The Wednesday Edition - Jan 5, 2022
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AMP Featured, TV, HBO, HBO Max, station eleven

It Took Me Too Long to Find the Best New Show on Television

Kirsten reads the Station Eleven graphic novel in 'Station Eleven'

HBO Max's limited series 'Station Eleven' is a stunning post-apocalyptic puzzle box that should be crowned the best new show on TV.

The post It Took Me Too Long to Find the Best New Show on Television first appeared on The Mary Sue.
AMP Featured, News, CDC, COVID-19, Pandemic

Love Riddles? The CDC’s New Guidance on COVID-19 Isolation Is for You

Jim Carey laughs as The Riddler in key art from Batman Forever

The CDC is back with another guidance on isolation that is essentially a word problem.

The post Love Riddles? The CDC’s New Guidance on COVID-19 Isolation Is for You first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, Big Gold Brick, Megan Fox, Oscar Isaac

Things We Saw: Okay Big Gold Brick Trailer, You Have Our Attention

Oscar Isaac with a weird vibe and glasses in the Big Gold Brick trailer

There is trying to figure out this new trailer for the movie Big Gold Brick and then there is just existing in the world of this trailer.

The post Things We Saw: Okay Big Gold Brick Trailer, You Have Our Attention first appeared on The Mary Sue.
News, Harry Potter (franchise), The Problem With Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart Calls Out Anti-Semitic Depiction of Goblins in Harry Potter, Clarifies He Doesn’t Think Rowling Is Anti-Semitic

one of the money goblins in harry potter

A video has been making the rounds of Jon Stewart on his podcast/video/show/thing discussing anti-Semitic tropes and during the conversation brought up the way goblins are depicted in the Harry Potter films.

The post Jon Stewart Calls Out Anti-Semitic Depiction of Goblins in Harry Potter, Clarifies He Doesn’t Think Rowling Is Anti-Semitic first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves Graced the World With His Definitive List of Must-See Movies

Keanu Reeves posing at a premiere

You can read Reeves' full list on Esquire but I want to talk about a few because Keanu Reeves is right about them.

The post Keanu Reeves Graced the World With His Definitive List of Must-See Movies first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, Cleopatra, Gal Gadot

Gal Gadot Offers Unimaginative Insight Into Cleopatra Movie

Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)

When Gal Gadot was cast as the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra VII it created a lot of controversies, but in the latest issue of InStyle's February Badass Women issue, Gadot spoke about what this new film will highlight about the ancient ruler.

The post Gal Gadot Offers Unimaginative Insight Into Cleopatra Movie first appeared on The Mary Sue.
News, COVID-19, eric adams, New York City

NYC’s New Mayor Eric Adams’ Latest Terrible Take: “Low Skill Workers … Don’t Have the Academic Skills To Sit in a Corner Office”

New York mayor Eric Adams gives a press conference in a white sweatshirt with a garish colorful logo for the covid-19 "vaccine and testing"

New York City's new mayor Eric Adams has only had the job less than a week and he's already proving to be truly terrible.

The post NYC’s New Mayor Eric Adams’ Latest Terrible Take: “Low Skill Workers … Don’t Have the Academic Skills To Sit in a Corner Office” first appeared on The Mary Sue.
News, donald trump, january 6th, politics

Donald Trump Cancels His Poor Taste January 6th Anniversary Speech

Donald trump yelling

Donald Trump isn't going to do his anniversary speech on January 6, which is great given that I did not know that out-of-touch speech was happening at all.

The post Donald Trump Cancels His Poor Taste January 6th Anniversary Speech first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, fandom, television, video games

A Toast to the Media Properties Whose Bullets I Dodged Like a Matrix Backbend

GoT Sleepy Hollow Sonic

Everyone has that media property they're glad they missed, whether it's because of its quality, the actions of its creator, or the fans attached to it.

The post A Toast to the Media Properties Whose Bullets I Dodged Like a Matrix Backbend first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, musicals, Rent (musical), tick tick...BOOM!

tick, tick… BOOM! Is a Treat for Anyone Still Holding On to Their Inner RENT Fan

Andrew Garfield sings in a diner as Jonathan Larson in Tick, Tick ... BOOM! the movie

'tick, tick... BOOM!,' which aired on Netflix and was directed by Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda in his feature directorial debut, is very much something special.

The post tick, tick… BOOM! Is a Treat for Anyone Still Holding On to Their Inner RENT Fan first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, Boba Fett, Book of Boba Fett, Star Wars (franchise)

Story Time: Chapter 2 of The Book of Boba Fett Gives Us a Look Into Boba Fett’s Mercy

Boba Fett and Fennec looking bad ass in the Book of Boba Fett

The Book of Boba Fett is bringing us an in-depth look into the character of Boba (played by Temuera Morrison).

The post Story Time: Chapter 2 of The Book of Boba Fett Gives Us a Look Into Boba Fett’s Mercy first appeared on The Mary Sue.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, NFT, reality TV

It’s the First Week of 2022 and We Got Thousand-Dollar Farts in a Jar Leading to Hospitalization and NFTs

Ok

Stephanie Matto was selling her farts in a jar and had to be rushed to the hospital for intense gas pains. She's now selling the farts as NFTs.

The post It’s the First Week of 2022 and We Got Thousand-Dollar Farts in a Jar Leading to Hospitalization and NFTs first appeared on The Mary Sue.
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