AMP Featured, Movies, Black Widow, Marvel Cinematic Universe, taskmaster By Kaila Hale-Stern on Fri,5:57 'Black Widow' has somewhat divided critics and audiences, but one point that is uniting many online is upset over how the villain Taskmaster is handled. The post Black Widow Villain Taskmaster Is Trending For All the Wrong Reasons first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > News, politics, racism, Ruby Bridges By Dan Van Winkle on Fri,5:03 Many people have, of course, pointed out that since Bridges was made to suffer racism as a child trying to go to school, the least we can do is teach kids about it today. The post Tennessee Republicans Are Trying to Remove Ruby Bridges From School. In 2021. first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Big on the Internet, Henry Cavill, The Witcher (TV series), Things We Saw By Lyra Hale on Fri,4:50 The first-ever Witcher Con announced the premiere date for season two of Netflix's The Witcher while also giving us a teaser trailer of what's to come. The post Things We Saw Today: Witcher Con Brings Season 2 Trailer, Premiere Date, and More! first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Big on the Internet, Black Girl Magic, Google, Scripps National Spelling Bee By Briana Lawrence on Fri,4:23 Zaila Avant-garde made history by becoming the first African American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, a competition that's over 90 years old. The post Even Google Is Celebrating the Black Girl Magic of Zaila Avant-garde’s Historic Scripps National Spelling Bee Win first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Books, erewhon books, giveaway, speculative fiction By Kaila Hale-Stern on Fri,3:59 Five(!) lucky readers of The Mary Sue will receive 3(!) books from Erewhon's summer offerings. Did someone say warm weather reads that transport you into another universe entirely? The post Giveaway: 5 Winners Will Receive 3 Scintillating Summer Reads From Erewhon Books! first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > TV, BIPOC representation By Princess Weekes on Fri,3:32 Every time a BIPOC actor gets harassed by fandom it never shocks me, but I get more and more confused as to how nothing changes. The latest victim of this was comedian and podcaster, Laci Mosley, for the iCarly reboot of all things. The post When Will the Entertainment Industry Properly Support Their Black & Brown Talent? first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > News, COVID-19, Delta, Vaccine By Lyra Hale on Fri,3:00 Pfizer and BioNTech are going after the Delta variant in the form of booster shots but conflicting evidence is worrisome as cases start to spike. The post Pfizer Developing a Vaccine Booster Shot & New Vaccine as Delta Variant Spreads first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, British History By Princess Weekes on Fri,1:43 Divorce is hard. But most women don't have to deal with their husband's previous two divorces ending in the deaths of his previous brides. When Anne of Cleves married Henry VIII on January 9th, 1540, she likely had no idea about what it would mean for the rest of her life. After roughly six months the marriage was over and unlike Katherine of Aragon or Anne Boleyn before her, AOC walked away with her head and richer than before. What happened? The post 481 Years Ago, Anne of Cleves Survived Her Brief and Bloody Marriage to Henry VIII first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Movies, anime, LGBTQIA, romance By Briana Lawrence on Fri,1:19 If 'The Stranger By the Shore' is a taste of the kinds of queer anime stories we can get licensed here, then please, sign me up. The post The Stranger By the Shore Queer Anime Movie Shows How You Can’t Move Forward Until You Accept Yourself first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Movies, Black Widow, Florence Pugh, Yelena Belova By Rachel Leishman on Fri,12:29 'Black Widow' is out, so let's talk about that post-credits scene that was supposed to be seen more than a year ago. The post About That Black Widow Post-Credits Scene first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > TV, Gossip Girl, Gossip Girl reboot By Princess Weekes on Fri,11:52 As someone who grew up watching the original Gossip Girl, looking at this new revival starring actors who are mostly my age or younger than me—I thought about the main difference for the teen viewer of today. They will see the Upper East Side run primarily by women of color. The post Gossip Girl’s Upper East Side Is Now Run by WOC and That’s Pretty Damn Cool first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Gaming, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Sony By Briana Lawrence on Fri,11:31 Yesterday, Sony hosted their State of Play event where they showed off 9 minutes of Deathloop gameplay along with some other exciting PlayStation titles. The post Watching Deathloop Gameplay on Repeat Along With the Rest of the Games I’m Excited for After Sony’s “State of Play” first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Movies, Disney, Encanto, Latinx By Lyra Hale on Fri,11:25 The internet is in love with the buff lady from Disney's Encanto, now known as Luisa, and honestly, I feel the same way. The post The Internet Is in Love With the Buff Lady From Disney’s Encanto, and So Am I first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Big on the Internet, Netflix, The Haunting of Hill House, Universal Studios By Briana Lawrence on Fri,9:35 Netflix and Universal Studios are coming together to bring The Haunting of Hill House to Halloween Horror Nights this September. Never go alone. The post Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House Coming to Universal Studios and You’ll Find My Scary Ass Waiting by the Entrance first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > AMP Featured, TV, Avengers: Infinity War, Loki, Richard E. Grant By Kaila Hale-Stern on Fri,9:00 Richard E. Grant's 'Classic Loki' tells a story that mocks one of the most ridiculous plot elements of the blockbuster Marvel movie 'Avengers: Infinity War.' The post Loki Skewers the Absolute Worst Avengers: Infinity War Plot Twist first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > TV, Amazon, contributors, The Boys By Jenevia Kagawa Darcy on Thu,5:38 Ahead of the season 2 premiere, showrunner Eric Kripke stated in an interview with Digital Spy that he wished he could have given Kimiko more of a voice in the show’s first season. “There’s the stereotype of a quiet Asian woman, and I was very conscious of not wanting to do that.” The post It’s Time for Kimiko to Speak on The Boys first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > TV, Book of Boba Fett, Star Wars (franchise), The Mandalorian By Rachel Leishman on Thu,5:30 The Book of Boba Fett is coming our way at the end of the year and I've already talked about what I hope to see from the show. The post Things We Saw Today: Directors From The Mandalorian Will Take On The Book of Boba Fett first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Movies, HBO, Jessica Chastain, Oscar Isaac By Lyra Hale on Thu,5:07 Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain as a married couple going through problems in this first look trailer of Scenes From a Marriage? Yes and thank you, HBO! The post Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain Promise Marital Drama in HBO’s Scenes From a Marriage Trailer first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > TV, Loki, Marvel Entertainment By Rachel Leishman on Thu,4:33 I hope all these Easter Eggs lead to one thing: Mobius, Sylvie, and Loki riding away together on a jet ski. The post So Many Easter Eggs, and Maybe Hints, Were in Loki Episode 5 first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > News, CNN, Mike Flynn, qanon By Vivian Kane on Thu,3:58 The Flynns are suing CNN for noting that the QAnon oath they all chanted together on video seems to indicate an interest in QAnon. The post Michael Flynn’s Family Says Video of Them Chanting QAnon Slogan Was Just, Uh, a Coincidence first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > |