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ok so like in case it isn't obvious i'm a little bit (very) behind on logging everything because the mcu is on some taylor swift shit in terms of releasing new content so i need to figure out how i'm going to structure everything out and there's other lists that i haven't finished filling up in the first place

then there's the uhh nonzero chance that Deadpool and Wolverine is going to absolutely fuck up this whole thing in July because of Deadpool's 4th wall breaking shenanigans which would be funny but also a little painful cuz that means about 2 years of paying attention to minuscule details goes down the drain lmao

the initial intention with this blog was that I would have the master lists and then I would post a separate list with every new movie/show that is released or if I felt like it, kind of anniversary posts for older movies/shows. that didn't go as planned although it'd definitely be easier to do little posts for individual movies and shit. we'll see how it all shakes out. the writer's strike gave me time last summer but I still haven't seen the marvels so oops

basically i'm saying this blog is under construction until further notice [cuz the last mcu thing I saw was Echo (which has cool fight scenes!! i support women's rights and women's wrongs!) but haven't updated anything past like GOTG 3]

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may not be completely accurate but I think Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has the most onscreen hugs that I have ever seen in any marvel movie

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Earth 616 Random Shit Edition

Everything else that doesn't fit into the other categories.

MIT (Michigan Institute of Technology)- Iron Man (?), Tony went to MIT; Wakanda Forever, Riri Williams is also an MIT student

Shakespeare- The Avengers, Tony makes fun of Thor by quoting Shakespeare and also calling him "Shakespeare in the park"

Galaga- The Avengers, Tony points out a SHIELD agent who is playing Galaga instead of doing work

the Smithsonian museum- Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Natasha picks up Steve for a mission and cracks a joke about him being old enough to be a fossil in the Smithsonian; The Falcon and the Winter Soldier ep. 01: "New World Order", Sam donates the shield to the Smithsonian

Walkman- Guardians of the Galaxy, Peter Quill owns a Walkman

Disneyland- Black Panther, Shuri says she wanted to visit Disneyland for her first trip to California

Coachella- Black Panther, Shuri also says she wanted to go to Coachella

the Olympics- Avengers: Infinity War, Okoye jokes about wanting Wakanda to host the Olympics

Fortnite- Avengers: Endgame, Thor, Korg, and Miek are playing Fortnite when Bruce and Rocket visit New Asgard

the dab- Avengers: Endgame, Bruce dabs while taking a photo with a fan

Battleship- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier ep. 01: "New World Order", Bucky plays Battleship on his date with Leah

the Bible- Eternals, Sprite makes a joke referencing the story of Noah's arc

"This is fine" meme (comic drawing by KC Green)- Spider-Man: No Way Home, Ned has a sticker of the "this is fine" dog on his laptop

Hans Zimmer- Thor: Love and Thunder, Jane Foster mentions Interstellar, which Hans Zimmer conducted the score for

Phantom of the Opera- Thor: Love and Thunder, Valkyrie wears a Phantom of the Opera sweatshirt

UC (University of California) system- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law ep. 01: "A Normal Amount of Rage", Jennifer is a UCLA alumni, as shown on her degrees and her UCLA merch

Ruth Bader Ginsburg- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law ep. 01: "A Normal Amount of Rage", Jennifer has a RBG figurine on her shelf

the Recording Academy/the Grammys- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law ep. 03: "The People vs. Emil Blonsky", Jennifer refers to Megan Thee Stallion as a "multiple Grammy-award winner"

Midsummer's Night's Dream- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law ep. 09: "Whose Show is This?", Jennifer has a poster for a show of Midsummer's Night's Dream up in her childhood bedroom

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small announcement: if you never see any entries related to Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania it's because I'm pretty sure this is the first MCU thing to not canonize any new things into the universe

second small announcement: the MCU installment with the most canonizations (at least by my calculations) so far is She Hulk, in case any of you were wondering (you probably weren't. i'm telling you anyways)

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would paul rudd scott lang like to offer me a free (perhaps signed?) copy of Look Out for the Little Guy in these trying times

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not to pop in & get all personally opinionated about the movies™️ but when they played the string melody of the Ancestral Plane theme [from the Black Panther score] as T'Challa's coffin was being lifted up, signifying that his spirit was moving on from this world to the world of his ancestors [and if we're getting meta simultaneously telling us that Chadwick Boseman's spirit has done the same] that,,, that,,,

*and idk maybe because that little callback was so short the movie's also reminding us that they're not totally gone in some other place because we know where their spirits rest and because their memory lives on in the world

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love how I have to do actual assignments so I can earn an actual degree and look for a job so I can be a Normal Adult and this is a dumbass side hobby and I am somehow behind on more and more of everything (everywhere) (all at once). I swear my heart rate is normal

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How does it feel being the foremost expert on MCU Canon-canon???

a little surprised I can even keep track of this shit and only a little disappointed that out of all the things I could've been an "expert" at, it was this. I promise I touch grass on the regular (metaphorically, bc I'm allergic)

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Earth 616 Singers/Rappers/Bands

green= confirmed to survived the snap

AC/DC- Iron Man, Tony listens to "Back in Black" on a stereo on his way for a weapons demonstration in the Kunar province; Spider-Man: Far From Home, Happy plays "Back in Black" on the jet (which Peter mistakenly says is Led Zeppelin)

Marvin Gaye- Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Sam recommends Marvin Gaye's Running Man soundtrack album to Steve; The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Sam asks Bucky if he listens to Marvin Gaye

Nirvana- Captain America: The Winter Soldier, included in Steve's list of modern things to check out

Redbone- Guardians of the Galaxy, Peter Quill listens to "Come and Get Your Love"

Celine Dion- Ant-Man, Scott, Luis, Dave, and Kurt start talking about the movie Titanic, which featured a now very famous Celine Dion song

Electric Light Orchestra- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, baby Groot plays "Mr. Blue Sky" in the movie's opening battle

Beyonce- Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange asks Wong if he's ever heard of Beyonce, Wong later listens to "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" while he's working in the library

Kendrick Lamar- Black Panther, "Pray for Me" plays in the casino infiltrated by T'Challa, Nakia, and Okoye

The Weeknd- Black Panther, "Pray for Me" plays in the casino infiltrated by T'Challa, Nakia, and Okoye

Haddaway- Black Panther, Ulysses Klaue sings "What is Love?" while being interrogated

Nine Inch Nails- Captain Marvel, Carol wears a Nine Inch Nails shirt

TLC- Captain Marvel, Nick Fury plays "Waterfalls" in the car on the way to the US Air Force base

Led Zeppelin- Spider-Man: Far From Home, Peter Parker says "I love Led Zeppelin" when Happy plays music on the jet; She-Hulk: Attorney at Law ep. 01: "A Normal Amount of Rage", Jen sees a Led Zeppelin shirt when she wakes up

Hayley Kiyoko- Loki ep. 1x03, "Demons" plays in the background of C-20's memory of a restaurant*

Sia- Black Widow, "Cheap Thrills" plays in Natasha's car

Sean Paul- Black Widow, "Cheap Thrills" plays in Natasha's car

Lil Nas X- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Shang-Chi and Katy do karaoke to "Old Town Road"

Aerosmith- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Shang-Chi and Katy do karaoke to "I Don't Want To Miss a Thing"

Rich Brian- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, "Foolish" plays when Katy and Shang-Chi take a joyride through San Francisco; "Lazy Susan" plays in the fighting ring where Katy and Shang-Chi go looking for Xialing

Guapdad 4000- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, "Foolish" plays when Katy and Shang-Chi take a joyride through San Francisco

21 Savage- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, "Lazy Susan" plays in the fighting ring where Katy and Shang-Chi go looking for Xialing

Warren Hue- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, "Foolish" plays when Katy and Shang-Chi take a joyride through San Francisco; "Lazy Susan" plays in the fighting ring where Katy and Shang-Chi go looking for Xialing

Masiwei- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, "Lazy Susan" plays in the fighting ring where Katy and Shang-Chi go looking for Xialing

Adawa- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, "Baba Says" plays in the Macau fighting ring Katy and Shang-Chi visit

Shayiting EL- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, "Baba Says" plays in the Macau fighting ring Katy and Shang-Chi visit

Audrey Nuna- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, "Clocked Out!" plays in the underground fighting ring where Katy and Shang-Chi go looking for Xialing

NIKI- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, "Clocked Out!" plays in the underground fighting ring where Katy and Shang-Chi go looking for Xialing

The Eagles- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Shang-Chi, Katy, and Wong do karaoke to "Hotel California" (post credits scene)

Lizzo- Eternals, Sersi's ringtone is "Juice"

Wham!- Moon Knight ep. 01: "The Goldfish Problem", the song playing in the cupcake truck that Steven wakes up in is "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"

Mary J. Blige- Thor: Love and Thunder, Valkyrie plays "Family Affairs" on her portable speaker

Megan Thee Stallion- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law ep. 03: "The People vs. Emil Blonsky", Jen takes on a case involving Megan Thee Stallion

HAIM- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law ep. 07: "The Retreat", Jen plays "FUBT" on her phone while she gets ready in the morning

Rihanna- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Shuri mentions Okoye's foundation, Fenty 440, referring to a foundation released by Fenty Beauty, Rihanna's cosmetics brand

Radiohead- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Rocket listens to "Creep"

*may not belong to Earth 616 exactly because...timeline reasons, but definitely canon to the Sacred Timeline and the greater MCU till I figure out how to say it differently

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People Who Survived the Snap

Hayley Kiyoko- Loki ep. 1x03, "Demons" plays in the background of the bar from C-20's memory that Sylvie accesses, which was released in 2019*

Lil Nas X- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Katy and Shang-Chi sing "Old Town Road", which was released in 2019

Lizzo- Eternals, Sersi's ringtone is "Juice", which was released in 2019

Megan Thee Stallion- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law ep. 03: "The People vs. Emil Blonsky", Jen and Megan dance to "Body" which was released in 2020, Jen also refers to her as a "multi-Grammy award winner", and Megan Thee Stallion won her Grammys in 2021

HAIM- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law ep. 07: "The Retreat", Jen plays "FUBT", which was released in 2021

*may not belong to Earth 616 exactly because...timeline reasons, but definitely canon to the Sacred Timeline and the greater MCU till I figure out how to say it differently

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Earth 616 Books & Authors/Poets

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green- Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scott is shown reading The Fault in Our Stars while on house arrest

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle- Avengers: Endgame, when Rhodey is arguing about time travel logic with Bruce Banner, he starts listing off a ton of time travel related movies, including A Wrinkle in Time, which is an adaptation of the novel

The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier ep. 01: "New World Order", Bucky and Sam argue about Gandalf and Sam asks Bucky "how do you know Gandalf?" likely thinking of Lord of the Rings, which Bucky wasn't around for (published in the 1950s)

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier ep. 01: "New World Order", Bucky says he read The Hobbit when it was released in 1937

The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins- Hawkeye ep. 02: "Hide and Seek", Clint says "that's Katniss Everdeen" when Kate points out who she thinks is a Times Square Hawkeye cosplayer

Fyodor Dostoyevsky- Secret Invasion ep. 03: "Betrayed", Sonya Falsworth mentions that her escape from the butcher shop is reminiscent of Dostoyevsky's work

Raymond Carver- Secret Invasion ep. 04: "Beloved", Fury discusses a Raymond Carver poem with Varra

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Earth 616 Brands

Converse- The Avengers, Steve Rogers wears Converse sneakers in the gym

Apple- Captain America: The Winter Soldier, one of the things on Steve's list of things to check out from his time in the ice is "Steve Jobs (Apple)", & Sam plays music from his iPhone while Steve is in the hospital; Spider-Man: Homecoming, Peter Parker has an iPhone 3

Twitter- Captain America: The Winter Soldier, when Sitwell orders SHIELD agents to scan surveillance footage and social media for clues on Steve's location, he says "if somebody tweets about this guy, I wanna know about it"

Disney- Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ultron sings "I've Got No Strings" from Disney's Pinocchio; Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Shang-Chi and Katy sing karaoke to "A Whole New World"

Baskin Robbins- Ant-Man, Scott's very short lived first job out of prison

Microsoft- Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange's Microsoft Surface laptop; Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Peter Quill inherits a Zune

Lego- Spider-Man: Homecoming & Spider-Man: No Way Home, running gag with a Lego Death Star set

Vine- Black Panther, Shuri quotes the "what are those?!!?" vine

Starbucks- Avengers: Infinity War, Okoye jokes about wanting a Starbucks in Wakanda

Pez- Ant-Man and the Wasp, Luis' Pez dispenser

Sanrio- Ant-Man and the Wasp, said Pez dispenser was a Hello Kitty one

Hot Wheels- Ant-Man and the Wasp, Luis picks a shrunk-down car out of a Hot Wheels car holder

Blockbuster- Captain Marvel, Carol crashes thru a Blockbuster store when she lands on Earth

Google- Avengers: Endgame, a fan's Google Pixel phone

Air Jordans- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Shang-Chi's sneakers

Funyuns- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Shang-Chi asks if it's allowed for Katy's grandma to place Funyuns on Katy's grandpa's grave as an ancestral offering

DC Comics- Eternals, Phastos' son Jack calls Ikarus Superman

Ikea- Eternals, Phastos mentions that his dinner table is from the "Ikea fall collection" right after Ikaris breaks it in half thinking it's made of vibranium

Rubik- Moon Knight ep. 01: "The Goldfish Problem", Steven Grant tosses a Rubik's cube as he tries to stay awake

Motorola- Moon Knight ep. 01: "The Goldfish Problem", Marc's burner phone is a Motorola flip phone

Nickolodeon- Moon Knight ep. 01: "The Goldfish Problem", Steven references Avatar: The Last Airbender, which is a Nickolodeon show

KFC- Moon Knight ep. 02: "Summon the Suit", Marc calls Steven's/Mr. Knight's suit "psycho Colonel Sanders" (Colonel Sanders is the KFC mascot/logo)

Cheetos- Thor: Love and Thunder, Darcy gets Jane some Hot Cheetos; She-Hulk: Attorney at Law ep. 01: "A Normal Amount of Rage", Jen and Bruce eat some Cheetos

Old Spice- Thor: Love and Thunder, Valkyrie stars in a Old Spice commercial

YouTube- Ms. Marvel ep. 01: "Generation Why", Kamala runs a YouTube channel

Samsung- Ms. Marvel, Kamala has a Samsung phone

Hot Topic- Ms. Marvel ep. 02: "Crushed", Kamala teases Aamir about his emo phase & his former job at Hot Topic

LinkedIn- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law ep. 03: "The People vs. Emil Blonsky", Nikki finds Wong's LinkedIn profile

Target- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law ep. 03: "The People vs. Emil Blonsky", Wong's LinkedIn profile showed that he worked at a Target in Nepal for like 9 years before becoming a sorcerer

Crocs- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law ep. 03: "The People vs. Emil Blonsky", Emil has Crocs

Warner Brothers- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, clips of CNN play on Everett Ross's TV, which is a channel owned by Warner Bros (as an aside look into media consolidation it's some crazy stuff)

Venmo- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Riri confronts someone about forgetting to send her money via Venmo

Louis Vuitton- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Okoye wears Louis Vuitton sunglasses

Fenty Beauty- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Shuri mentions that Okoye's foundation is Fenty 440

Peloton- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine makes a weird joke to Everett Ross about a Peloton

Nintendo- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Groot receives a Game Boy for Christmas