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*Flips table.* [Editor’s Note: A reminder to head off certain comments. In our post “We Will No Longer Be Promoting HBO’s Game of Thrones,” I wrote “from this point forth there will no longer be recaps, photo galleries, trailers, or otherwise promotional items about Game of Thrones on The Mary Sue. The newsworthiness of other…
Hang around theater types and you’ll hear the expression, “acting is a noble profession.” You’ll hear talk of “finding your character” and being “moved by the spirit.” And if my college’s theater program is any indication, you’ll hear people offer you sex in exchange for weed. Or just offer sex in general. Actors like sex…
Ben Folds music has taken another turn, firmly embracing strings and chamber music yet still maintaining a passion for his love of pop. So There, his next album, will consist of eight chamber pop songs with the very talented yMusic Ensemble and one piano concerto performed with the Nashville Symphony. Today we premiere a little…
The Matrix was a hugely influential film, which helped launch a million black-clad wuxia-fueled adventures. But maybe it had an even bigger impact? Josh Friedman, creator of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, suggests The Matrix ruined science fiction movies. Tomorrow sees the release of Sense8, the super-ambitious epic from the Wachowskis — so it’s perfect…
There have been rumblings about Babylon 5 coming back to life for a while now, and creator J. Michael Straczynski has heard the call — and he’s already working on a script. TVWise is reporting that Straczynski is actively writing a script, with hopes to wrap a final draft by the end of 2015 and…
We’ve already had some teasers about what’s to come for Marvel Comics after its Secret Wars event, but now we have the full details: The Marvel Comics Universe is getting a major shakeup this September, with new characters, new series, and big changes for some long-running heroes. The announcement, unveiled through Mashable and USA Today,…
Here’s something no one wants to admit: TV is safe. It risks little, it discomfits few. From the fetid swamps of TLC to the rarefied air of HBO, the budgets (and the coverage!) may have changed, but television’s eternal formula has mostly stayed the same. The best series in any era endeavor to create likable,…
Ellie Evangelista loves dressing up as her favorite superhero, Spider-Man. View Full Caption Courtesy of Margaret Ryan HUDSON HEIGHTS — She’s just your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Like many 4-year-olds, Hudson Heights resident Ellie Evangelista loves to dress up like her favorite superhero and act out scenes of Spider-Man’s death-defying bravery. Then some boys…
Megyn Kelly’s interview with Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar last night about their son Josh’s sexual abuse of several sisters and a babysitter was a shocking and horrifying spectacle. Kelly put the right questions before the Duggars, who seemed, again and again, despite all their media training, not to grasp the real issues — and…
On Wednesday, 19 Kids and Counting parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar confirmed many of the allegations concerning their son, Josh, who molested four of their children and a babysitter by the age of fifteen. But man does that family make a lot of excuses. They make so many excuses. The Duggar’s answers, which aired…