The Tuesday Edition - Oct 30, 2018
Fresh from your pals at themarysue.com
Its Latin name is Clathrus Archeri, also known as Octopus Stinkhorn.
Most people call it The Devil’s Fingers ...
Find out why in one of the season's spookiest reads.
Movies, #TIMESUP, Roman Polanski, Sigourney Weaver

Disappointingly, Sigourney Weaver Would Work With Roman Polanski Again

Sigourney Weaver meets the audience during the 13th Rome Film Fest at Auditorium Parco Della Musica on October 24, 2018 in Rome, Italy.
Sigourney Weaver is one of action films' most iconic heroines, but in her latest Hollywood Reporter interview, the actress displays some shockingly reductive opinions when it comes to Roman Polanski.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, memes

Here, Remember the Good Old Days of Obama and Biden Memes

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden bro embrace
The days when we would focus on Barack Obama and Joe Biden memes seem far away, and we miss them dearly. So let's take a look back at the world that Biden and Obama gave us. Try not to cry.
Movies, academy awards, Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther

Disney Is Right to Keep Oscars Focus on Black Panther Over Infinity War

wakanda fight infinity war
Last night, IndieWire ran a piece titled "Avengers: Infinity War Is Only Being Campaigned for One Oscar as Disney Wisely Prioritizes Black Panther," which revealed that the popular superhero event flick would only be under consideration for Best Visual Effects.
TV, Abbi Jacobson, Broad City, FX

Abbi Jacobson Says FX Passed on Broad City Because It Was “Too Girly” For the Network

abbi jacobon, ilana glazer
FX ordered a pilot episode of the show, and Jacobson and Ilana Glazer spent a year rewriting the pilot for the network before FX ultimately decided to pass on the show for the most banal, sexist reason.
AMP Featured, News, sexual assault, workplace harassment, WTF

A Doctor Dyed His Patient’s Vagina Purple “As a Joke” and—Surprise!—There Are No Consequences

orchid gynecologist vagina purple
A Colorado gynecologist named Barry King will serve no jail time after reaching a plea deal for having dyed a patient's vagina purple without her knowledge or consent.
AMP Featured, TV, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Netflix, Sabrina the Teenage Witch

Watch the Sabrina the Teenage Witch Cast React to Netflix’s Chilling Adventures

"We would never have allowed Sabrina to behave that way," says Beth Broderick in true Zelda fashion.
Books, books, LGBTQ Representation, Mary Lambert

Mary Lambert’s Shame Is an Ocean I Swim Across Is a Powerful Exploration of the Heart, Body & Soul

shameisanocean_cover (1)
The Mary Sue got the chance to ask singer, songwriter, and queen of the sad queer girl song, Mary Lambert, a few questions about her book, #MeToo and why we still suck at showing women of different sizes.
Big on the Internet, James Cromwell, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: James Cromwell Wants a Revolution

"If we don’t stop [President Trump] now, then we will have a revolution for real. Then there will be blood in the streets.
News, Neo-Nazi, social media, Twitter

Gab, the Twitter for Nazis, Is Having a “Free Speech” Meltdown on Actual Twitter

nazis gab twitter ban
Oh look, it's another group of career bigots who don't understand the difference between free speech and free market.
Movies, jj abrams, Lena Dunham, Steven Spielberg

Hiring Lena Dunham to Write a Film About Syrian Refugees Is a Terrible Idea

Lena Dunham in season six of HBO's Girls
All of this seems like a generally good idea, until you find out that Spielberg and Abrams, two very experienced members of the film industry, have tapped Lena Dunham to write the screenplay.
TV, Halloween, The Good Place

All These Good Place Halloween Costumes Feel Like Heaven

The Good Place - Season 3 jeremy bearemy
We're all about cosplay all year round, and we appreciate that Halloween gets more people in on the fun, with everyone really stepping up their game. And what show took over this Halloween? NBC's The Good Place! A show that continually brings us laughs and tears, it's one of the best things the current golden age of television has to offer.
TV, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Kiernan Brennan Shipka, Netflix

Netflix’s Sabrina Spellman Is More Bad Witch Than Good Witch, and That’s Not Bad

Sabrina Trailer
Sabrina Spellman is torn between the Church of Night and her mortal life in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina but looking at some of the things she does in the series I have to ask: is Sabrina a good witch or a bad witch?
TV, Doctor Who

Doctor Who Decided to Torment Us With Big Spiders and White Men

Doctor Who season 11 episode 1 review
This episode had a great underlying message about who we, especially us Americans, put in leadership positions. But there were also giant spiders.
News, antisemitism, donald trump, white nationalism

Jewish Leaders Tell Trump He’s Not Welcome in Pittsburgh Until He Denounces White Supremacy

Jewish leaders denounce Trump in Pittsburgh
Following this weekend's horrific mass shooting in a Pittsburgh synagogue, Donald Trump has once again been given an opportunity to denounce white nationalism. And once again, he refused to do so. Now, a number of Pittsburgh's Jewish leaders have signed an open letter, telling Trump he's not welcome in the city until he does so.
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