The Friday Edition - Nov 2, 2018
Fresh from your pals at themarysue.com
Halloween may have passed, but you can still pick up the season's spookiest titles, including Patrick Greene's small-town horror, Red Harvest.
Big on the Internet, Chris Pine, Star Trek (franchise), Star Trek Fleet Command

So the Big Star Trek News Was About a Mobile App, Because We Can Pay for That and Not Chris Pine

Jim Kirk (Chris Pine) faces a no-win scenario in Star Trek Into Darkness
Put away the party hats.
News, abortion, reproductive rights, week in reproductive justice

A Midterm Voting Guide for Reproductive Justice

handmaids tale handmaid protestors kavanaugh confirmation hearing
It’s crucial that we consider the tremendous implications this election could have for reproductive rights. VOTE.
Movies, Birds of Prey, DCEU, Warner Bros.

DC’s Birds of Prey: R Rating, Cassandra Cain, and Ewan McGregor as Black Mask

Cassandra Cain batgirl comics
A lot of Birds of Prey news has come out with the reveal that the second Batgirl, Cassandra Cain, will be in the film, Jedi Master Ewan McGregor will be Black Mask, and the film will be rated R!
Big on the Internet, election, Oprah Winfrey, Stacey Abrams

Oprah Campaigning for Stacey Abrams in Georgia is the Best Thing You’ll See All Day

Oprah Winfrey Stacey Abrams
Oprah has joined Abrams on the campaign trail, speaking to crowds about the importance of voting and even canvassing door-to-door to talk to voters. As you can expect, the reactions are priceless.
Big on the Internet, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: If Your Writer Friend Isn’t Social Right Now, It’s Just NaNoWriMo Time

laptop and hand writing
It's November, which means it is time to for writers everywhere to work around the most aggressive deadline of all time: NaNoWriMo.
Big on the Internet, Robert Mueller, sexual misconduct, WTF

Jacob Wohl’s Press Conference Was the Laugh We Needed Today

robert mueller, accusations, wohl, burkman
Earlier this week, we talked about the weird, spiraling rabbit hole that was Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman's attempts to spread what were very clearly fake accusations of sexual misconduct against special counsel Robert Mueller.
TV, antisemitism, Full Frontal with Sam Bee, Samantha Bee

Samantha Bee Calls Out the Not-So-Subtle Anti-Semitism of the Republican Party

samantha bee anti-semitism
Bee takes on the horrific history of anti-semitism with her well known brand of education and humor, which is a challenge with such dark subject matter.
Movies, Klingons, Star Trek (franchise), Star Trek 4 (Kelvin)

Our New Klingon Overlords Tease a New Star Trek Movie On The Official Twitter

Star Trek Into Darkness sees Chris Pine stepping once more into the role of Jim Kirk
Folks, Starfleet officers, red shirts and command gold alike, I think we are about to get a new Kelvin timeline movie.
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Big on the Internet, Halloween costumes, Patty Jenkins, Wonder Woman

Patty Jenkins Hyping Up Wonder Woman Costumes Brings Us Joy

Gal Gadot and Patty Jenkins
I can't wait to see more Wonder Women at every Halloween from this point onwards. 
TV, Los Angeles, Penny Dreadful, Showtime

Penny Dreadful Heads to 1930s Los Angeles for a New Spinoff Series

The spinoff series, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, will be set in Los Angeles in 1938.
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