The Tuesday Edition - Jun 20, 2023
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News, Black History, Governor Greg Abbott, Juneteenth, politics, Texas

Greg Abbott’s Juneteenth Tweet Purposely Crops Out the Reason for the Holiday

Juneteenth historical marker cropped out and missing 2/3rds. This is imposed unto an image of Texas Governor Greg Abbott holding up a Bill he signed in June 2023.

This is actually the fourth time Abbott has done this.

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Movies, challengers, Josh O'Connor, Luca Guadagnino, Mike Faist, Zendaya

Your Latest Zendaya Obsession Is Here

Zendaya in great lighting in Challengers

Waiting for Luca Guadagnino's Challengers feels like my own personal hell

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News, Hunter Biden

Hunter Biden Didn’t Pay His Taxes and Republicans Are Just Going To Be Insufferable, Aren’t They?

Hunter Biden hugs Joe and Jill Biden.

Hunter Biden has nothing to do with any of this! Who cares?!

The post Hunter Biden Didn’t Pay His Taxes and Republicans Are Just Going To Be Insufferable, Aren’t They? appeared first on The Mary Sue.

News, submarine, Titanic, video game controller, video games

Yes, the Missing Titanic-Touring Submarine Is, in Fact, Piloted by a $30 Logitech Controller

Closeup of hands holding a video game controller.

People are understandably uncomfortable with the idea of a submarine carrying real people using such a non-special piece of video game equipment.

The post Yes, the Missing Titanic-Touring Submarine Is, in Fact, Piloted by a $30 Logitech Controller appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Big on the Internet, J.K. Rowling, orcas

Twitter Just Really Thinks the Orcas and J.K. Rowling’s Yacht Should Meet

George Takei as Captain Sulu in 'Star Trek': An older Japanese man in a red and white Starfleet uniform drinks tea from a white tea cup.

I, personally, think that the orcas could make better use of it.

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Anime, anime, Cowboy Bebop, devilman crybaby, Ghost in the Shell, Kill la Kill, LGBTQ, Ouran High School Host Club, queer, SEO

The Best LGBTQ Characters in Anime

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

If you need me I'll be up late, counting gay sheep, wishing that my favorite LGBTQ anime characters were real.

The post The Best LGBTQ Characters in Anime appeared first on The Mary Sue.

News, COVID-19 vaccine, Michael Flynn, Scams

Michael Flynn Wants Your Sperm

Michael Flynn speaks on stage in front of an American flag.

Flynn calls these people patriots in his video; I would choose a ... different descriptor.

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News, Andrew Tate, sexual assault, Tristian Tate

Misogyny Influencer Andrew Tate Has Been Indicted

Andrew Tate's social media

Hopefully, their arrest will do much to help protect their alleged victims but the legacy Tate has built is the kind of poison that lingers.

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Big on the Internet, Titanic

The Missing Titanic Sub Story Is My Nightmare

Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack and Kate Winslet as Rose in the Titanic door scene.

The idea of being trapped in a sub that's been bolted shut is ... well, horrifying.

The post The Missing Titanic Sub Story Is My Nightmare appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Movies, News, news, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Tom Holland

‘Spider-Man’ Cheat Sheet: A Guide To Watching All the Movies in the Spider-Verse

A split image featuring Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man from 'Spider-Man 2,' the Miles Morales Spider-Man from 'Into the Spider-Verse,' and Tom Holland's Spider-Man from 'Spider-Man: Far From Home'

From the Tobey Maguire era to the Spider-Verse, here's everything you need to know before you watch the Spider-Man movies.

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News, millennials

Millennials Have Killed the Final Boss in the Generation Wars

A group of white early-30s friends cheers over brunch.

Collectively, we as a generation have been blamed for killing basically everything (except for the environment, everyone agrees that's the Boomers).

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TV, Black Mirror, Netflix, streaming

Ranking Every ‘Black Mirror’ Episode in Season 6

Pia and Davis standing outside in Black Mirror season 6 episode 2

The great thing about anthologies is that if you don't like one episode, you might love the next.

The post Ranking Every ‘Black Mirror’ Episode in Season 6 appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Movies, David Harbour, Florence Pugh, marvel, mcu, Sebastian Stan, Thunderbolts

The Cast of Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts’ Just Keeps Getting Better

Marvel Thunderbolts Team

15 years after Iron Man's release, we are now entering Phase 5 of the MCU and meeting a new super-team.

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News, crocodiles, dinosaurs, DNA, Jurassic Park, National Geographic, virgin birth

Crocodiles Just Casually Proved ‘Jurassic Park’ Right About One Thing

Richard Attenborough as John Hammond in Jurassic Park, coming down a large starcase with his arms spread wide, grinning.

So does this mean that at least part of Jurassic Park is plausible, updating its status up from BS?

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Movies, Hide From Homepage, Horror, Jamie Foxx, John Boyega, Netflix, They Cloned Tyrone

‘They Cloned Tyrone’ Is Bringing Blaxploitation to Netflix

Fontaine, Yo-Yo, & Slick Charles looking shocked in They Cloned Tyrone

It's not every day that a mainstream film pays homage to the '70s Blaxploitation genre.

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TV, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lauren Cohan, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead: Dead City

‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’ Turns the Clock Back on a Decade of One Character’s Growth

A silhouette walks through a city at night in The Walking Dead: Dead City.

I'm disappointed by how Dead City has taken the wind out of an awesome (and formerly nuanced) female character.

The post ‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’ Turns the Clock Back on a Decade of One Character’s Growth appeared first on The Mary Sue.

TV, Star Trek, star trek: strange new worlds

Will ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Return for Season 3?

Season 2 poster for Strange New Worlds, with the cast posing against a multicolored background. Behind them are various planets and starscapes.

We've heard some rumors, and here's what we know.

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Movies, Aquaman, DCU, Ezra Miller, Hide From Homepage, The Flash

Breaking Down ‘The Flash’ Post-Credits Scene

The Flash (Ezra Miller), Batman (Michael Keaton), and Supergirl (Sasha Calle) in 'The Flash'

The Flash carries on the DC tradition of including post-credits scenes. But this one comes at a particularly pivotal moment for the franchise

The post Breaking Down ‘The Flash’ Post-Credits Scene appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Movies, box office, Ezra Miller, The Flash, Warner Bros.

Hollywood Learns All the Wrong Lessons From ‘The Flash’s Disappointing Opening. As Usual.

Ezra Miller as The Flash.

Studios hemorrhage money when no one asked them to only to get skittish when they have trouble making a profit, and somehow it's the audience's fault.

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