News, Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King Jr. Day, MLK By Vivian Kane on Mon,3:15 For decades, white politicians, and especially white conservatives, have been twisting King's words to shut down conversations about racial injustice. The post Please Let 2021 Be the Year Republicans Are Banned From Quoting MLK first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Movies, Batwoman, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, MLK By Chelsea Steiner on Mon,2:00 What are you watching tonight? Let us know in the comments! The post Celebrate Black Excellence With Our MLK Day Binge-Watch Guide first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > TV, Din Djarin, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, The Mandalorian By Rachel Leishman on Mon,1:15 We're at the park because we're fans of the Star Wars franchise and, the majority of us, are a bunch of adults who are going to cry meeting these characters so just add Din and Grogu and Ahsoka and Boba and let us all be the kids we long to be while watching The Mandalorian and other Star Wars properties. I need to meet my space husband Din Djarin. The post Let Me Meet the Mandalorian in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, You Cowards! first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Big on the Internet, Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King Jr. Day, MLK By Briana Lawrence on Mon,12:00 Who does this sanitized version of Martin Luther King Jr. benefit if it harms the Black community AND depicts the white community so poorly? The post How Cherry-Picking MLK’s Legacy Doesn’t Do Anyone Any Favors first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > TV, Grogu, The Mandalorian By Rachel Leishman on Mon,11:15 May Grogu look to Ben Solo and simply say "no thanks" so I can have my father and son back together once more. The post I Hope Grogu Says “I’m Out” When He Sees Ben Solo Roll Up to Jedi School first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > TV, Adult Swim, The Boondocks By Princess Weekes on Mon,9:55 In what would be the most controversial episode of its first season, on January 15, 2006, The Boondocks aired "Return of the King," an episode penned by Boondocks comic creator Aaron McGruder and would go on to win a Peabody Award in 2006. The post Revisiting The Boondocks’ Martin Luther King Jr. Episode “Return of the King” in 2021 first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Big on the Internet, Dick Van Dyke, things we saw today, WandaVision By Chelsea Steiner on Sun,5:55 Does this mean we're going to get a Dick Van Dyke cameo in WandaVision? The post Things We Saw Today: Dick Van Dyke Was a Consultant on WandaVision? first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Big on the Internet, Capitol Riots, Greta Gerwig, Twitter By Chelsea Steiner on Sun,3:42 Dear San Francisco Chronicle, please don't trip over your own feet in your rush to lobby a lame joke about a woman director. The post What Even Is This San Francisco Chronicle Tweet About Greta Gerwig? first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Movies, Anthony Mackie, Netflix, robots By Chelsea Steiner on Sun,2:52 Idris and Mackie, both compelling screen presences, are largely wasted in this tired rehash. The post REVIEW: Outside the Wire Squanders a Fun Premise for Heavy-Handed Moralism first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Big on the Internet, fanfic, fanfiction, Twitter feuds By Chelsea Steiner on Sun,12:57 I would like to propose something radical in 2021: LET PEOPLE LIKE THE THINGS THEY LIKE. The post The Fanfiction Take That Enraged the Internet first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Big on the Internet, Amber Ruffin, The Amber Ruffin Show, things we saw today By Chelsea Steiner on Sat,5:54 If you haven't been watching The Amber Ruffin Show on NBC's streaming app Peacock, you're missing out. The post Things We Saw Today: Amber Ruffin Sings What We’re All Feeling first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Movies, Anne Hathaway, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Pandemic By Chelsea Steiner on Sat,4:31 If audiences will be forced to endure more films set during the pandemic, they're going to have to be better than this one. The post REVIEW: Locked Down Does Not Bode Well for Films Set in the Pandemic first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > TV, The Twilight Zone, WandaVision By Chelsea Steiner on Sat,3:41 Much like The Twilight Zone, WandaVision combines the disturbing and the unusual. The post WandaVision‘s Uncanny Resemblance To The Twilight Zone first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Big on the Internet, Ivanka Trump, Trump, Twitter By Chelsea Steiner on Sat,12:47 I hope Ivanka and the rest of the Trumps fail at everything they endeavor to do and live out the rest of their lives as social pariahs. The post Ivanka Roasted for Tweet About Trump Administration Accomplishments first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Big on the Internet, 2021, Ask the Mary Sues, WandaVision By Chelsea Steiner on Sat,11:51 What pop culture are you most looking forward to in 2021? let us know in the comments! The post Ask the Mary Sues: What Pop Culture Releases Are You Most Looking Forward To in 2021? first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Space, astrology, Inauguration, this week in space By Jessica Mason on Fri,5:42 Ask any astrologer if the absolute suckitude of 2020 was a surprise, and their answer will be "not really." In terms of celestial traffic jams and nastiness, 2020 was a disaster that's only now starting to untangle and calm down. (Jupiter and Saturn are out of Capricorn, yay!) But some things will get worse before they get better, and one of the funkiest days coming up in terms of bad astrology is, you guessed it, January 20th, the date of Joe Biden's presidential inauguration. The post This Week in Space: The Astrology for Joe Biden’s Inauguration Is a Mess first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Big on the Internet, cooking, Gordon Ramsay, tiktok By Vivian Kane on Fri,5:24 "Ok big boy, let's go!" Gordon Ramsay says before dragging this man wearing a spice/beer/antler belt for cooking his steaks backwards. The post Things We Saw Today: Gordon Ramsay Just Uses TikTok To Trash Men Ruining Steaks & I Love It first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > TV, Ethan Hawke, Moon Knight By Rachel Leishman on Fri,5:21 'Moon Knight' just got more interesting (and it already was interesting) by reportedly adding Ethan Hawke to the cast! The post Ethan Hawke is Heading to Moon Knight! I’m Ready to Ascend!!! first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Big on the Internet, black, blackness, don lemon By Briana Lawrence on Fri,5:19 For me, personally, the first step was to look at my outstretched hand as I grabbed my phone to see that RIDICULOUS quote that's referenced in Eugene Scott's tweet. I realized, as I wondered what the hell openly Black meant, that, hey, I too possessed some melanin! The post How to Reveal to Your Friends and Loved Ones That You’re “Openly Black” first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > Movies, Horror, movie, Nicolas Cage By Lyra Hale on Fri,4:59 The trailer for Nicolas Cage's Willy's Wonderland, which hits theaters and On Demand February 12th, might be the best thing I've ever seen in my life. The post Willy’s Wonderland Trailer Promises to Be Nicolas Cage’s Finest Performance first appeared on The Mary Sue. Read More > |