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- Music Review: On Addison Rae’s ‘Addison,’ a new pop powerhouse is born
NEW YORK (AP) — The pop album of the summer is here. Addison Rae’s debut, “Addison,” is full, stuffed with bejeweled, hypnotic pop songs for the post-“BRAT” crowd. Hedonism has a new hero. For those who’ve watched her rise, it’s almost impossible to believe. It wasn’t so long ago – almost exactly a year into [...] Read More »
27 minutes ago - A Sikh Captain America and other stories: Takeaways from AP’s report about faith themes in comics
Representation of many of the world’s faiths and spiritual traditions has been minimal to nonexistent in the mainstream comics universe. Even when they are portrayed in comics, their presentation, as experts point out, is often inauthentic and sometimes, negative. Recently, however, comic book writers and academics who study the intersection of religion and comics are [...] Read More »
1 hour ago - A Sikh Captain America? Why religious diversity matters in the comics universe
“Captain America doesn’t wear a beard and a turban, and he’s white.” Vishavjit Singh looked at the boy who uttered those words, and then he looked at himself — a skinny, bespectacled, turbaned, bearded Sikh in a Captain America suit. “I wasn’t offended, because I knew that this kid was going to have this image [...] Read More »
1 hour ago - Peckham or Sarajevo? Bosnian brothers spark joy with replica van from iconic British sitcom
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — There is an unmistakable air of Peckham these days in Bosnia’s capital, Sarajevo, as the legendary yellow three-wheeled van from the BBC’s long-running sitcom “Only Fools and Horses” cruises the city streets. The little Reliant Regal was the trademark of the stars of the series — the irresistible Trotter brothers from [...] Read More »
7 hours ago - Jury deliberations to resume in Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes retrial
NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan jury will resume deliberations Friday in Harvey Weinstein ’s sex crimes retrial after ending its first day without reaching a verdict in a case that encapsulated the #MeToo movement. The panel, which was handed the case Thursday morning, has requested to hear a readback of some testimony from two [...] Read More »
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