The Wednesday Edition - Jan 30, 2019
Fresh from your pals at themarysue.com
"Face your fears ... or feed them."
Leigh Bardugo has been an undisputed icon in the young adult genre from
her first book, and her latest novel, King of Scars, takes us right back into
the expertly crafted Grishaverse we have come to love. On sale now!
News, 2020 Presidential election, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Have No Time for Howard Schultz’ Nonsense Attacks

Member elect Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) talks to fellow members of Congress during the first session of the 116th Congress at the U.S. Capitol January 03, 2019 in Washington, DC.
I wasn't planning on dedicating any more time or brain space to Howard Schultz, the billionaire presidential hopeful who refuses to talk specifics of an actual platform, but then his mouth kept moving and words kept coming out and it was all too much to keep quiet about.
Movies, Zack Snyder

Zack Snyder’s New Zombie Heist Film, Army of the Dead, Sounds Amazing

Zack Snyder at Superman 75 party.
"This is the opportunity to find a purely joyful way to express myself though a genre."
Movies, Avengers: Endgame

Please Let This Dormammu Avengers: Endgame Theory Die

Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark lost in space, talking to his Iron Man mask in the Avengers: Endgame trailer.
Please no, I beg of you. Marvel, if you do this, I don't know that I can ever trust you to make a decent decision again—especially because no one liked Dormammu in the first place.
News, Dr. Luke, Kesha, Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga Defends Kesha and Highlights the Ways in Which the Legal System Fails Victims of Sexual Assault

Lady Gaga arrives at the 25th Annual ELLE Women in Hollywood Celebration at the Four Seasons Hotel at Beverly Hills on October 15, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
Throughout the testimony Gaga, a survivor of sexual assault herself, repeatedly called out the biases and the trauma inflicted on survivor's during the legal process.
Big on the Internet, bella thorne, biphobia

Bella Thorne Says She Paid a Price for Coming out as Bisexual

Bella Thorne in Amityville: The Awakening (2017)
Actress Bella Thorne noticed a general unwillingness to work with her since she came out as bisexual.
Big on the Internet, Stacey Abrams, State of the Union

Stacey Abrams Is the Perfect Person to Deliver the Dems’ Response to Trump’s State of the Union

Stacey Abrams
By appointing Abrams to this role, party leadership is signaling that voter rights and the erosion of our democratic practices are major priorities. Indeed, that's what Chuck Schumer said when he made the announcement.
Big on the Internet, Kal Penn, Mike Schur, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Kal Penn and Mike Schur Are Teaming Up For a New Pilot

Mike Schur, the comedy genius who produces some of the best sitcoms on television today, is partnering with Kal Penn to bring a new sitcom to NBC.
Movies, Denis Villeneuve, Dune, Oscar Isaac

We Don’t Need Another Dune Movie but the Cast Sure Looks Great

Oscar Isaac will play Duke Leto Atreides in Dune
Oscar Isaac has been cast as Paul Atreides' father Duke Leto Atreides in the new 'Dune' reboot. If we have to do this thing, at least Villeneuve's cast is top-notch.
TV, Bucky Barnes, Disney, Sam Wilson

Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson as Brooklyn Cops? Well, It Seems Like Disney+ Has the Money for It …

sam falcon bucky captain america civil war
Imagine casually scrolling through the world of Reddit when one user points out that a show about Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson being Brooklyn cops could exist (complete with an absolutely wonderful poster mockup). It is a wonderfully brilliant world and one that I want to now live in.
Movies, Demi Moore

Demi Moore Is Right That Older Women in Film Should Be More Than Just Villains

Demi Moore at Sundance in 2011.
Think of the evil stepmother or the wicked queen, both of which seem to be the model for older female roles.
News, government shutdown

Lowest-Paid Government Workers Aren’t Getting Shutdown Back Pay & Not a Single Republican Senator Cares

Furloughed female TSA employee holds a sign reading 'Pay us for our work'
In addition to the 800,000 previously furloughed or unpaid federal employees, there are reportedly more than a million federal contract workers who were unable to work for the 35 days of the shutdown, and who are not slated to receive any back pay.
Books, Book Review, Leigh Bardugo

Review: Leigh Bardugo Crafts a Powerful Return to the Grishaverse in King of Scars

King of Scars_Cover
Leigh Bardugo has been an undisputed icon in the young adult genre from her first book, Shadow and Bone, which was published in 2012, and her latest novel, King of Scars, takes us right back into the expertly crafted Grishaverse we have come to love.
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Get Up, Get Happy, Get Going With These Journals in 2019

Person writing in a notebook.
2019's going to be your year; we can feel it. Make the most of your goals and your life this year with these inspiring journals and notebooks.
TV, Ahsoka Tano, Star Wars (franchise)

Happy Anniversary to Ahsoka Tano, One of Star Wars’ Best Characters

Ahsoka Tano in Star Wars.
Initially, the character attracted hate for "being a Mary Sue." Now, she's one of the most beloved characters in the Star Wars canon.
TV, Black Mirror, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, Netflix

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch Was a Missed Opportunity to Flip the Male-Centric Narrative

Laura Evelyn as Pearl in Black Mirror: Bandersnatch.
With Black Mirror: Bandersnatch—the standalone Black Mirror film released late last month, inspired by choose-your-own-adventure books and video games—the series wandered into the relatively unexplored, disturbing realm of TV interactivity in a far from perfect reality. Whether you loved or loathed its call to action, Bandersnatch is problematic in the gender-biased way it deals with its interactive elements, and it fails to capitalize on its own gimmick.
Big on the Internet, David Mamet, Harvey Weinstein

David Mamet Writing a Harvey Weinstein-Inspired Play Is the Worst Idea in a Year Filled With Terrible Ideas

David Mamet meets the audience during the 11th Rome Film Festival at Auditorium Parco Della Musica on October 18, 2016 in Rome, Italy.
This is an absolutely terrible, no good, rotten, left out in the sun too long idea. Have any of you had to sit and read Olenna in a class and had men sit there and say that the woman deserved everything she got? Have you read any Mamet play, for that matter?
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