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Image: Vault ComicsAvailable in stores today, Vault Comics’ Dark One is the latest release from prolific author Branson Sanderson (the Mistborn Trilogy, the Stormlight Archive series). It’s a graphic novel that also features the talents of Jackson Lanzing (writer), Collin Kelly (writer), Nathan Gooden (artist, cover artist), Kurt Michael Russell (Colorist), and Andworld Design (letterer).Dark One is the first in a new graphic novel series, and here’s a brief synopsis of the story: “Paul Tanasin is a young man haunted by…

Brandon Deener, former producer for hip-hop and R&B royalty such as Timbaland, Missy Elliot and Lil Wayne, wears the multi-hyphenate badge well. He’s now known more as a visual artist and musician among other titles, dedicated to painting the Black community and carving its people a place in modern history by illustrating both boundless beauty and agency.It’s been nine years in the making and now Deener is bringing his third solo exhibition, In Unison, to Adam Cohen’s A Hug from the Art World in Manhattan, New York,…

When you think of a television show that’s emblematic of the ‘90s, none are more quintessential than Beverly Hills, 90210. From the cheesy, guitar-heavyintro music to the too-high-to-heaven hairstyles, the show became an international hit by depicting a group of attractive teens growing up privileged in Southern California. From 1990 to 2000, it served as a forever time capsule of the decade that made consumer technology a staple in everyday life.Balancing Fan Expectations in The MandalorianAnyone who knows me,…

Brandon Cronenberg’s new film serves up another slice of that luxury fear-porn that we’ve had on TV’s The White Lotus and Succession, or Triangle of Sadness in the movies. Here, the trappings and appurtenances of the leisured super-rich might turn out to be just the design features of a prison. Infinity Pool is set in a super-exclusive vacation resort, a razor-wired compound of pampering on an otherwise poverty-stricken fictional island – but the place turns out to have Hotel California-style rules about the respective…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeLuxury holidays don’t come any grislier than the one endured by James (Alexander Skarsgärd), and his wife Em (Cleopatra Coleman) in Brandon Cronenberg’s luridly enjoyable new horror picture, Infinity Pool.James and Em are vacationing in a hotel compound in Li Tolqa, a corrupt and violent tropical state. James is a struggling author with one book to his name. He is hoping the holiday…

Image: Courtesy of Sundance InsituteOf course io9 wants you to read this review, but Infinity Pool—the latest from Brandon Cronenberg (Antiviral, Possessor)—is one of those movies you shouldn’t know too much about before you watch it. No spoilers here, but if you want to go in totally blind, you’ve been warned.Set on a fictional island (Croatia provides the gorgeously scenic backdrops) at an exclusive resort, Infinity Pool introduces us to James (The Northman’s Alexander Skarsgård) and Em (In the Shadow of the Moon’s…

As the Chargers’ 27-point advantage gradually vanished, the look on Brandon Staley’s face told the story of the game.Staley looked confused.He looked shocked.He looked how Sean McVay did when Bill Belichick embarrassed him in the Super Bowl.Doug Peterson has won a championship, Staley hasn’t, and that difference was exhibited over a soul-crushing second half for the Chargers in their 31-30 defeat to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday night.That’s the ground Staley has to make up if the Chargers are to have any chance of…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.  —  The Chargers put on an unforgettable performance Saturday night.That’s right, try as they might, they’ll never be able to wash away this memory.In one game that really should have counted as two, they followed a near-perfect first half with a near-historic collapse.They saw a 27-point lead float off into the frigid Florida air, and staggered off the field after a 31-30 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars to the chant of “Duuuval,” a haunting refrain in reference to the local county that surely echoed…

DENVER —  A couple of questions into his postgame news conference, Chargers coach Brandon Staley was asked whether receiver Mike Williams could have returned after departing the game in the second quarter with a back injury.“Possibly,” Staley said, “yeah.”Unless Staley uses an unconventional definition of “returned” or received inaccurate information from the team’s medical staff, he lied.Quarterback Justin Herbert’s most explosive target, Williams was unable to walk on his own power later on Sunday when he made his way…

Police have not mentioned that there was any stalker involved in the incident purportedly involving Elon Musk’s 2-year-old son.Photo: Joshua Lott (Getty Images)Police investigating Elon Musk’s claim that his two-year-old son, X Æ A-12, was followed by a “crazy stalker” in Los Angeles because of public flight information have cast doubt on the billionaire’s version of what happened.In a statement released on Tuesday, the South Pasadena police said they were investigating a report of “an assault with a deadly weapon…