The Monday Edition - Aug 7, 2023
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Movies, paramount plus, streaming

The Best Movies To Watch on Paramount+ Right Now

A collage featuring some of the best movies on Paramount+ (clockwise from top left): 'Everything Everywhere All at Once,' 'Beverly Hills Cop,' 'The Virgin Suicides,' and 'The Wolf of Wall Street'

It only launched in 2021, but Paramount+ has already cemented itself as a streaming rival.

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News, Archaeology, women warriors

Another Ancient Warrior Turns Out to Be a Woman

A drawing of a female warrior leading a battle.

This really shouldn't be a surprise anymore.

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Movies, Barbenheimer, Barbie, Oppenheimer, Tank Girl

This ’90s Movie Is the Real Barbenheimer Crossover

Lori Petty as Tank Girl.

Way back in the 1990s, a movie came out that combined many aspects of Barbenheimer.

The post This ’90s Movie Is the Real Barbenheimer Crossover appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Anime, Gear 5, Monkey D. Luffy, One Piece

Gear 5 Is Emblematic of Everything I Love About ‘One Piece’

Screenshot from One Piece 1071 of Luffy in Gear 5

Luffy can finally do anything he wants, and in doing so, he subverts the tropes surrounding the ultimate powerup.

The post Gear 5 Is Emblematic of Everything I Love About ‘One Piece’ appeared first on The Mary Sue.

News, Artificial Intelligence, voice acting

International Voice Actor Groups Tell the EU How To Fix AI Laws

The Callisto Protocol

United Voice Actors (UVA) and the National Association of Voice Actors (NAVA) have submitted a European Union Artificial Intelligence Act amendment.

The post International Voice Actor Groups Tell the EU How To Fix AI Laws appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Gaming, Baldur's Gate 3

Must We Rank the ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Classes? We Must.

Astarion from 'Baldur's Gate 3'

Tears are what you cry when you realize tiers don't exist.

The post Must We Rank the ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Classes? We Must. appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Books, books, climate change, Greek myth

This Post-Apocalyptic Novel Will Make You See Climate Change in a Whole New Light

Cover of Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou; a dark haired woman spins purple threads out of the air. The cover is mostly purple and teal.

A noir detective novel featuring demi-gods and romance, there's nothing that Threads That Bind can't do.

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Big on the Internet, J.K. Rowling, Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, Posie Parker, trans rights

J.K. Rowling Wants You To Know All Those Nazis Came Out To Support Her Friend’s TERF Rally Voluntarily

A trans rights rally featuring a large crowd of marching protesters.

Rowling and other prominent TERFs seem fine with finding themselves in agreement with Nazis but do not want any responsibility for the implications.

The post J.K. Rowling Wants You To Know All Those Nazis Came Out To Support Her Friend’s TERF Rally Voluntarily appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Big on the Internet, Artificial Intelligence, reddit, writing

Redditors Found the Perfect Way To Make AI Writing Take Itself Down

Snapshot of Shadowlands in World of Warcraft: Classic

Redditors prove that AI-generated content cannot compare to real writers in the best possible way through "Glorbo."

The post Redditors Found the Perfect Way To Make AI Writing Take Itself Down appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Gaming, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar Games, video games

The ‘Red Dead Redemption’ Remake Is Real! Sort Of.

The classic John Marston art for Red Dead Redemption.

Yes, we're getting Red Dead Redemption! But no, not in the way we wanted.

The post The ‘Red Dead Redemption’ Remake Is Real! Sort Of. appeared first on The Mary Sue.

TV, Elle Argent, Heartstopper, Tao Xu, William Gao, Yasmin Finney

Tao Is Wrong for This Movie Opinion in ‘Heartstopper’

Tao and Elle watching Moonrise Kingdom on Heartstopper

It's still Wes Anderson's best!

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TV, Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test, Tom Sandoval, Vanderpump Rules

Actually Yeah I Will Watch the Worst Man Suffer

tom Sandoval being the worst on Vanderpump Rules

This is just a nice thing for fans who have had to suffer through his gaslighting to enjoy. Team Ariana.

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News, mental health, postpartum depression, women's health

The FDA Has Finally Approved the First-Ever Pill for Treating Post-Partum Depression

A mother, her face obscured, holds a baby and a pill bottle, sits and talks with an unseen doctor.

Zuralone is a landmark achievement for the field of women’s physical and mental health and wellness.

The post The FDA Has Finally Approved the First-Ever Pill for Treating Post-Partum Depression appeared first on The Mary Sue.

TV, Good Omens, Good Omens 2

Getting to the ‘Good Omens’ Bloopers Is Harder Than Getting Into Heaven

Crowley (David Tennant) is partially obscured by fog as he screams in the middle of a street in 'Good Omens' season 2.

Amazon has released bloopers for season 2, and they're hellishly difficult to access if you don't know what you're doing.

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TV, big brother, Cirie Fields, reality TV, Survivor

It’s Cirie’s ‘Big Brother’ House, They’re Just Living In It

Cirie Fields in the Kitchen on Big Brother 25 premier night (via CBS and Paramount Plus)

Survivor legend Cirie Fields is the surprise 17th player on this season of Big Brother ... Did the other houseguests ever stand a chance?

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Movies & TV, Netflix, streaming

The Best Limited Series To Watch on Netflix Right Now

A collage featuring some of the best limited series on Netflix (clockwise from top left): 'MerPeople,' 'Maid,' 'Midnight Mass,' and 'Self-Made'

Netflix has spoiled us with a seemingly endless amount of limited series that cover a wide array of subjects, genres, and time periods.

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News, general knowledge, government, information, politics

The Legislative Process Demystified: How an Idea Becomes a Law

A drawing of an anthropomorphized bill sitting on the Capitol steps.

Ever wondered how our laws become, well, our laws? Check out this breakdown of the lifecycle of a state law, from ideation to legally enforceable.

The post The Legislative Process Demystified: How an Idea Becomes a Law appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Gaming, AI art, Dungeons and Dragons, Wizards of the Coast

Dungeons & Dragons Sourcebook Confirmed to Use AI-Generated Art

A screencap from Workaholics, edited to have the Wizards of the Coast logo in front of Adam Devine's face, and a caption that says "Whoopsies..."

2023 has not been a great year for Wizards of the Coast, to put it lightly.

The post Dungeons & Dragons Sourcebook Confirmed to Use AI-Generated Art appeared first on The Mary Sue.

News, gun control, politics, Tennessee

Justin Pearson & Justin Jones Win Back Their Seats After Blatantly Racist ‘Tennessee Three’ Expulsion

Tennessee State Representatives Justin Jones and Justin J. Pearson stand together smiling and raising their fists in the air.

Two Democratic lawmakers from Tennessee were reinstated after being expelled over a gun vote protest. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, both young Black men, were reinstated shortly after their April expulsion but only for the interim. They were both on their respective ballots in last week’s August election and while both young lawmakers faced opponents, […]

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Movies, A24, hair

This Director Haunted Salons for Months for His Hair-Themed Whodunnit

A model with her face painted white and tall, rainbow-colored hair sits in a chair with a stylist standing behind her.

How do you tell a story through myth, collage, and outlandish fountains of hair? This director figured it out.

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