The Wednesday Edition - Dec 22, 2021
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The Underground Railroad and The Handmaid’s Tale blend together in The Freedom Race by Lucinda Roy.
The Freedom Race by Lucinda Roy anticipates the frightening direction our nation could be heading toward as it succumbs to its recurring ways of racial prejudice and unrest.
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TV, contributors, Dickinson (Apple TV+), Emily Dickinson

Dickinson’s Sylvia Plath Episode Is a Myth-Busting Masterpiece

Sylvia Plath on AppleTV+'s Dickinson series.

The third and final season of Apple TV+’s Dickinson has achieved an impossible meeting with another great writer, courtesy of a time-traveling storyline.

The post Dickinson’s Sylvia Plath Episode Is a Myth-Busting Masterpiece first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, COVID-19, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Tracking the COVID-19 Pandemic Through Negative Yankee Candles Reviews

A white unlit candle sits on a wooden table.

It's our second winter of COVID-19 and for the second year in a row, we're seeing a strange method of tracking cases: candle reviews.

The post Things We Saw Today: Tracking the COVID-19 Pandemic Through Negative Yankee Candles Reviews first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, interview, Nightmare Alley, Ron Perlman

INTERVIEW: Ron Perlman Gushes Over Willem Dafoe, His Relationship With Guillermo del Toro, and Nightmare Alley

Ron Perlman in Nightmare Alley looking imposing

You can see Perlman as Bruno in Guillermo del Toro's Nightmare Alley in theaters now!

The post INTERVIEW: Ron Perlman Gushes Over Willem Dafoe, His Relationship With Guillermo del Toro, and Nightmare Alley first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Stephen Strange, Wanda Maximoff

The Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Has Hit the Internet!

Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Strange looking serious in the Multiverse of Madness trailer

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness had a lot to answer for. Sylvie broke the multiverse, so did Peter Parker, and so did Wanda Maximoff in a way. All these moments are leading something bigger for the Marvel Cinematic Universe at large and I can't wait to see what happens next!

The post The Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Has Hit the Internet! first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, clint barton, Hawkeye, Yelena Belova

Yelena and Clint Are More Alike Then They Want on Hawkeye

Florence Pugh is Yelena Belova in 'Hawkeye'

Let's talk a bit about Yelena and Clint in Hawkeye.

The post Yelena and Clint Are More Alike Then They Want on Hawkeye first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, Armie Hammer, Kenneth Branagh

Death on the Nile Still Moving Forward Despite Armie Hammer’s Presence

armie and gal death on the nile

Trailers for Kenneth Branagh's upcoming mystery-thriller Death on the Nile have come out and the presence of Armie Hammer still in the film has been a jarring one.

The post Death on the Nile Still Moving Forward Despite Armie Hammer’s Presence first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy XIV, MMORPGs

Why Are Grapes Trending and What Does It Have to Do With Final Fantasy XIV?

Grapes

A new expansion patch for Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker has fixed the way the grapes look, causing fans to collectively mourn the loss of their meme.

The post Why Are Grapes Trending and What Does It Have to Do With Final Fantasy XIV? first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, Hawkeye, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man: No Way Home

Why Do Fans Think [Spoiler?] Might Be in the Hawkeye Finale?

Kate Bishop and Clint Barton in Hawkeye

There's a theory going around that a certain major Marvel character may make their way into the Hawkeye finale, but is it true?

The post Why Do Fans Think [Spoiler?] Might Be in the Hawkeye Finale? first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, Christmas cards, straight white men, white men

Things We Saw Today: Straight Men Are at It Again With Sexist Christmas Cards

Schmidt yelling about white men on New Girl

The latest in horrible things that straight me think are funny comes in the form of their sexist Christmas cards.

The post Things We Saw Today: Straight Men Are at It Again With Sexist Christmas Cards first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, Andrew Garfield, Marisa Tomei, Spider-Man

Spider-Man Stars Continue to Long for Queer Representation in the Franchise

Marisa tomei as Aunt May in Spider-Man: No Way Home

We could have easily had Andrew Garfield's Spidey with a boyfriend and I think that would have fit perfectly with his Peter Parker. Marisa Tomei with a girlfriend? It would have been perfect. 

The post Spider-Man Stars Continue to Long for Queer Representation in the Franchise first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Books, Hugo Awards, military technology, SFF, WorldCon

SFF World Rocked by News That Military Contractor Raytheon Was DisCon/Hugo Awards Sponsor

Jet with Raytheon logo dropping bombs in the shape of Hugo awards. (Image: Raytheon, Hugo Awards, and Alyssa Shotwell.)

Raytheon Technologies is an aerospace and defense contractor based in the U.S. and is one of the five largest defense contractors the government works with.

The post SFF World Rocked by News That Military Contractor Raytheon Was DisCon/Hugo Awards Sponsor first appeared on The Mary Sue.
News, assault, Bryan Singer, sexual abuse

Blake Stuerman Recounts Abusive Relationship With Bryan Singer

Bryan Singer

A new first-person account in Variety details the nightmarish behavior of the X-Men director.

The post Blake Stuerman Recounts Abusive Relationship With Bryan Singer first appeared on The Mary Sue.
News, build back better, Joe Manchin

Joe Manchin Says Poor People Would Just Spend Tax Credit on Drugs, Revealing How He Really Feels About Constituents

Joe Manchin frowns while walking with reporters in the Capitol

Joe Manchin thinks low-income people can't be trusted to spend their child tax credits on their children, and will instead spend it on drugs.

The post Joe Manchin Says Poor People Would Just Spend Tax Credit on Drugs, Revealing How He Really Feels About Constituents first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, Spider-Man, Tom Holland, Zendaya

Amy Pascal Warned Tom Holland and Zendaya Not to Date. Clearly, It Did Not Work.

Tom Holland being held by Zendaya on Graham Norton

Sorry to Amy Pascal, but you can't stop love. Clearly.

The post Amy Pascal Warned Tom Holland and Zendaya Not to Date. Clearly, It Did Not Work. first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, Keanu Reeves, The Matrix, the matrix resurrections

REVIEW: The Matrix Resurrections Rewrites the Source Code for Sequels

Keanu Reeves in The Matrix Resurrections

As far as Hollywood sequels go, the general rule is this: make it just like the original, but give us MORE.

The post REVIEW: The Matrix Resurrections Rewrites the Source Code for Sequels first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, manga, My Hero Academia, Shonen Jump

Kohei Horikoshi Says That the My Hero Academia Manga Could “Reach It’s Goal” in About a Year

My Hero Academia

During Jump Festa 2022, a statement was issued by My Hero Academia series creator, Kohei Horikoshi, revealing that the manga could end in a year.

The post Kohei Horikoshi Says That the My Hero Academia Manga Could “Reach It’s Goal” in About a Year first appeared on The Mary Sue.
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