The Tuesday Edition - Oct 13, 2020
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From the author of Uprooted and Spinning Silver comes the story of an unwilling dark sorceress who is destined to rewrite the rules of magic.

“The dark school of magic I’ve been waiting for.” –Katherine Arden, author of Winternight Trilogy. Listen now!
News, Amy Coney Barrett, Republicans, U.S. Supreme Court

Amy Coney Barrett’s Lack of Notes Isn’t Impressive, It’s Disturbing

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Maybe this is why 88 of her colleagues at Notre Dame called for her to step aside. I doubt she'll listen.
Big on the Internet, Gal Gadot

Things We Saw Today: Gal Gadot Reflects on That Infamous “Imagine” Video

Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
But, I get it. She tried to do something to make people feel better. It just ... was definitely not what we needed.
News, donald trump, Mitt Romney, Twitter

Mitt Romney Whines About Decency but Does Nothing to Save It

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 29: (L to R) President-elect Donald Trump and Mitt Romney dine at Jean Georges restaurant, November 29, 2016 in New York City. President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team are in the process of filling cabinet and other high level positions for the new administration. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Mitt Romney correctly bemoaned the crude conduct and comments of President Trump and his posse, but made sure to both-sides it and call out ... Keith Olberman???
TV, The Haunting of Bly Manor, The Haunting of Hill House

The Beauty of The Haunting of Hill House & Bly Manor Comes From Our Love of the Characters, Not the Frights

The Haunting of Bly Manor on Netflix
And, let's be real, if Carla Gugino wanted to sit down and tell you the 9-hour story of Bly Manor without any sort of preface, you know you'd sit down and listen to the whole thing from start to finish.  
Books, Cory Doctorow

Our Books, Our Shelves: Bookish Activism and Rejecting Fatalism in Favor of Hope With Cory Doctorow

Cory Doctorow and his newest novel, Attack Surface
The cost of security is everything you believe in.
Movies, Andrew Garfield, Spider-Man, Tobey Maguire

Rumor: Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield Joining Tom Holland for Live-Action Spider-Verse!?

Andrew Garfield, Tom Holland, and Tobey Maguire all together as Spider-Man
Until we know anything for sure though, it does seem as if Tom Holland's third Spider-Man movie is going to be the most ambitious yet and I can't wait!
News, anthony fauci, Coronavirus, donald trump

Dr. Fauci Would Like Donald Trump to Stop Pretending He Endorsed Him

Anthony Fauci wears a mask to testify before COngress.
A new Trump campaign ad touts praise from Fauci that Fauci never gave.
Movies, Anya Taylor-Joy, Furiosa, Mad Max: Fury Road

Anya Taylor-Joy Will Play Young Furiosa in Mad Max Prequel

furiosa mad max
I'd rather see an actual sequel to Fury Road where Theron's Furiosa travels across Australia, liberating women and battling warlords.
AMP Featured, TV, Bryan Fuller, fandom, Hannibal, queer shipping, shipping, Shipping Issues, Twitter feuds

Hannibal’s Bryan Fuller Is Done With Your Anti-Ship BS

Last week, Hannibal creator Bryan Fuller fell squarely into the sights of Twitter anti-shippers, who want to force fandom back in the closet.
News, Black women, Megan Thee Stallion

Megan Thee Stallion Pens Powerful Op-Ed Advocating for Black Women: “We Deserve to Be Protected as Human Beings”

Megan didn't have to speak out, but she did because, as a young artist in the era of social media, she knows that if you don't advocate for yourself, no one else will. It's just sad, for a career just getting started and thriving, that she must advocate for her own personhood.
TV, Disney, Disney+, streaming

Disney Restructures to Focus on Streaming, but What Does That Mean?

Disney+ logo for Disney
Who is to say what's happening in the minds of Disney execs, but I don't think this means that they're going to stop doing movies released to cinemas.
News, 2020 Election, Republicans, voter fraud

California Republicans Have Been Setting Up Illegal, Unofficial Drop Boxes to Harvest Ballots

Two people hold hands while waiting in line with their election ballots.
There are strict guidelines set up by county elections officials to ensure that ballots are collected safely and securely. These random, unstaffed boxes absolutely do not comply with those guidelines.
TV, Diana Spencer, Netflix, The Crown

In Preparation for The Crown’s Diana Season, You Need to Listen to the You’re Wrong About Podcast

Emma Corrin as Diana in The Crown
The official The Crown Netflix account shared a new promo for their upcoming fourth season, which spends plenty of time emphasizing Princess Diana, who will finally make her debut on the show. It won't be a fairy tale.
News, Amy McGrath, COVID-19, Mitch McConnell

Mitch McConnell’s Ghoulish Laugh Will Haunt Your Dreams

amy mcgrath, mitch mcconnell
I know there are more important issues than McConnell's Disney villain giggle, but I can't help but think that this laugh encompasses everything that is rotten with the Senate Majority leader.
TV, HBO, NXIVM, The Vow

Why Can’t We Get Enough of NXIVM Documentaries?

Still of a woman writing in a jorunal from HBO's The Vow
Next Sunday, The Vow will air opposite Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult, which focuses on the specific story of India Oxenberg. I'll watch because I can't get enough of this story. But why?
Big on the Internet, Amy Coney Barrett, the Constitution

So Amy Coney Barrett’s Constitution “Originalism” Is Terrifying

Amy Coney Barrett
What's frightening about this is that there will be people in this world who think that she's doing the right thing by America by "upholding the Constitution," as if that's what the Founding Fathers wanted. It's not, and this "Originalist" ideal is actually harmful for the America that was dreamt of even back then by a bunch of racist, sexist white men.
TV, Amazon, Karl Urban, The Boys

The Boys’ Becca Is One of the Show’s Few Major Missteps

Karl Urban and Shantel VanSanten in The Boys (2019)
Since being revealed to be alive, the character of Becca on Amazon's The Boys has ... failed to really be a character.
News, politics, voter registration, voter suppression

Voter Registration Is a Form of Voter Suppression & It Always Has Been

A poster reads 'Vote'
There are a lot of really great activists and organizations out there working hard to make sure everyone has access to voting, although it shouldn't be on them to circumvent these kinds of institutional suppression tactics.
Movies, Monster Squad, The Mary Sue Exclusive, zines

Exclusive Cover Reveal: Monster Squad Fanzine Celebrates Movie Ahead of Documentary Wolfman’s Got Nards

monster squad fanzine cover cropped
Check out an exclusive cover reveal of the Monster Sqaud fanzine I Heart Rudy ahead of the release of the documentary Wolfman's Got Nards!
Big on the Internet, Indigenous Peoples' Day, things we saw today, zaadii the legend of z-hawk

Things We Saw Today: Comic Book Honors a Three-Year-Old’s Legacy by Turning Him Into One of the First Navajo Superheroes

Zaadii: The Legend of Z-Hawk comic book
Renowned comics creatives Gail Simone, Jim Calafiore, and Jeffrey Veregge have created a comic book to honor the life of Zaadii Tozhon Tso.
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