The Thursday Edition - Apr 6, 2023
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News, fascism, gun violence, Tennessee

Tennessee Removes Youngest Lawmaker For Speaking Up About Gun Violence When It Wasn’t His Turn

Justin Jones before being expelled from TN house.

Now, Tennessee Republicans are removing them from office for "that action."disorderly behavior."

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News, Clarence Thomas, harlan crow, supreme court

It Seems Clarence Thomas Has A GOP Sugar Daddy

A close-up of Clarence Thomas' face.

As if the Supreme Court wasn't screwed up enough.

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News, church, education, Hobby Lobby, librarians, mental health, Moms For Liberty, Texas

Texas Republicans Have New Ideas To Force More Religion Into Public Schools

Finn from Cartoon Network's 'Adventure Time' forcing two characters overlayed with images of a school and Christian bible to kiss.

Despite the rhetoric, religion—or more specifically, Christianity/Catholicism—never left public education.

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Movies & TV, solo: a star wars story, Star Wars (franchise), Star Wars Rebels, The Clone Wars, The Mandalorian

The Weirdest ‘Star Wars’ Romances

Kanan and Hera in 'Star Wars Rebels'

In a galaxy with thousands of sentient species, it’s hardly surprising that there are some strange interspecies couples.

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Movies, Alan Menken, Disney, Lin-Manuel Miranda, The Little Mermaid

Two ‘Little Mermaid’ Songs Are Getting a Modern Makeover for the Live-Action Movie

The Little Mermaid Ursula and Ariel

Composer Alan Menken discussed how they have revised the lyrics from the original movie for the 2023 update.

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Movies, Hide From Homepage, Horror, maxxxine, Mia Goth, SEO, ti west

‘MaXXXine’: Everything We Know About Ti West’s ’80s Sequel to ‘X’

a close up of Mia Goth's face in a pool of water from 'X'

Ti West is concluding his surprise horror trilogy sometime this year with the return of Mia Goth in MaXXXine.

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Movies, The Last of Us (TV series), The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Why ‘The Last of Us’ Succeeded Where the ‘Mario Bros. Movie’ Failed

Where The Last of Us succeeded, and where the Super Mario Bros Movie failed.

No, the "video game adaptation curse" isn't prevailing. The Mario movie just wasn't adapted as well as it could have been.

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Movies, Elizabeth Debicki, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

We’ve Got Our First Look at Elizabeth Debicki as Ayesha in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’!

Elizabeth Debicki as Ayesha, a gold woman wearing a golden headdress, sitting in a golden throne.

It's always nice to see an enormously talented actor put on gold body paint and play the galaxy's most self-absorbed alien.

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Movies, Blumhouse Productions, Five Nights At Freddy's

Blumhouse Is Finally Spilling on Its ‘Five Nights at Freddy’ Movie

The ol' Fazbear Jumpscare in action.

The 'Five Nights at Freddy's' movie is alive and well—here's what we know so far.

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Big on the Internet, doge, Elon Musk, Twitter

How to Get Rid of That Stupid Dog Picture on Your Twitter Feed

A shiba inu stands in a wooden enclosure, wearing a harness. Another dog sits in the background.

This trick can grant you a respite from Elon Musk's aggressive childishness.

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Books, Amazon, books, news

In a Huge Blow To Book Lovers Worldwide, Amazon To Close U.K. Retailer Book Depository

books lined up on a shelf with the bottom facing out

Unfortunately, customers who relied on Book Depository's far-reaching (and free) shipping policies will need to look elsewhere.

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Anime, anime, manga, Monkey D. Luffy, One Piece

When Will Gear 5 Finally Appear in ‘One Piece’?

Luffy in Gear 5 from Vol 104 of One Piece

One Piece fans are desperate to know when we'll see one of the best action scenes from the manga. The good news is we have some clues.

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News, Cinema, movie theaters

‘Wholly Unacceptable’ Behavior in Cinemas Is Making Staff Feel Unsafe

Young man watching a horror movie at the cinema, looking disturbed.

A new report has found that many of its workers feel unsafe in their theaters because of anti-social behavior from movie audiences.

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TV, Harry Potter (franchise), HBO Max, JK rowling

A ‘Harry Potter’ TV Series Is in the Works for HBO Max and My Only Question Is Why??

Rupert Grint and Daniel Radcliffe in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

Each season will be "based on one of JK Rowling’s seven books” and "allow the writers to delve further into the world."

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Movies, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, camp, Hide From Homepage, Horror, Jennifer's Body

The Best Campy Horror Movies

Elvira and other characters in Elvira's Haunted Hills

It's helpful to understand the meaning of camp in order to appreciate its value.

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Big on the Internet, trans representation

Dylan Mulvaney Is the New Face of Bud Light and Conservatives Are Foaming at the Mouth

Dylan Mulvaney attends her Day 365 Live! at The Rainbow Room on March 13, 2023 in New York City.

Bud Light is under fire after Dylan Mulvaney posted to her Instagram to inform her fans that she was partnering with them for March Madness.

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Movies, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

‘Spider-Verse’ Trailer Further Divides Marvel Fans Between Earth-616 and Earth-199999

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse trailer #2, focused on Miguel O'Hara

Confusion persists as Across the Spider-Verse asserts that the Marvel Cinematic Universe's continuity should be known as Earth-199999.

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Books, Crying In H-Mart, Japanese Breakfast

Of Writing, Identity, and Good Food: Japanese Breakfast at Powell’s Bookstore

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - NOVEMBER 6: Singer Michelle Zauner member of Japanese Breakfast performs live on stage during Primavera Sound Festival at Distrito Anhembi on November 6, 2022 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.(Photo by Mauricio Santana/Getty Images)

We got to hear Michelle Zauner talk about writing, identity, and mukbangs!

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Movies, Hide From Homepage, Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Splitting the ‘Spider-Verse’ Sequel Into Two Parts Actually Makes Sense

Miles Morales shooting webs in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

We usually hate when studios do this with their big franchise sequels. But not this time.

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Science, aperiodic monotile, einstein shape, Hide From Homepage, the hat

Hobbyist Discovers New ‘Einstein Shape’ To Solve Mathematical Puzzle

A colorful collection of vaguely triangular 13-sided shapes all interlocking in a pattern that doesn't repeat.

A new shape just dropped.

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