The Friday Edition - Jan 20, 2023
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Books, Cecila Rabess, everything's fine, publishing, romance novels

The Latest Conservative/Liberal Enemies-to-Lovers Story Gets Roasted by Romance Readers

Comedian Dulce Sloan reads a copy of 'Indigo' while sitting on a sofa and wearing romantic negligee during a segment on 'The Daily Show'

The latest book drama all over TikTok and Goodreads is Cecilia Rabess’s debut novel Everything’s Fine.

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Big on the Internet, George Santos, Harvey Guillén, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Harvey Guillén as George Santos? Perfection.

Harvey Guillén as George Santos

Who else could be this funny while doing a spot-on impression of George Santos? Only our beloved Gizmo, that's who.

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News, Food Stamps, Republican morons, Republicans, SNAP, WIC

Iowa Republicans Are Being Classist, Paternalistic A**holes With Proposed Restrictions on Food Assistance

A woman looks confused in a grocery store aisle.

Iowa Republicans are once again punishing poverty through a proposed bill that would further limit what SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) recepients can buy with their food stamps.

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Movies & TV, Golden Globes, HFPA, Jerrod Carmichael

HFPA President Reportedly Cried Some Classic White Woman Tears Over Jerrod Carmichael’s Golden Globes Jokes

Jerrod Carmichael holds three Golden Globes statues in his arms.

Inside sources claim that Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) president Helen Hoehne got emotional at the Golden Globes over Jerrod Carmichael's jokes.

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TV, Hide From Homepage, Hulu, Meryl Streep, only murders in the building, Paul Rudd

‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 3 Is Coming in Hot With Meryl Streep

Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez peeking from a doorway in 'Only Murders in the Building.'

We're heading back into the Arconia, Only Murders fans! Season 3 has started production and it's coming in hot with some amazing special guest stars.

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TV

INTERVIEW: India de Beaufort Talks ‘Night Court’

Olivia and Dan in Night Court

I love Olivia and I can't wait to see where the show takes her character and it is all thanks to India de Beaufort and her performance!

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News, Economy, layoffs, Vox Media

Vox Media Becomes the Latest Callous Company To Do Mass Layoffs via Email

The logo of the mass media company Vox Media

Vox Media announced that it was laying off 7% of its staff, which will impact 130 jobs. Here's what we know about the Vox Layoffs.

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Movies, Horror, Jenna Ortega, Scream (franchise), Scream 6

Ghostface Really Loves NY in the ‘Scream VI’ Trailer

Ghostface in NY in Scream 6

Ghostface takes the terror train to New York in the new trailer for Scream VI, which features the return of Hayden Panettierre's Kirby.

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Movies, Coming Soon, Netflix

Breaking Down All the Movies Coming to Netflix in 2023

Chris Evans, Andy Garcia, and Emily Blunt in a still from 'Pain Hustlers.' They are standing next to each other, holding hands with arms raised in celebration.

Stars like Chris Evans, Angela Bassett, Eddie Murphy, and more all have movies coming to Netflix this year, as revealed in the streamer's preview of its 2023 releases.

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News, Artificial Intelligence, artists, Getty Images

Getty Images Is Going For Stable Diffusion’s Jugular. Does That Mean AI Art is Illegal?

Illustration of a stack of tomato soup cans, with tomatoes scattered next to it.

Getty Images is suing the creators of Stable Diffusion. Here's what that lawsuit says about fair use, AI ethics, and the effect AI is having on artists.

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TV, fan theory, The Last of Us

‘The Last of Us’ Fans Already Have a Theory for How the Cordyceps Outbreak Started

In a scene from 'The Last of Us,' Ellie (Bella Ramsey) sits alone in a mostly empty room, her ankle shackled to a radiator.

Though only one episode of The Last of Us has aired, fans may have already cracked the source of the outbreak, and while it's a slight deviation from the source in the video game, it makes a good deal of sense.

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TV, Alan Cumming, reality TV, The Traitors

Peacock’s Hit Reality Show Is an Alan Cumming Masterclass

Actor Alan Cumming wears a fashionable ensemble topped with a yellow beret as he sits in a study in an image promoting his new reality competition series 'The Traitors'

In the new Peacock series The Traitors, we're gifted two wonderful things: Reality TV stars competing with one another, and Alan Cumming having the time of his life

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News, Adam Schiff, Ben Savage, democrats, Los Angeles

Oh Great, Another Actor With No Political Experience Other Than Protecting Their Own Wealth Is Running in 2024

The cast of Boy Meets World poses, grinning at the camera.

Did you hear that deep sigh? That was me, gearing up for all the 'Boy Meets Congress' puns I'm going to have to stomach for the next year at least.

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TV, Amazon Studios, animation, Invincible, J.K. Simmons, Steven Yeun

‘Invincible’ Season 2 Teases a 2023 Release

Mark Grayson and Allen the Alien.

After a bloody and action-packed first season of Invincible, everyone is ready for another season of the hit show.

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Movies, A24, Awkwafina, Chinese, chinese new year, Pixar, Shang-Chi, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Turning Red (film)

The Best Movies To Watch This Chinese New Year

A close up of the Asian-American actor Awkwafina in the film The Farewell. She is lit by neon lights and looking up at the sky

Here are eight great movies to help you celebrate the Year of the Rabbit.

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Movies, Alice Darling, Anna Kendrick, interview

INTERVIEW: Anna Kendrick Talks Career Shifts and ‘Alice, Darling’

Anna Kendrick standing in a mirror in Alice Darling

Alice, Darling will be exclusively in AMC Theatres Nationwide January 20, 2023. 

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Movies, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, marvel, mcu

Why Was Cassie Lang Recast in ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’?

Paul Rudd as Scott Lang and Emma Fuhrmann as Cassie Lang in Avengers: Endgame

Kathryn Newton is set to star in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania as Cassie Lang, making her the third actress to portray Cassie in the MCU.

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News, Andrew Callaghan, celebrity apologies, sexual assault

Andrew Callaghan Releases Video Addressing The Multiple Allegations of Sexual Assualt, Coercion

Andrew Callaghan looking at camera.

DJ doesn't see Callaghan's apology as genuine (as her right), and takes a lot of issue with the aforementioned vagueness.

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Big on the Internet, Batman, Batman: The Animated Series, Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, The Joker

Why Mark Hamill Is Retiring His Joker After Three Decades

Batman and Joker fighting in Batman the Animated Series.

Mark Hamill and Kevin Conroy have been the most well-known voice actors of the Joker and Batman for over 30 years ... But what does Conroy's passing mean for the future of Hamill’s Joker?

The post Why Mark Hamill Is Retiring His Joker After Three Decades appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Movies, Hide From Homepage, TRON 3, TRON: Legacy

Will there be a ‘Tron 3’ – ‘Tron: Legacy’ Sequel?

Olivia Wilde and Garrett Hedlund in Tron (2010)

'Tron' first premiered in 1982 and gained attention for its significant early use of CGI. Although it received mix-to-positive reviews upon release, it would later gain cult status and sparked a media franchise and sequel. It has been 12-years since the sequel 'Tron: Legacy' hit the big screen. Will there be a 'Tron 3'?

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