The Sunday Edition - Mar 19, 2023
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News, Ban, book ban, Florida, Hide From Homepage, Laure Halse Anderson

Author Protests Banning of Her Highly Regarded Teen Book on Surviving Sexual Assault

Cover of Laurie Halse Anderson's YA novel Speak

Somebody forgot to read Fahrenheit 451. Or any of Laure Halse Anderson's books.

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Comics, One Piece, one piece manga

‘One Piece’ Manga’s Traitor Has Finally Been Revealed, And I Love Who It Is

Luffy and Vegapunk from One Piece on the cover of Weekly Shounen Jump

Recently, the One Piece manga has basically been playing a giant game of Among Us. And we finally know who the Imposter is.

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TV, interview, Lewis Tan, Shadow and Bone

INTERVIEW: Lewis Tan Unpacks Fighting as a Twin in ‘Shadow and Bone’

Lewis Tan as Toyla in season 2 of Shadow and Bone

Shadow and Bone has come back to fans of the Grishaverse.

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TV, interview, Jack Wolfe, Kit Young, Shadow and Bone

INTERVIEW: Jack Wolfe and Kit Young Explore Their Relationship in ‘Shadow and Bone’

Jesper and Wylan standing together in Shadow and Bone season 2

Shadow and Bone is back with season 2 on Netflix now!

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TV, Ben Barnes, interview, Shadow and Bone, The Darkling

INTERVIEW: Ben Barnes Loves the Dark Characters but Would Love a Rom-Com Too

Ben Barnes using his magic as the Darkling in Shadow and Bone

Dark characters are sort of what we've come to expect from Ben Barnes' career.

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News, donald trump, Media, news, Stormy Daniels

Trump Expects To Be Arrested On Tuesday. There’s No Evidence For It.

Donald Trump cringes while speaking in front of a section of border wall.

Trump posted on Saturday that he thinks he'll be arrested on Tuesday. There's no evidence whatsoever to back up that claim.

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Big on the Internet, Afrofuturism, art history, Ebony, Huey P. Newton, Janelle Monáe, paper collages, photography, Solange Knowles, The Philippines

Why, As a Lover of Art History, I Am Obsessed With Janelle Monáe’s ‘EBONY’ Shoot

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 12: Janelle Monáe attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California.

It's another month of conversation-worthy gushing over the artistic direction.

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Movies & TV, apocalypse, Marc Spector, Miguel O'Hara, Moon Knight, Oscar Isaac, Spider-Man 1099, Steven Grant

Which of Oscar Isaac’s Marvel Personas Would Win in a Fight?

Moon Knight and Spider-Man 1099 in an image together

No matter who might win, we're the real winners for having this much Oscar Isaac content in the world of Marvel. I hope we get to see even more.

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News, donald trump, Princess Diana, Trump

Trump’s Reputation Is So Bad, He’s Even Taking Posthumous Heat From Princess Diana—a True People’s Princess

Diana, Princess of Wales, smiles as she meets wellwishers outside St Vincent's Hospice in Sydney on November 2, 1996, her last official engagement in Australia. Diana departs Sydney on November 3 after a four-day private visit. / AFP PHOTO / Torsten BLACKWOOD (Photo credit should read TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP via Getty Images)

So now Trump and his son are trying to promote this book, because what is the point of a cash grab if you can't make any money off of it

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Movies, Black Adam, HBO Max, Hide From Homepage

Is ‘Black Adam’ On HBO Max?

black adam is a rock showcase

Someone tell me right now, or I'm gonna blow this place sky high.

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Movies, DCEU, DCU, Shazam, Shazam! Fury of the Gods

Could ‘Shazam!’ Still Have a Future in the New DCU?

Shazam! Fury of the Gods, from left to right Ross Butler as Eugene Choi, Adam Brody as Freddy Freeman, Zachary Levi as Billy Batson, Meagan Good as Darla Dudley, and D.J. Cotrona as Pedro Peña

With the recent shake-up at DC Studios, what does the future hold for our favorite Shazamily?

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Anime, anime, My Hero Academia, polarization, social media

‘My Hero Academia’ Vividly Illustrates Anger in Public Discourse—and Proposes a Solution

Ochako Uraraka about to make the speech of a lifetime in My Hero Academia

Major spoilers for My Hero Academia season 6, cour 2 below! The second cour of My Hero Academia‘s sixth season has been one hell of an emotional ride. With the deterioration hero society, the shounen series has let its darker themes take center stage. And it’s wearing them beautifully. The second half of the cour […]

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TV, Amazon, Carnival Row, Orlando Bloom, xenophobia

‘Carnival Row’ Doesn’t Hold Back Depicting the Ramifications of Xenophobia

Carnival Row Philo Orlando Bloom

The show is fantasy, yet it still reflects problems in our own society.

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TV, Carnival Row, Fairy tales, Prime Video

The Real Hero of ‘Carnival Row’ Isn’t Who You Think It Is

Tourmaline walking down Carnival Row

Tourmaline Larou (Karla Crome) stole the spotlight from the main couple and won Vignette's heart.

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Anime, anime, Netflix, pui pui molcar

Netflix Releases New Season of The Greatest Show Ever Made About Sentient Guinea Pig Vehicles, ‘Pui Pui Molcar’

Potato and Peter in the opening for Pui Pui Molcar: Driving School

'Pui Pui Molcar: Driving School' just released on Netflix, and it's a pleasure to see these beautiful sentient guinea pig vehicles again.

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Movies, boston strangler, Hulu, kiera knightley, movie, movies, true crime

The Boston Strangler Review: A Gripping Story Inside A Middling Drama

Kiera Knightley in the Boston Strangler

Lackluster direction and a predictable script hold Boston Strangler back from the gripping crime drama it could be, despite a strong cast.

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Movies, ghostface, Hide From Homepage, Scream, Scream (franchise), Scream 2, Scream 2022, Scream 4, Scream 5, Scream 6, Scream VI

All ‘Scream’ Movies, Ranked Worst To Best

Scream (1996), Scream 2, Scream 3, Scream 4, Scream (2022)

The 'Scream' franchise introduced viewers to a lovely blend of meta and horror. Here are the 'Scream' films ranked worst to best.

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TV, Daisy Jones & the Six, inside llewyn davis

As a Musician, There is So Much I Love About ‘Daisy Jones and the Six’

Daisy jones the Six onstage on Oahu.

Even though it's a little campy, I'm still enjoying 'Daisy Jones and the Six' from a musician's perspective.

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Movies, Danielle Deadwyler, Oscars, Viola Davis

Giving Racist Anonymous Oscar Voters a Platform Doesn’t Expose Misogynoir—It Profits From It

Viola Davis during a Q&A for 'The Woman King' at the Toronto International Film Festival

It's not that talented, Black women in film need Oscars for validation. It's that the Oscars needs them.

The post Giving Racist Anonymous Oscar Voters a Platform Doesn’t Expose Misogynoir—It Profits From It appeared first on The Mary Sue.

News, Briahna Joy Gray, conservatives, viral videos, wokeness

Conservative Author Goes Full Deer in Headlights When Pressed To Define ‘Woke’

Bethany Mandel speaks into her camera during a Zoom interview.

"This is going to be one of those moments that goes viral," Bethany Mandel said as she struggled for words. And she was not wrong.

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