The Tuesday Edition - Nov 9, 2021
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Press play on Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen and read by Yetide Badaki.
Movies, contributors

Honor Swinton Byrne Takes Back the Narrative in The Souvenir Part II

The Souvenir Part 2.

What writer-director Joanna Hogg demands above all is attention, and as another great filmmaker once suggested, love and attention just might be the same thing.

The post Honor Swinton Byrne Takes Back the Narrative in The Souvenir Part II first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Books, Holiday Gift Guide, middle school, tweens

TMS 2021 Gift Guide: Adventurous Books, Graphic Novels for Middle School Kids

Some call them tweens, others call them middle schoolers and these books were selected to show the diversity of excellent fiction and graphic novels recently published for this audience. Because we are TMS, we of course prioritized science fiction, magic, social justice, and stories we wish we had growing up.

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TV, Stranger Things, Stranger Things 4

Stranger Things 4 Takes Us to Cali in New Teaser

Eleven in class in Stranger Things 4

What does the future hold for the kids of Hawkins? Well, a lot of questions and maybe some answers. Will Hopper and Eleven be reunited? Will the Byers and Eleven returning to Hawkins, Indiana be a permanent thing or will they flee back to California when Spring Break is over? We'll have to wait until spring to find out when Stranger Things 4 is here!

The post Stranger Things 4 Takes Us to Cali in New Teaser first appeared on The Mary Sue.
AMP Featured, News, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Attack on Titan, paul gosar

AOC Responds To Paul Gosar’s Creepy Anime “Fantasy Video”: “The Dude Is Just a Collection of Wet Toothpicks”

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gestures while speaking into a microphone

"So while I was en route to Glasgow, a creepy member I work with who fundraises for Neo-Nazi groups shared a fantasy video of him killing me," AOC wrote on Twitter Monday.

The post AOC Responds To Paul Gosar’s Creepy Anime “Fantasy Video”: “The Dude Is Just a Collection of Wet Toothpicks” first appeared on The Mary Sue.
News, dean stockwell, obituaries, RIP

The Legendary Dean Stockwell, Quantum Leap’s Al, Dies at 85

Dean Stockwell and Scott Bakula pose for a 'Quantum Leap' publicity shot

Playing Admiral Al Calavicci on 'Quantum Leap' made Dean Stockwell a household name, and his legendary career spanned more than seventy years.

The post The Legendary Dean Stockwell, Quantum Leap’s Al, Dies at 85 first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, Apple TV, robots, Tom Hanks

Not Even Tom Hanks Can Salvage Robot Road Trip Movie Finch

Tom Hanks in 'Finch'

Tom Hanks stars in the clichéd science fiction road trip film 'Finch,' where he drives cross country with his rescue dog and robot companion.

The post Not Even Tom Hanks Can Salvage Robot Road Trip Movie Finch first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Gaming, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch

Lottie From the Happy Home Paradise DLC for Animal Crossing Treats Employees the Way They Should Be Treated

Happy Home Paradise

In the new Animal Crossing DLC, Happy Home Paradise, you get to work for Lottie and create vacation homes. Lottie is more than happy to pay for your time.

The post Lottie From the Happy Home Paradise DLC for Animal Crossing Treats Employees the Way They Should Be Treated first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Books, donald trump, Mitch McConnell, redemption tour

Famed Liars Trump & McConnell Disagree on Whether Trump Wrote McConnell’s Book Forward

Mitch McConnell refuses to speak up. (image: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Whether this is standard practice (of signing off on a pre-written forward) in political books or not, I can't even use that Benjiman Franklin idiom about a dog laying down with fleas because they are both terrible.

The post Famed Liars Trump & McConnell Disagree on Whether Trump Wrote McConnell’s Book Forward first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, Barry Keoghan, Eternals, Lauren Ridloff

I Can’t Stop Thinking About Makkari and Druig in Marvel’s Eternals

Makkari and Druig looking too hot together

There is a part of Eternals when Druig and Makkari meet up with each other after centuries apart and when Druig walks up to her, he says "Miss me?" while almost looming over Makkari and signing it to her and it has truly not left my brain since I saw it. Just a constant loop of Barry Keoghan standing close to Lauren Ridloff in a leather jacket.

The post I Can’t Stop Thinking About Makkari and Druig in Marvel’s Eternals first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Books, horror (genre), our books our shelves, short stories

Our Books, Our Shelves: 5 Real-Life Horrors That I Wrote Stories To Cope With

Catriona Ward next to her book. (Image: Tordotcom.)

The real world is a terrifying place at the best of times, and this has not been the best of times.

The post Our Books, Our Shelves: 5 Real-Life Horrors That I Wrote Stories To Cope With first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Fast and Furious, Vin Diesel

Vin Diesel Delivers Climactic Anime Battle Speech to Implore His ”Little Brother Dwayne” to Return to the Fast Franchise

Fast Five

Vin Diesel has made an impassioned Instagram post that asks Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to return for Fast 10 and "fulfill his destiny."

The post Vin Diesel Delivers Climactic Anime Battle Speech to Implore His ”Little Brother Dwayne” to Return to the Fast Franchise first appeared on The Mary Sue.
AMP Featured, News, Anti-Vaccination, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine

Aaron Rodgers Does a Full Anti-Vaxx Bingo in One Interview, Hits Everything From Joe Rogan Medical Advice to “My Body, My Choice”

Aaron Rodgers looks sad in a football helmet.

Aaron Rodgers tested positive for COVID-19 last week and has faced massive public backlash for what appear to be bald-faced lies about his vaccination status. Now he's touched on pretty much every awful, stereotypical anti-vaxx talking point possible during an interview.

The post Aaron Rodgers Does a Full Anti-Vaxx Bingo in One Interview, Hits Everything From Joe Rogan Medical Advice to “My Body, My Choice” first appeared on The Mary Sue.
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