The Thursday Edition - Jun 8, 2023
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Movies, Bama Rush, Letterboxd, MAX

The Best Place To See ‘Bama Rush’ Takes Is Letterboxd

Bama Rush documentary trailer still of a celebratory crowd of women in a sorority.

If you haven't taken a look at the Letterboxd reviews for Bama Rush, treat yourself to the funniest collection of low-ranking reviews around.

The post The Best Place To See ‘Bama Rush’ Takes Is Letterboxd appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Comics, One Piece, one piece manga

‘One Piece’ Chapter 1085 Rejects a Chosen One Narrative, and I’m Here for It

Sabo in 'One Piece'

One Piece's revelations on the nature of the Will of D. re-interpret the Chosen One narrative in the best way.

The post ‘One Piece’ Chapter 1085 Rejects a Chosen One Narrative, and I’m Here for It appeared first on The Mary Sue.

News, Matty Healy, music, Taylor Swift

The Matty Healy/Taylor Swift Controversy Was a Complete and Utter Farce We Should Never Have Been Subjected To

Taylor and Matty harass a poor woman just trying to work.

We needed to evict Taylor Swift and Matty Healy from the public conversation a long time ago.

The post The Matty Healy/Taylor Swift Controversy Was a Complete and Utter Farce We Should Never Have Been Subjected To appeared first on The Mary Sue.

TV, HBO, Hide From Homepage, Lily-Rose Depp, MAX, sam levinson, The Idol, The Weeknd

‘The Idol’ Is Built on Controversies

Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp) and Tedros (Abel Tesfaye) wear sunglasses and recline in a convertible in 'The Idol'

Following the success of Euphoria, Sam Levinson is back with another controversial show that is attracting more scrutiny than its predecessor

The post ‘The Idol’ Is Built on Controversies appeared first on The Mary Sue.

News, Instagram, meta, politics

It’s Instagram That’s Enabling Child Exploitation—Not Drag Queens or Trans People

Instagram and Facebook app icons on a phone screen

While the right obsesses over bathrooms, children are being exploited in ways that are entirely preventable.

The post It’s Instagram That’s Enabling Child Exploitation—Not Drag Queens or Trans People appeared first on The Mary Sue.

News, TERF, trans rights, transphobia, Twitter

TERF Suffers Consequences of Her Bigoted Wish After Having to Share a Bathroom With a Trans Masculine Coworker

Illustration of a woman running into a bathroom stall with exclamation points in a word bubble.

It's extremely clear transphobes don't actually care about bathrooms, they want to eradicate trans people from public life in general.

The post TERF Suffers Consequences of Her Bigoted Wish After Having to Share a Bathroom With a Trans Masculine Coworker appeared first on The Mary Sue.

News, Pat Robertson, religious right

‘RIP Bozo’: Pat Robertson, the Literal Worst Person, Has Died

Pat Robertson speaking at microphone while Rudy Giuliani watches.

Happy Pride Month! Pat Robertson is dead!

The post ‘RIP Bozo’: Pat Robertson, the Literal Worst Person, Has Died appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Big on the Internet, LGBTQ, Pride Month, Queer poc

Ditch the Corporate Rainbow Washing and Check Out Art From These Queer People of Color Instead

Movies, Daniel Kaluuya, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

‘Across the Spider-Verse’ Directors Knew There Was Only One Man Who Could Voice Spider-Punk

Hobie Brown, a.k.a. Spider-Punk in Across the Spider-Verse

Every quip he delivers is said with the kind of British accent American punks adore. So who is the voice of our new favorite Spider-Man?

The post ‘Across the Spider-Verse’ Directors Knew There Was Only One Man Who Could Voice Spider-Punk appeared first on The Mary Sue.

TV, Netflix, SEO, The Witcher (TV series)

Get a Look at Henry Cavill’s Last ‘The Witcher’ Season in the Full Season 3 Trailer

Henry Cavill poses in Geralt's new armor as Geralt of Rivia in season 2 of 'The Witcher'

Netflix is finally lifting the veil on Henry Cavill's final season of the fantasy series.

The post Get a Look at Henry Cavill’s Last ‘The Witcher’ Season in the Full Season 3 Trailer appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Movies, box office, China, The Little Mermaid

Miss Me With Manufactured Racist ‘Debates’ When Discussing ‘The Little Mermaid’s Global Reception

Halley Bailey as Ariel, underwater as a Mermaid, in Disney's live-action Little Mermaid remake.

We need to stop trotting out the "fear of China's racism" narrative every time we release a film with a Black protagonist globally.

The post Miss Me With Manufactured Racist ‘Debates’ When Discussing ‘The Little Mermaid’s Global Reception appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Big on the Internet, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, reddit

This Might Be the Only Scenario Where We Can Support Using ChatGPT

A young woman pinches the bridge of her nose in frustration while sitting at her laptop.

A Reddit user is making a convincing case for one extremely useful chatbot application if you want to save yourself a headache.

The post This Might Be the Only Scenario Where We Can Support Using ChatGPT appeared first on The Mary Sue.

News, Congress, Debt ceiling, House of Representatives, Lauren Boebert, politics

Lauren Boebert Tried To Say Missing the Debt Ceiling Vote Was a ‘Protest.’ Video Shows Otherwise

Lauren Boebert hods her hand up to the photographer as she walks outside.

Boebert tried to pass her absence off as a protest but there's video evidence showing otherwise.

The post Lauren Boebert Tried To Say Missing the Debt Ceiling Vote Was a ‘Protest.’ Video Shows Otherwise appeared first on The Mary Sue.

TV, conservatives, fundamentalist, religion

‘Shiny Happy People’ Reveals Who the Real Predators Are

The Duggar family, consisting of about 20 people, stands on the grass with a ray of light touching their heads. They all have a yellow happy face over their real faces.

The Duggar family docuseries reveals the hypocrisy and rot at the heart of Christian fundamentalism.

The post ‘Shiny Happy People’ Reveals Who the Real Predators Are appeared first on The Mary Sue.

News, Chris Licht, CNN, Journalism

Chris Licht’s Failures at CNN Show There’s No ‘Good Journalism’ Without a Point of View

Chris Licht attends the 2023 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor presentation at The Kennedy Center on March 19, 2023 in Washington, DC.

Chris Licht, after serving a short, year-long stint as CNN's Chairman and CEO, departed the company on June 7.

The post Chris Licht’s Failures at CNN Show There’s No ‘Good Journalism’ Without a Point of View appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Movies, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

I Wish I Knew This Before I Saw ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’

Shameik Moore as Miles Morales with a bunch of Spider Variants in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

When you see Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, set your sights on a trilogy.

The post I Wish I Knew This Before I Saw ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ appeared first on The Mary Sue.

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