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News, capitalism, Elon Musk, space

No One Wants Your Space Billboards, Elon Musk

Elon Musk mugs for the camera while posing in front of a model rocket.

According to a report, Musk's SpaceX is working with a Canadian tech startup called Geometric Energy Corporation (GEC) to launch "space advertising."

The post No One Wants Your Space Billboards, Elon Musk first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, Jac Schaeffer, WandaVision, women in television

WandaVision’s Jac Schaeffer on Creating a Family-Friendly Writers Room

Jac Schaeffer

WandaVision showrunner Jac Schaeffer created a family-friendly and functional writers room, proving that more mothers should be in charge.

The post WandaVision’s Jac Schaeffer on Creating a Family-Friendly Writers Room first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, Marvel's What If...?, Peter Parker, Spider-Man

We Almost Got a Horrifying Spider-Man Episode of Marvel’s What If…?

Spider-Man transformed into the Man-Spider in the '90s Spider-Man animated series.

Either way, I'm just excited to see my boy onscreen again, and I can't wait to see what Marvel's What If...? holds for him!

The post We Almost Got a Horrifying Spider-Man Episode of Marvel’s What If…? first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, DC Entertainment, Rats, The Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad’s Breakout Rodent Sebastian Joins a Long Line of Heroic Rats

The Suicide Squad Sebastian

The Suicide Squad consisted of a team of mismatched supervillains including Ratcatcher 2 and her brave companion, Sebastian.

The post The Suicide Squad’s Breakout Rodent Sebastian Joins a Long Line of Heroic Rats first appeared on The Mary Sue.
AMP Featured, News, Andrew Cuomo, New York, sexual harassment

Bye, Andrew Cuomo! New York Governor Resigns in Disgrace

Andrew Cuomo resigns during a press conference

Disgraced New York Governor Andrew Cuomo gave a long and winding press conference today, eventually ending with the announcement that he would be resigning.

The post Bye, Andrew Cuomo! New York Governor Resigns in Disgrace first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Books, erotica, fanfiction, plagiarism

Fanfiction Community Finds Romilly King May Have Plagiarized More Than Paid to Kneel

Leather whip on red background in a browser window three times.

Last week, reader @KokomRoily shared evidence of erotic romance author Romilly King plagiarizing over 30 pages of her 2020 book Paid to Kneel. The text appeared to be taken from writer Blue_Jack's Supernatural fanfiction If You Hurt Me, That's Okay, Baby.

The post Fanfiction Community Finds Romilly King May Have Plagiarized More Than Paid to Kneel first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, COVID vaccine, I Am Legend, Will Smith

I Am Legend Screenwriter Had to Tell Anti-Vaxxers the Movie Is Fiction. It’s Also Not About Vaccines.

Will Smith in I Am Legend

If you're getting your public health advice from a movie or television show, may I suggest watching something like House M.D. or Grey's Anatomy? Maybe you'll learn something that way. Anyway, I'm taking advice from the video game turned HBO series The Last Of Us if this does become the zombie apocalypse.

The post I Am Legend Screenwriter Had to Tell Anti-Vaxxers the Movie Is Fiction. It’s Also Not About Vaccines. first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, Tigger, Viral

Busybody Confronts Neighbor Over Imaginary “Rules” Banning Flags of … Tigger

it is spelled ti double gah er

Maybe this lady needs to take a trip to the Hundred Acre Wood and relax.

The post Busybody Confronts Neighbor Over Imaginary “Rules” Banning Flags of … Tigger first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies & TV, TV, Marvel's What If...?, Multiverse, the mcu

The Beauty of Marvel’s What If…? Is How It Makes Us Care About the MCU in New, Unexpected Ways

The first three episodes of Marvel's "What If...?" feels like someone took an ongoing series of comic book fanfic AUs and decided to make them canon.

The post The Beauty of Marvel’s What If…? Is How It Makes Us Care About the MCU in New, Unexpected Ways first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, marvel studios, Marvel's What If...?, What If

Which Marvel Actors Voice Their Characters on the Animated Show What If…?—and Which Do Not?

An animated version of Tony Stark lounges in Marvel Studios' 'What If...?'

Tons of actors who play the MCU's heroes and villains will voice their characters on the animated show 'What If...?' So who's coming back, and who isn't?

The post Which Marvel Actors Voice Their Characters on the Animated Show What If…?—and Which Do Not? first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, Muppets, Muppets Haunted Mansion, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: The Muppets Get Spooky With a Halloween Haunted Mansion Special

The Muppets Haunted Mansion

What's better than the Haunt Mansion? The Haunted Mansion with a Muppets twist! And what's what we're getting with 'Muppets Haunted Mansion' special.

The post Things We Saw Today: The Muppets Get Spooky With a Halloween Haunted Mansion Special first appeared on The Mary Sue.
AMP Featured, TV, brad wright, Stargate, Stargate SG-1

Are We Ever Getting a New Stargate TV Show?

The main cast of Stargate SG-1 within an image of the Stargate

Here's what we know—and what we don't know—about those rumored plans for new series in the popular 'Stargate' franchise.

The post Are We Ever Getting a New Stargate TV Show? first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, Ted Lasso

Ted Lasso Tackles the Issue of Politics in Sports

Billy Harris, Toheeb Jimoh, and Cristo Fernández in Ted Lasso (2020)

Ted Lasso has restrained itself from being an overtly political show, but as sports and politics are inextricably linked it was only a matter of time before it was forced to tackle it. Especially on a football team with international players.

The post Ted Lasso Tackles the Issue of Politics in Sports first appeared on The Mary Sue.
News, Andrew Cuomo, time's up

Things Continue To Go Very Poorly for Andrew Cuomo

Andrew Cuomo sits at a dinner table at the Tribeca Film Festival

A formerly anonymous accuser has come forward, his top "enforcer" resigned, and much more in just the last few days. Things are not going well for Andrew Cuomo.

The post Things Continue To Go Very Poorly for Andrew Cuomo first appeared on The Mary Sue.
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The Mary Sue is searching for an assistant editor to join our team!

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Movies, DC Entertainment, The Suicide Squad, Warner Bros.

I’m So Glad The Suicide Squad Remembered That It’s Called The Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad poster.

The Suicide Squad remembered that Task Force X is an expendable group of supervillains that Amanda Waller treats as disposable. Finally.

The post I’m So Glad The Suicide Squad Remembered That It’s Called The Suicide Squad first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Comics, civil rights, graphic novel, John Lewis

Run: Book One Introduces the Next Chapter in John Lewis’ Legacy

Book covers of March Series behind the latest graphic novel "Run."

Run is a solid start to introducing readers to the 33 years of Lewis' life in public office. Creators have stated historical moments like the Vietnam War, the Nixon Administration, and frustration over the action/in-action of the 60s are the backdrops to the rise of the Black Panther Party (Black liberation as a global idea and Black separatism) and the third wave of the Klu Klux Klan.

The post Run: Book One Introduces the Next Chapter in John Lewis’ Legacy first appeared on The Mary Sue.
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