The Wednesday Edition - Jan 13, 2021
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Big on the Internet, Sea Shanty, tiktok

So Why Is Everyone Talking About Sea Shanty TikTok?

calamari in a sweater on the mandalorian

Prior to this week, I couldn't tell you what this style of music is called, just that I knew that seamen sang it. But now I'm an expert on the sea shanty and it's all because of TikTok.

The post So Why Is Everyone Talking About Sea Shanty TikTok? first appeared on The Mary Sue.
News, donald trump, impeachment, Mitch McConnell

Mitch McConnell Is Getting Exactly What He Wanted

Mitch McConnell looks like his face is falling apart during a press conference.

In the end, there is only one person getting exactly what they want and it is Mitch McConnell. And that is infuriating.

The post Mitch McConnell Is Getting Exactly What He Wanted first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, Stephen Colbert, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Like All of Us, Stephen Colbert Is Tired of the GOP Asking to Avoid Consequences

Stephen Colbert screaming

I didn't know I needed Stephen Colbert declaring "Grand Theft Auto rules" about the MAGA efforts to overthrow the election, but here we are.

The post Like All of Us, Stephen Colbert Is Tired of the GOP Asking to Avoid Consequences first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, Sauron, The Lord of the Rings, The Lord of the Rings (Amazon)

Plot Details Revealed for Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Prequel Series

We have a synopsis of Amazon's epic Lord of the Rings drama set in Middle Earth's Second Age. Here's what we can figure out.

The post Plot Details Revealed for Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Prequel Series first appeared on The Mary Sue.
News, Congress, hypocrisy, Republicans

Republicans Are Being Absolute Babies Over New Metal Detectors in Congress

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is searched by U.S. Capitol Police after setting off the metal detector. She is wearing a mask reading "Molon Labe," meaning "come and take them."

Republicans are calling the security precautions "unconstitutional," which should be news to high schoolers across the country.

The post Republicans Are Being Absolute Babies Over New Metal Detectors in Congress first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, Leslie Jones, MSNBC, politics

Leslie Jones Live Tweeting MSNBC Is the Energy We Need in 2021

Leslie Jones on the set of SNL

Leslie Jones watching MSNBC and giving us the news from her perspective is the energy that we need in 2021.

The post Leslie Jones Live Tweeting MSNBC Is the Energy We Need in 2021 first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, Disney, toys, villains

Itty Bitty Disney Villainy Is the Pocket-Sized Aesthetic I Didn’t Know I Needed

TheToyZone recreates 6 Disney Villain lairs

After creating 6 Polly Pocket style models based on iconic fictional homes, the team has moved on to the poor unfortunate souls of Disney. While there's been plenty of miniature love for Disney princesses over the years, TheToyZone crew noticed a lack of villainous pocketry and decided to do something about it.

The post Itty Bitty Disney Villainy Is the Pocket-Sized Aesthetic I Didn’t Know I Needed first appeared on The Mary Sue.
News, Ayanna Pressley, Capitol Riots, insurrection

Why Were the Panic Buttons Torn Out of Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s Office?

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 24: Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) asks a question as U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies at a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on August 24, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee is holding a hearing on "Protecting the Timely Delivery of Mail, Medicine, and Mail-in Ballots." (Photo by Tom Brenner-Pool/Getty Images)

The latest report about security failures during the Capitol Insurrection comes from the office of Representative Ayanna Pressley and it is beyond terrifying.

The post Why Were the Panic Buttons Torn Out of Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s Office? first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, To All The Boys: Always and Forever

Lara Jean Covey Is Back in Netflix’s To All the Boys: Always and Forever Trailer

Lara Jean and Peter in To All The Boys

It's going to be interesting. Much like the rest of the series, To All the Boys: Always and Forever hits Netflix right in time for Valentine's Day with a February 12th release!

The post Lara Jean Covey Is Back in Netflix’s To All the Boys: Always and Forever Trailer first appeared on The Mary Sue.
News, contributors, politics

Pro-Choice Ossoff and Warnock Winning Georgia Shows We Don’t Need to Sacrifice Abortion Rights to Win

LITHONIA, GA - OCTOBER 03: Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock hand out lawn signs at a campaign event on October 3, 2020 in Lithonia, Georgia. The two are hoping to unseat incumbent Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)

Just one day before white supremacists stormed the U.S. Capitol last week, the state of Georgia elected its first Jewish Senator, Jon Ossoff, and the first Black Democratic Senator from the South, Rev. Raphael Warnock, both pro-choice defenders of abortion rights. Their victory offers a glimpse of the very future that Trump-supporting rioters at the Capitol desperately tried to pull us back from.

The post Pro-Choice Ossoff and Warnock Winning Georgia Shows We Don’t Need to Sacrifice Abortion Rights to Win first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, Deadpool 3, Marvel Cinematic Universe, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Don’t Worry, Deadpool 3 Is Still Rated R

Deadpool 2 Honest Trailer

I'm glad Reynolds is playing puppeteer in a way and I'm happy that it seems like Feige and the MCU are letting them do what works for Wade Wilson.

The post Things We Saw Today: Don’t Worry, Deadpool 3 Is Still Rated R first appeared on The Mary Sue.
AMP Featured, News, donald trump, impeachment, politics

Apparently Secret Ballots Are an Option for the Impeachment Vote & That Would Be a Game Changer

People gather at the base of the U.S. Capitol with large IMPEACH and REMOVE signs

There's one possible impeachment option that could, hypothetically, encourage a number of GOP senators to vote their conscience, rather than their fear of displeasing Trump: secret ballots.

The post Apparently Secret Ballots Are an Option for the Impeachment Vote & That Would Be a Game Changer first appeared on The Mary Sue.
AMP Featured, Movies, Javier Bardem, Latinx, Penélope Cruz

Why Latinx Twitter Isn’t Happy with Javier Bardem Playing Desi Arnaz in Being the Ricardos

Javier Bardem in The Road Not Taken

Javier Bardem is reportedly being cast as Desi Arnaz in the upcoming film Being the Ricardos, and Twitter isn't here for it! Neither are we!

The post Why Latinx Twitter Isn’t Happy with Javier Bardem Playing Desi Arnaz in Being the Ricardos first appeared on The Mary Sue.
News, Economy, National Women's Law Center, women's labor

Did Women Really Account for 100% of Jobs Lost in December?

MIAMI, FLORIDA - APRIL 13: Lorena Martinez wears a mask and gloves as she works as a cashier at the Presidente Supermarket on April 13, 2020 in Miami, Florida. The employees at Presidente Supermarket, like the rest of America's grocery store workers, are on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, helping to keep the nation's residents fed. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Women lost 156,000 jobs in December, while men gained 16,000. Even more damning, these losses all fell disproportionately hard on women of color.

The post Did Women Really Account for 100% of Jobs Lost in December? first appeared on The Mary Sue.
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