The Thursday Edition - Dec 9, 2021
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Movies, Steven Spielberg, west side story, West Side Story (remake)

West Side Story Is a Vibrant, Joyful Revival of the Classic Musical

Ariana DeBose in 'West Side Story'

Films like West Side Story are why we go to the movies in the first place.

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News, Christmas tree, Fox News, hate crimes

Fox News Hosts Can’t Understand Why Christmas Tree Arson Isn’t Considered a “Hate Crime”

The hosts of Fox & Friends talk above a chyron reading "Arson suspect freed without bail"

Fox News host Brian Kilmeade doesn't understand why the person suspected of setting fire to the network's "All-American Christmas Tree" this week can't be charged with committing a hate crime.

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Big on the Internet, Disney

Disney Flop Treasure Planet Was Way Ahead of Its Time

treasure planet is good actually

One of the fun things about Disney+ is being able to explore older films that don't always get a lot of attention from the "Disney Vault." One of the ones I decided to look at recently was the 2002 box office failure Treasure Planet.

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Gaming, online gaming, video games, weddings

NYT Trumpets “Metaverse” Wedding as a New Thing Like Second Life, Final Fantasy, and Animal Crossing Don’t Exist

Second Life, FFXIV, and ACNH

The New York Times had a piece about a couple who'd gotten married in the "Metaverse" as if it were brand new, but gamers have been doing it for decades.

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Big on the Internet, Paramount, Viacom, wattpad

Viacom Is Partnering With Wattpad to Adapt Content—The Future Is Fanfiction

the wattpad logo and it is indeed orange

With the success of The Kissing Both and After franchises on Netflix it was only a matter of time before Wattpad, the original host site for these stories, teamed up with a streaming service for them to really mine the content on their platform.

The post Viacom Is Partnering With Wattpad to Adapt Content—The Future Is Fanfiction first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, Hailee Steinfeld, Hawkeye, Jeremy Renner

‘Hawkeye’ Episode Four Gives Us the Clint and Kate Christmas Special

Hailee Steinfeld in 'Hawkeye'

It's a clever choice to have the plot take a backseat to Clint and Kate's growing friendship/partnership, and it's something these Disney+ series do exceedingly well.

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Comics, comics, graphic novels, Holiday Gift Guide

Gift Guide: Featuring Some of Our Favorite Graphic Novels of 2021 (Plus One 2020 Fave)

Four books featured on the 2021 TMS Bookish Gift Guide of graphic novels. (Image: TKO Studios, Mariner Books,and DC)

While some are the start of a series or are a part of the fabric of an extended universe, all of these graphic novels feature a complete story in one book.

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TV, Bojack Horseman, Netflix, Raphael Bob-Waksberg

Things We Saw Today: Bojack Horseman Creator Shares Cut Scene to Send Netflix a Message & Fundraise for Trans Lifeline

Mr. Peanutbutter smiles and points his fingers at Princess Carolyn, frowning, in a scene from Bojack Horseman

Bojack Horseman creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg tweeted criticism of Netflix's handling of Dave Chapelle's recent standup special, and backed it up with a fundraiser for Trans Lifeline and a never-before-seen bit cut from his show.

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Movies, Don't Look Up

REVIEW: Don’t Look Up Is a Satirical Look at Our Own Unfortunate Reality

The cast of Don't Look Up talking to the president

Don't Look Up hits Netflix on December 24th but is in select theaters on December 10th.

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AMP Featured, Books, Andrew Cuomo, Chris Cuomo

Publishers Axe Chris Cuomo’s 2022 Book Amid Ongoing Scandal

Chris and Andrew Cuomo stand together smiling on a red carpet

Exactly one week after the initial CNN review began, The Wall Street Journal reports that HarperCollins is also distancing itself from this disaster.

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Big on the Internet, AITA, family, Thanksgiving

New Levels of Pettiness Reached at Thanksgiving That Deserved Ruining, TBH

Whether it's true or just someone exercising their creative writing skills, we all love a good reddit "Am I The Asshole?" post, and this one really does make the pettiness of the holiday season that much sweeter. When the "new" girlfriend is constantly shunned by her boyfriend's mother, what is she to do other than turn her own pettiness against her?

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AMP Featured, News, Christmas trees, Fox News, meghan mccain

Meghan McCain Okay With Far-Right Extremism Because Fox News’ Christmas Tree Caught Fire

A shot from Fox News' coverage of the engulfed Christmas tree, with a tweet form Meghan McCain overlaid

Late Tuesday night, a 50-foot Christmas tree outside of Fox News' studios in New York caught fire, leading Fox News' hosts and supporters to make a lot of assumptions.

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Movies, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Tom Holland

Tom Holland Clarifies Comments About Not Playing Spider-Man at 30

Tom Holland as Peter Parker walking through a protest that says Devil in Disguise

Tom Holland was talking to GQ earlier this year and said that if he was playing Spider-Man in his 30s, he was doing something wrong. This comment, as Holland points out in a new interview while doing press for Spider-Man: No Way Home, was not his intention.

The post Tom Holland Clarifies Comments About Not Playing Spider-Man at 30 first appeared on The Mary Sue.
AMP Featured, Movies, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Sonic 2 Movie Poster Has Tails Is in a Plane, Y’all! Trailer Tomorrow!

tails is in a plane! sonic 2 baby

Sonic fans are having a blast today with a new poster for the upcoming Sonic 2 film and news that a trailer will drop tomorrow at 8pm EST during The Game Awards. And we can all let out a happy sigh of relief that nothing looks like a horror movie this time around. PLUS TAILS IS IN A PLANE!

The post Sonic 2 Movie Poster Has Tails Is in a Plane, Y’all! Trailer Tomorrow! first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, Hawkeye

Let’s Talk About Today’s Big Hawkeye Reveal!

Kate Bishop and Clint Barton in Hawkeye

So let's talk about the masked figure and why they're important.

The post Let’s Talk About Today’s Big Hawkeye Reveal! first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, comics, George Pérez

George Pérez, Iconic Comic Book Artist, Shares Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 14: Comic book writer and illustrator George Perez speaks at the "George Perez : Farewell to a Legend" panel during the Seventh Annual Amazing Las Vegas Comic Con at the Las Vegas Convention Center on June 14, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Paul Butterfield/Getty Images for Amazing Comic Conventions)

The creative mind behind some of the most epic moments in DC and Marvel, George Pérez, shares his cancer diagnosis. Sadly, has less than a year to live.

The post George Pérez, Iconic Comic Book Artist, Shares Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer first appeared on The Mary Sue.
News, gerrymandering, politics, Texas

Justice Department Sues Texas Over Racist Gerrymandered Redistricting Maps

Protesters in front of the US Supreme Court building hold signs reading "Count Me In"

This week, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Texas, saying their redistricting maps are a violation of the Voting Rights Act.

The post Justice Department Sues Texas Over Racist Gerrymandered Redistricting Maps first appeared on The Mary Sue.
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