Image Comics’ space-opera comic-book series Saga imagines a vast universe with strange inhabitants. There’s a telepathic, bald cat who yowls “LYING” at people who don’t tell the truth. There’s a queer, disemboweled ghost who works nights as a sassy teenage babysitter. And there’s a drunken cyclops who writes trashy romance novels, but may secretly be the galaxy’s leading intellectual. In one scene, readers meet an assassin with the armless body of Venus de Milo ; when she casts aside her skirt, she reveals the abdomen of a spider and eight legs clutching different weapons. In short, Saga can seem bewildering; but at its core are simpler themes of love, loss, and growth. The story begins with Alana, Marko, and their newborn daughter, Hazel—a taboo, inter-species refugee family fleeing the intergalactic war between their home worlds. Yet over the dozens of issues released since Saga ’s 2012 debut, co-creators Fiona Staples and Brian K. Vaughan have lent humanity to their … [Read more...] about The Sprawling, Empathetic Adventure of ‘Saga’
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The clothes are on! The Bachelor contestants film inside their luxury Gold Coast mansion – after THAT topless sunbathing session
The women of The Bachelor mansion raised eyebrows over the weekend after photos surfaced of them sunbaking topless by the pool. But photos taken this week paint a far more modest picture, as a group of fully-clothed contestants were spotted filming scenes on the balcony of their $14.5million waterfront mansion on the Gold Coast . Dressed in flirty summer dresses, shorts and crop tops, the bachelorettes were seen taking turns in front of the camera as a group of producers watched on. The clothes are on! The Bachelor contestants were spotted filming inside their luxury Gold Coast mansion on Wednesday - days after photos of the cast sunbathing topless surfaced When they weren't smiling for the camera, the women were seen sunbaking by the pool and helping themselves to a snack-food buffet. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 2 Next You won't see THIS on The Bachelor! Wild scenes from the new... The Bachelors FIRST LOOK: Glamorous contestants … [Read more...] about The clothes are on! The Bachelor contestants film inside their luxury Gold Coast mansion – after THAT topless sunbathing session
Cathedral
THIS BLIND MAN, AN OLD FRIEND OF MY WIFE’S, HE was on his way to spend the night. His wife had died. So he was visiting the dead wife’s relatives in Connecticut. He called my wife from his in-laws’. Arrangements were made. He would come by train, a fivehour trip, and my wife would meet him at the station. She hadn’t seen him since she worked for him one summer in Seattle ten years ago. But she and the blind man had kept in touch. They made tapes and mailed them back and forth. I wasn’t enthusiastic about his visit. He was no one I knew. And his being blind bothered me. My idea of blindness came from the movies. In movies, the blind moved slowly and never laughed. Sometimes they were led by seeing-eye dogs. A blind man in my house was not something I looked forward to. That summer in Seattle she had needed a job. She didn’t have any money. The man she was going to marry at the end of the summer was in officer’s training school.He didn’t have any money,either. But she was in love with … [Read more...] about Cathedral
The Prophet’s Hair
A SHORT STORY BY SALMAN RUSHDIE EARLY IN 19—, WHEN SRINAGAR WAS UNDER the SPELL of a winter so fierce it could crack men’s bones as if they were glass, a young man upon whose coldpinked skin there lay, like a frost, the unmistakable sheen of wealth was to be seen entering the most wretched and disreputable part of the city, where the houses of wood and corrugated iron seemed perpetually on the verge of losing their balance, and asking in low, grave tones where he might go to engage the services of a dependably professional thief. The young man’s name was Atta, and the rogues in that part of town directed him gleefully into ever darker and less public alleys, until in a yard wet with the blood of a slaughtered chicken he was set upon by two men whose faces he never saw, robbed of the substantial bankroll that he had insanely brought on his solitary excursion, and beaten within an inch of his life. Night fell. His body was carried by anonymous hands to the edge of the lake, whence it … [Read more...] about The Prophet’s Hair
‘Friends’ Star Lisa Kudrow Says The Show Had ‘No Business’ Adding Storylines About ‘Being A Person Of Color’ | The Daily Wire
Actress Lisa Kudrow says it’s actually a good thing that “ Friends ” didn’t have many black people as part of the cast . The 59-year-old actress made these statements during a recent interview with The Daily Beast. “Well, I feel like it was a show created by two people who went to Brandeis and wrote about their lives after college,” Kudrow said. “And for shows especially, when it’s going to be a comedy that’s character-driven, you write what you know. They have no business writing stories about the experiences of being a person of color,” she continued. “I think at that time, the big problem that I was seeing was, ‘Where’s the apprenticeship?’” The Emmy Award-winning sitcom, which aired from 1994 to 2004, has come under fire lately for its lack of diversity in casting. Series co-creator Marta Kauffman feels so terrible about relegating black actors to bit parts that she pledged $4 million to Brandeis University to create a scholarship that would … [Read more...] about ‘Friends’ Star Lisa Kudrow Says The Show Had ‘No Business’ Adding Storylines About ‘Being A Person Of Color’ | The Daily Wire
MSNBC’s Chris Matthews Disappears After Allegations Of Sexism | The Daily Wire
Chris Matthews was noticeably missing from MSNBC’s coverage of the South Carolina primary on Saturday, just a day after the longtime anchor of “Fastball” was accused of “sexist” behavior by a former network contributor. Matthews is a regular on every election night, offering his high octane take on the goings on. That made his absence Saturday night all the more glaring. In a GQ piece Friday headlined, “Like Warren, I Had My Own Sexist Run-In with Chris Matthews,” journalist Laura Bassett claimed that Matthews had used sexist language several times when she appeared on his show as a guest. Matthews had pressed Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) after the Democrats’ latest debate on Tuesday about why she harangued former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg over accusations of sexist behavior in his past, including a charge that he once told a pregnant employee to “kill it.” “Why would he lie?” Matthews said of Bloomberg’s denial. “Because just to protect himself?” “You believe … [Read more...] about MSNBC’s Chris Matthews Disappears After Allegations Of Sexism | The Daily Wire
Jimmy Carr says ‘I’ll be cancelled but I’ll go down swinging’ after being slammed for Holocaust comments
JIMMY Carr has spoken out saying he'll be "cancelled", but "I'll go down swinging" after being slammed for his Holocaust comments. The comedian, 49, has been blasted after his awful remarks during his one-hour special on Netflix titled 'His Dark Materials'. During the broadcast, which aired on Christmas Day, he spoke of "six million Jewish lives being lost" during the horror. For his punchline, he made an awful remark about the mass murder of travellers during the holocaust. The vile comments about the mass murder of Romani and Sinti people during World War II have been slammed by celebrities, charities, and Downing Street. Taking to the stage last night for a stand-up show at the Whitley Bay Playhouse, Jimmy told the audience "the joke that ends my career is already out there". According to the Mirror, a heckler yelled out at a show over the weekend: "Are we going to talk about the Holocaust?" Jimmy replied: "We are going to talk about cancel culture, … [Read more...] about Jimmy Carr says ‘I’ll be cancelled but I’ll go down swinging’ after being slammed for Holocaust comments
Furious viewers could ‘BOYCOTT’ Netflix over Jimmy Carr’s ‘disturbing’ Holocaust comments as No10 blasts comic’s remarks
FURIOUS viewers could "boycott" Netflix over Jimmy Carr's "career-ending" Holocaust comments as No10 blasts the "disturbing" remarks. The comedian, 49, has been blasted after his awful comments during his one-hour special on Netflix titled 'His Dark Materials'. Sajid Javid has described the comedian's joke as "horrid" as thousands have rallied to boycott the streaming service. The Health Secretary urged people to send streaming service Netflix a "very strong message" by "not watching or listening" to the stand-up star. Now a petition, titled 'The Genocide of Roma is Not a Laughing Matter', has been signed by nearly 14,500 people. And enraged viewers demanding that his show is removed from Netflix following the appalling comments. During the broadcast, which aired on Christmas Day, Carr spoke of "six million Jewish lives being lost" during the horror. For his punchline, he made an awful remark about the mass murder of travellers during the Holocaust. … [Read more...] about Furious viewers could ‘BOYCOTT’ Netflix over Jimmy Carr’s ‘disturbing’ Holocaust comments as No10 blasts comic’s remarks
Our neighbour from hell splashed our car with BLEACH in parking row over shared driveway
A COUPLE have told how their neighbour from hell splashed their car with BLEACH in a row over a shared driveway. Gary Park and Matthew Kenyon, both 34, were targeted by Carey Styles who launched a seven-month campaign of intimidation. Styles, 42, has now been handed a six-month restraining order banning him from contacting the couple, in Widnes, Cheshire . Their problems began last April, when Styles damaged Gary's BMW by by accidentally slamming his van door into it on their shared driveway. Gary says he asked for £700 to cover his repair costs with an official BMW dealer - but Styles only offered £400 to get the work done at “backstreet” garage. When Gary said he wanted to claim through his insurers, Styles called him a "gob*****" and refused to provide his insurance details, with police eventually becoming involved. Read more UK news FIREBALL HERO Fearless dad reveals moment he rescued homeowner after explosion killed woman … [Read more...] about Our neighbour from hell splashed our car with BLEACH in parking row over shared driveway
Sir Salman Rushdie: Satanic Verses author stabbed in the neck at event in New York
Author Sir Salman Rushdie, who has faced death threats for his novel The Satanic Verses, has been stabbed "up to 15 times", including in the neck, while on stage at an event in New York state. The Indian-born British author has been airlifted to hospital but his condition is not yet known. His agent said he is undergoing surgery. The 75-year-old was about to give a lecture when a man stormed the stage at the Chautauqua Institution and began attacking Sir Salman as he was being introduced, according to witnesses. The novelist, who became an American citizen in 2016, fell to the floor after the suspect reportedly punched or stabbed him 10 to 15 times. He was restrained and then arrested, and is now in custody. Police said the interviewer at the event suffered a minor head injury after also being attacked. Advertisement Read more: Why is Salman Rushdie so controversial? Witness Julia Mineeva Braun told Sky News that as Sir Salman was being … [Read more...] about Sir Salman Rushdie: Satanic Verses author stabbed in the neck at event in New York