The Wednesday Edition - Apr 17, 2019
Fresh from your pals at themarysue.com
Writer-director Laura Steinel makes her debut with Family (in theaters Friday!), the story an awkward workaholic stuck caring for her 12-year-old niece, but runs away to become a “juggalo”—that's right, a superfan of the Insane Clown Posse.
Grab your tickets here!
Movies, Avengers: Endgame, Thanos

Who Should Kill Thanos in Avengers: Endgame?

Nebula in Guardians of the Galaxy
Place your bets on any inter-office death pool on if Thanos is a goner and, if so, who will be the one to ensure he doesn't Snap again.
TV, #DemThrones, A Song of Ice and Fire, Game of Thrones

#DemThrones and the Importance of Black Fandom Communities

Grey Worm and Missandei enter Winterfell on Game of Thrones where the North meets people of color for the first time yayyyy only thing scarier than dragons are brown people on horses.
For Black and Brown fans of science fiction and fantasy, there are has always been a love for the genre coupled with the very clear reality that we are not often represented in the media we consume, and when we bring that up, it's often seen as confrontational. Yet, we still participate, and one of the ways we do so as POC fans is by being on Twitter.
Movies, Sebastian Stan, Taissa Farmiga, We Have Always Lived in the Castle

We Have Always Lived in the Castle Shows us the Horrors of Terrible People

Still of Merricat Blackwood in We Have Always Lived in the Castle.
An interesting story filled with terrible characters, We Have Always Lived in the Castle is definitely going to be a must-see!
Movies, fandom, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

The Internet Rallying to Defend a Fan’s Tearful Reaction to The Rise of Skywalker Is What Fandom Is All About

Rey readies herself for battle in the first trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Isn't that what Star Wars is all about?
Big on the Internet, brett kavanaugh, Christine Blasey Ford, TIME 100

We’ve Reached Peak Both-Sidesism as TIME 100 Honors Both Christine Blasey Ford & the Man She Says Assaulted Her

Christine Blasey Ford looks calm as she testifies in front of Congress.
What's an iconic magazine to do when they're putting together their list of the most influential people and they can't decide between including a woman and her alleged abuser? Put them both in there, apparently.
Technology, Jack Dorsey, TED Talks, Twitter

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Gets Roasted During His Own TED Talk AMA

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey roasted at his own ama.
Twitter, like a shitty boyfriend or a overpowering Oreo addiction, is bad for all of us.
Movies, Star Wars (franchise), Star Wars: The Phantom Menace

Learning Not to Hate Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Just Because We’re Told To

Jake Lloyd in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Despite the mixed legacy 'Star Wars: The Phantom Menace' and the prequel films still have, the attitude towards it—especially from those of us who grew up with the prequels—has been shifting
Big on the Internet, TIME 100

The Time 100 Gave Us Wonderful Pairings Including Brie Larson and Tessa Thompson. My Shipper Heart Is Alive.

Brie Larson at an Avengers: Endgame event in Seoul
Every year, Time magazine releases their list of the 100 most influential people, and this year's list is filled with wonderful celebrities and politicians who helped pave the way. My favorite part, though, is who Time got to write some of the blurbs about their choices.
Sponsored, The Mary Sue Shop

Save Over 30% on a Weighted Blanket That’s Great for Summer Too

A woman drinking from a mug in bed, as you do.
We've been obsessed with weighted blankets for a while—and you're about to become a convert, too.
Big on the Internet, News, Notre Dame

We Can Be Sad About Notre Dame & Express Frustrations About Which Disasters Get International Attention

A man watches the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral burn, engulfed in flames, in central Paris on April 15, 2019. - A huge fire swept through the roof of the famed Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris on April 15, 2019, sending flames and huge clouds of grey smoke billowing into the sky. The flames and smoke plumed from the spire and roof of the gothic cathedral, visited by millions of people a year. A spokesman for the cathedral told AFP that the wooden structure supporting the roof was being gutted by the blaze. (Photo by Geoffroy VAN DER HASSELT / AFP) (Photo credit should read GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/AFP/Getty Images)
We can care about wealth inequity and art/culture at the same time, but we need people with power and money to do the same. It shouldn't have to be an either or issue. 
Big on the Internet, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge is Going All Out with New Coke Bottles and Build-Your-Own Lightsabers

The Coca-Cola products for Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge.
We're a little over a month away from the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland, and things are getting exciting.
Big on the Internet, fan film, kamala khan, Ms. Marvel

This Ms. Marvel Fan Film Captures the Magic of the Comic Books

Sanchita Malik plays Kamala Khan in the alaras productions ms. marvel fan film.
While Kevin Feige has confirmed plans to introduce Ms. Marvel to the MCU, some fans simply can't wait.
News

Trump Administration Wants to Spy on Disabled People’s Social Media to Make Sure They’re Not Faking It

Protestors hold up signs with Facebook's angry face reaction on them.
Donald Trump's administration and the Social Security Administration have been working closely together to cut down on the number of false disability insurance claims they believe are being filed. And the Trump administration's newly proposed plan apparently involves studying the social media accounts of disabled people to make sure they don't look active.
Movies, Avengers: Endgame

Join in My Conspiracy Theory That the Avengers: Endgame Leak Was Deliberate

A photoshopped image of Marvel conspiracies
#AvengersDemandYourSilence is honestly a bit more terrifying than #ThanosDemandsYourSilence because ... whatever, Thanos, but The Avengers telling me not to spoil something? That has me quaking in my boots.
Movies, giveaways, On the Basis of Sex, Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Enter to Win This On the Basis of Sex Giveaway With Amazing RBG Swag

On the Basis of Sex RBG giveaway
To celebrate the Blu-ray release of 'On the Basis of Sex,' Universal Pictures is hooking Mary Sue readers up with the chance to win the movie and a selection of Ruth Bader Ginsburg-themed items we want to keep for ourselves.
Movies, Birds of Prey (film), DCEU, Margot Robbie

Birds of Prey Reveals New Logo Celebrating Their Warrior Women

margot robbie as harley quinn in birds of prey teaser.
Upon closer examination, the DCEU's 'Birds of Prey' logo is stocked with Easter eggs.
Books, Star Wars (franchise)

What Is the Mysterious Project: Luminous From Del Rey’s Star Wars Publishing Group?

Yoda ponders the Force in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.
"Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter."
Big on the Internet, Game of Thrones, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Jonathan Van Ness

Get All Your Burning Game of Thrones Questions Answered by Game of Phones

sophie turner is taking your game of thrones questions on Kimmel's game of phones.
Luckily, all our queries can be answered by Game of Phones, a hotline manned by the stars of the series themselves, for only $2.99 a minute.
Movies, Daisy Ridley, shipping, Star Wars (franchise)

Daisy Ridley Says She Can’t Get Behind Reylo ‘in a Personal Way’

Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac and more than 6000 fans enjoyed a surprise 'Star Wars' Fan Concert performed by the San Diego Symphony, featuring the classic 'Star Wars' music of composer John Williams, at the Embarcadero Marina Park South on July 10, 2015 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)
Now that the trailer for The Rise of Skywalker is out and the Emperor memes are flowing it means we need to start re-exploring the important topics facing the Star Wars universe. Shipping.
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