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One for the comics history and romance enthusiasts! On January 31, 2023 Rebellion & 2000AD will release A Very British Affair: The Best of Classic Romance Comics, a 224-page hardcover shedding light on the UK’s plethora of comics in the romance genre. It will retail for $55 (£40). Artist and comics historian David Roach, who authored 2020’s must-have – and Eisner-nominated – tome Masters of British Comic Art will curate this collection that will give readers a glimpse into that long-ago time when British newsstands…

Julia Roberts has said that there is “no way” she will ever method act on set.The Notting Hill star recently appeared as Martha Mitchell, John N Mitchell’s wife, in TV series Gaslit about the Watergate scandal.In a new interview, Roberts was asked whether she stayed in character between takes, to which the actor replied: “No, no.”She then stressed that she’d never been one for method acting, telling Variety: “No way. Are you kidding? It is too much. You have to put the bag down.“I mean, I admire people that do that. It…

The evidence is starting to build around the ability of tiny fragments of plastic to make their way into all corners of the human body, with these particles recently discovered in living lungs and the bloodstream for the first time. What this means for our health is still a big unknown, but scientists have turned to trusty fruit flies as a model in search of answers to this question, tracking the particles through the intestinal tract to find they alter gene expression involved in stress response and oxidative…

It's been a big week and you feel exhausted, and suddenly you find yourself crying at a nice nappy commercial. Or maybe you are struck with a cold or the coronavirus and the fact your partner used up all the milk just makes you want to weep.  You may indeed feel sad about being sick or tired, but why the tears? Why can't you hold things together?Tears serve multiple psychological functions. Tears act as a physical indicator of our inner emotional state, occurring when we feel intense sadness or intense joy.Inside our…

Viola Davis has said that a director she’d known for years once called her by his maid’s name.TheFirst Lady star was speaking about Black representation in Hollywood during a panel at Cannes film festival when she recalled the incident.The 56-year-old used it as an example of the micro-agressions Black actors experience “all the time” in the film industry.“I had a director who did that to me,” she said, per Variety. He said, ‘Louise!’ I knew him for 10 years and he called me Louise and I find out that it’s because his…

HONG KONG—China’s Communist Party will block promotions for senior cadres whose spouses or children hold significant assets abroad, people familiar with the matter said, as Beijing seeks to insulate its top officials from the types of sanctions now being directed at Russia.The ban, outlined in an internal notice by the party’s powerful Central Organization Department, could play a role in Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s efforts to increase his influence at a twice-a-decade leadership shuffle scheduled for later this year.…

Getting a handle on the true dangers posed by the widespread problem of plastic pollution involves understanding the different ways it moves through the environment, including its migration into the human body. A new study has explored the ways everyday plastic products can facilitate this process, including single-use coffee cups, which were shown to release trillions of microscopic particles when exposed to hot water.While plastic pollution such as grocery bags and soda bottles are a problem on their own, scientists are…