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<title>‘The way there’s still tickets on it’: Restaurant server gets bored on a slow night. Then she has an accident with a receipt spike</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adrienne Hunter]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>‘I asked for her specifically’: Influencer gets a DM calling her ‘ugly.’ So she makes an appointment at the spa where the woman works</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire Goforth]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>The 10 Best YA Fantasy Books of the 21st Century</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 22:25:46 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
<category><![CDATA[A Darker Shade of Magic]]></category>
<category><![CDATA[An Ember In The Ashes]]></category>
<category><![CDATA[Children of Blood and Bone]]></category>
<category><![CDATA[Eragon]]></category>
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<category><![CDATA[Seraphina]]></category>
<category><![CDATA[Six of Crows]]></category>
<category><![CDATA[teen fantasy]]></category>
<category><![CDATA[The Bartimaeus Sequence]]></category>
<category><![CDATA[The Edge Chronicles]]></category>
<category><![CDATA[The Mortal Instruments]]></category>
<category><![CDATA[Twilight]]></category>
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<description><![CDATA[Culturally relevant AND age appropriate? These fantasy YA novels contain multitudes. ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/YA-Fantasy-Collage.jpeg?resize=1200%2C675" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/YA-Fantasy-Collage.jpeg?w=1200 1200w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/YA-Fantasy-Collage.jpeg?w=300 300w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/YA-Fantasy-Collage.jpeg?w=768 768w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/YA-Fantasy-Collage.jpeg?w=288 288w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/YA-Fantasy-Collage.jpeg?w=432 432w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/YA-Fantasy-Collage.jpeg?w=150 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" />YA? You mean, for teenagers? How could anything written for teens possibly be worthy of any artistic merit? Kids these days, expecting literary brilliance in form of an age appropriate novel! Back in my day, the only thing we expected from a book was for someone to smack us upside the head with one for mouthing off. You know what? I’ll just crack open one of these “10 Best YA Fantasy Books” right now and see what all the fuss is about… oh… OH. OOOOOHHH. I’M WEEPING. Such beautiful prose! Such mature themes articulated in such simple ways! These novels truly are some of the best that the 21st century has to offer! I HAVE SEEN THE LITERARY LIGHT. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="eragon">Eragon </h2> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="332" height="500" src="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Eragon.jpeg?w=332&resize=332%2C500" alt="Cover art for "Eragon" featuring a dragon" class="wp-image-829221" srcset="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Eragon.jpeg?w=332 332w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Eragon.jpeg?w=199 199w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Eragon.jpeg?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Knopf Books for Young Readers)</figcaption></figure><iframe src="https://embeds.beehiiv.com/3a2eba65-d8cf-4c3c-8f8c-dfa38ed55fea" data-test-id="beehiiv-embed" width="100%" height="320" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="border-radius: 4px; border: 2px solid #e5e7eb; margin: 0; background-color: transparent;"></iframe> On the surface, Eragon appears like your average “chosen one” narrative about a boy, his dragon, an evil king, and a cool sword. But beneath the surface, Christopher Paolini’s novel is… exactly that kind of story – and that’s what makes it so good. Eragon feels like a timeless classic, a YA reimagining of The Lord of The Rings. It’s the story a young man’s quest to defeat an evil tyrant with the help of his dragon bestie with whom he shares a telepathic connection – and that’s just plain awesome. Reading Eragon is like eating a perfectly cooked and seasoned steak. The flavor might not take you by surprise, but it’s exactly what you wanted. Comforting, rich, and satisfying down to the last literary bite. ]]></content:encoded>
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<title>‘Charging a cleaning fee when they need to clean up is diabolical’: Woman books Miami Airbnb. Then she goes inside</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sabine Joseph]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>‘Ironheart’ EPs talk bringing the newer Marvel hero to life: “It’s an opportunity and a challenge”</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Leishman]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 20:49:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA['Ironheart' is now streaming on Disney+.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/riri-williams-at-a-desk.jpg?resize=1200%2C675" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="riri williams working" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/riri-williams-at-a-desk.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/riri-williams-at-a-desk.jpg?w=300 300w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/riri-williams-at-a-desk.jpg?w=768 768w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/riri-williams-at-a-desk.jpg?w=288 288w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/riri-williams-at-a-desk.jpg?w=432 432w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/riri-williams-at-a-desk.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" />Ironheart coming out is a big deal. Not only because the show had taken a long while to be released after being announced but because Riri Williams isn’t that old of a character. She was first introduced in 2016. The series, which stars Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams, is completely out on Disney+ and it has been wonderful for fans of the comics. Riri is one of the few characters to be introduced into Marvel comics more recently and get a live-action adaptation. Other examples include Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), who was first introduced in 1999, and then probably Uncle Aaron (Donald Glover) in Spider-Man: Homecoming. The turn around here for Riri is something worth celebrating. ]]></content:encoded>
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<title>‘The Bear’ still has one character who will always be the MVP</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Leishman]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 20:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/the-bear-season-4-table-copy.jpg?resize=1200%2C675" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="a bunch of adults under a table" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/the-bear-season-4-table-copy.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/the-bear-season-4-table-copy.jpg?w=300 300w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/the-bear-season-4-table-copy.jpg?w=768 768w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/the-bear-season-4-table-copy.jpg?w=288 288w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/the-bear-season-4-table-copy.jpg?w=432 432w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/the-bear-season-4-table-copy.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" />Now that we know season 5 of The Bear is a go, it is important to remember one thing about the show: Richie is the best character. Since season 1, Cousin (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) has been there to support The Beef and his growth is a beautiful thing to see. Richie started The Bear as an antagonist in a way. He didn’t want Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) changing anything that Michael (Jon Bernthal) did. He wanted to keep that legacy alive but didn’t understand that Carmy was just trying to keep the restaurant alive. So when it came to finding a job for Richie in the new restaurant, The Bear, Carmy realized that Richie first needed to fix himself and he did that by sending him to a restaurant that was all about the experience. ]]></content:encoded>
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<title>Riri Williams’ relationship with this character on ‘Ironheart’ is one fans deserve</title>
<link>https://www.themarysue.com/riri-williams-relationship-with-this-character-on-ironheart-is-one-fans-deserve/</link>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Leishman]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 19:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
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<category><![CDATA[Alden Ehrenreich]]></category>
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<description><![CDATA[It's a nice call back to the movie that started it all.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Ironheart-Riri-Joe-copy.jpg?resize=1200%2C675" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="riri working on her tech in ironherat" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Ironheart-Riri-Joe-copy.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Ironheart-Riri-Joe-copy.jpg?w=300 300w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Ironheart-Riri-Joe-copy.jpg?w=768 768w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Ironheart-Riri-Joe-copy.jpg?w=288 288w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Ironheart-Riri-Joe-copy.jpg?w=432 432w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Ironheart-Riri-Joe-copy.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><a href="https://www.themarysue.com/ironheart-review-dominique-thorne/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ironheart has finished airing on Disney+</a> and there is one relationship that really works for fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. That’s Riri Williams and her connection to Joe McGillicuddy AKA Ezekiel Stane. Riri (Dominique Thorne) needs to get tech to help her in creating her AI operating system and her suit after she gets kicked out of MIT. In order to do that, she found out that Joe McGillicuddy (Alden Ehrenreich) has a lot of connections to the Black Market. Riri goes to him, uses him to get her tech, and she even gets to meet his father…sort of. ]]></content:encoded>
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<title>‘Who authorized that?’: Woman says your co-workers and Goodreads connections may know what’s on your Kindle. Is it true?</title>
<link>https://www.themarysue.com/goodreads-connections-know-your-books/</link>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sabine Joseph]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="2560" height="1440" src="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Kindle-Good-Reads.jpg?resize=2560%2C1440" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Woman explains information about GoodReads(l) Perosn holding up Amazon Kindle Device(r)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Kindle-Good-Reads.jpg?w=2560 2560w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Kindle-Good-Reads.jpg?w=300 300w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Kindle-Good-Reads.jpg?w=768 768w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Kindle-Good-Reads.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Kindle-Good-Reads.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Kindle-Good-Reads.jpg?w=2048 2048w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Kindle-Good-Reads.jpg?w=288 288w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Kindle-Good-Reads.jpg?w=432 432w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Kindle-Good-Reads.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" />A woman says she was browsing Instagram’s Threads when she came upon scary information about Goodreads and Kindle integration. “So I found out the other day from Threads that the books that you read on your Kindle are not just between you, your Kindle, [and] Jeff Bezos,” Ohio TikToker @notanotherromancebook says in a viral video. “They send out a little email to the people that you’re friends with on Goodreads, too, and they’re like, ‘Guess what Natasha read this week?’”]]></content:encoded>
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<title>The 10 Best Standalone Sci-Fi Books</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Fimm]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 18:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Who has time for a Dune-size epic? Check out these standalone sci-fi instead. ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/standalone-sci-fi-novels.jpeg?resize=1200%2C675" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Cover art for three standalone sci-fi books" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/standalone-sci-fi-novels.jpeg?w=1200 1200w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/standalone-sci-fi-novels.jpeg?w=300 300w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/standalone-sci-fi-novels.jpeg?w=768 768w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/standalone-sci-fi-novels.jpeg?w=288 288w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/standalone-sci-fi-novels.jpeg?w=432 432w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/standalone-sci-fi-novels.jpeg?w=150 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" />The Three Body Problem? Not my problem. Dune? Dust in the wind. The Hyperion Cantos? I couldn’t be bothered on a good day. I don’t have time to deal with a series of sci-fi tomes thicker than quantum physics textbooks. I’m too busy spending my time in unscientific ways. Eating yogurt. Drawing on walls. Staring up at the moon and wondering if it’s made of gruyere or brie. When it comes to intelligent contemplation of big ideas, there are only so many hours in the day, and mine are occupied by the opposite. That’s why when I read sci-fi, I expect it to stand on its own two feet and not require a massive commitment. I need the 10 best standalone sci-fi books, and these authors have delivered. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="this-is-how-you-lose-the-time-war">This Is How You Lose The Time War</h2> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="331" height="500" src="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/time-war.jpg?w=331&resize=331%2C500" alt="Cover of This is How You Lose the Time War." class="wp-image-638759" srcset="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/time-war.jpg?w=331 331w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/time-war.jpg?w=199 199w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/time-war.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Simon and Schuster)</figcaption></figure><iframe src="https://embeds.beehiiv.com/3a2eba65-d8cf-4c3c-8f8c-dfa38ed55fea" data-test-id="beehiiv-embed" width="100%" height="320" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="border-radius: 4px; border: 2px solid #e5e7eb; margin: 0; background-color: transparent;"></iframe> When I’m contemplating the mystery of love in an equally mysterious universe, I don’t have the energy to do it over 10 novels. My heart can barely take one. Lucky for my heart, that “one” comes in the form of This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. It’s the story of Red and Blue, two time traveling agents from opposite ends of the future, each attempting to win a time war for their respective faction by diving into the past. As the pair thwart each other’s best laid plans, they slowly realize that they want to lay each other in the process. They begin a casual, epistolary correspondence that soon begins to burn with the passionate fire of a quasar in a galaxy’s core. Tender. Juicy. Existentially Tragic. It’s how I like my steaks and my novels alike. ]]></content:encoded>
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<title>Orpheus and Eurydice fate is just as tragic in this Netflix series</title>
<link>https://www.themarysue.com/the-sandman-netflix-orpheus-eurydice/</link>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Leishman]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice is one we tell time and time again.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sandman-eurydice-and-orpheus.jpg?resize=1200%2C675" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="a group of people standing outside" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sandman-eurydice-and-orpheus.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sandman-eurydice-and-orpheus.jpg?w=300 300w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sandman-eurydice-and-orpheus.jpg?w=768 768w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sandman-eurydice-and-orpheus.jpg?w=288 288w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sandman-eurydice-and-orpheus.jpg?w=432 432w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sandman-eurydice-and-orpheus.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" />The Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice is one we tell time and time again. A tragic tale of a love that wasn’t strong enough for Orpheus to trust, that doomed his beloved to a life of damnation all because of his actions. We’ve seen it interpreted in a number of different ways, most recently as a musical with Hadestown. But the Netflix series The Sandman also had their own take on the tragic tale and it was just as upsetting as the rest. The series, which was delayed because of allegations against the <a href="https://www.themarysue.com/somehow-neil-gaiman-decided-to-suck-even-more/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">comic book series creator Neil Gaiman</a>, focuses on Dream (Tom Sturridge). Dream (also known as Morpheus) is an Endless, a being more powerful than the gods. And his son just so happens to be Orpheus. ]]></content:encoded>
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<title>‘Delta would have charged over $1200’: Man books $200 Frontier flight. Then he gets charged $800 for bags</title>
<link>https://www.themarysue.com/frontier-check-bag-800-dollars/</link>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire Goforth]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="2560" height="1440" src="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Frontier-Bag-charge.jpg?resize=2560%2C1440" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Man at airport check in with several bags(l) Frontier Airlines Plane(r)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Frontier-Bag-charge.jpg?w=2560 2560w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Frontier-Bag-charge.jpg?w=300 300w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Frontier-Bag-charge.jpg?w=768 768w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Frontier-Bag-charge.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Frontier-Bag-charge.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Frontier-Bag-charge.jpg?w=2048 2048w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Frontier-Bag-charge.jpg?w=288 288w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Frontier-Bag-charge.jpg?w=432 432w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Frontier-Bag-charge.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" />There was a time when only the wealthy could afford air travel. Thanks to subsidies, improvements in airplane technology, and a wider variety of airlines to choose from, today flying is more affordable than ever. Lower-cost options such as Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines provide travelers with even more economical ways to fly. Or do they?]]></content:encoded>
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<title>‘That’s terrifying’: Woman tries on bathing suits at Target. Then she looks up while in the dressing room</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gisselle Hernandez]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="2560" height="1440" src="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Target-Dressing-Room.jpg?resize=2560%2C1440" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Woman with crossed arms and slightly defiant expression(l) Target Store Front(r)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Target-Dressing-Room.jpg?w=2560 2560w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Target-Dressing-Room.jpg?w=300 300w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Target-Dressing-Room.jpg?w=768 768w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Target-Dressing-Room.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Target-Dressing-Room.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Target-Dressing-Room.jpg?w=2048 2048w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Target-Dressing-Room.jpg?w=288 288w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Target-Dressing-Room.jpg?w=432 432w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Target-Dressing-Room.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" />Few things are as disconcerting as the feeling of being watched, especially when you’re in a vulnerable moment. This is what a woman says she experienced in a Target dressing room when she realized something odd about the placement of a security camera. In a viral <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@taylerlynn000/video/7507357652586958126" target="_blank">TikTok</a>, Tay (@taylerlynn000) films herself standing in front of a mirror in a Target fitting room. She then zooms in on the reflection of a dome camera mounted on the ceiling outside the fitting room area. ]]></content:encoded>
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<title>‘I was secretly recorded’: Airbnb guest finds picture frame in shower. Then she realizes it might be something more</title>
<link>https://www.themarysue.com/airbnb-guest-spy-photo-frame/</link>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gisselle Hernandez]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="2560" height="1440" src="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/airbnb-frame.jpg?resize=2560%2C1440" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Photo frame inside of airbnb home(l) Woman explains what she found at AirBnb home(r)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/airbnb-frame.jpg?w=2560 2560w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/airbnb-frame.jpg?w=300 300w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/airbnb-frame.jpg?w=768 768w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/airbnb-frame.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/airbnb-frame.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/airbnb-frame.jpg?w=2048 2048w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/airbnb-frame.jpg?w=288 288w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/airbnb-frame.jpg?w=432 432w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/airbnb-frame.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" />A woman’s Moroccan trip turned nightmarish after she found what she says was a hidden camera inside her Airbnb. Pauline (@himynamespaul_) shares how her magical stay in Marrakesh was cut short when she realized she was being secretly recorded. Pauline’s first clip in a series of TikToks was uploaded on June 30. In it, she shares how she went on a group trip to Morocco with some friends. Her first TikTok shows how a seemingly innocent picture frame randomly appeared inside her Airbnb’s bathroom. Pauline shows a photo frame that holds a stock photo of a Yorkie puppy. It sat on the ledge by the bathtub. The frame, she explains, was not there the day before. It is also angled to directly face her shower.]]></content:encoded>
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<title>‘That A is so mine’: Student finds married philosophy professor on Tinder. Then she incorporates it into her final paper</title>
<link>https://www.themarysue.com/student-finds-married-professor-tinder/</link>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire Goforth]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="2560" height="1440" src="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tinder-paper.jpg?resize=2560%2C1440" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Woman looking concerned(l) Person holding up phone with tinder on display(r)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tinder-paper.jpg?w=2560 2560w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tinder-paper.jpg?w=300 300w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tinder-paper.jpg?w=768 768w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tinder-paper.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tinder-paper.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tinder-paper.jpg?w=2048 2048w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tinder-paper.jpg?w=288 288w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tinder-paper.jpg?w=432 432w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tinder-paper.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" />A woman says she found her married college professor’s Tinder account. She says she decided to use the situation to her advantage by writing her final paper for his philosophy class about the subject of cheating on one’s partner.]]></content:encoded>
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<title>‘Sounds like he chose the wrong person’: Woman complains first date was ‘giving poor.’ Then she reveals what they did</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Joy Thomas]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="2560" height="1440" src="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/canoe-story.jpg?resize=2560%2C1440" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Lake with TikTok text (l) Two people canoeing on lake (r)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/canoe-story.jpg?w=2560 2560w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/canoe-story.jpg?w=300 300w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/canoe-story.jpg?w=768 768w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/canoe-story.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/canoe-story.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/canoe-story.jpg?w=2048 2048w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/canoe-story.jpg?w=288 288w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/canoe-story.jpg?w=432 432w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/canoe-story.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" />A social media content creator got flamed on TikTok after harshly judging her date. The reason? He packed a lunch instead of taking her out when they went canoeing. In a video with 335,000 views, social media @chainlane05 expressed frustration at the fact that her date was “giving poor.” In the description of the video, she wrote, “First date kinda gave poor… hoping he’s holding out before doing anything pricey? Or is he actually just poverty status?”]]></content:encoded>
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<title>‘The Last of Us’ surprisingly switches it up for season 3, Neil Druckmann exits</title>
<link>https://www.themarysue.com/the-last-of-us-surprisingly-switches-it-up-for-season-3-neil-druckmann-exits/</link>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Leishman]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 19:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<category><![CDATA[Craig Mazin]]></category>
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<description><![CDATA[Neil Druckmann, who created the game 'The Last of Us,' is leaving the popular HBO series.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="1200" height="676" src="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/bella-ramsey-pedro-pascal_5-e1747848818905.jpg?resize=1200%2C676" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="pedro and bella holding each other" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/bella-ramsey-pedro-pascal_5-e1747848818905.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/bella-ramsey-pedro-pascal_5-e1747848818905.jpg?w=300 300w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/bella-ramsey-pedro-pascal_5-e1747848818905.jpg?w=768 768w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/bella-ramsey-pedro-pascal_5-e1747848818905.jpg?w=288 288w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/bella-ramsey-pedro-pascal_5-e1747848818905.jpg?w=432 432w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/bella-ramsey-pedro-pascal_5-e1747848818905.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" />The Last of Us season 2 had shocking moments. Well, not shocking if you know the game but still, shocking. Pedro Pascal’s Joel Miller met his match with Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) and the season ended on a cliffhanger. Now, co-creator Neil Druckmann is departing the show ahead of season 3. Druckmann, who created the game with his company Naughty Dog, has been a part of the series since the start. For the most part, the show mirrors what Druckmann did with the game with a few exceptions, like the Bill and Frank episode of season 1 and the extended look at Joel and Ellie’s lives in Jackson Hole in season 2. As of this writing, there is no news as to why Druckmann leaving the series outside of him saying he needs to focus on the gaming company. ]]></content:encoded>
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<title>Naomi Ackie and Lucas Hedges talk the brilliance of Eva Victor’s ‘Sorry, Baby’</title>
<link>https://www.themarysue.com/naomi-ackie-and-lucas-hedges-sorry-baby-interview/</link>
<comments>https://www.themarysue.com/naomi-ackie-and-lucas-hedges-sorry-baby-interview/#respond</comments>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Leishman]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:52:08 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Movies]]></category>
<category><![CDATA[Eva Victor]]></category>
<category><![CDATA[interview]]></category>
<category><![CDATA[Lucas Hedges]]></category>
<category><![CDATA[Naomi Ackie]]></category>
<category><![CDATA[Sorry Baby]]></category>
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<description><![CDATA[Sorry, Baby is in theaters now ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sorry-baby.jpg?resize=1200%2C675" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="sorry baby two women sitting" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sorry-baby.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sorry-baby.jpg?w=300 300w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sorry-baby.jpg?w=768 768w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sorry-baby.jpg?w=288 288w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sorry-baby.jpg?w=432 432w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sorry-baby.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" />Sorry, Baby is a film directed by, written by, and starring Eva Victor but even though they are very much the central focus of the piece, they couldn’t do it alone. In comes Naomi Ackie and Lucas Hedges. Agnes (Victor) is a professor at the college that she went to with her best friend Lydie (Ackie). And now, years later, Lydie is getting ready to have a baby and Agnes has to come to terms with life moving on even if she is still dealing with past traumas. Lydie is there for Agnes and loves her dearly and it is a beautiful relationship to see. ]]></content:encoded>
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<title>Go to an ACTUAL movie theater to see ‘The Odyssey’ trailer</title>
<link>https://www.themarysue.com/go-to-an-actual-movie-theater-to-see-the-odyssey-trailer/</link>
<comments>https://www.themarysue.com/go-to-an-actual-movie-theater-to-see-the-odyssey-trailer/#respond</comments>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Leishman]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
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<category><![CDATA[the odyssey]]></category>
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<description><![CDATA[Just go to the movies! ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="1200" height="674" src="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/odyssey-trailer-copy.jpg?resize=1200%2C674" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="matt damon in the odyssey" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/odyssey-trailer-copy.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/odyssey-trailer-copy.jpg?w=300 300w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/odyssey-trailer-copy.jpg?w=768 768w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/odyssey-trailer-copy.jpg?w=288 288w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/odyssey-trailer-copy.jpg?w=432 432w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/odyssey-trailer-copy.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" />Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is now less than a year away. So to celebrate, Universal released a trailer for the film! But there’s a twist: It is only playing in theaters so you’ll have to see their new film, Jurassic Park Rebirth, to see it. People are obviously excited about the follow up to Nolan’s Best Picture winner Oppenheimer. But what is happening currently is people are heading to the theater, filming the trailer, and posting it online for those who don’t want to go see a movie right now. Frankly, that’s boring. And before you yell at me about movies being expensive, let me explain: There are ways to get a cheap ticket to enjoy the theatrical experience of The Odyssey trailer without breaking the bank. ]]></content:encoded>
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<title>‘Yall bullied that man!’: Chick-fil-A customers say worker ‘traumatized’ them over sauce. Viewers are on his side</title>
<link>https://www.themarysue.com/chick-fil-a-worker-sauce-incident/</link>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire Goforth]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Big on the Internet]]></category>
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<category><![CDATA[Chick-Fil-A]]></category>
<category><![CDATA[fast food]]></category>
<category><![CDATA[Hide From Homepage]]></category>
<category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Dahmer]]></category>
<category><![CDATA[tiktok]]></category>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="2560" height="1440" src="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Chick-Fil-A-sauce-response.jpg?resize=2560%2C1440" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Chick-fil-A Logo on display(l) Woman explains reaction of Chick Fil A Worker(r)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Chick-Fil-A-sauce-response.jpg?w=2560 2560w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Chick-Fil-A-sauce-response.jpg?w=300 300w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Chick-Fil-A-sauce-response.jpg?w=768 768w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Chick-Fil-A-sauce-response.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Chick-Fil-A-sauce-response.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Chick-Fil-A-sauce-response.jpg?w=2048 2048w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Chick-Fil-A-sauce-response.jpg?w=288 288w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Chick-Fil-A-sauce-response.jpg?w=432 432w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Chick-Fil-A-sauce-response.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" />An altercation between a Chick-fil-A worker and two customers who say he “traumatized” them over sauce has set the internet aflame. Devoria (@devoria) posted the incident on TikTok earlier this week. “Is Chick-fil-A the new house of horror?!!!!” the text overlay reads.]]></content:encoded>
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<title>So Marvel really did it</title>
<link>https://www.themarysue.com/so-marvel-really-did-it/</link>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Leishman]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 16:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Big on the Internet]]></category>
<category><![CDATA[Disney+]]></category>
<category><![CDATA[Ironheart]]></category>
<category><![CDATA[Marvel Cinematic Universe]]></category>
<category><![CDATA[Mephisto]]></category>
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<description><![CDATA[They actually did it. ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/mephisto-in-ironheart-episode-6-copy.jpg?resize=1200%2C675" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="mephisto looking at riri" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/mephisto-in-ironheart-episode-6-copy.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/mephisto-in-ironheart-episode-6-copy.jpg?w=300 300w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/mephisto-in-ironheart-episode-6-copy.jpg?w=768 768w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/mephisto-in-ironheart-episode-6-copy.jpg?w=288 288w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/mephisto-in-ironheart-episode-6-copy.jpg?w=432 432w, https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/mephisto-in-ironheart-episode-6-copy.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" />Since the dawning of Marvel’s first Disney+ series, we’ve been forced to ask one question. And now, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has finally given us an answer to it. **Spoilers for the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Ironheart ahead**]]></content:encoded>
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