The Friday Edition - Mar 8, 2019
Fresh from your pals at themarysue.com
The Lady from the Black Lagoon uncovers the life and work of
Milicent Patrick—one of Disney’s first female animators and the only
woman in history to create one of Hollywood’s classic movie monsters.
Read more!
Big on the Internet, Carrie Fisher

I’m Celebrating International Women’s Day by Sharing My Love of Carrie Fisher

Carrie Fisher gives the audience the bird
The best Carrie Fisher quote of all may still be "Take your broken heart, make it into art" and with that, we will.
News, donald trump, paul manafort, Robert Mueller, White Collar

Why People Are So Angry Over Paul Manafort’s 47-Month Prison Sentence

Paul Manafort followed by a protestor with a sign accurately reading 'Traitor.'
Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, has been sentenced to just shy of four years in prison for bank and tax fraud. His crimes were uncovered by the Mueller investigation into his connections to Russia and his work in Ukraine, but they don't directly relate to his work on the Trump campaign. Of course, that doesn't stop Trump from thinking he's been exonerated.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, contributors, history, International Women's Day

The History of International Women’s Day Isn’t What You Might Think

International Women's Day history
It was early March when an electronic greeting card dropped into my mailbox. The cover featured a colorful depiction of a young female figure playfully applying lipstick, surrounded by flowers and butterflies, along with the text, “Happy Women’s Day.” To be honest, I was a bit baffled.
Movies, Brie Larson, Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers

Captain Marvel’s Soundtrack Demonstrates the Power of a Good Girl Power Ballad

Captain Marvel on her movie poster.
When Carol Danvers had to take on a whole flock of men and women, we knew she could do it because she had the power of Gwen Stefani and No Doubt singing "Just a Girl" behind her.
TV, contributors, Netflix, YOU

Justice for You’s Peach Salinger!

Shay Mitchell as Peach Salinger sitting in a car in Netflix's You.
Joe is, in fact, a dirtbag who kills people, even if he does have an oddly adorable demeanor a lot of the time, but the real downside to everyone’s Joe crush is that it’s distracting us all from properly appreciating the true and best breakout character of You: Peach Salinger.
News, abortion, contributors, week in reproductive justice

An Alabama Judge Gave a Fetus the Same Rights as Born, Living Women

My body my choice protest sign.
Last month, an Alabama man filed a lawsuit against an abortion clinic on behalf of an aborted fetus, asserting the fetus had “died” in a “wrongful death” when his ex-girlfriend had an abortion, and this week, in a terrifying but ultimately unsurprising move considering the growing power of the fetal personhood movement, an Alabama court has accepted the lawsuit.
Big on the Internet, Idris Elba, Suicide Squad 2, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: New Rumors Say Idris Elba is Replacing Will Smith in The Suicide Squad

Idris Elba is in talks to take on the mantle of Deadshot for the film.
Big on the Internet, donald trump, Fox News, nolite te bastardes carborundorum

Are Democrats Finally Ready to Stop Pretending Fox News Is a Legitimate News Outlet?

Donald Trump and Sean Hannity celebrate the propaganda machine that is Fox news.
Fox News has the largest audience of any cable news network. Fans would likely say that's because it's the best news network. In reality, Fox mixes entertainment with fear mongering in such a way that millions of Americans are automatically going to be attracted to it. It's also the absolute perfect fit for Trump, a man who built a persona in reality television and ran a presidential campaign based on fear, racism, and xenophobia.
TV, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda Is Taking Over Brooklyn Nine-Nine Tonight and FINALLY!

brooklyn 99 lin manuel miranda buzzfeed quiz
Tonight, we get to see Lin-Manuel Miranda take on the role of Amy's big brother!
Big on the Internet, Batman (character), Bats, DC Comics

What Could Possibly Go Wrong Releasing 1.5 Million Bats for Batman’s 80th Anniversary?

Christian Bale, flocked by bats, in Batman Begins.
Like, BEST-case scenario here is that Austin gets covered in bat guano.
Movies, LGBTQ Representation, marvel studios, superheroes

Marvel Exec Says the “World Is Ready” for a Queer MCU Superhero but I’m so Tired

Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie in Thor: Ragnarok
The sentiments expressed by Marvel production chief Victoria Alonso are spot-on. Please forgive my skepticism.
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