The Wednesday Edition - Jul 3, 2019
Fresh from your pals at themarysue.com
TV, Neil Gaiman, Netflix, The Sandman

Neil Gaiman Gave Everyone Some Insight Into the Sandman Netflix Series

Neil Gaiman attends the Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate event during SXSW at ZACH Theatre on March 09, 2019 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Sasha Haagensen/Getty Images for Amazon Studios )
When in doubt, check Neil Gaiman's Twitter.
News, census, donald trump, immigrant rights

The Census Will Be Printed Without Donald Trump’s Racist Citizenship Question

Donald Trump gapes at the camera from the Oval Office.
It's official: Donald Trump has lost his battle to include a question regarding citizenship on the 2020 Census.
Comics, Gerry Conway, Marvel Comics, The Punisher

The Punisher #13 Calls out Cops Who Use the Punisher Symbol

jon bernthal
Earlier this year Punisher creator Gerry Conway spoke about how it unsettles him that police and other law enforcement so often wear the Punisher symbol, now the comics themselves address that in an upcoming issue.
Movies, Kylo Ren, rey, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

We Have So Many Questions About the “Epic” Lightsaber Battle Daisy Ridley Teased Between Rey and Kylo Ren

Star Wars: The Force Awakens sees Daisy Ridley's Rey locked in combat with Adam Driver's Kylo Ren
It isn't much of a spoiler to say that yes, Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) will face off against one another in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Movies, The Lion King

The New Pictures for The Lion King Had Us All Yelling “Beyoncé???”

Mufasa and Simba look out over the Pridelands in the poster for The Lion King.
Is The Lion King going to be nearly as good as the memes surrounding it?
AMP Featured, News, donald trump, Megan Rapinoe, women's soccer

Must Read: Sue Bird’s Spectacular Essay About How Much Donald Trump Hates Her Girlfriend Megan Rapinoe

Megan Rapinoe celebrates a goal with open arms.
WNBA player Sue Bird published an essay today titled "So the President F*cking Hates My Girlfriend." Bird's girlfriend is women's soccer star Megan Rapinoe and yes, Trump has made it quite clear how he feels about her.
Movies, Back to the Future, Christopher Lloyd

Things We Saw Today: Christopher Lloyd Knows What He’d Want Back to the Future 4 to Be

To be honest, I'd love as many Back to the Future movies as the world will give us, but if I have to live in a world with just three brilliant films, that's fine too.
Movies, Andy Muschietti, DCEU, The Flash (movie)

It Director Andy Muschietti in Talks to Direct The Flash, and We Have a Good Guess as to Why

Ezra Miller plays Barry Allen/The Flash in the DCEU's Justice League.
The DCEU has seen success with superhero films helmed by horror directors, thanks to James Wan, best known for Saw before Aquaman and David Sandberg, who preceded Shazam! with Annabelle: Creation.
Comics, comics, Robert Kirkman, The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead Comics Are Shambling to a Surprise Ending Before They, Too, Overstay Their Welcome

rick grimes
I've joked on numerous occasions that The Walking Dead will outlive us all and be the last shambling corpse left in the world by the time it finally ends. I was wrong, at least about the comics.
News, Colin Kaepernick, Nike, racism

Republicans Are Mad at Nike and Colin Kaepernick Again

Colin Kaepernick
Nike has reportedly cancelled plans to release a sneaker bearing an early design of the American flag after Colin Kaepernick let the company know that the "Betsy Ross flag" has racist and offensive connotations.
Movies, Daredevil, Spider-Man, The MCU

Kevin Feige Talking About Netflix Characters in Marvel Movies Raises Our Hopes for More Daredevil

Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) and Spider-Man (Tom Holland) would be perfect pals in the MCU.
We could always use another awesome hallway fight scene. We didn't get enough of them in Daredevil's three-season existence after all.
TV, IDW Entertainment, Syfy, Wynonna Earp

We Did It—Wynonna Earp Will Return for a Fourth Season

(L-R) Emily Andras, Katherine Barrell, Tim Rozon, and Melanie Scrofano of Wynonna Earp, Sci-fi/Fantasy Show of 2018, pose in the press room during the People's Choice Awards 2018 at Barker Hangar on November 11, 2018 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)
After months of delays, production issues, and financial worries, the hit show Wynonna Earp is officially due to resume filmingin January 2020.
TV, Euphoria, fandom, fanfiction

HBO’s Euphoria Featured a Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson Animated Sex Scene, Prompting Fan Backlash

Euphoria Harry Styles Louis Tomlinson animated fanfiction sequence
HBO's edgy Euphoria explores the lives of teenagers in an unflinching and, some critics would say, exceedingly over-the-top light. One character writes NC-17 fanfiction about the band One Direction, which feels accurate enough. But the show shocked fans of the group by including an animated sex sequence between One Direction singers Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson, a popular fan pairing otherwise known as "Larry Stylinson."
News, Fiona Apple

Fiona Apple’s Royalties From “Criminal” Will Go to Legal Aid for Border Detainees

Musician Fiona Apple performs live with Nickel Creek at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park August 14, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Wintrow/Getty Images)
Fiona Apple has announced that she'll donate royalties from one of her biggest hit songs, "Criminal," from her 1996 album Tidal, to the While They Wait fund.
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