers came forward in the article, accusing Amazon of paying off injured workers so they wouldn't lose their production insurance through WorkSafe.

The post Stunt Performers Accuse Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series of Unsafe Work Conditions first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, Lovecraft Country, Misha Green, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: HBO Won’t Renew Lovecraft Country for Season 2

Letitia and Atticus stand together, with tentacles reaching out behind them, in poster art for HBO's Lovecraft Country.

Lovecraft Country, which was executive produced by Jordan Peele and J.J. Abrams, was met with critical acclaim and had solid ratings, so why did it get canceled?

The post Things We Saw Today: HBO Won’t Renew Lovecraft Country for Season 2 first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, 1990s, Fear Street Trilogy, Netflix

REVIEW: The Dream of the ’90s Slasher is Alive in Fear Street Part One: 1994

olivia welch, kiana madeira

Pointing out horror movie references within a horror movie was fun and transgressive when Jamie Kennedy's Randy Meeks did it in the Scream series. 25 years later, it feels like a Xerox of a Xerox.

The post REVIEW: The Dream of the ’90s Slasher is Alive in Fear Street Part One: 1994 first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, Britney Spears, conservatorship, Ronan Farrow

The New Yorker Exposes More Details of Britney Spears’s Horrific Conservatorship

ENTERTAINMENT-US-GLAAD-MEDIA-AWARDS Singer Britney Spears attends the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Beverly Hilton on April 12, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. / AFP PHOTO / VALERIE MACON (Photo credit should read VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)

It's a truly frightening situation for Britney Spears, so much of which is still clouded in secrecy.

The post The New Yorker Exposes More Details of Britney Spears’s Horrific Conservatorship first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, Ask the Mary Sues, Fourth of July, Independence Day

Ask The Mary Sues: Our Unconventional 4th of July Movie Picks

Jeff Goldblum as Ian Malcolm and Sam Neill as Alan Grant in Jurassic Park

As the holiday weekend kicks off, many Americans are beset with complicated feelings around the national holiday.

The post Ask The Mary Sues: Our Unconventional 4th of July Movie Picks first appeared on The Mary Sue.
AMP Featured, News, ACAB, protests, Taylor Swift

Cop Plays Taylor Swift at Protesters To Keep Their Videos Off YouTube. It Didn’t Work.

Taylor Swift looks at the camera to the side of a red carpet setup

The cop's plan didn't work and the video remains on YouTube. The strangeness of his tactic just ended up getting it hundreds of thousands of views online.

The post Cop Plays Taylor Swift at Protesters To Keep Their Videos Off YouTube. It Didn’t Work. first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, Tom Holland, Zendaya

Tom Holland and Zendaya Broke the Internet

Is this all so we stop asking about the Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer? Because it's working. I only care about Tom Holland and Zendaya right now.

The post Tom Holland and Zendaya Broke the Internet first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, HBO Max, Pretty Little Liars, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

Oh No, The Pretty Little Liars Reboot Has Cast Announcements and I’m Going to Watch Every Minute of It, Aren’t I?

Chandler Kinney at screening for Disney Channel's "Zombies 2."

HBO Max's Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin has cast Chandler Kinney and Maia Reficco in a reboot of the original series that I'm absolutely going to watch.

The post Oh No, The Pretty Little Liars Reboot Has Cast Announcements and I’m Going to Watch Every Minute of It, Aren’t I? first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, Ryan Reynolds, tiktok

Things We Saw Today: Ryan Reynolds Says You’ll Be Disappointed in His TikTok

Ryan Reynolds at Deadpool 2 screening

The king of chaos himself, Ryan Reynolds, is now bringing his very unique energy to TikTok!

The post Things We Saw Today: Ryan Reynolds Says You’ll Be Disappointed in His TikTok first appeared on The Mary Sue.
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