The Saturday Edition - Feb 13, 2021
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Big on the Internet, Ask the Mary Sues, fanfic, Valentine's Day

Ask the Mary Sues: What Fictional Character Would You Like To Take on a Date This Valentine’s Day?

Big on the Internet, 28DaysOfBlackCosplay, black history month 2021, cosplay

#28DaysOfBlackCosplay at The Mary Sue, Day Thirteen

Welcome to the second weekend in our #28DaysOfBlackCosplay share-a-thon! On this fine Saturday morning/afternoon/evening/2AM trip to the bathroom which technically makes it Sunday, we've got two more wonderful cosplayers to feature in our continued celebration of Black excellence in cosplay.

The post #28DaysOfBlackCosplay at The Mary Sue, Day Thirteen first appeared on The Mary Sue.
News, impeachment, Mitch McConnell

Mitch McConnell Announces He Plans To Vote to Acquit Donald Trump and His Justifications Are Infuriating

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) walks to his office on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial

McConnell is trying to justify his commitment to acquitting Trump but his reasons are flimsy.

The post Mitch McConnell Announces He Plans To Vote to Acquit Donald Trump and His Justifications Are Infuriating first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, Adam Wingard, Face/Off, John Woo

Things We Saw Today: A Face/Off Sequel From the Director of Godzilla vs. Kong?

john travolta and nic cage in face/off poster

Adam Wingard with write and directed a sequel to the 1997 John Woo classic Face/Off.

The post Things We Saw Today: A Face/Off Sequel From the Director of Godzilla vs. Kong? first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, Netflix, To All The Boys: Always and Forever

To All the Boys: Always and Forever Puts a Perfect Bow on the Series

Lara Jean and Peter in To All The Boys

The time has finally come! To All The Boys: Always and Forever is here and it's just the right amount of sappy love story we need to get through the Valentine's Day weekend!

The post To All the Boys: Always and Forever Puts a Perfect Bow on the Series first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, cooking, videos, YouTube

Ann Reardon From “How to Cook That” Debunks Fake How-To Videos to Our Delight

Ann Reardon From "How To Cook That" Debunks Fake How-To Videos

Ann Reardon from Youtube's "How to Cook That" knows what she's doing in these debunking videos of fake how-to videos!

The post Ann Reardon From “How to Cook That” Debunks Fake How-To Videos to Our Delight first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar, movie review

Review: Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar Is a Weird, Wacky Trip

Kristen Wig as Star and Annie Mumolo as Barb in Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, arrive at a brightly colored hotel, carrying tropical drinks.

Even if you don't connect with everything there, it's a big swing, and we need more of those.

The post Review: Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar Is a Weird, Wacky Trip first appeared on The Mary Sue.
News

Tessica Brown’s Gorilla Glue Saga Is a Reminder of the Pain Black Women Were Taught to Endure for Good Hair

black woman with natural hair feeling herself

While the harrowing story of Louisiana native Tessica Brown versus Gorilla Glue has ended, it has highlighted in a viral fashion the pressure Black women and Black folks feel to have their edges laid.

The post Tessica Brown’s Gorilla Glue Saga Is a Reminder of the Pain Black Women Were Taught to Endure for Good Hair first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, Monica Rambeau, Reed Richards, WandaVision

Okay, I Think I Know Who Monica Rambeau Texted on WandaVision

monica rambeau wandavision

Monica Rambeau needed help and reached out to someone. We don't know who and we don't really know why, but this week, we got a step closer to figuring out who is heading to Westview, and I think I know who to expect! 

The post Okay, I Think I Know Who Monica Rambeau Texted on WandaVision first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Space, astrology, this week in space, zodiac

This Week in Space: Is the “Age of Aquarius” Actually a Thing? And Are We in It Yet?

"Aquarius, Piscis Australis & en:Ballon Aerostatique", plate 26 in Urania's Mirror, a set of celestial cards accompanied by A familiar treatise on astronomy ... by Jehoshaphat Aspin. London. Astronomical chart, 1 print on layered paper board : etching, hand-colored.

What were those hippies singing about, and is the age of Aquarius even a thing?

The post This Week in Space: Is the “Age of Aquarius” Actually a Thing? And Are We in It Yet? first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, Clarice, Clarice Starling, reviews

CBS’s Clarice Doesn’t Live Up to Its Silence of the Lambs Lore

Rebecca Breeds as Clarice Starling, wearing an FBI jacket

CBS' new show Clarice is just like any other procedural, in all the most boring ways.

The post CBS’s Clarice Doesn’t Live Up to Its Silence of the Lambs Lore first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, Ben Shapiro, Gina Carano

Gina Carano Fumbled Star Wars to Wind Up Working With … Ben Shapiro?

gina carano

So I hope Gina Carano and Ben Shapiro are very happy in their bliss together. I'm going to continue to watch my himbo king of Mandalore in peace and carry on with my life.

The post Gina Carano Fumbled Star Wars to Wind Up Working With … Ben Shapiro? first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, anime, Geeky Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day

An Anime Guide on Finding a Love—*AHEM* Sorry, a “Rival” for Valentine’s Day

Screencap from Dragon Ball Z

Let's be honest. One of the greatest character interactions in anime (and media in general) stems from rivalries. Are they friends? Are they enemies? Is the creator just writing the longest slow burn fic of all time? Yes.

The post An Anime Guide on Finding a Love—*AHEM* Sorry, a “Rival” for Valentine’s Day first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, vision, Wanda Maximoff, WandaVision

Let’s Talk About the Wardrobe on This Week’s WandaVision

Randall Park's Jimmy Woo looks at Monica Rambeau's WandaVision wardrobe in confusion.

I can't wait to see where we go next! 

The post Let’s Talk About the Wardrobe on This Week’s WandaVision first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, 28DaysOfBlackCosplay, black history month 2021, cosplay

#28DaysOfBlackCosplay at The Mary Sue, Day Twelve

It's Friday and we've officially hit Day 12 of our #28DaysOfBlackCosplay celebration! To really get the weekend going, we have three cosplayers to feature today! Gotta do the absolute most on Friday, yeah? Let's get to it!

The post #28DaysOfBlackCosplay at The Mary Sue, Day Twelve first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, Ayo Edebiri, Emily Dickinson, Hailee Steinfeld

The Latest Dickinson Takes a Moment to Acknowledge Black Joy and Celebration

Amanda Warren, Chinaza Uche, and Ayo Edebiri in I'm Nobody! Who Are You? (2021)

Period dramas have struggled often with how to integrate people of color into it. If they can just do it in a colorblind manner, a mixture, or just be brutal. Dickinson is one of the few that I think has struck a good balance between acknowledging the time period and situation of Black people, while still allowing them to have joys.

The post The Latest Dickinson Takes a Moment to Acknowledge Black Joy and Celebration first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, Ancient Rome, history, Valentine's Day

Let’s Talk About the Ancient Precursor To Valentine’s Day: Lupercalia!

The Lupercalian Festival in Rome (ca. 1578–1610), drawing by the circle of Adam Elsheimer, showing the Luperci dressed as dogs and goats, with Cupid and personifications of fertility

Saint Valentines Day: why is a day for a martyred Christian saint the day we celebrated love and romance? And what does it have to do with Rome's Lupercalia?

The post Let’s Talk About the Ancient Precursor To Valentine’s Day: Lupercalia! first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, chinese new year, year of the ox, year of the rat

Goodbye, Year of the Rat! You sucked! Let’s Welcome the Year of the Ox!

TOPSHOT - People look at a giant ox lantern in a park in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on February 11, 2021, ahead of the start of the Lunar New Year, which ushers in the Year of the Ox on February 12. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP) (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Gong hei fat choi and happy Lunar New Year! Yes, the Year of the Rat is finally over and that's worth celebrating with some traditions!

The post Goodbye, Year of the Rat! You sucked! Let’s Welcome the Year of the Ox! first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, Britney Spears

Judge Sides With Britney Spears in Latest Battle Over Conservatorship

US singer Britney Spears arrives for the premiere of Sony Pictures' "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood" at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California

The #FreeBritney movement has been a part of an intersection discussion about women's autonomy but also mental health and ableism. Conservatorship has been proven to be legally hard to undo and while there are certainly times where it is useful, I think that it is important that whomever the person put in charge of it is someone the conservatee trusts.

The post Judge Sides With Britney Spears in Latest Battle Over Conservatorship first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, TV, anime, CrunchyRoll, interview

Jujutsu Kaisen Friday Chat With Anne Yatco, the Voice of Nobara Kugisaki

Anne Yatco as Nobara Kugisaki in Jujutsu Kaisen

In our interview, Yatco dives into what it's like being "the girl" on the team, something about "The Little Mermaid," and how, in an alternate universe, she probably would've been Dr. Anne Yatco!

The post Jujutsu Kaisen Friday Chat With Anne Yatco, the Voice of Nobara Kugisaki first appeared on The Mary Sue.
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