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Mom cleans up after father’s grisly crime scene—the reason stunned everyone

CassDamm (@cassdamm) on TikTok shared a family story that almost convinced the internet that her mother killed her grandfather. People act out of character when under distress, but there aren’t a lot of people who’d clean up after a crime scene. “One time, my mother got arrested for murder because…

The Mary Sue · May 11

‘So, two women find love. And?’ Adjoa Andoh from Bridgerton shuts down season five critics

Dearest gentle reader, Adjoa Andoh, who plays the iconic Lady Danbury in Bridgerton, had nothing gentle to say to the homophobes who are already judging the next season before even seeing it. The controversy revolves around Francesca’s gender-swapped romance in the Netflix series—an alteration that upset some fans of the…

The Mary Sue · May 11

Pete Davidson Tears Into MAGA Comedian at Kevin Hart’s Roast, And It Rules

Netflix hosted Kevin Hart’s roast over the weekend and Pete Davidson basically destroyed a prominent MAGA comedian during the festivities. Los Angeles was buzzing about the Netflix Is A Joke Festival the last few days. And, the Roast of Kevin Hart was the main event of a packed weekend. But,…

The Mary Sue · May 11

‘The Iran war isn’t going very well’: Rogan exposes Trump’s UFO stunt as a last-ditch cover-up for military failure

The Trump administration just dropped a massive batch of UFO files, and Joe Rogan is calling it a distraction from a war that’s “not going very well.” According to The Hill, the Pentagon released hundreds of declassified documents on May 8, 2026, including reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena dating back…

The Mary Sue · May 11

LA woman links colorblindness to her beauty standards theory

It’s rare for original thoughts to crop up on TikTok, but Sarah Schauer (@sarahschauer) from Los Angeles, California, came up with a beauty standards theory that caught her gasping on camera. Upon reading the book The Secret Lives of Color by Kassia St. Clair, Schauer thought that there may be…

The Mary Sue · May 11

FCC just targeted ‘The View’ for its anti-Trump rants and ABC is calling it a full-blown First Amendment attack

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) just went after The View for its anti-Trump segments, and ABC is calling it a full-on First Amendment violation. The network filed a 52-page legal petition this week accusing the federal government of creating a “chilling effect” on free speech by investigating whether the daytime…

The Mary Sue · May 11

10 Animated Characters Who Became Gay Icons

Some gay icons aren’t born, they’re drawn. As animation rises in prominence in pop culture, artists are taking advantage of the medium’s potential for increasing queer visibility. From after-school classics to prestige adult projects, each of these titles features queer characters that shaped generations. Bisexual heroes, sapphic power couples, and…

The Mary Sue · May 8

Server comes out of bathroom to customer giving her a dirty look—who humiliates her by asking an invasive question: ‘This is actually my worst fear’

A server calls her friend after an awkward run-in with a customer in the bathroom. Her friend tells customers they need to have better boundaries with servers after hearing what she asked her. In a video with over 33,000 views, TikToker Chelsey Starr (@chelsey_starr) gets off the phone with her…

The Mary Sue · May 8

Why is Everyone Trying to Globally Speedrun in Scientology Buildings?

TikTok has been filled with Scientology “speedrun” buildings. Hoardes of people crash into Scientology churches around the world, but for what? Why are people bragging about how far they’ve gone into these buildings, and what’s there to see? At one point, a man dressed as Gru from The Minions stood…

The Mary Sue · May 7

Robin Thede’s five proposal stories is enough to send women running

Comedian Robin Thede told Keke Palmer about the five different proposals she received from men—all of which she declined. All of the scenarios were chaotic to the point that a movie could be made out of this story alone. “I’ve been proposed to five times, and I’ve said no five…

The Mary Sue · May 7