The Friday Edition - Oct 27, 2023
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Big on the Internet, AI, Instagram, NSFW

Instagram’s New AI Stickers Are a Lewd, Controversial Mess

Instagram's AI stickers feature can generate Kirby with the Twin Towers.

Instagram's new AI stickers feature lets users create truly inappropriate sexual and political content.

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TV, fan art, Good Omens, loki series, Our Flag Means Death

This ‘Good Omens’/’Loki’/’Our Flag Means Death’ Mashup Celebrates the Holy Shipping Trinity

Michael Sheen as Aziraphale and David Tennant as Crowley in 'Good Omens,' Rhys Darby as Stede and Taika Waititi as Ed in 'Our Flag Means Death,' and Owen Wilson as Mobius and Tom Hiddleston as Loki in 'Loki'

This fan art celebrates what makes some of our favorite romances so great.

The post This ‘Good Omens’/’Loki’/’Our Flag Means Death’ Mashup Celebrates the Holy Shipping Trinity appeared first on The Mary Sue.

News, billionaires, COVID-19

This Billionaire Doesn’t Think You Worked Enough During Lockdown

Scrooge McDuck

As a reminder, saying nothing is still free in this country.

The post This Billionaire Doesn’t Think You Worked Enough During Lockdown appeared first on The Mary Sue.

News, 2024 Presidential Election, Trump

Colorado Judge Open To Considering the Idea That Trump Is Disqualified From Re-election

Donald Trump

At the very least, we should be happy that Trump is having to fight multiple legal battles, on multiple fronts.

The post Colorado Judge Open To Considering the Idea That Trump Is Disqualified From Re-election appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Movies, Killers of the Flower Moon

Let’s Unpack the FBI Presence in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

Jesse Plemons and Robert De Niro in Killers of the Flower Moon

The FBI is not the "good guys."

The post Let’s Unpack the FBI Presence in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Movies, Halloween, Horror

The Best Horror Movies To Watch This Halloween

A collage featuring some of the best horror movies to watch for Halloween (clockwise from top left): 'A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night,' 'Us,' 'Coraline,' and 'La Llorona'

Here are 10 terrific and terrifying flicks to get you in the haunting spirit.

The post The Best Horror Movies To Watch This Halloween appeared first on The Mary Sue.

TV, christine wada, Costume Design, loki series, Sylvie

‘Loki’ Costume Designer Reveals What She Loves about Dressing Sylvie

Sylvie stares at the camera in a dimly lit room in Loki season 2.

Whether the characters in 'Loki' are hopping on a bike or unleashing the multiverse, they're doing it in style.

The post ‘Loki’ Costume Designer Reveals What She Loves about Dressing Sylvie appeared first on The Mary Sue.

TV, Loki, Reed Richards, Victor Timely

‘Loki’ Proves THAT Gene Runs in the Family

Loki looking outside at the TVA

What is with the Marvel Cinematic Universe and turning people into spaghetti?

The post ‘Loki’ Proves THAT Gene Runs in the Family appeared first on The Mary Sue.

TV, AIDS, Fellow Travelers, Ronald Reagan, Showtime

‘Fellow Travelers’ Highlights Reagan’s AIDS Crisis Failure

A group of people in 1950s clothing in 'Fellow Travelers.'

Beyond the expected struggles of that era, the series brings up the horrible way President Ronald Regan dealt with the AIDS epidemic.

The post ‘Fellow Travelers’ Highlights Reagan’s AIDS Crisis Failure appeared first on The Mary Sue.

News, disability, minimum wage, US Department of Labor

Department of Labor Considering Eliminating Employers’ Ability to Pay People With Disabilities Below Minimum Wage

Gavel and gold haxagonal disability symbol on dark background

The biggest news is probably just the fact that the Labor Department has announced that it’s willing to change & that it wants the public’s input.

The post Department of Labor Considering Eliminating Employers’ Ability to Pay People With Disabilities Below Minimum Wage appeared first on The Mary Sue.

TV, Lessons in Chemistry, personality, Wednesday (Netflix)

‘Lessons in Chemistry’ & ‘Wednesday’ Celebrate INTJ Women, but When Will We Accept Them in Real Life?

Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams in Wednesday and Brie Larson as Elizabeth Zott in Lessons in Chemistry

It's hard to see your personality type celebrated on the screen while feeling hated for it in real life.

The post ‘Lessons in Chemistry’ & ‘Wednesday’ Celebrate INTJ Women, but When Will We Accept Them in Real Life? appeared first on The Mary Sue.

TV, Disney, Disney+, Hide From Homepage, Pauline, SEO

Yes, Disney+ Is Making a Show About a Teen Who’s Pregnant With the Devil’s Baby

Elaine makes mocking devil horns on her head in Seinfeld.

Disney is producing a show about a teenage girl who’s pregnant with the Devil’s baby.

The post Yes, Disney+ Is Making a Show About a Teen Who’s Pregnant With the Devil’s Baby appeared first on The Mary Sue.

News, Clarence Thomas, ethics, supreme court

Apparently, Clarence Thomas’ ‘Man of the People’ RV Was Another Unreported Gift From a Billionaire

Clarence Thomas head and shoulders in 2021 in front of blue curtain

Presenting himself as a decent human being while actually behaving as quite the opposite is a regular part of Justice Clarence’s history.

The post Apparently, Clarence Thomas’ ‘Man of the People’ RV Was Another Unreported Gift From a Billionaire appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Anime, Hide From Homepage, Jujutsu Kaisen, naobito zenin

Who Is Jujutsu Kaisen’s Naobito Zenin?

Naobito Zenin holds the head of a cursed spirit in "Jujutsu Kaisen"

Seriously whose grandpa is this?

The post Who Is Jujutsu Kaisen’s Naobito Zenin? appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Gaming, Hide From Homepage, Insomniac Games, Marvel's Wolverine, Wolverine, X-Men

‘Marvel’s Wolverine’: Everything We Know About the New Game

Wolverine sits at a bar with his back turned toward the viewer in 'Marvel's Wolverine'

Here's everything we know about the new Wolverine game from the developers behind Marvel's Spider-Man.

The post ‘Marvel’s Wolverine’: Everything We Know About the New Game appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Gaming, Mary Jane Watson, Michelle Jones, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2 (2023), Zendaya

The Spider-Man Games Are Part of an Ongoing Evolution for Mary Jane

Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst), Michelle Jones (Zendaya), and Mary Jane (Laura Bailey) in different Spider-Man movies/games

Mary Jane as a character gets especially interesting when creators deliberately break from the mold.

The post The Spider-Man Games Are Part of an Ongoing Evolution for Mary Jane appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Movies, Beetlejuice, Halloween, Horror, Tim Burton

‘Beetlejuice’ Is the Best Tim Burton Movie for Halloween, No Contest

The best Tim Burton movie to watch on Halloween also might be the best Halloween movie, period.

The post ‘Beetlejuice’ Is the Best Tim Burton Movie for Halloween, No Contest appeared first on The Mary Sue.

News, Charlottesville, confederate statues

The Charlottesville Statue of Robert E. Lee Has Been Melted Down

Workers remove a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia

It's set a precedent.

The post The Charlottesville Statue of Robert E. Lee Has Been Melted Down appeared first on The Mary Sue.

TV, Loki, loki series

That ‘Loki’ Cliffhanger Could Still Turn This Season Around

Loki stands in a dark hallway in the TVA, looking concerned.

'Loki' season 2, episode 4 is kind of a mess. Can the season still pull off a satisfying conclusion?

The post That ‘Loki’ Cliffhanger Could Still Turn This Season Around appeared first on The Mary Sue.

News, 2024 Presidential Election, democratic primary, politics

Who Is Biden’s New 2024 Democratic Challenger?

Dean Phillips (D-MN)(R) visits the candidate wall at the N.H. Statehouse

Sorry but anyone hoping for a progressive challenger to Biden will have to look elsewhere.

The post Who Is Biden’s New 2024 Democratic Challenger? appeared first on The Mary Sue.

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