The Wednesday Edition - Jan 11, 2023
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Gaming, anime, JRPG, One Piece, One Piece Odyssey, RPG

How To Play the ‘One Piece Odyssey’ Demo

Screenshot from second trailer for One Piece Odyssey

It seems like One Piece Odyssey might not just be the Actually Good One Piece game fans have craved since the dawn of time; it might be a Good Game, period.

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TV

The ‘Willow’ Season 1 Finale is Underwhelming, but That Post-Credits Scene is Fire

Airk and Elora sit under a tree in Willow.

This article contains spoiler for Willow episode 8. All eight episodes of Willow season 1 are now streaming on Disney+, and the series is a sweet and irreverent fantasy romp (set to a killer soundtrack!). Now that the season 1 finale is streaming, speculation is building about Willow season 2. As of this writing, the […]

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Movies, comic books, gender, Red Sonja

This ‘Red Sonja’ Movie Is Avoiding ‘Sexual Politics.’ Sadly, That Might Be for the Best

Red Sonja run by Gail Simone

In the right hands, Red Sonja is an amazing, kick-butt nuanced character fighting through a "kill or be killed" world. In the wrong hands, she is a one-dimensional caricature of an archaic male fantasy.

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Gaming, HBO, Horror, The Last of Us, The Last of Us 2

A Guide to Every Type of Zombie in ‘The Last of Us’

Ellie fighting a clicker in 'The Last of Us'

So you really want to look into the face of fungal Hell, do you? Don't say I didn't warn you.

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Movies, Janelle Monáe, Kenya Barris, musicals, The Wiz, The Wizard of Oz

This Is the Cast I Need To See Remake ‘The Wiz’

Main cast of The Wiz (1978). Image: Universal Pictures.

While I'm all for a racially diverse remake of The Wizard of Oz (albeit not by Kenya Barris), this is a missed opportunity to remake the all-Black Motown take, The Wiz (1978).

The post This Is the Cast I Need To See Remake ‘The Wiz’ appeared first on The Mary Sue.

News, politics, supreme court

The Conservative Supreme Court Might Take on “Chivalry” in School Dress Codes, What Could Go Wrong?

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 23: Associate Justice Samuel Alito sits during a group photo of the Justices at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC on April 23, 2021. (Photo by Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images)

The Supreme Court is currently in talks with the Biden administration to decide whether or not they should consider the case of a North Carolina charter school that was found to be in violation of the Constitution for requiring female students to wear skirts and dresses in an effort to promote "chivalry."

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Movies, m3gan

How Did I Not Know This Brilliant YouTuber Was in ‘M3GAN’?

Alvarez as photographed by Summer Kais.

I had no real desire to see "M3GAN," until I saw that Brian Jordan Alvarez was in it.

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News, Drag Con UK, RuPaul's Drag Race

Crocs Appears To Quietly Pull Out of DragCon UK After Right-Wing Backlash

A pair of black Crocs wish black feathers on a white man's legs

Instead of standing with their choice to support DragCon, Crocs is just seemingly not sponsoring it anymore.

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News, Dianne Feinstein, Katie Porter, U.S. Senate

Katie Porter Announces Senate Bid, Instantly Becomes Controversial Among the Left

Katie Porter speaks in front of her fellow Congresswomen.

Now that Katie Porter is running for senate, it seems she's become a villain overnight. But why?

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Books, BookTok, Colleen Hoover, It Ends With Us

Colleen Hoover Draws Criticism for Coloring Book Based on Her Domestic Abuse Romance Novel

The cover of the official 'It Ends With Us' coloring book by Colleen Hoover. The cover features drawings of flowers, some of which are colored in.

One of the author’s most successful books, It Ends With Us, has been held up by some as an illustration of the cycles of abuse and the importance of breaking them. However, other readers have found the novel to be manipulative and not terribly nuanced in its exploration of abuse.

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TV, A24, Ali Wong, Netflix, Steven Yeun

What’s This About a ‘Beef’ With Steven Yeun and Ali Wong?

First look at Netflix's upcoming A24 collab, Beef, starring Steven Yeun and Ali Wong.

Ali Wong and Steven Yeun will star as road-rage victims (and perpetrators) in the upcoming show Beef.

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Comics, Horror, Junji Ito, manga

The 10 Best Junji Ito Books, Ranked

The Liminal Zone by Junji Ito

Japanese manga artist Junji Ito is one of the preeminent horror icons of our time, with multiple books and stories that evoke a visceral fear of everything from ghosts to dark holes.

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Movies, interview, Raffey Cassidy, white noise

INTERVIEW: Raffey Cassidy Talks Family in Noah Baumbach’s ‘White Noise’

Family in White Noise by Noam Baumbach

White Noise is available on Netflix now.

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News, ethics, politics, Republicans

We All Knew Republicans Don’t Care About Ethics but They Just Went and Made It Official

Kevin McCarthy grins and bangs a gavel in the House.

Kevin McCarthy is a jerk who sold his soul to the devil and Matt Gaetz to get where he is, and now has sold you, me, and the country out to hold on to power.

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TV, HBO Max, Mindy Kaling, Scooby-Doo, Velma (series)

‘Velma’ Delivers Raunchy, Forgettable Fun

Velma holds a frying pan with Fred and Velma's father in the background.

Premiering on January 12, Velma is a prequel to the classic Scooby-Doo cartoons starring Velma Dinkley (Mindy Kaling), the turtleneck-wearing brains of Mystery Inc.

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Movies, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Jonathan Majors, Kang the Conqueror, marvel

Everyone Is in Love With Kang

Jonathan Majors as Kang in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.

We've seen two trailers for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, and we're all stuck on how much we love Kang? Are we going to be rooting for Scott Lang to die by the end of this movie?

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TV, Horror, The Walking Dead, the walking dead universe, zombies

Every ‘The Walking Dead’ Spinoff Series Planned (So Far!)

Maggie, Negan, & a new character in The Walking Dead: Dead City

It’s safe to say The Walking Dead universe isn’t going anywhere, anytime soon.

The post Every ‘The Walking Dead’ Spinoff Series Planned (So Far!) appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Big on the Internet, Horror, LGBTQ Representation, Old Gods of Appalachia, podcasts

This Amazing Horror Podcast Subverts Every Stereotype in the Best Way Possible

Key art for the podcast 'Old Gods of Appalachia'

The fiction horror podcast takes elements of H.P. Lovecraft's eldritch god-like creatures and mixes them with the folklore of the Appalachian mountains.

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News, Fox News, M&Ms, Tucker Carlson, YIKES

Tucker Carlson Is Complaining About Needing To Be Horny for M&M’s … Again

An illustration of the anthropomorphized green and brown M&M's holding hands on a beach, shown during an episode of a Fox News show.

Well, it’s January, so you know what that means. Tucker Carlson is bitching about how he can’t get horny for the lady M&M’s again. While you and I are worrying about how we’re going to get through the gloom of January, prepare our taxes, or just, you know, survive for the next few months, Tucker […]

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Movies, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Hide From Homepage, Marvel Comics, mcu, modok

We Now Know Who is Playing M.O.D.O.K. in ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’

MODOK is introduced in Marvel Comics

What we want to know is what triple A actor is truly worthy to play the Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing (yes, that is what M.O.D.O.K. stands for).

The post We Now Know Who is Playing M.O.D.O.K. in ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ appeared first on The Mary Sue.

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