The Monday Edition - Apr 19, 2021
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Outsmart Your Enemies. Outrun the Galaxy.
Tina never worries about being ‘ordinary.’ Her legacy, after all, is intergalactic—she is the hidden clone of a famed alien hero, left on Earth disguised as a human to give the universe another chance to defeat a terrible evil.
But first she’ll have to save herself.

Grab your copy of Victories Greater Than Death now!
Podcasts, podcasts, The Adventure Zone, The McElroys

Grading The Adventure Zone: Graduation

logo for the adventure zone graduation

The Adventure Zone: Graduation has concluded after 38 episodes. So let's talk about what we loved and didn't love about this trip to The Adventure Zone.

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Movies, Christian Bale, Gorr the God Butcher, Thor: Love and Thunder

Christian Bale Is on the Set of Thor: Love and Thunder

Gorr the God Butcher and Thor

If I trust anything, it's that I know whatever Waititi is planning with Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, and the cast of Thor: Love and Thunder, it's going to be a wildly fun time. 

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News, donald trump, Joe Biden, refugees

Biden Promises (Again) to Raise the Refugee Cap After Getting Pummeled by Progressives on Twitter

Joe Biden talks from a podium with the presidential seal

"Biden maintaining Stephen Miller’s refugee policy is not something anyone should defend."

The post Biden Promises (Again) to Raise the Refugee Cap After Getting Pummeled by Progressives on Twitter first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, animated short, Love Death Robots, Netflix

Netflix’s Love Death + Robots Volume II Drops a Trailer and Gets Us Excited for More

Love, Death + Robots Vol 2

Otherworlds, naked giants, and robots-gone-wild clash in this anthology of adult animated stories in the second volume of Netflix's Love Death + Robots.

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Movies, Alfred Molina, Doc Ock, Spider-Man: No Way Home

What Do Alfred Molina’s Spoilers Mean for Spider-Man: No Way Home?

Doc Ock

Alfred Molina is just out here spoiling Spider-Man: No Way Home and fans thought it was absolutely hilarious. But my Spider-Man-loving brain instantly went to work.

The post What Do Alfred Molina’s Spoilers Mean for Spider-Man: No Way Home? first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Science, dinosaurs, paleontology, pterosaurs

Porgs and Dinos and Monkeydactyls OH MY!

Life reconstruction of K. antipollicatus in the Tiaojishan paleoforest Opposed pollex depicted as being utilized in handling food items (a palaeontinid) and in clinging to trees (a ginkgo). Paleoart courtesy of Chuang Zhao,

Meet TWO fantastic flying beasts from prehistory: Kunpengopterus antipollicatus aka the monkeydactyl and Sinomacrops bondei, a real porg.

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Movies, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Simu Liu

The First Trailer for Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Is Here!

Simu Liu in Shang-Chi

On Simu Liu's birthday, we have finally gotten a first look at the trailer for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings!

The post The First Trailer for Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Is Here! first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, Batwoman, Meagan Tandy, The CW

It’s About Time That Batwoman’s Sophie Knows About Ryan’s Secret Identity

Batwoman Sophie Moore

Honestly, I was worried that Batwoman would drag this secret identity reveal until the end of the season when it comes to Sophie. "Arrive Alive" changed that.

The post It’s About Time That Batwoman’s Sophie Knows About Ryan’s Secret Identity first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Falcon and the Winter Soldier Sets Sam on a Journey to Find Out What It Means to Be a Black Captain America

Carl Lumbly in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)

Despite the slower start, Disney+'s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is ramping up—not by another action-heavy episode, but by giving our heroes time to think, talk, and process information. Who'd have thought?

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Big on the Internet, Gotham, Gotham PD, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: HBO Max Is Making a Gotham PD Series … Again?

GOTHAM: L-R: Robin Lord Taylor and Cory Michael Smith in the "The Beginning..." series finale episode of GOTHAM.

This new Batman series is giving us serious Déjà vu.

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Big on the Internet, David Tennant, fan art, fanart

Celebrate David Tennant’s 50th Birthday With Some Awesome Fan Art!

david tennant doctor who

What are some of your favorite works and artists? Let us know in the comments!

The post Celebrate David Tennant’s 50th Birthday With Some Awesome Fan Art! first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, COVID-19, Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet, Rob McElhenney

Mythic Quest: Everlight Imagines a Hopeful, Post-COVID Future

mythic quest everlight

I need everyone to stop sleeping on Mythic Quest.

The post Mythic Quest: Everlight Imagines a Hopeful, Post-COVID Future first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, Black Panther 2, Georgia, Ryan Coogler

Ryan Coogler Will Film Black Panther II in Georgia While Fighting the State’s Restrictive New Voting Laws

ryan coogler

Production on Black Panther II is set to begin this summer.

The post Ryan Coogler Will Film Black Panther II in Georgia While Fighting the State’s Restrictive New Voting Laws first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, Dominic Purcell, Legends of Tomorrow, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Dominic Purcell Departs Legends of Tomorrow

dominic purcell

So what's actually going on with Purcell and the series?

The post Things We Saw Today: Dominic Purcell Departs Legends of Tomorrow first appeared on The Mary Sue.
News, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republicans, white supremacy

Marjorie Taylor Greene Backpedals Launch of White Supremacist ‘America First’ Caucus

Marjorie Taylor Greene and her dumb masks

Way to stumble over the lowest possible bar, republicans.

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Movies, Alfred Molina, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man: No Way Home

Alfred Molina Is Out Here Spoiling Spider-Man: No Way Home and It’s Delightful

alfred molina doc ock

Fingers crossed we finally get Doc Ock singing "Fiddler on the Roof".

The post Alfred Molina Is Out Here Spoiling Spider-Man: No Way Home and It’s Delightful first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, Kari Skogland, Sam Wilson, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Director Kari Skogland Talks Sam’s Journey With the Shield

the falcon and the winter soldier

Sam Wilson's Captain America offers a new kind of grounded hero who shines in everyday moments.

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Big on the Internet, Ask the Mary Sues, COVID vaccine, travel

Ask the Mary Sues: The First Nerdy Thing We’re Doing After We Get the Vaccine

Visitors explore Black Spire Outpost in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge.

Where are you going to go once you're fully vaxxed? Let us know in the comments!

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AMP Featured, News, Breonna Taylor, racism, Simon & Schuster

Simon & Schuster Won’t Distribute Book by Cop Involved in Breonna Taylor’s Death but That’s Not the End of This Conversation

A group of protesters gather in the street in a march to the Breonna Taylor memorial

But why is Simon & Schuster is doing business with Post Hill in the first place?

The post Simon & Schuster Won’t Distribute Book by Cop Involved in Breonna Taylor’s Death but That’s Not the End of This Conversation first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, Star Wars (franchise), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Dame Judi Dench Was Going to be the Creator of the Millennium Falcon!?

The Millennium Falcon

A new bit of concept art from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has surfaced from Phil Saunders and shows Daisy Ridley's Rey talking with an older woman. That older woman? Supposedly the woman who created the Millennium Falcon, and Judi Dench was apparently short-listed to play her. 

The post Dame Judi Dench Was Going to be the Creator of the Millennium Falcon!? first appeared on The Mary Sue.
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