The Tuesday Edition - Jan 5, 2021
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Big on the Internet, donald trump, Rent

Donald Trump’s Incriminating Phone Call, but Make It RENT!

Image for the audio of Donald Trump asking Georgia to find votes: "Rent, but it is Trump doing treason over the phone."

I've just resigned myself to the fact that I will never be free from this hold that RENT has on me. I do like using the show to make fun of Donald Trump, though. That can stay.

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News, 2020 Presidential election, donald trump, Mike Pence

“No He Does Not!” Trends Because, No, Mike Pence Can’t Overturn the Electoral College.

Trump appears to glare at Mike Pence during a White House press briefing.

"NO HE DOES NOT" trended on Twitter as users reminded Donald Trump that Vice President Mike Pence can't overturn the election.

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Movies, Batman (character), Michael Keaton, The Flash (movie)

No, Michael Keaton Isn’t Taking Over as Batman in the DCEU

Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne

Despite internet rumors, Michael Keaton will not be taking over the role of Batman in the DCEU. He will be reprising Batman in The Flash film.

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News, josh hawley, protestors

Senator Josh Hawley Tweeted About “Antifa Scumbags” Terrorizing His Family. Too Bad for Him, There’s Video.

Two protesters stand outside Josh Hawley's home.

Senator Josh Hawley tweeted Monday night about a group of "Antifa scumbags" who he says came to his Washington D.C. house while he was in Missouri and terrorized his family.

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AMP Featured, Movies, Patty Jenkins, Warner Bros., Wonder Woman 1984

Patty Jenkins’ Vision of Wonder Woman Only Highlights the Complex History of the Heroine

gal gadot, patty jenkins

WW84 director Patty Jenkins talked about her struggles with the first film and the vision she had of Wonder Woman versus the image from Warner Bros. studios.

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TV, Doctor Who, Jodie Whittaker, representation

If Jodie Whittaker Is Really Leaving Doctor Who, Make the Doctor a Woman of Color, You Cowards

Doctor Who reveal of Jodie Whittaker as the 13th Doctor.

Over a dozen white men have played the Doctor on BBC's Doctor Who and no one has complained. But mention another woman playing the Doctor and the pitchforks come out. Time to check your misogyny.

The post If Jodie Whittaker Is Really Leaving Doctor Who, Make the Doctor a Woman of Color, You Cowards first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, public domain, The Great Gatsby

Here’s What’s New in the Public Domain for 2021!

leo raises a glass in the great gatsby

Works including the Great Gatsby, Mrs. Dalloway, some iconic jazz, and much more just entered the public domain.

The post Here’s What’s New in the Public Domain for 2021! first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, bridgerton, Netflix

Bridgerton Has a Lot to Learn About Consent, and So Does Everyone Else

Regé-Jean Page and Phoebe Dynevor in Bridgerton (2020)

Bridgerton has been a phenomenon that has taken over the internet and launched a lot of discourses. One of the biggest having to do with a controversial assault scene that is not treated as such in the universe of the show, despite the fact that the moment in question has been scrutinized for over a decade.

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Big on the Internet, Pedro Pascal, Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare

Things We Saw Today: The Internet Rediscovered Pedro Pascal Reciting Shakespeare in Spanish

Pedro Pascal's face on the mandalorian to bless the timeline

Welcome to my world, the internet. I saw him in King Lear back in the before times, and if we ever get to be free once more, I highly suggest trying to see Pedro Pascal do Shakespeare live. It's a sight to behold.

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News, inclusivity, Jim Jordan, pronouns

Rep. Jim Jordan Is Really Mad About Gender-Neutral Pronouns, Also Doesn’t Know What a Pronoun Is

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH) speaks during a hearing

Why be accurate when you can be angry at nothing, amirite?

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TV, Doctor Who, Thriteen, Yaz Khan

Why Couldn’t It Have Just Been Yaz and the Doctor in the TARDIS?

Yaz and the Doctor

I'm interested to see what John Bishop brings to the team, but it is disappointing because we could have had an all-female TARDIS, and it would have been nice to see for once.

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Books, manga, One Piece, Shonen Jump

One Piece Sails Into 2021 With 1000 Manga Chapters and a Whole Lot of Celebrating

Celebrating One Piece

As a long-time anime fan, I'm impressed at this milestone. As a writer/content creator I'm in awe of Eiichiro Oda working on this dang story for over 20 years! The fact that he got to 1000 chapters even with the dumpster fire that was 2020 is incredible.

The post One Piece Sails Into 2021 With 1000 Manga Chapters and a Whole Lot of Celebrating first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, fantasy, Game of Thrones, HBO

Ending Game of Thrones Cost HBO Half Their Subscribers

Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen looking pissed in that scene (you know the one) from the final season of HBO's Game of Thrones.

When their huge fantasy/genre series ended and HBO had nothing comparable waiting to replace it, they lost half their viewers.

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