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Movies, Paul Thomas Anderson, Shang-Chi, Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Paul Thomas Anderson Is an Ally, Loves Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Paul Thomas Anderson loves venom and he's right

Is this just a famous director sharing that he loves superhero movies? Yes, but it is nice to have an auteur director praising the MCU for once instead of complaining about people who enjoy the franchise. 

The post Paul Thomas Anderson Is an Ally, Loves Venom: Let There Be Carnage first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, Eternals, Harish Patel, Karun

The Internet’s MVP of Marvel’s Eternals Is Karun

Kingo and Karun at dinner in Eternals

Karun is most definitely the MVP of Eternals and I'm ready for them to release the Karun-Cut of the movie. Please and thank you!

The post The Internet’s MVP of Marvel’s Eternals Is Karun first appeared on The Mary Sue.
News, Lance Bass, LGBTQIA

Lance Bass Talks About Feeling Pressured to Hide His Sexuality for N*Sync

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 21: Lance Bass attends The Abbey's 16th annual Toy Drive for Children's Hospital LA at The Abbey Food & Bar on September 21, 2021 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)

"Being in the entertainment industry, you get told certain things and they allude to certain things. No one ever flat-out said, 'Listen, if you're gay, you can't do this," Bass says. "But they would [say] things like, 'You know, if you have a girlfriend, you can't really talk about them' and 'Remember your audience, your fans out there. They don't want to really know about your personal life.' So that always to me was kind of a backhanded, like, 'Look, we know you're gay, keep it a secret, kid.'

The post Lance Bass Talks About Feeling Pressured to Hide His Sexuality for N*Sync first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, Apple TV, Jon Stewart, The Problem With Jon Stewart

The Problem With Jon Stewart Examines Domestic Violence to Gun Violence Pipeline

. April Ross and Janet Paulsen join Jon to talk about their experiences with domestic violence, gun violence, and how to help their communities.

The Problem With Jon Stewart has brought the legendary Daily Show host back into the business of teaching audiences about the news and in his latest episode "The Problem With Guns" he attempts to examine the failure of legislation to deal with the correlation between gun violence and domestic violence.

The post The Problem With Jon Stewart Examines Domestic Violence to Gun Violence Pipeline first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, Movies & TV, TV, animation, anime, cartoons, food

As a Treat, Here Are 10 Foods I Wanted to Eat as a Kid Because of the Cartoons I Watched

Food

Cartoon food is animated in such wonderfully overdramatic ways. Where else would you find pizza with cheese that stretches across the hemisphere?

The post As a Treat, Here Are 10 Foods I Wanted to Eat as a Kid Because of the Cartoons I Watched first appeared on The Mary Sue.
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