Mayuka Yamamoto’s “Little Dog” oil painting is part of her exhibit “Monochrome, Apples and Animals,” Sept. 25 to Oct. 30 at Corey Helford Gallery in Los Angeles. (Photo courtesy of Corey Helford Gallery) Here is a sampling of things to do in-person and online in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles area, Sept. 23-30.
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The American special envoy to Haiti has resigned in protest at the “inhumane” deportation of hundreds of Haitian migrants back to their country from a camp on the US-Mexican border. Daniel Foote said that conditions in the Caribbean nation were so bad that US officials were confined to secure compounds because of the danger of
Sir Keir Starmer must use the Labour conference to show the nation he “has what it takes” to be prime minister, the leader of the GMB Union has said. Gary Smith, who took over as general secretary earlier this year, told Sky News the Labour leader was “decent” and “committed”. But he warned the party
An unpatched design flaw in the implementation of Microsoft Exchange’s Autodiscover protocol has resulted in the leak of approximately 100,000 login names and passwords for Windows domains worldwide. “This is a severe security issue, since if an attacker can control such domains or has the ability to ‘sniff’ traffic in the same network, they can
Nineties supermodel Linda Evangelista has sued Zeltiq Aestethics, a company that specializes in cryolipolysis — or fat removal by freezing — procedures, after their CoolSculpting System left her “permanently deformed.” Evangelista is seeking $50 million from Zeltiq after enduring “severe and permanent personal injuries and disfigurement, her pain and suffering, severe emotional distress and mental anguish,
BP says it is “prioritising” fuel deliveries across its network of branded filling stations as some are hit by the national shortage of HGV and tanker drivers. The company told Sky News that “tens” of its 1,200-strong forecourts were experiencing shortages as a result of delays and it would ensure they got re-stocked first. It
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The roots of QAnon run deeper than you think, tapping into centuries-old conspiracy theories with echoes of anti-Semitic and anti-Catholic bigotry. In the latest “Reality Check with John Avlon: Extremist Beat,” Avlon traces how far back these false beliefs go and explores the present-day implications with CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan.
In the week before the publication of Bob Woodward and Robert Costa’s Peril, many of its juiciest revelations already had made headlines. Sans any kind of spoiler alert, there were the calls that General Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gave to assure his Chinese counter part despite an erratic President
The Zac Brown Band may have officially reached the mountaintop. The real Zac Brown band, that is. And thank God the real Zac Brown Band is officially back. I had almost completely lost hope when they released the blasphemy that was The Owl, and even worse, Zac Brown’s solo album, The Controversy. But Zac and the boys
The last time Jesse Malin celebrated an album release, there were no vaccine debates, no masks and no businesses shuttering or families grieving due to a global pandemic. That record, 2019’s Sunset Kids, is steeped in Malin and producer Lucinda Williams‘ alt-country and lyrical sensibilities and is an eternal snapshot of a different world that seems a lifetime away.
Twitter has expanded its tipping feature called Tips to users around the world, and added support for tipping using Bitcoin. First introduced in May for a small group of users in the US, Tips uses third-party payment services and platforms including India’s Razorpay to enable paying tips to creators. Twitter is also expanding the feature
As surreal as it might seem to newer Star Wars fans, the omnipresent franchise once fell into a decade of relative dormancy until the late-1990s. It was a natural effect, since the Original Trilogy phenomenon played itself out upon 1983’s Return of the Jedi. It was subsequently kept afloat on television, first with two Ewoks
Following recent reports that production on the Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi TV series had officially wrapped production, actor Bonnie Piesse recently took to Instagram to show off wrap gifts she received from director Deborah Chow, which not only confirms those production-wrap reports but also gives a good look at what is seemingly the series’ logo.
Full spoilers for Titans below! This week’s new episode of the hit DC series on HBO Max made one character’s end official, confirming that Alan Ritchson as Hawk/Hank Hall had died in the context of the show. Though probably not a total surprise to some fans since Hank got killed by Red Hood in episode
In Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Woody Harrelson will be unleashing a version of his voice that we haven’t heard before. Like Tom Hardy has been doing with both Eddie Brock and Venom, Harrelson is the voice of both Cletus Kasady and Carnage. The actor was a bit hesitant about unleashing a voice for the
With October right around the corner, https://comicbook.com/horror/news/new-halloween-kills-tv-spots-highlight-lindsey-wallaces-return/ to get into the spirit of the spooky season, with Peacock unveiling its impressive slate of originals and beloved classics that will be available on the service. One of the most exciting movies that Peacock subscribers can look forward to is Halloween Kills, which debuts on the service
Captain America actor Anthony Mackie‘s birthday is today and Marvel fans are celebrating him on social media. The 43-year-old New Orleans native has been all over film and television for years now. It seems like people really enjoyed his part in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier alongside Sebastian Stan. With so much going on in
With a Muppet Babies revival on the air and a DC Super Pets movie coming to theaters soon, what is the next logical reinvention of a fan-favorite property in animation? How about Watchmen Pets? This idea, which would surely be cursed by Alan Moore, comes to you from Brian Lynch, writer of the Secret Life of Pets movies
Ever since Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings hit theaters earlier this month, the movie’s director has been sharing a lot of cool behind-the-scenes content from the film’s set. Destin Daniel Cretton has taken to Instagram to pay tribute to many people from the movie’s cast and crew, but his latest post is a fun peep at