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5 CBD Goodies to Get Anyone Through the Stress of the Holidays

The travel, the questions about what you’re doing with your life, the racist uncle … the holidays can be stressful. So stuff those stockings with these CBD treats. They’re way better than spiked eggnog, promise.

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#WhyIDidntReport: Survivors Don’t Owe Us Anything

It’s not the job of survivors to humanize themselves to people who are already determined not to see, respect, or accept them as human beings. It’s not the job of survivors to rehash their trauma in public spaces, or perform painstaking emotional labor to convince people who lack the fundamental empathy required to believe survivors that sexual assault is, in fact, real.

Leia in Star Wars Resistance

An Open Letter to Star Wars Resistance’s Rachel Butera

Can I bend your ear for a minute? I need to tell you a story about Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan, and another story about myself. If you’re going to voice Leia, you need to know what you’re getting into.

Luke, Leia, and Han in Star Wars: A New Hope

How Star Wars Saved Me

The internet is rife with stories of the people who change kids’ lives: the teacher who took the student under her wing, the stepfather who was the dad the boys needed, the grandparents who raised kids like they were their own, the kid who stands in the way of another kid getting bullied.

This Waterproof Speaker Is Made for Summer Adventures

Bathing suit? Check. Comfy shoes? Check. Sunscreen? Check. The ultimate portable waterproof speaker … check! Get the Trakk Bullet Ultra Compact Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker for $39.99, a savings of 42%, at the Mary Sue Shop.

Take Classes at the School of Game Design—for Life!—for Just $69

If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to design and code your own games, the time is now. Because we’ve got a lifetime membership to the School of Game Design for just $69—a huge discount from the regular price of $5,990. Grab your lifetime membership at the Mary Sue Shop.

The Mary Sue Is Looking for New Contributors!

The Mary Sue has always been a site about community—not only our wonderful community of readers and commenters, but all communities of marginalized people, whether online or in the real world, whose voices we try to amplify. Now, more than ever, those voices need to be heard, as the voice that's been consistently shouting them down over the years has found renewed strength in our country.

Exclusive: Learn to Make Superheroine Wrist Cuffs, from Quirk Books’ Crafting with Feminism!

The Mary Sue is pleased to present an excerpt from Bonnie Burton's Crafting with Feminism: 25 Girl-Powered Projects to Smash the Patriarchy, out this October from Quirk Books! Learn how to make a rad pair of wrist cuffs below, and then read on for more information about Bonnie and what to expect from her upcoming book!

Thingstarter Is the Show You’re Not Watching but Need to Be Right Now

Have you heard of Thingstarter? It started as a one-off webseries and now it’s a sitcom available on NBC’s streaming service Seeso. You need to start watching it right now.

Wynonna Earp Recap: “House of Memories”

This penultimate episode of Wynonna Earp had more sweet, sweet action than BoBo’s on 25 cent Buffalo wing night. I mean it had love triangles, sweet lady kissing, knives, cocktail dresses, CHAMPAGNE, twisted sisters and so much more. After a thoroughly enjoyable first season (where’s the renewal, Syfy?), this episode really brought a sense of what this show has become and what it has the potential to be—which is freaking epic.