The Friday Edition - Dec 31, 2021
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Movies, Carrie-Anne Moss, John Wick, Matrix

Things We Saw Today: Let Carrie-Anne Moss Play a John Wick Assassin

Neo and Trinity

"Be careful what you wish for," Keanu Reeves told Moss about her desire to join the John Wick franchise. "I'm on it now."

The post Things We Saw Today: Let Carrie-Anne Moss Play a John Wick Assassin first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, fandom, OTPs, queer shipping, shipping

2021 Certainly Was Something but at Least the Fandom Ships Kept Sailing

The Many Ships of 2021

2021 has been a good year in entertainment, and with that comes shipping. Here's a list of our favorite pairings from anime, movies, television, and games.

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TV, contributors, Dickinson (Apple TV+), Emily Dickinson

Dickinson’s Queerer Season Three Gave Fans the Perfect EmiSue Love Scene

dickinson-season-2-queer-bisexuality

Dickinson has blessed EmiSue lovers with the queerest arc in this third and final season, which includes a surprise for the couple’s most loyal fans.

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Big on the Internet, Ryan Bergara, Shane Madej, Too Many Spirits

Ryan Bergara, Shane Madej Have Fun, Ghost- and Liquor-Fueled Time in Too Many Spirits

Ryan Bergara making a face at his dream in "Too Many Spirits"

My personal favorite is the final episode of their Christmas series for 2020 when Madej is dressed like Krampus and can barely do anything with his huge wig and claws. 

The post Ryan Bergara, Shane Madej Have Fun, Ghost- and Liquor-Fueled Time in Too Many Spirits first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, 2021, history, memories

Somehow All of These Things Happened in 2021, the Longest Year on Human Record

Clearly, the rules of space and time have been bent. How else can we explain the fact that all these things are things that happened in the last 365 days?

The post Somehow All of These Things Happened in 2021, the Longest Year on Human Record first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Books, SFF, short stories, TV

What Short, Year-End Read Do You Need Based on Your Favorite 2021 Show?

Selena Gomez, Steve Martin, and Martin Short pose in the lobby of 'Only Murders In the Building'

We've put together some (but definitely not all) of our favorite new shows of 2021 with the novella and short story recommendations that can be enjoyed in a sitting or two.

The post What Short, Year-End Read Do You Need Based on Your Favorite 2021 Show? first appeared on The Mary Sue.
News, COVID-19, Hugh Jackman, musicals

Things We Saw Today: The Music Man Cancels Performances Due to Hugh Jackman Contracting COVID

Star Hugh Jackman has contracted COVID and that means yet another Broadway musical being shut down—in this case, 'The Music Man.'

The post Things We Saw Today: The Music Man Cancels Performances Due to Hugh Jackman Contracting COVID first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Books, ableism, Juneteenth, new releases

Books That Actually Released in 2021 That Had a Profound Impact on Me

Three book covers. (Image: Mariner Books, St. Martin’s Griffin, and Atria Books.)

When you have a TBR (to-be-read) list as long as mine and are a mood reader, it's an actual achievement to read a book or graphic novel the month or year it comes out.

The post Books That Actually Released in 2021 That Had a Profound Impact on Me first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, Encanto

We Should Talk About Encanto’s Bruno Madrigal

the sweet boy bruno from Encanto who deserved better and we will talk about him

There is always, at least, one character in a film who is the sweet baby angel you want to protect. In Encanto, we get a whole family full of them. Everyone will have their favorite, but mine is Bruno Madrigal.

The post We Should Talk About Encanto’s Bruno Madrigal first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, contributors, Dickinson (Apple TV+), Emily Dickinson

In the Final Episode of Dickinson, Emily Says Yes to a Poet’s Dress

Hailee Steinfeld as Emily Dickinson wearing a white dress in Apple TV+'s Dickinson.

The epilogue of Apple TV+'s Dickinson has wrapped Emily (Hailee Steinfeld) in a uniform fit for a poet.

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Movies, Emily Blunt, Fantastic Four, John Krasinski

Things We Saw Today: Please Give Us John Krasinski and Emily Blunt in a ‘Fantastic Four’ Reboot

John Krasinski and Emily Blunt in 'A Quiet Place'

Who do you think should join the Fantastic Four reboot?

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