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Mary Kate @marykatecarr.bsky.social · 1h

*and I book clubbed smh

Mary Kate @marykatecarr.bsky.social · 1h

More bookishness from @avclub.com : with Horrors Week ongoing, @salonig.bsky.social @schimkowitz.bsky.social & book clubbed the dark academia fantasy Katabasis www.avclub.com/katabasis-rf...

The A.V. Club descends into hell to discuss R.F. Kuang's Katabasis

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Mary Kate @marykatecarr.bsky.social · 1d

For the @avclub.com November books preview, I wrote about the function of fame in fiction, which comes up in a lot of this month’s books. Check out these and the rest of our staff recs here: www.avclub.com/book-club-cr...

What are you reading in November?

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Mary Kate @marykatecarr.bsky.social · 12d

Has anyone done an investigation as to why that one section of Moynihan Train Hall always has a bunch of youths learning/doing tiktok dances

Mary Kate @marykatecarr.bsky.social · 27d

Taylor Swift’s The Life Of A Showgirl is a just-okay album that doesn’t live up to the promise her immense talent demands. My review for @avclub.com : www.avclub.com/taylor-swift...

Taylor Swift takes the bait on The Life Of A Showgirl

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Mary Kate @marykatecarr.bsky.social · 29d

Heart The Lover came out yesterday and it is so, SO good. This and other recs here:

The A.V. Club @avclub.com · 29d

As our monthly book club returns, we take a look at new releases by Lily King, Grace Byron, and Alix E. Harrow.

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What are you reading in October?

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Mary Kate @marykatecarr.bsky.social · Sep 20

Been treating myself to more theater in the past few months and it’s like oh yeah experiencing art is nourishing and stimulating. John Proctor Is The Villain was great and made me cry. www.avclub.com/best-live-sh...

AVQ&A: What's the best live show you saw this summer?

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Mary Kate @marykatecarr.bsky.social · Sep 11

Shiny Happy People s2 could not be more relevant to everything happening today (specifically, and more broadly as a country) — outlines the playbook for this rhetoric specifically. They have been waiting and hoping for a martyr

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · Sep 11

The Heritage Foundation released the following words from the organization's president, Kevin Roberts, about the death of Charlie Kirk: “His martyrdom must be a turning point for our country.”

Yes, he said "martyrdom." Remember, we don't even know who killed the man or why.

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Mary Kate @marykatecarr.bsky.social · Sep 9

the new almost French minor

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Mary Kate @marykatecarr.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Saltburn director Emerald Fennell doesn't think her mind is all that twisted

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Mary Kate @marykatecarr.bsky.social · Sep 4

This Emerald Fennell quote from a Saltburn Q&A is the Rosetta Stone for her Wuthering Heights btw. Perhaps for her whole career

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The A.V. Club @avclub.com · Sep 1

32 action franchises have been summoned to a tournament of champions. One will win the title belt. This is the first round of The A.V. Club's action franchise bracket:

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What's the greatest action franchise of all time?

Round One: Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to follow along in our 32-combatant tournament to find the best action franchise.

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The A.V. Club @avclub.com · Aug 29

Get ready for a weeklong slugfest at The A.V. Club: Starting Monday, September 1, the biggest action film franchises will be battling it out in our bracket. You can have your say in the reader poll.

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Mary Kate @marykatecarr.bsky.social · Aug 26

The New York Times recently reported that the primary audience of The Summer I Turned Pretty is 25- to 54-year-old women… three of us weighed in on what makes the YA love triangle so irresistible! Cc: @emmakeates.bsky.social & @salonig.bsky.social

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Roundtable: Why are we falling so hard for The Summer I Turned Pretty's love triangle?

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Mary Kate @marykatecarr.bsky.social · Aug 14

What do yall know about this

Mary Kate @marykatecarr.bsky.social · Aug 12

I just think it would be neat

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Mary Kate @marykatecarr.bsky.social · Aug 12

I’m one of the world’s foremost advocates for Bruce Springsteen covering “peace” by Taylor Swift

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Mary Kate @marykatecarr.bsky.social · Aug 4

that said… I’d have loved to see Jesus Christ superstar at the Hollywood bowl…

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Mary Kate @marykatecarr.bsky.social · Aug 4

I wish I didn’t still care so much about Christian storytelling that it still makes me mad anytime someone perpetrates the myth of Mary Magdalene being a prostitute

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Mary Kate @marykatecarr.bsky.social · Aug 2

Put some Rachel Chinouriri on your summer playlists! You’re welcome! www.avclub.com/avqa-song-of...

AVQ&A: What's your personal song of the summer?

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Mary Kate @marykatecarr.bsky.social · Aug 2

When Chappell Roan wrote “The Subway” about seeing the ghost of someone you once loved it was about spotting a scraped up newly revealed poster of Selfie (2014) in the station

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Mary Kate @marykatecarr.bsky.social · Aug 2

Saturday morning on the subway, just headed to— SELFIE (2014) STARRING KAREN GILLAN AND JOHN CHO???

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Mary Kate @marykatecarr.bsky.social · Jul 25

Marvel Cinematic Universe? More like Mommies Cinematic Universe.

We can workshop it

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Mary Kate @marykatecarr.bsky.social · Jul 25

Not sure how I feel about the Mommies phase of the MCU

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Kylie Cheung @kylietcheung.bsky.social · Jul 20

My new book is out today :) With Coercion I wanted to dedicate a book to unpacking at the most granular level how abortion bans aren't just some abstract political debate but state gender-based violence w/ material consequences that can't be ignored. more about the project linked below:

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