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News, meghan markle

Bullying Accusations Against Meghan Markle Reportedly Rescinded

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - OCTOBER 02: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex arrive at the Creative Industries and Business Reception at the British High Commissioners residence to meet with representatives of the British and South African business communities, including local youth entrepreneurs, on day ten of their tour in Africa on October 2, 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski - Pool/Getty Images)

Back when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were getting ready for their huge sit-down interview with Oprah Winfrey news came out of the Palace that there were allegations about Meghan Markle being a bully. Those claims are still subject to an ongoing investigation, but it seems like the staffers involved have allegedly shared they don't want to pursue their claims. 

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AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, fandom, fanfiction, hanahaki disease

What Is Hanahaki Disease, Fandom’s Favorite Fictional Ailment?

An orange flower grows from a planter shaped like a classical statue

Hanahaki Disease, an illness that is fictional and fantastical in nature, can be found popping up across fandoms. So what is it, and how do you cure this fatal affliction?

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AMP Featured, News, critical race theory, racism

Black Texas Principal Suspended Over “Critical Race Theory” Accusations Recounts Being Forced To Hide Picture of Him Kissing His White Wife

Signs are seen on a bench during a rally against "critical race theory" (CRT) being taught in schools

A high school principal in Texas has been suspended after being subjected to attacks from residents, accusing him of teaching "critical race theory" and disparaging his family.

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News, Vaccine, Vaccine Passports

Please Don’t Fake Vaccination Cards, Especially If You Can’t Spell the Vaccine’s Name

Woman in a mask holding up a syringe.

Hopefully, we have a system so these lies won't put others in danger but frankly? Start charging these individuals with reckless endangerment because that is WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

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Movies, The Many Saints of Newark, The Sopranos

Michael Gandolfini on Playing His Dad’s Most Popular Role Is Beautiful and Sad

Alessandro Nivola and Michael Gandolfini in The Many Saints of Newark (2021)

“You know, I didn’t want to put pressure on myself to walk out of this feeling like I’d grown in terms of my feelings towards my dad,” Gandolfini told Empire. “I just wanted to be the best actor I could be, portraying Tony in the way David wanted, scene by scene. I didn’t think about my grief because… well, I would have shit the bed.”

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AMP Featured, TV, Marvel's What If...?, Stephen Strange

Marvel’s What If…? Flips the Script on Fridging

Stephen Strange

What What If...? is doing is making fridging turn these characters we looked up to as heroes into their own sort of villain.

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News, reproductive health, reproductive rights

Texas Has Essentially Outlawed Abortion With 6-Week Ban

Abortion rights demonstrators hold pro-choice sign reading "the burden is already undue"

What pro-choice advocates have been worried about for years has finally come to pass with Texas banning abortions at six weeks in a new law.

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AMP Featured, TV, Netflix, September, streaming

Here’s Everything Coming to Netflix in September 2021

Tom Ellis, Inbar Lavi

So long Hot Vax Summer, hello Concerned Variant Fall. Luckily, there's a lot premiering on Netflix in September 2021 to keep us distracted.

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TV, HBO, The Last of Us

Things We Saw Today: HBO’s The Last of Us Has Seemingly Wrapped on Its Pilot

Joel Miller and Bill in the Last of Us

With the pilot done, that means that the show is well underway and with a ten-episode order for the first season, we probably won't be seeing The Last of Us until later into 2022.

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AMP Featured, Movies, Daniel Craig, James Bond, No Time to Die

We Have a Lot of Feelings About This Final No Time To Die Trailer

Daniel Craig with soot on his face as James Bond in the movie 'No Time To Die'

It's difficult to imagine saying goodbye to Daniel Craig's James Bond, but 'No Time To Die' looks packed with action, talent, pathos, and panache. We're hopeful.

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Books, Nappily Ever After, slavery, Trisha R. Thomas

We. Us. Her. Him: Searching For a New Chapter in a Dire Part of History

Thomas next to her book. (featured image: Lake Union Publishing, Trisha R. Thomas and Alyssa Shotwell.)

'Nappily Ever After' writer Trisha Thomas' newest novel 'What Passes as Love' is about searching for a new chapter in a dire part of history.

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Movies, Black Adam, DC Entertainment, DC Fandome

Black Adam, The Batman, and More Teased for DC FanDome

DC Fandome 2021

DC FanDome begins on October 16, and we'll be updating you will all the trailer drops, exclusive reveals, and more.

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News, Capitol Insurrection, Madison Cawthorn, politics

Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn Thinks Jan. 6 Rioters Are “Political Hostages” & “Bloodshed” Is the Only Solution To Nonexistent Election Fraud

Madison Cawthorn in his wheelchair in a hallway of the Capitol

At a GOP event, the freshman Congressman baselessly claimed that the 2020 presidential election was "rigged," that "bloodshed" is an inevitable consequence of that (nonexistent) election fraud, and that those who were arrested for participating in the January 6 Capitol riot are "political hostages."

The post Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn Thinks Jan. 6 Rioters Are “Political Hostages” & “Bloodshed” Is the Only Solution To Nonexistent Election Fraud first appeared on The Mary Sue.
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