Oh no, Archiekins! K.J. Apa, the star of the hit series Riverdale, was involved in a late night car crash after falling asleep at the wheel following a 16-hour work day. The 20-year-old, who plays Archie in the Archie Comics TV adaptation, apparently dozed off while driving the 45-minute trip back to his hotel outside Vancouver, Canada last week. Apa was taken to a local hospital where he was later discharged without serious injuries. The Aussie actor’s car, however, wasn’t so lucky; the passenger side was reportedly destroyed after colliding into a light pole, leaving the vehicle inoperable.
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An emotional Jimmy Kimmel called out Congress after the Las Vegas shooting
Las Vegas mass shootingthe deadliest mass shootingLeading the pack was , whose voice broke several times as he talked about the shooting. He grew up in Las Vegas so it was personal for him, and after expressing his condolences and gratitude toward first responders, he soon turned his attention to the 56 senators who refused to vote for closing loopholes on background checks after the Orlando shooting. Kimmel pointed to how Las Vegas changed fire safety codes after dozens of people died in two separate hotel fires in 1980 to show how changing laws is just common sense. healthcare debatedefeating the latest effort to repeal Obamacare“We have a major problem with gun violence in this country, and I guess they don’t care,” Kimmel said. “If I’m wrong on that, fine, do something about it because I’m sick of it. I want this to be a comedy show. I hate talking about stuff like this. I just want to laugh about things every night, but it seems to be becoming increasingly difficult lately. It feels like someone has opened up a window into hell.” Seth Meyers“But to Congress, I would just like to say: Are there no steps we can take
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Fans petition Warner Bros. to make Wonder Woman bisexual
Wonder Woman is bisexual in the comics, but the 2016 movie avoids making any specific statement about her sexuality. There’s a subtle implication that the Amazons of Themiscyra have plenty of sex without men (obviously!), but you can hardly characterize that as queer representation. A new Change.org petition aims to change that. Started by NYU’s GLAAD representative Gianna Collier-Pitts, it asks Warner Bros. to make Wonder Woman canonically bisexual in the next movie. The petition points out that bisexual people are underrepresented in popular culture, and Wonder Woman would be an ideal choice to break new ground in Hollywood. “The majority of the LGBTQ+ community identifies as bisexual or as having attraction to more than one gender, and yet it is the least understood of any identity. We are oversexualized and underrepresented. We are called greedy, dishonest, and confused. We are the least likely to come out and the most likely to suffer from depression and anxiety, on top of experiencing higher rates of sexual/intimate partner violence. We are made to feel invisible and in doing so we begin to see ourselves as invisible. Making Wonder Woman canonically bisexual on the big screen would make her the first openly LGBTQ superhero of any
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Full spoilers ahead: Let’s talk about Marvel’s ‘The Defenders’
To quote Beyonc, "Of course sometimes shit goes down when it's a billion dollars on an elevator." As of this weekend, TV’s answer to The Avengers is officially live: The Defenders hit Netflix with eight episodes, finally fulfilling the promise made by the Marvel deal back in 2013. And the show’s jam-packed with developments we’ve been waiting for. Iron Fist and Luke Cage, together at last! Misty Knight and Colleen Wing, meeting for the very first time! The Hand storyline developed in Daredevil and Iron Fist comes to fruition, and even the literal plot hole of Daredevil Season 2 gets filled up. So why does it all feel so perfunctory? The Defenders is fine. Just fine. It is really cool seeing the whole gang together, though. Image: Netflix To be clear, The Defenders isn’t awful. It’s fine. Just fine! It does what it’s supposed to, which is bring all four heroes together, and those interactions make up the best parts of the show. It’s genuinely thrilling to see Matt introduce himself as Jessica’s lawyer, or Luke and Danny go mano-a-mano in an alleyway. Each main character gets an opportunity to show off their talents and get in some quips. The
These People Should Not Be Allowed To Read Comics
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The women in Scotland championing comic books – BBC News
Image copyright Tanya Roberts Image caption Artist Tanya Roberts and examples of her artwork Edinburgh-born artist Roberts has illustrated comics based on Star Wars spin-off Clone Wars, as well as Toy Story and Strawberry Shortcake. Image copyright Tanya Roberts Image caption Art from Roberts’ graphic novel Abeyance “I think the differences in attracting a male/female readership is subtlety small. Because I go to conventions and sell my material to people I get feedback and notice who is buying my artwork. “Females seem to appreciate character relationships and that emotional connection between them a bit more. I know I do, as a female reader, get inspired when there’s great characters in the story with interesting relationships to others.” Roberts believes there to be a healthy female audience for comics. She says: “Girls don’t only seem to cosplay as their favourite characters they also buy comics too. “I always get excited talking to people who are inspired by comics and even more so to learn that they have taken their passion even further, that it in turn has inspired them to create something, like fan art, fiction or even their own original stuff. “To which I say to them: see you next
Dick Gregory, pioneering US comedian and activist, dies aged 84
Gregory used his humour to break racial barriers in the 1960s and even ran for president in 1968 Dick Gregory, the black comedian who broke down racial barriers in the 1960s and used humour to spread messages of social justice, has died. He was 84. Gregorys son, Christian, said his father died late on Saturday in Washington, DC after having been hospitalised for about a week. He had suffered a severe bacterial infection. The family posted a message on his Twitter account saying it was with enormous sadness that they confirmed the death of their father, a comedic legend. Dick Gregory (@IAmDickGregory) It is with enormous sadness that the Gregory family confirms that their father, comedic legend August 20, 2017 Gregory was one of the first black comedians to find mainstream success with white audiences in the early 1960s. He rose from an impoverished childhood in St. Louis to become a celebrated satirist who deftly commented upon racial divisions at the dawn of the civil rights movement. Where else in the world but America, he joked, could I have lived in the worst neighborhoods, attended the worst schools, rode in the back of the bus, and get paid $5,000 a
Neil Gaiman: Why our future depends on libraries, reading and daydreaming
A lecture explaining why using our imaginations, and providing for others to use theirs, is an obligation for all citizens Its important for people to tell you what side they are on and why, and whether they might be biased. A declaration of members interests, of a sort. So, I am going to be talking to you about reading. Im going to tell you that libraries are important. Im going to suggest that reading fiction, that reading for pleasure, is one of the most important things one can do. Im going to make an impassioned plea for people to understand what libraries and librarians are, and to preserve both of these things. And I am biased, obviously and enormously: Im an author, often an author of fiction. I write for children and for adults. For about 30 years I have been earning my living through my words, mostly by making things up and writing them down. It is obviously in my interest for people to read, for them to read fiction, for libraries and librarians to exist and help foster a love of reading and places in which reading can occur. So Im biased as a writer. But I am
15 hilarious parenting comics that are almost too real.
Brian Gordon is a cartoonist. He’s also a dad, which means he’s got plenty of inspiration for the parenting comics he creates for his website, Fowl Language (only a few of which actually feature any profanity). He covers many topics, but it’s his hilarious parenting comics that are resonating with moms and dads everywhere. “My comics are largely autobiographical,” Gordon told me. “I’ve got two kids who are four and seven, and often, what I’m writing happened as recently as that very same day.” Gordon shared 15 of his oh-so-real comics with us. They’re all funny ’cause they’re true. Let’s get started with his favorite, called ” Welcome to Parenting,” which Gordon says sums up his comics pretty well. “Parenting can be such tedious drudgery,” he told me, “but if it wasn’t also so incredibly rewarding there wouldn’t be nearly so many people on the planet.” Truth. I hope you enjoy these as much as I did. 1. All comics are shared here with Gordon’s express permission. These comics are all posted on his website in addition to his Facebook page. You can also find a “bonus” comic that goes with each one by clicking the “bonus” link. Original. Bonus.
Netflix buys Scots comic book firm Millarworld – BBC News
He runs the company with his wife Lucy Millar. It is the first ever company acquisition in Netflix’s history. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Mr Millar said: “I’m so in love with what Netflix is doing and excited by their plans. “Netflix is the future and Millarworld couldn’t have a better home.” ‘Next generation’ Netflix said the acquisition was a natural progression in the company’s effort to work directly with prolific and skilled creators and to acquire intellectual property and ownership of stories. Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos said Mr Millar was “as close as you can get to a modern day Stan Lee” – the co-creator of Spider-Man and other Marvel characters. He said: “Mark has created a next-generation comics universe, full of indelible characters living in situations people around the world can identify easily with. To say this is the best thing that ever happened in our professional lives would be an understatement Mark Millar “We look forward to creating new Netflix Originals from several existing franchises as well as new super-hero, anti-hero, fantasy, sci-fi and horror stories Mark and his team will continue to create and publish.” Netflix and Mr Millar will bring
