TV, HBO Max, Titans (live-action series) By Princess Weekes on Fri,2:19 Well, that didn't take too long. Jason Todd was, in some way, always marked for redemption, and part of making Titans an "adult" show means that it is filled with heroes who have killed, either by accident or on purpose. But it is a choice to have it happen so soon. The post Titans Sets Up a Redemption Arc and New Romance in “Home” first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > TV, Jeopardy!, LeVar Burton By Rachel Leishman on Fri,2:05 I'm happy for LeVar Burton figuring out what is best for him and heading in a different direction. It still would have been nice to have him as the host of Jeopardy! The post Jeopardy!’s Loss: LeVar Burton Developing His Own Game Show first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > TV, erik killmonger, Marvel's What If...?, Tony Stark By Briana Lawrence on Fri,12:59 What If...? has given us a lot of alternate takes on Marvel heroes and villains, but this last episode won me over because of how smart the villain was. The post What If…? Episode Six Delivers My Favorite Villain of the Series So Far first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > TV, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars (franchise), Sung Kang By Rachel Leishman on Fri,12:38 So getting to see Sung Kang have an actual lightsaber in Obi-Wan Kenobi instead of the paper towel cardboard ones he used to make as a kid? Legendary. The post Sung Kang Might Have Given Away an Important Detail About His Obi-Wan Kenobi Character first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Books, banned books, local government, Sesame Street By Alyssa Shotwell on Fri,12:19 Last year, heated school debates resulted in the York, Pennsylvania schools to ban (and in some cases hold ongoing "reviews") a four-page list of materials. Sent to teachers across the Central York District, books banned from use in the classroom included titles like a biography on Rosa Parks and 19 other books in the "Who Is/Was _____?" series. (Not everyone of course, just people like Michelle Obama, Sonia Sotomayor, Susann B. Anthony, Frida Kahlo, etc.) The post Students Fight Back as Schools, Parents Seek to Censor Even Malala, Sesame Street on Race first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > News, British Royal Family By Princess Weekes on Fri,12:02 A high court in London has concluded that whatever secrets would be kept in Prince Phillip's will shall remain denied to the public for the next 90 years. The post Prince Philip’s Will to Be Kept Secret for 90 Years to “Preserve the Monarch’s Dignity” first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Big on the Internet, Batman (character), DC, LEGO By Briana Lawrence on Fri,9:30 Tomorrow is DC's annual Batman Day celebration. As to be expected, LEGO is releasing a couple of new sets to celebrate the Dark Knight. The post You Didn’t Think We’d Celebrate Batman Day Without LEGO, Did You? first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Big on the Internet, Anti-Vaccination, Harry Potter (franchise), tiktok By Chelsea Steiner on Thu,5:56 Make up your mind anti-vaxxers: are you Nazis or are being persecuted like Jews in the Holocaust? The post Anti-Vaxxers Are Now Calling Themselves ‘Purebloods’ and That’s a Yikes From Me first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > News, Afghanistan, donald trump, Newsmax By Vivian Kane on Thu,5:46 Right-wing media outlets are still so dedicated to Donald Trump that they will literally scream a military veteran off the air for suggesting he is not total perfection. The post Watch This Newsmax Host Scream a Veteran Off His Show for Offering Basic Fact-Checking & Mild Trump Criticism first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Big on the Internet, things we saw today By Princess Weekes on Thu,5:18 Magic: The Gathering's return to the plane of Innistrad has been long-awaited and the cinematic trailer from Axis Studios wonderfully brought a narrative together highlighting the gothic elements. The post Things We Saw Today: Magic: The Gathering’s Cinematic Trailer for Innistrad: Midnight Hunt first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Big on the Internet, contributors, fandom, Pandemic By Julia Delbel on Thu,4:57 On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic. One of the ways many of us have coped with this tumultuous time period is through diving into the things we love as a comfort and joy. Even fandom has changed quite a bit in the year and a half the pandemic has been going on. The post How Fandom Has Changed During a Year and a Half of Pandemic (So Far) first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Books, parenting, Utah, YA literature By Alyssa Shotwell on Thu,4:43 At the start of the week, publishers, authors and agents were all sent an email from a mysterious (now deleted) website called YA Book Ratings. Founders Jolie Taylor, Elizabeth Wilson, and Rachel Hill set out to make a rating site (YA1 to YA 4) to help families find "appropriate" young adult (YA) books. However, what they are deeming as "appropriate" is vague and prompted immediate backlash from readers and the publishing industry at large. The post Site Rating YA Books for “Cleanliness” Goes From Industry Outreach to 404 Error in Less Than 24 Hours first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > TV, Bo-Katan, Katee Sackhoff, The Mandalorian By Rachel Leishman on Thu,4:29 According to Sackhoff, she's also excited to see what the future holds for Bo-Katan because she does have unfinished business. The post Katee Sackhoff Shares a Tease of Bo-Katan’s Future on The Mandalorian first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Comics, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, manga, Viz By Briana Lawrence on Thu,4:17 Kokonasu Rumba's Animal Crossing New Horizon's manga is a comedic take on all the hijinks we had when we all escaped to our personal island paradises. The post Animal Crossing: New Horizons Manga Shows How Much Stress We Put on Tom Nook’s Island-Themed Shoulders first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Science, bugs, LGBTQ Representation, RuPaul By Chelsea Steiner on Thu,3:35 “It has a costume of shiny metallic rainbow colours, and it has legs for days. I think once (Ru) sees the fly she’ll realise it’s quite fierce and hopefully appreciate the name.” The post New Rainbow Fly Species Named After RuPaul and Honestly, Why Not? first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > AMP Featured, News, sexual abuse, Simone Biles, USA Gymnastics By Vivian Kane on Thu,3:08 Four elite U.S. gymnasts testified before Congress Wednesday in regard to the investigation into the abuse they experienced by former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. The post U.S. Gymnasts Testify on FBI’s “Incredibly Disturbing & Illegal” Mishandling of Larry Nassar Abuse Case first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Space, Inspiration4, space tourism, SpaceX By Chelsea Steiner on Thu,3:02 If you want to learn more about the mission, Netflix is streaming a five-episode docuseries Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space. The post SpaceX Launches Inspiration4 Orbital Mission With Only Civilians Aboard first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > |