The Friday Edition - Jul 19, 2019
Fresh from your pals at themarysue.com

In the world of the Lux, secrets thrive, lies shatter, and love is undeniable.

#1 New York Times, USA Today, and internationally bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout brings her trademark drama and intrigue to a new romantic YA science fiction series with The Darkest Star. A girl pulled into in a world she doesn't understand finds herself confronted by long buried secrets, a betrayal that could tear her life apart ... and Armentrout's most swoonworthy book boyfriend yet.

Read an excerpt!

Movies, It, It Chapter Two, pennywise

Here’s Your Guide To All Things IT After That Terrifying Chapter Two Trailer

Pennywise (Bll Skarsgård) tries to catch a new victim in a still from IT: Chapter One.
From Pennywise to the Losers Club, here is everything you need to remember about IT before the release of IT Chapter Two.
Movies, Deadpool, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ryan Reynolds

Is This What the Future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Holds for Deadpool?

Deadpool 2 Honest Trailer
Ryan Reynolds being a member of the Avengers seems like a great thing, but also a disaster.
AMP Featured, TV, Brandon Routh, Superman, Superman Returns

Brandon Routh Will Be Superman Once More in Arrowverse Crossover. Superman Returns!

Brandon Routh in Superman Returns (2006)
Actor Brandon Routh, who played Clark Kent/Kal-El/Superman in the ... well-meaning, but kind of bad Superman Returns is getting to be Superman again in an upcoming Arrowverse crossover and honestly, I'm excited as heck to see it.
News, donald trump, gaslighting, racism

Donald Trump Is Gaslighting Us About the “Send Her Back” Chant

Closeup of Donald Trump's face in the Oval Office.
Trump says he tried to stop the crowd at his campaign rally from chanting 'send her back.' He didn't.
TV, DC Universe, Titans, Warner Bros.

DC Universe’s Titans Special Effects Coordinator Killed in Tragic Accident

Art from DC Universe's Titans.
The DC Universe show Titans has been noted for its gritty fighting sequence and brutality with what it puts the characters through. That means, behind the scenes, there are talented stunt people who help bring those scenes to life. Sadly, Titans has lost a member of its stunt team in a tragic accident.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Ashley Eckstein, Her Universe, TMS SDCC 2019

Fabulous Geek Couture Took Over San Diego Comic-Con at the 2019 Her Universe Fashion Show

Ashley Eckstein and the designers of the Her Universe 2019 Fashion Show at SDCC.
Transformations, sequins, and everyone's favorite fandoms strutted their stuff on the runway at the Her Universe Fashion Show at San Diego Comic-Con.
Books, fantasy, LGBTQ Representation, wattpad

Why LGBTQ Representation in Fantasy Is so Important

Magic's Pawn by Mercedes Lackey
I realized that most fantasy was lacking in fantasy. That of everything dreamed of in a bookstore, that in the worlds that filled those pages, entire groups of humanity had been left out. Different kinds of people, different types of love and ways of connecting, were erased.   
News, abortion, contributors, week in reproductive justice

Where’s the Outrage That the Trump Administration Just Defunded Women’s Health Providers?

Pro-choice activists, politicians and others associated with Planned Parenthood gather for a news conference and demonstration.
Last week, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Trump administration’s domestic "gag rule" could take effect, and within days, the Health and Human Services Department announced its intent to implement and enforce the policy. This tends to be the sort of news that gets buried in a news cycle that’s seen a sitting U.S. president tell four congresswomen of color to “go back where they came from,” but it’s important nonetheless.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Her Universe, livetweeting, TMS SDCC 2019

Check Out Our Live Coverage of the Her Universe 2019 Fashion Show at San Diego Comic Con

The winners of the 2018 Her Universe Fashion Show pose with Ashley Eckstein in this photo by Brian Sims
The Mary Sue's San Diego Comic Con crew this year is excited to be livetweeting and Instagramming all the excitement from the Her Universe fashion show!
AMP Featured, TV, His Dark Materials, San Diego Comic-Con 2019, TMS SDCC 2019

Our Full Live Coverage of BBC & HBO’s His Dark Materials Panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2019

A roaring Polar Bear in BBC and HBO's His Dark Materials series.
The Mary Sue is going to be in the Room Where it Happens with Lin Manuel Miranda today at San Diego Comic-Con 2019. Our own Jessica Mason will be on-site with live coverage of the first look at BBC & HBO's His Dark Materials.
AMP Featured, Movies, Avengers: Endgame, things we saw today, Thor

Things We Saw Today: So We’re Getting a “Lebowski Thor” Marvel Legends Action Figure

Thor speaks with Rocket in Avengers: Endgame.
My first reaction is cautiously positive to the news out of SDCC that the Hasbro Marvel Legends Build-A-Figure series will be offering an accurate rendition of Thor in Endgame.
Movies, Edward Furlong, sdcc, Terminator: Dark Fate

Edward Furlong Is Back as John Connor in Terminator: Dark Fate and More SDCC Reveals

arnold schwarzenegger and edward furlong in t2: judgment day
Furlong, who returns to his very first role after 27 years, was one of the most promising young actors of the 90s.
AMP Featured, Movies, cats

What the F*** Is This Cats Trailer?

Scary Cats trailer
Honestly, help me. I watched the Cats trailer and now I fear for my life from these human-faced cats.
AMP Featured, TV, Scarlett Johansson, Trevor Noah

Trevor Noah Hits the Nail on the Head on Scarlett Johansson’s Bad Diversity Comments

Scarlett Johansson, garbage, casting, trans, transgender, responses, memes
Scarlett Johansson made some upsetting comments about diverse casting in an interview that she has since fought back against, saying that the way they sounded wasn’t her intent and that her comments were taken out of context. Even when Johansson explained herself, it still wasn’t great, because it showed that she’s either deliberately ignoring a […]
Gaming, Magic: The Gathering, sdcc, Wizards of the Coast

The Royal Fairy Courts of Eldraine Want YOU in Magic: The Gathering’s Next Expansion Throne of Eldraine

Oona, Queen of the Fae art by Adam Rex from Magic: The Gathering
Faetime is coming to Magic: The Gathering in Fall set.
TV, ABC, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., marvel

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. to End Its Run After 7 Seasons

saying goodbye to marvel's agents of shield
After seven seasons of plot twists, new characters, and near cancellations, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will be hanging up its armor in 2020.
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