The Tuesday Edition - Mar 21, 2023
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Movies & TV, Christina Ricci, The Addams Family, Yellowjackets (series)

Christina Ricci’s Best Movie and TV Roles

Christina Ricci in (clockwise from top left) 'Now and Then,' 'Z: The Beginning of Everything,' 'Addams Family Values,' and Moby's "Natural Blues" video

Before Christina Ricci returns as Misty in 'Yellowjackets,' let's revisit some of her other career highlights!

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TV, biopic, Helltown, Kurt Vonnegut, Oscar Isaac, Prime Video

Oscar Isaac Rumored to Play Beloved Counter-Culture Author and I Need This To Be True

Oscar Isaac, fully bearded, in Dune.

Isaac is reportedly in talks to play a legendary author for an upcoming Amazon series.

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News, anna lange, Georgia, Houston county, trans

Georgia Spent Over a Million Dollars To Keep From Having To Pay for One Employee’s Gender-Affirming Healthcare Procedure

A cardboard protest sign reading "We are people not your culture war"

Sounds like someone is cutting off their nose to spite their face. At state level!

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News, climate change, wildfires

I’m Watching Climate Change Happen Outside My Window

Trees glow orange against a black sky during a wildfire.

The new IPCC report warns us that we have to act now to stop climate change. I'm seeing the effects all around my home.

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Big on the Internet, AI art, AI art theft, feminism, unsettling, woman laughing with salad

These Terrifying AI Images May Be the ‘Woman Laughing With Salad’ We All Deserve

A woman with bright red finger nails holds a forkful of salad

Understand that she knows our sins for they have summoned her here, and she does not come to bring peace but rather a jaw she can unhinge like a snake

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TV, The Last of Us (TV series), The Mandalorian

‘The Mandalorian’ Perfectly Illustrates an Important Point About ‘The Last of Us’

Joel Miller in the Last of Us and Dr. Pershing in The Mandalorian

What The Last of Us and The Mandalorian are doing are pointing out the flaws in both these systems and it's fascinating to see!

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News, #metoo, Al Franken, Lindsey Graham, Senate, sexual misconduct, The Daily Show, TV

Who Thought This ‘Daily Show’ Duo Was Something Anyone Wanted?

Al Franken guest hosting The Daily Show.

This unexpected piece of political-entertainment news is setting off my fight-or-flight response.

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TV, Michelle Forbes, Star Trek (franchise), Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek: The Next Generation

‘Star Trek: Picard’ Says Goodbye to One of the Federation’s Best Defenders

Image of Michelle Forbes as Ro Laren on 'Star Trek: Picard.' She is standing in a bar pointing a phaser at an unseen person. Her black, shoulder-length hair is parted down the middle, and she's wearing a black Starfleet uniform with dark red on the shoulders and three pips (Commander).

Ro Laren teaches us that the optimism of Star Trek lies not in its institutions, but in its people.

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TV, Loki, soundtracks, Vinyl

The ‘Loki’ Season 1 Soundtrack Is Getting a Vinyl Release (And Some Amazing Cover Art)

Loki leans on the bar in the dining car of the train on Lamentis, singing.

Natalie Holt was nominated for an Emmy for her work on the Loki soundtrack, and it was well-deserved.

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TV, chloe bailey, Chloe x Halle, intimacy coordinators, sexism, Swarm (TV series)

Hyper-Critical Policing of Chlöe’s Body Bleeds Into Sexist ‘Swarm’ Discourse

Chloe in the "Have Mercy" music video.

Whether she is Chlöe or Chloe—Bailey is under a microscope.

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TV, Star Wars, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, The Daniels

Now That’s a Perfect Directing Team for a ‘Star Wars’ Show

The Daniels at the Oscars

Sometimes, Hollywood just makes a choice that is really perfect.

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News, drag queens, new york attorney general, proud boys

Proud Boys Tried to Terrorize an NYC Drag Queen Story Hour, Got Beat Up Instead

Protesters supporting Drag Queen story hour hold signs outside

Not only did the Nazis get the tar beat out of them, but at least one of them got arrested for assaulting a "pro-drag activist"

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News, government, politics, social media, tiktok

TikTok Banned From UK Government Phones

In this photo illustration the logo of Chinese online social media and video hosting service TikTok is displayed on a smartphone screen alongside that of that of YouTube, instant messaging software Whatsapp Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Quora, Facebook Messenger and Snapchat.

The U.K. government has banned TikTok from government phones.

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TV, Disney+, Loki, Marvel Entertainment

‘Loki’ Fans Need Season 2. So When Is It Coming Out!?

Loki presenting his snazzy new TVA look in Marvel and Disney+'s Loki.

Thanks to some discouraging developments at Marvel, the God of Mischief may have slipped from our grasp for now.

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News, crimes, donald trump, politics

OK So Is Donald Trump Getting Indicted Today or Not?

Protesters hold a large banner reading "arrest trump" on a New York City street.

Literally the only person who seems to be publicly claiming an indictment is happening today is Trump himself.

The post OK So Is Donald Trump Getting Indicted Today or Not? appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Big on the Internet, Netflix, Stranger Things

Netflix’s New ‘Stranger Things’ Prequel Won’t Be on Netflix

Poster for 'Stranger Things: The First Shadow'

Netflix is producing a prequel to Stranger Things ... on London's West End.

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TV, Lisa Ann Walter, Sheryl Lee Ralph

Sheryl Lee Ralph Wants To Play a Superhero—Let Her!

Sheryl Lee Ralph as Barbara Howard smiling on Abbott Elementary

No matter what, if Sheryl Lee Ralph wants to be a superhero, we should make it happen.

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TV, Alaqua Cox, Echo, Hawkeye, marvel, mcu

Marvel’s ‘Echo’ Series Might Be Delayed

Alaqua Cox as the titular hero in 'Echo'

Here's everything we know about the 'Hawkeye' star's new Marvel spinoff.

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TV, Netflix, Shadow and Bone

‘Shadow and Bone’ Reveals Its Wraith

Everyone's asking "What is a Wraith?" when they should be asking "Who is the Wraith?"

The post ‘Shadow and Bone’ Reveals Its Wraith appeared first on The Mary Sue.

TV, beyonce, Donald Glover, Prime Video, Swarm

How ‘Swarm’ Turns True Stories Into Terrifying Stan-Fiction

Dominique Fishback as Dre in 'Swarm'

Amazon's latest series follows an obsessed fan on a murderous mission to meet her idol. But how much—if any—of it is true?

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