The Wednesday Edition - Nov 11, 2020
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Cal Hooper thought a fixer-upper in a bucolic Irish village would be the perfect escape. After twenty-five years in the Chicago police force and a bruising divorce, he just wants to build a new life in a pretty spot with a good pub where nothing much happens. But when a local kid whose brother has gone missing arm-twists him into investigating, Cal uncovers layers of darkness beneath his picturesque retreat, and starts to realize that even small towns shelter dangerous secrets.

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Big on the Internet, Christmas, Taika Waititi

Things We Saw Today: Taika Waititi Directed a Holiday Coke Commercial to Make Us Cry

Taika Waititi arrives at the AT&T Hello Lab Mentorship Program event at LACMA on November 1, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

While it's perfect for those Christmas cries, it does show a different said to Waititi. But then, he does have the ability to capture us with an epic story and then make us cry unexpectedly. I'm still thinking about the shoes in Jojo Rabbit and basically all of Hunt for the Wilderpeople. 

The post Things We Saw Today: Taika Waititi Directed a Holiday Coke Commercial to Make Us Cry first appeared on The Mary Sue.

TV, keith raniere, NXIVM, The Vow

Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult Picks Up the Slack That The Vow Fails to Highlight

Mark Vicente in The Vow (2020); India Oxenberg in Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult (2020)

If you have only seen 'The Vow' and felt like something was missing, it is because something was. 'Seduced' does the work of showing exactly what that was.

The post Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult Picks Up the Slack That The Vow Fails to Highlight first appeared on The Mary Sue.

News, 2020 Presidential election, donald trump, Ivanka Trump

Republicans Celebrate the Media Calling Alaska for Donald Trump While Also Still Saying the Media Can’t Call Elections

Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up

Ivanka Trump is celebrating her dad's win in Alaska but still denying that the election is legitimate.

The post Republicans Celebrate the Media Calling Alaska for Donald Trump While Also Still Saying the Media Can't Call Elections first appeared on The Mary Sue.

Big on the Internet, Japan, robots, Wolves

Villagers in Japan Fight Bear Incursions With ROBOT WOLVES

Chikao Umezawa, head of the agricultural coopetative association JA Kisarazu-shi, shows a wolf-like robot "Super Monster Wolf" to drive away wild animals that cause damages to crops in Kisarazu, Chiba prefecture on August 25, 2017. The agricultural coopetative association JA Kisarazu-shi introduced the 65cm-long and 50cm-high robot recently on a trial basis which can detect wild animals such as boars and deers with an infrared ray sensor when they approach and intimidates them, flashing the red LED eyes and blaring 48 types of sounds including a wolf growl and human voice. / AFP PHOTO / Toru YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP via Getty Images)

To keep away bears and other pests in Northern Japan there is one simple obvious solution: Robot Wolves.

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Big on the Internet, AITA, Ms. Frizzle, The Magic School Bus

Men Who Can’t Handle Their Girlfriends Dressing as Cartoon Icons for Preschoolers Are the Weakest Link

So let me get this straight. This woman is creatively educating the youth, in the middle of a pandemic, then takes the time to help your mother out ... and you mad because her dress has a solar system on it?!

The post Men Who Can’t Handle Their Girlfriends Dressing as Cartoon Icons for Preschoolers Are the Weakest Link first appeared on The Mary Sue.

News, donald trump, Joe Biden, Secretary Mike Pompeo

Joe Biden’s Laugh at Secretary of State Pompeo’s Election Denial Is What I Needed Right Now

joe biden kamala harris

And while my fear is at an all-time high, I have to admit that watching Joe Biden laugh at Secretary Mike Pompeo soothed me.

The post Joe Biden's Laugh at Secretary of State Pompeo's Election Denial Is What I Needed Right Now first appeared on The Mary Sue.

Science, mental health, nostalgia

Science Confirms: Watching Nostalgic Stuff Is Good for Mental Health

Nostalgia helps people cope with stress, and now science has entered the chat to confirm that's true for most people and explain why.

The post Science Confirms: Watching Nostalgic Stuff Is Good for Mental Health first appeared on The Mary Sue.

Big on the Internet, Chris Evans, Joe Biden

CONFIRMED: Chris Evans Joked to Me About Old Man Steve Rogers Looking Like Joe Biden

Joe Biden and Chris Evans look alike

So, Chris Evans: The game is on. I want this Parent Trap remake you promised OR I'll take you interviewing Joe Biden in makeup. Whichever is easier for you.

The post CONFIRMED: Chris Evans Joked to Me About Old Man Steve Rogers Looking Like Joe Biden first appeared on The Mary Sue.

TV, Gossip Girl, reboots

Set Pics of Gossip Girl Reboot Cast Filming on the Steps on the MET Hit the Internet

gossip girl met

We are returning to the Upper East Side, and this time, we have a smidge more melanin and diversity. Progress, thy name is Gossip Girl.

The post Set Pics of Gossip Girl Reboot Cast Filming on the Steps on the MET Hit the Internet first appeared on The Mary Sue.

Uncategorized, 2020 Election, Black Lives Matter, white privilege

Dear White People, I Need To Matter Beyond a Thank You

Black Lives Matter protest photo

The fantasy where we all come together isn’t a bad dream to have. The problem is how this goal, from a white perspective, is almost always conditional.

The post Dear White People, I Need To Matter Beyond a Thank You first appeared on The Mary Sue.

Big on the Internet, Twitter, WTF

The Dean Browning/”Dan Purdy”/Patti LaBelle Mystery That Took Over Twitter Yesterday, Explained

A tweet from Dean Browning, a white man, claims to be a "black gay guy."

An epic saga unfolded online yesterday, the kind that decades from now, historians will look back on still say "...WTF was that?"

The post The Dean Browning/"Dan Purdy"/Patti LaBelle Mystery That Took Over Twitter Yesterday, Explained first appeared on The Mary Sue.

Movies, anti-fascism, casablanca, Classic Hollywood

Casablanca Still Slaps: Resistance, Romance, and Refugees

Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, and Paul Henreid in Casablanca (1942)

'Casablanca' is considered one of the greatest romance films of the classic Hollywood era, but as I rewatched it last night, I connected with its themes of resistance and hard anti-fascist take.

The post Casablanca Still Slaps: Resistance, Romance, and Refugees first appeared on The Mary Sue.

Movies, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, remakes, The Scorpion King

We’re Rebooting The Scorpion King? Why???

Dwayne Johnson as the Scorpion King

The Rock is producing a reboot of The Scorpion King but he won't be in it? What's that point of that then?

The post We're Rebooting The Scorpion King? Why??? first appeared on The Mary Sue.

Books, erewhon books, giveaway, the midnight bargain

The Midnight Bargain Erewhon Books Giveaway!

Erewhon Books Giveaway

World Fantasy Award-winning author C.L. Polk has created a beautifully whimsical book in 'The Midnight Bargain.' Here's how you can win a copy of your own, plus two more amazing books. 

The post The Midnight Bargain Erewhon Books Giveaway! first appeared on The Mary Sue.

TV, baby Yoda, Disney+, The Mandalorian

The Mandalorian Baby Yoda Eggtroversy Rages On

eat the egg baby yoda

The great egg debate rages on, after Baby Yoda snacked on a sentient being's eggs on 'The Mandalorian.'

The post The Mandalorian Baby Yoda Eggtroversy Rages On first appeared on The Mary Sue.

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