The Tuesday Edition - Apr 30, 2019
Fresh from your pals at themarysue.com
Podcasts, Crooked Media, Jon Lovett, online harassment

Why Aren’t More Men Calling Out Online Harassment Against Women?

lovett or leave it's jon lovett is my imaginary boyfriend.
Sexism and misogyny is a systemic problem that affects everyone, yet women, the targets of this animosity, are the only ones speaking in our defense.
Movies, Fantastic Beasts (franchise), J.K. Rowling

Ready Your Prayer Circles for the Third Fantastic Beasts’ 2021 Release Date

leta lestrange fantastic beasts crimes of grindelwald
Pottermore just announced that the third movie in the Harry Potter prequel series has been given a release date: November 12, 2021. 
Movies, Avengers: Endgame, Robert Downey Jr., Tony Stark

An Ode to Tony Stark in Avengers: Endgame, the Best Version of Himself

Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark lost in space, talking to his Iron Man mask in the Avengers: Endgame trailer.
My love of Tony Stark ebbs and flows, and Avengers: Endgame brought it back strong.
AMP Featured, Movies, Sonic the Hedgehog

The Live-Action Sonic the Hedgehog Trailer Is All Over the Place

CGI Sonic the Hedgehog's terrifying human teeth as he screams at the horror of his existence.
No one has quite known what to make of the upcoming live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie, from the release of the first details, through the casting of James Marsden and Ben Schwartz, and on to getting our first looks at Sonic and Robotnik. Now we've finally got a trailer, and it's not really helping anything.
Big on the Internet, boyz n the hood, John Singleton, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Rest in Power to John Singleton

Director John Singleton attends the press room at the 2018 DGA Awards at the Beverly Hilton, on February 3, 2018, in Beverly Hills, California. / AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
John Daniel Singleton, the writer-director of Boyz N the Hood who was both the first African-American to have been nominated for Best Director, and, at 24, the youngest person ever nominated, has passed away at the age of 52.
Movies, Avengers: Endgame, natasha romanoff, Steve Rogers

Avengers: Endgame Abandoned the MCU’s Two Worst Romances

Avengers: Age of Ultron and Captain America romances in Endgame
You'd think I'd be thrilled about Avengers: Endgame's shelving of two unconvincing, strangely shoehorned-in romantic pairings. But I'm not happy about how they were handled.
Movies, Avengers: Endgame, Elizabeth Olsen, Wanda Maximoff

I Just Want to Share My Love for Wanda Maximoff

Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff in "Captain America: Civil War" (Photo Credit: Zade Rosenthal and Marvel)
The time for stans of Wanda Maximoff has come! 
TV, Chris Miller, Phil Lord, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

The Spider-Verse Is Expanding to TV as Phil Lord & Chris Miller Sign Massive Deal With Sony

Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, and Shameik Moore in Spider-Man- Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
The Oscar-winning duo of Phil Lord and Chris Miller has signed a massive five-year overall deal with Sony Pictures Television, which will lead to a television expansion of the Spider-verse.
TV, D'Arcy Carden, Janet, The Good Place

Janet Could’ve Been Very Different on The Good Place, and We’re Glad She’s Not

Ted Danson, D'Arcy Carden
In the mother of all bad ideas, Janet almost became a 13 year-old boy on NBC's The Good Place and that god someone stopped that disaster.
News, donald trump, racism, teachers

Donald Trump Planning Not to Attend Teacher of the Year Ceremony and We Can Guess Why

Donald Trump departs the White House with first lady Melania Trump
We know Trump is racist. We know he's thin-skinned. We also know that he doesn't value teachers. It's still disappointing to see someone like Rodney Robinson, the national Teacher of the Year, be so publically disrespected.
AMP Featured, Movies, Avengers: Endgame, Chris Evans, Steve Rogers

God Bless America’s Ass: A Tribute to Captain America

Chris Evans Steve Rogers America's Ass
A salute to the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Captain America.
AMP Featured, TV, Arya Stark, Game of Thrones, Mary Sue

How in the World Can Anyone Say Arya Stark Is a Mary Sue?

Maisie Williams_Arya_GOT
We regret to inform you that the men are at it again.
AMP Featured, Gaming, Minecraft, Notch

Minecraft’s Creator Excluded From the Game’s 10th Anniversary Due to Racist, Sexist, Transphobic Comments

A screenshot of Minecraft human and animal figures, living in peace and ignoring the existence of Notch.
Minecraft's 10th anniversary is just around the corner, coming up on May 17th. The wildly successful sandbox game is apparently planning some sort of event to mark the occasion, but whatever that is won't include the game's creator, Marcus "Notch" Persson. For good reason.
Movies, Avengers: Endgame, The MCU

Who Could Become a New Avenger in the MCU’s Phase Four?

Captain Marvel takes to the skies in this poster for Captain Marvel.
With Phase Four, we'll probably get a new Avengers line-up, featuring both familiar faces and some new heroes.
AMP Featured, Movies, Avengers Spoilers, Avengers: Endgame, natasha romanoff

Here’s My Problem with Natasha Romanoff in Avengers: Endgame

Let’s talk about Natasha Romanoff and what happened with her in Avengers: Endgame.
AMP Featured, TV, A Song of Ice and Fire, Game of Thrones

We Need to Talk About How Game of Thrones Treats the Dothraki

Jason Momoa Khal Drogo the Dothraki
"The Long Night" delivered some massive consequences for the future of Game of Thrones, and among those deeply affected by it were the Dothraki.
News, contributors

Louisiana Fighting a Bill That Would Protect Sexual Assault Survivors From Incarceration Is Part of an Alarming Trend

Prison bars and hallway.
Lately, it seems like even matters of basic decency have become partisan and controversial, and now this includes SB 146, a bill in Louisiana’s state legislature meant to protect sexual assault survivors from being jailed as a means to coerce testimony from them.
Big on the Internet, Avengers: Endgame, box office, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Avengers: Endgame Dusts Box Office Records, Earns $1.2 Billion Globally

chris hemsworth as thor in infinity war.
Look, we all knew that Avengers: Endgame was going to make a boatload of money. But damn.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Game of Thrones, Lupita Nyong'o, Us (Jordan Peele film)

Lupita Nyong’o Compares the Tethered to Game of Thrones White Walkers and Honestly She’s Spot On

Lupita Nyong'o in Us (2019) Universal Pictures
Lupita Nyong'o is many things: an Academy Award winning actress, an author, and as it turns out, a huge fan of HBO's Game of Thrones.
AMP Featured, Movies, Avengers: Endgame, Joe Russo, LGBTQ Representation

Let’s Talk About LGBTQ Representation in Avengers: Endgame

the gang is all here for avengers: endgame.
It's safe to say that there is a lot happening in Avengers: Endgame.
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