The Sunday Edition - Aug 8, 2021
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Big on the Internet, 2021 Olympics, donald trump, Megan Rapinoe

Megan Rapinoe Dismisses Trump’s Sad Attempt to Troll Her

Megan Rapinoe on the soccer field with a soccer ball in the foreground.

In the meantime, Rapinoe is living her best life and celebrating her fiancée Sue Bird, who took home the gold for the U.S. women's basketball team.

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Big on the Internet, Elle Fanning, Gillian Anderson, The Great (Hulu)

Things We Saw Today: Gillian Anderson Joins S2 of Hulu’s The Great

Elle Fanning as Catherine the Great

The series just dropped its first trailer for season 2, which finds a pregnant Catherine still locked in a power struggle with her husband.

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TV, Asian-American representation, Awkwafina, Awkwafina is Nora From Queens

INTERVIEW: Lori Tan Chinn and Teresa Hsiao on Season 2 of Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens

Awkwafina and Lori Tan Chinn in 'Nora From Queens'

The quirky, often surreal series follows Nora's attempts to move out of her family home, hold down a steady job, and find her way as an adult.

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Space, Mars, Mars missions, NASA

NASA Is Recruiting Crew Members for Year-Long Simulated Mars Mission

Mars Dune Alpha Conceptual Render: Visualization on Mars

Weird, they don't seem to have any need for entertainment bloggers. Your loss, NASA!

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Movies, Daniela Melchior, Ratcatcher 2, The Suicide Squad

Ratcatcher 2 Is the Stealthy Soul of The Suicide Squad

Daniela Melchior as Ratcatcher 2

This is a star-making turn for Melchior, and we hope to see more of her and Ratcatcher 2 in the future.

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TV, Dear White People, musical, Netflix

Netflix Teases Dear White People’s Entire Finale Season to be Musical

Scene from Dear White People Volume 4. Students in the hallway.

Creator Justin Simien comes back for a final and now musical season of "Dear White People."

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Big on the Internet, CNN, COVID-19 vaccine, Jeffrey Toobin

CNN Fires 3 Unvaxxed Employees, Inexplicably Keeps Jeffrey Toobin on Payroll

Jeffrey Toobin grins on CNN.

3 unvaccinated employees of CNN were fired, yet sex pest legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin is still employed after masturbating on a Zoom call.

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TV, contributors, loki series, Sylvie

I Loved Seeing Loki Avoid the Trope of Portraying Romantically Inexperienced Characters as Lacking

Sylvie pursing her lips in Marvel's Loki series.

Yes, even though the show came to an end three weeks ago (at least for now), I still can’t get Loki out of my mind. Even though it’s easily my favorite of Marvel’s Disney+ original series so far for many reasons, my feelings on the show are still evolving.

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TV, Jacob Batalon, Reginald the Vampire

Things We Saw Today: Jacob Batalon IS Reginald in Reginald the Vampire

Jacob Batalon Headshot

Batalon is clearly so very excited about the show and so are we!

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AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Disney parks, Star Wars (franchise), Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser

Disney’s Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Hotel Is Out-Of-This-Galaxy Expensive

carrie fisher as princess leia in star wars

Maybe I'll get to experience the magic of a galaxy far, far away at Disney's immersive Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel when I sell my liver.

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Big on the Internet, COVID-19 vaccine, Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston Explains Why She Cut off Unvaccinated People and Honestly, She’s Iconic

Jennifer Aniston stars in and produces The Morning Show for Apple TV+

Aniston is not only protecting herself but those who are not eligible for the vaccine or at high risk even if they get COVID while vaccinated and if you are not willing to share your vaccination status, then much like Aniston is doing, I'm going to assume you are not vaccinated and keep my distance. 

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News, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

Riverdale Creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s Father Taken by Nicaragua Police

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 19: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa arrives at the premiere of Netflix's "Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina" at the Hollywood Athletic Club on October 19, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

“We believe he is being kept as a political prisoner with an estimated 30 other people who have been detained similarly in past months in the lead-up to Nicaragua’s election in November,” said Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.

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Big on the Internet, Darth Vader, Star Wars (franchise), zillow

“New Star Wars House Just Dropped”: Gospel Legend Shirley Caesar’s Incredible ‘Star Wars’ Home Theater Goes Viral

Shirley Caesar Black American Music Association

11-time Grammy-winning gospel artist has her house for sale on Zillow and it comes with a Star Wars influenced home theater.

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Big on the Internet, Barbie, COVID-19, Mattel

Mattel’s New Barbies Honor Women in Healthcare Fighting COVID-19

New Barbies honor six women in health care who have been on the front lines in the fight against COVID-19.

Mattel INC has released six new Barbie dolls which honor the real-life heroines of the pandemic.

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TV, Diane Lane, FX on Hulu, Y: The Last Man

Y: The Last Man Trailer Imagines a World Without Men

Olivia Thirlby as Hero Brown

Despite living through a pandemic (or perhaps because of it), audiences cannot get enough shows about post-apocalyptic dystopias.

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Books, awards, Romance Writers of America, Romancelandia

Romance Writers of America Rescinds Award for Racist Book After Doubling Down Earlier This Week

"At Love's Command" book cover by Karen Witemeyer,, featuring a cowboy, edited to show a teardrop falling from his eye. (Image: Bethany House Publishers, emoji)

Romancelandia erupted. Writers let their RWA Memberships lapse, and at least one author refused their award. Less than 24 hours later, the RWA released a followup statement rescinding the award.

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News, Ashton Kutcher, Dax Shepard, Jake Gyllenhaal, Mila Kunis

Why Do Celebrities Keep Thinking We Want to Hear That They Don’t Shower?

LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 23: (L-R) Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis play ping pong at Clayton Kershaw's 6th Annual Ping Pong 4 Purpose on August 23, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Kershaw's Challenge ); CULVER CITY, CA - NOVEMBER 12: Actors Dax Shepard (L) and Kristen Bell speak onstage during the Fifth Annual Baby2Baby Gala, Presented By John Paul Mitchell Systems at 3LABS on November 12, 2016 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for Baby2Baby); SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 25: Jake Gyllenhaal attends a Palo Alto Networks dinner to discuss the role cybersecurity plays in Hollywood today at the Virgin Hotels on February 25, 2020 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Kelly Sullivan/Getty Images for Palo Alto Networks)

Stop. Please. We want to picture smelling like wealth and opportunity.

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Gaming, Hollow Knight, indie games, video games

Thanks to Hollow Knight I Finally Understand Why People Like Dark Souls and Other Extremely Difficult Video Games

Hollow Knight main image

For years I never understood the appeal of playing Dark Souls and other games where you die all the time, but after 50 hours of Hollow Knight, I get it now.

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Big on the Internet, Olympics 2021, Tom Daley

Everyone Is Obsessed With Olympic Diver Tom Daley Casually Knitting in the Stands

Tom Daley knitting at the Olympics

You've probably seen a man knitting at the Olympics and it is none other than everyone's favorite diver, Tom Daley! 

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Movies, Deadpool 3, mcu, Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Reynolds: Deadpool 3 Production Likely in 2022. What Does Its Marvel Status Mean?

Deadpool gasping with his hands pressed to his face.

"The percentage chance? I don’t know. I couldn’t assign a percentage to that. I’d say it’s 50/50 maybe? We’re really actively developing it and getting it into pretty good shape. What the hell month is it? August? Oh, next year? Probably pretty damn good. I’d say 70%."

The post Ryan Reynolds: Deadpool 3 Production Likely in 2022. What Does Its Marvel Status Mean? first appeared on The Mary Sue.
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