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Posted in: Comics, Comics Publishers, Current News, Image | Tagged: misery, spawn, todd mcfarlaneIt was first promised in 2018. Now, in June, Todd McFarlane will be publishing Spawn spinoff Misery #1 drawn by Szymon Kudranski, at $2.99Article Summary Todd McFarlane's Misery #1 debuts in June, inspired by #MeToo movement. Artist Szymon Kudranski joins McFarlane to bring Misery to life. Misery's character utilizes emotional pain as a weapon, reflective of our times. All McFarlane comic books maintain…

UC San Francisco is set to launch the first tissue bank for long COVID, following evidence that the virus persists in the body, potentially unlocking treatments. The initiative, backed by significant research and funding, aims to delve into the biological processes of long COVID, collaborating with specialists in various fields to advance understanding and treatment. Credit: SciTechDaily.comUC San Francisco is set to launch the world’s first tissue bank with samples donated by patients with long COVID. The move follows…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeMemory would be too contrived a work to buy into if it weren’t for the talents of Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard. Directed by Mexico’s Michel Franco – a light provocateur known for his cool-headed portraits of violent retribution against the wealthy – it’s a romantic drama of sorts, in which affection becomes secondary to suffering.Chastain plays Sylvia, a care worker in a…

‘You can see it in their faces / Oh, there’s no limit to their joy” goes the chorus to one song on Finnish pop duo Maustetytöt’s hit 2023 album Maailman Onnellisin Kansa, which translates as The Happiest People in the World. But scanning the faces of Kaisa and Anna Karjalainen for signs of exultation – or any emotion whatsoever – can be a challenge.The two sisters, already stars in their native country, announced themselves to the rest of the world this winter with a performance of one of their songs in Fallen Leaves,…

Posted in: Comics, DC Comics, Preview | Tagged: amazons attackIn Amazons Attack #3, Mary Marvel's band of warrior women might just dig up more than they can handle. Stay tuned for trouble!Published Sat, 23 Dec 2023 09:26:07 -0600 by Jude Terror | Article Summary Amazons Attack #3 drops on December 26th, packed with Amazonian tragedy. Mary Marvel's crew uncovers dark history as they seek asylum. Drama ensues with a possible rise of chaos amongst warrior women. LOLtron malfunctions, humorously…

This post contains spoilers for this week’s episode of The Curse, which is now streaming on Paramount+ with Showtime. “The Fire Burns On” begins with a glimpse of an actual episode of Flip-lanthropy (or, as Whitney wants to retitle it, Green Queen). Whitney is displeased with what Dougie is showing her, complaining, “It just feels lifeless.” He pushes back and notes that she has already asked him to take out potential areas of conflict, like racial tensions and crime in Española, and the end result is a preachy…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeEmily Blunt has revealed that Meryl Streep changed a long-time career habit due to feeling “miserable” on the set of The Devil Wears Prada.Streep appeared in David Frankel’s 2006 comedy film as Miranda Priestly, the fearsome editor of a glossy fashion magazine, with Blunt playing her co-assistant who makes life hell for new started Andi (Anne Hathaway).Both Oppenheimer actor Blunt and…

PHOENIX —  An unrelenting heat wave that has blanketed the the Southwestern U.S. continued to break records Wednesday, inflicting misery in major cities and offering what experts described as a disturbing glimpse into the future as human-caused climate change increases the frequency and duration of extreme heat events.Places such as Las Vegas and Phoenix have always endured broiling summers. But the scale and duration of this heat wave has brought new levels of suffering, from sizzling sidewalks to broken-down cars and…

On a Wednesday night in a basement karaoke bar in east London, Irish singer Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, who performs as CMAT, is kneeling on a small stage performing a dramatic rendition of Shakespears Sister’s gothic ballad Stay. Lying in front of her is a friend pretending to be dead (as in the original music video), while the pianist from her band, Colm, provides backing vocals. It’s a display of brilliant theatricality, exaggerated, camp and chaotic. In other words, it’s pure CMAT.Skills like these don’t arrive…

Megan Nolan’s lauded debut novel, which excavated with painful precision the interior life of a young woman beholden to a toxic partner, was called Acts of Desperation. Her follow-up could share the same title: in Ordinary Human Failings, the Irish-born, London-based author and journalist proves desperation is her special subject.Her canvas, however, is considerably wider this time – a welcome development – and Nolan paints a horribly compelling, more narrative-driven tale. It begins in 90s London with a young tabloid…