The Wednesday Edition - Feb 15, 2023
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News, contributor, Harry Potter (franchise), JK rowling, news, podcasts, SEO

Please Stop Giving J.K. Rowling More Platforms!

JK Rowling claps.

I know we're all sick of talking about the wizard book lady but, unfortunately, she's found another platform to spew hate on and we need to talk about it.

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News, Super Bowl Commercials, Taxes

TurboTax is Just Trolling Us With This Super Bowl Ad

A man raises his arms by a large fountain in an ad for TurboTax.

Did you know that TurboTax is a huge part of the reason we have to calculate and file our own taxes in the first place?

The post TurboTax is Just Trolling Us With This Super Bowl Ad appeared first on The Mary Sue.

TV, The Nevers, tubi

How To Watch ‘The Nevers’ On Tubi & Finally See How They Ended Season 1 Without You Know Who

All of The Nevers Season 1 is airing on Tubi for free, including the previously unseen episodes—but in the most confusing and inconvenient way imaginable.

The post How To Watch ‘The Nevers’ On Tubi & Finally See How They Ended Season 1 Without You Know Who appeared first on The Mary Sue.

News, Lee Pace, MeToo, Mindy Kaling, sexual harassment, The Mindy Project

Mindy Kaling Harassing Lee Pace Isn’t the Cute Anecdote She Thought It Was

In a scene from The Mindy Project, Mindy Kaling and Lee Pace lie in bed together.

Everyone deserves to have autonomy over their body and determine who gets to have access to it.

The post Mindy Kaling Harassing Lee Pace Isn’t the Cute Anecdote She Thought It Was appeared first on The Mary Sue.

TV, bill, Frank, Hide From Homepage, The Last of Us

Gamer Explains Why Bill and Frank TOTALLY Weren’t Gay in ‘The Last of Us’ Game, You Guys

Movies, Jack Dawson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Titanic

I Finally Understand One Aspect of ‘Titanic’ I Didn’t Get When I Was Younger

leonardo dicaprio, kate winslet

Watching Titanic again in theaters was well worth it and I think revisiting the movie is going to become part of a more frequent tradition.

The post I Finally Understand One Aspect of ‘Titanic’ I Didn’t Get When I Was Younger appeared first on The Mary Sue.

News, 2024 Presidential Election, GOP, Nikki Haley, presidential campaigns, presidential election, Republicans

Why Nikki Haley’s Presidential Bid Is So Troubling

Nikki Haley grins in front of a crown of supporters.

If you feel like freaking yourself out today, here's a scary fact: There are only 629 days until the next presidential election.

The post Why Nikki Haley’s Presidential Bid Is So Troubling appeared first on The Mary Sue.

TV, Black Hair, hair, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

If You Only Watch One ‘Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur’ Episode, Make It This One

Lunella, Devil, and Casey strike a pose in Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.

It starts when a white girl insults Lunella's puffs, calling her hair "messy" and "frizzy."

The post If You Only Watch One ‘Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur’ Episode, Make It This One appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Movies, animation, Disney, Lists, Pixar, SEO, Shrek, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Studio Ghibli

20 of The Best Animated Movies of All Time

Shrek smiling unconvincingly in Shrek.

Let's take a moment to acknowledge the films that created and established a love for animation within us, and paved the way for similar films down the road.

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News, climate change, news, Science

Sure, Climate Change Isn’t a Crisis, and in Unrelated News, Millions of California Trees Died in One Year

A still from the movie, The Road

However, evidence keeps mounting about how climate change is forever altering the planet. Eerily similar to The Road, millions of California's trees died in one year.

The post Sure, Climate Change Isn’t a Crisis, and in Unrelated News, Millions of California Trees Died in One Year appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Movies, Harrison Ford, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thunderbolt Ross

Harrison Ford’s Thunderbolt Ross Is WHAT Now in the MCU?

Harrison Ford in Air Force One

There are things in this world that I feel like people know about me on the internet.

The post Harrison Ford’s Thunderbolt Ross Is WHAT Now in the MCU? appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Movies, Harley Quinn, Joker, Joker: Folie à deux

‘Joker 2’ Harley Quinn First Look Makes Me More Worried It’ll Be a Setback for Her

Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck (a.k.a. The Joker) in The Joker

Since we are continuing with this story, I just hope that they do right by Harley given all the good content we've been getting for the character.

The post ‘Joker 2’ Harley Quinn First Look Makes Me More Worried It’ll Be a Setback for Her appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Movies, #OscarsSoWhite, diversity, The Oscars

The Oscars Accidentally Remind Us How White They Are, Over and Over Again

The Academy Awards releases its annual class photo of the 95th Oscar nominees

The Academy Awards reminded us (again) of just how white they are with the release of the annual Oscars' "class photo."

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News, law, LGBTQ discrimination, LGBTQ rights

Major Blow to LGBTQ Rights: Lesbian Mother Just Lost Her Parenting Rights to Child’s Sperm Donor

pride flag

The overturning of Roe V. Wade and the rise in anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and laws have made the current state of queer rights unstable. Unfortunately, news coming out of a family law case in Oklahoma has only made it worse.

The post Major Blow to LGBTQ Rights: Lesbian Mother Just Lost Her Parenting Rights to Child’s Sperm Donor appeared first on The Mary Sue.

TV, Charlie Cale, Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face

Charlie Cale Is Coming Back! Rian Johnson’s ‘Poker Face’ Gets a Season 2′

Natasha Lyonne with her hands in her pockets in Poker Face

Poker Face is currently still airing on Peacock and so we still have some time with Charlie Cale before the wait but at least we know we're going to have more murders for Charlie to unpack with a season 2!

The post Charlie Cale Is Coming Back! Rian Johnson’s ‘Poker Face’ Gets a Season 2′ appeared first on The Mary Sue.

News, British Libel Law, J.K. Rowling, Nazis

J.K. Rowling Appears To Sic Lawyers on Queer Critic for (Arguably Accurately) Saying Her Views Align With Nazis

.K. Rowling arrives at the "Fantastic Beasts: The Secret of Dumbledore" world premiere at The Royal Festival Hall on March 29, 2022 in London, England.

As a billionaire with vast reservoirs of wealth to spend on legal fees, Rowling can use SLAPPs, or Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, to silence critics.

The post J.K. Rowling Appears To Sic Lawyers on Queer Critic for (Arguably Accurately) Saying Her Views Align With Nazis appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Movies, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Cassie Lang, Kathryn Newton

Cassie Lang’s Moral Compass Is a Surprisingly Fresh Addition to ‘Quantumania’

Cassie Lang and Scott Lang in the Quantum Realm in 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania'

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania hits theaters on February 17, and you will fall in love with Kathryn Newton's take on Cassie Lang. It's perfection.

The post Cassie Lang’s Moral Compass Is a Surprisingly Fresh Addition to ‘Quantumania’ appeared first on The Mary Sue.

News, New York Times, trans rights

Hundreds of ‘New York Times’ Contributors Sign Open Letter Condemning the Paper’s Dangerous Anti-Trans Bias

Ne York Times building

These contributors deserve our praise and support because the New York Times cannot continue to get away with their anti-trans bias in their publication.

The post Hundreds of ‘New York Times’ Contributors Sign Open Letter Condemning the Paper’s Dangerous Anti-Trans Bias appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Movies, Dark comedy, Horror, supernatural horror

‘Jethica’ Review: Romanticizing Stalking? Not Today

Elena and Jessica being tired of the nonsense in Jethica

In the days of You and Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley), some people have come to romanticize the act of being dangerously stalked.

The post ‘Jethica’ Review: Romanticizing Stalking? Not Today appeared first on The Mary Sue.

TV, collaborator, Hide From Homepage, The Last of Us

What Is A Collaborator In ‘The Last Of Us’?

Sam and Henry running in the last of us

It's something you REALLY don't want to be in Kathleen's Kansas City

The post What Is A Collaborator In ‘The Last Of Us’? appeared first on The Mary Sue.

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