Brittany Knupper, Author at The Mary Sue

Brittany Knupper

Brittany is a lifelong Californian (it's a big state, she can't find her way out!) who currently resides in sunny Los Angeles with her gigantic, vaguely cat-shaped companion Gus. If you stumble upon her she might begin proselytizing about Survivor, but give her an iced coffee and she will calm down.

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A collage featuring stills from the best horror movies on Netflix right now (clockwise from top left): 'His House,' 'Annihilation,' 'Crimson Peak,' Incantation,' and 'Cam'

The Best Horror Movies To Watch on Netflix Right Now

From reboots of old classics to menacing mumblecore and foreign found footage, Netflix has something spooky for everyone.

Cal Kestis and his Droid in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

When Does ‘Star Wars Jedi: Survivor’ Release? Here Is Everything We Know

‘Tis truly a bountiful season for Star Wars fans!

Civil rights leader Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers a speech to a crowd of approximately 7,000 people on May 17, 1967 at UC Berkeley's Sproul Plaza in Berkeley, California.

Things We Saw Today: Bernice King Shares Words of Wisdom in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday

Today is Martin Luther King Jr's birthday and so his daughter, Bernice King, took to Twitter to commemorate her father's important and prestigious legacy and to continue his (and hers) call for racial justice and equality.

An ashtray full of cigarettes

Things We Saw Today: The GOP Continues Grossness, Brings Back Smoking Indoors to the Capitol

Because Republican lawmakers in Congress love to take trolling to the lowest level imaginable, they have lifted restrictions on smoking indoors in the Capitol building. This means that they are now free to suck and puff on as many cigars and cigarettes inside their offices as they so choose.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro with Donald Trump

Things We Saw Today: Pro-Bolsonaro Rioters in Brazil Storm Capitol Buildings

It's grim out here folks. Rioters in support of fascist former president Jair Bolsonaro have violently stormed the capitol buildings in Brasília today to protest what they believe was a "stolen election" in a move that feels eerily similar to our own insurrection on Jan 6, 2021.

Paul T Goldman smirking

Lovable Oddball or Sexist Villain? The Genius of ‘Paul T. Goldman’

A lonely single dad finds a woman he believes to be the perfect stay-at-home mom for his son. They fall in love and get married, but things soon begin to sour. She asks for checks to be made out to strange businesses, takes an obscene number of phone calls, and meets strangers in the park. Because it turns out, she isn’t the perfect mom at all but a madam in charge of a large sex trafficking and prostitution ring for the mafia.

Nic Cage on Jimmy Kimmel in a shiny suit

Things We Saw Today: Please Cast Nicolas Cage in Star Trek!

Maybe 2023 is starting off on a good foot after all! Nicolas Cage gave an interview with Yahoo Entertainment reporter Kevin Polowy on Friday in which he shared some surprising news while discussing his new film The Old Way. That he is a Trekkie!

Kevin McCarthy surrounded by the Gimp, Reek, Eli Sunday, and Chip the Rodeo Clown

5 Ways to Channel Your Inner Winner, Just Like Kevin McCarthy

Yass Queen! After a humiliating record-breaking fifteen votes, Republican Congressman Kevin McCarthy was finally elected as Speaker of the House last night. It only took four arduous days, sacrificing his entire soul (or what was left of it), his dignity, his pride, and any future negotiating tactics to the most fringe, lunatic members of the GOP to do it!

Christopher Plummer dressed as Santa Claus

Make Christopher Plummer’s Sexy Evil Santa Claus Your New Christmas Tradition

Picture it. Canada 1978. You have Elliott Gould at the peak of his popularity (and his sexiness.) You have Christopher Plummer as his nemesis. And you also have John Candy dating a hot blonde who wears novelty t-shirts. What follows is one of the greatest heist movies of all time. And it’s also a Christmas movie.

wario elon musk

Things We Saw Today: Twitter Has Yet Another New Policy That Might Be Illegal

After a week of Mastodon links being tagged as "potentially harmful" in people's tweets, Twitter Support announced today that it was banning the sharing of links from any of their competitors - oops, I mean any other "prohibited" social media sites.