The Wednesday Edition - Oct 23, 2019
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In the world of the Lux, secrets thrive, lies shatter, and love is undeniable.

#1 New York Times, USA Today, and internationally bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout returns to the world of the Lux with The Burning Shadow, the steamy, shocking second installment of the Origin series that will leave readers reeling. Available now!
Movies, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Marvel Cinematic Universe

Asking All These Directors About Marvel Feels Like the “Are You a Feminist” Question of 2019—AKA It’s a Trap

Martin Scorsese at the Rome Film Festival
A few years ago, the question everyone asked was "Are you a feminist?" and it was being specifically asked of celebrity women. The question had nothing to do with the women being asked having any preexisting political stance. It was very much a gotcha question, because no matter what the woman said, it could be dissected by feminists and anti-feminist alike. There was no real intent to create meaningful conversations about feminism. It was for a soundbite, just like this is.
Movies, movies, Scorpio

Your Guide to Understanding Scorpios Through Fictional Characters

Jake Lloyd in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
So honor your favorite Scorpio, love their loyalty and respect them in their time, but also remember that Scorpios never forget, and that's why all these characters are the best.
Books, contributors, Halloween

All Hallow’s Reads: 16 Novels to Get You in the Halloween Spirit

girl in red book cover cropped
The stores are running low on candy, and the leaves have turned vibrant colors, and that means it's almost Halloween! Whether you’re here for the horror or can’t even handle too much darkness in your chocolate, there’s a genre or a book to get you excited for cool afternoons and dark and stormy nights.
TV, obsessions, questions, Schitt's Creek

What Are You Obsessed With at the Moment?

David and Patrick on Schitt's Creek
We like to check in with The Mary Sue community and find out what you are watching, reading, playing, listening to, and just plain obsessing over right now.
News, donald trump, impeachment, Matt Gaetz, Republicans

House Republicans Are Making Fools of Themselves by Storming a Deposition to Derail Impeachment

Matt Gaetz holds a stupid press conference surrounded by other white Republicans.
Last week, Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz tried to crash an impeachment hearing and then made a big fuss over being kicked out just because he doesn't actually sit on any of the committees involved and therefore has no right to be there. Today, he's trying it again, and he brought along about two dozen of his Republican colleagues, all of whom are apparently just as eager as Gaetz to out themselves as petulant idiots.
Big on the Internet, Alexis Bledel, McAfee

Gilmore Girls’ Alexis Bledel Is the “Most Dangerous” Celebrity Search on the Internet. I Knew Rory Was a Bag Egg.

Lorelai and Rory, the Gilmore Girls.
Googling your favorite celebrities can come with some unintended consequences according to McAfee, the American global computer security software company. They have released the top ten celebrities who have been used to dupe people out of their personal information online, and the number one most dangerous celebrity when it comes to this is Rory Gilmore herself, Alexis Bledel.
TV, American Psycho, Bret Easton Ellis, Riverdale

Riverdale Has a Bret Easton Ellis Character and I Just Want Someone to Sing American Psycho the Musical!

Archie faces down moose in riverdale
Before season 3 of Riverdale ever premiered, I wanted to know when Archie Andrews was going to sing "Selling Out," a song that opens American Psycho and features a shirtless Patrick Bateman talking about his "struggles" as a member of the elite New York social life. So, Riverdale would have to find some way to include it at some point, right?
News, donald trump, impeachment

Top Diplomat to Ukraine Even More Damning About Donald Trump’s Quid Pro Quo Than We Knew

Donald Trump makes a pouty face in front of an American flag.
Yesterday, William B. Taylor Jr., the top American diplomat to Ukraine, joined the list of current and former officials who have defied Trump's orders and testified before Congress. The reaction from those who heard the closed-door testimony has been dramatic to say the least.
AMP Featured, TV, clint barton, Hawkeye, Jeremy Renner

Rumor: Marvel Exploring Options to Replace Jeremy Renner in Hawkeye Following Allegations

Clint Barton Hawkeye
Right now, it's just a rumor, but it's going to be interesting to see what Marvel and Disney do in regards to Jeremy Renner in the future.
Big on the Internet, Joker, Todd Phillips

Joker Stairs Bringing Tourists to the Bronx, Blocking Locals From Going About Their Day

Joker dancing on the stairs.
Tourists are flooding to The Bronx due to the Joker stair scene, making the locals feel like they are the ones who might wanna revolt.
Big on the Internet, millennials, Twitter

5 in 6 Millennials Mocked Your Study of Our Savings Accounts

pepper potts yelling
So 1 in 6 millennials have large saving accounts? We mock your hypothesis! Blasphemy, I say!
Big on the Internet, abortion, Northern Ireland, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Abortion Is Officially Decriminalized in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland abortion rights
This is a huge and important move, as Northern Ireland had remained the one part of the UK where abortion was still illegal "even in cases of rape, incest and when the fetus is unlikely to survive."
News, Ernst & Young Global Limited, sexism, women in business

Women’s Brains Are Like Pancakes & More Enraging Nonsense Taught at a Corporate “Empowerment” Seminar

Young people sit around a conference table looking at laptops.
Ernst & Young held a training for female employees on leadership and empowerment. And by leadership and empowerment, they meant reinforcing outdated and totally misogynistic stereotypes.
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Guitar playing closeup.
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Movies, Black Widow, natasha romanoff, Scarlett Johansson

According to Scarlett Johansson, Natasha Romanoff Is Definitively Dead. Is She Though?

Tony Stark and Natasha Romanoff in Iron Man 2
It's telling that Johansson knew of the multiverse theories and that she didn't exactly shut them down. Saying, "But maybe my character exists in an alternate universe? But no, I think death is a final thing," she seemed to know something of the multiverse that no one has really brought up before. Why? Well, because that would give away a lot of what Marvel could have planned, but then again, dissecting Scarlett Johansson's quote makes me feel like I'm a conspiracy theorist ... and maybe I am.
TV, Watchmen (HBO Series)

Watchmen Getting Review Bombed for Being “Too Woke”? Do Y’all Even Know Watchmen?

A cult dedicated to Rorschach menaces the country in the new teaser for Watchmen.
Oh, dear, people are unhappy about their comics being too left-leaning again.
TV, Halloween, HBO, Succession

Yes, You Need This: Succession’s Roy Family as Famous Movie Monsters!

Kendall as Vlad the Poker
It is officially 9 days until Halloween! And you know what that means! Lots of spooky, scary (werewolf bar mitzvah) content. And what is scarier than the horrors of late stage capitalism? That’s right! Nothing! I decided to delve deep into the characters of everyone’s favorite monster show, Succession, and see what famous literal monsters from film and TV history matched up with them the best!
TV, Netflix, november 2019, The Crown

Everything Coming to Netflix in November 2019—and Everything That’s Leaving

Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II in Netflix's The Crown Season 3
Here's what's coming to Netflix in peak fall, and the shows and movies that are on their way out.
Movies, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Let’s Break Down This Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Trailer

Rey stares into the camera, holding up a blue lightsaber in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker trailer.
The journey of Star Wars is far from over—we know that—but this is still the conclusion of this trilogy, and we're saying goodbye to Rey, Finn, and Poe for the time being.
Books, giveaway, marie lu, rebel

50—Yes, 50—of You Will Win an Audiobook of Marie Lu’s Rebel

Rebel by Marie Lu
We've never had a giveaway like this before. 50 lucky readers of The Mary Sue will be able to listen to Marie Lu's Rebel!
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