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In the upcoming November 9th issue ofSuperman: Son of Kal-El, Clark Kent’s son, Jon Kent, comes out as bisexual, adding to his still-unfolding character narrative in the DC Comics story. Tom Taylor, who wrote the issue, said in a statement: “I’ve always said everyone needs heroes and everyone deserves to …

UPDATE (9/16): Murdaugh has surrendered to authorities on charges of conspiracy to commit insurance fraud. He is expected to appear in court on Thursday. A tale of untimely deaths in the family a South Carolina lawyer has taken its most bizarre turn yet, when police announced Richard Alexander “Alex” Murdaugh, …

Four former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd‘s civil rights were arraigned in federal court and pleaded not guilty on Tuesday, as the Associated Press reports. Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J. Keung and Tou Thao were indicted by a federal grand jury in for allegedly depriving Floyd of …

After five years, Hellboy creator Mike Mignola is returning to the world he built as both the writer and illustrator of a new full-length comic book. Titled Sir Edward Grey: Acheron, the new one-shot is due to be published by Dark Horse Comics on December 1. The story picks up …

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has issued a vaccination mandate to enter indoor venues in the city, as Associated Press reports. The announcement made on Thursday requires proof of full vaccination at indoor restaurants, bars, gyms and entertainment venues. The news comes in the wake of growing concern over the …

Since its inception McSweeney’s — the small, non-profit San Francisco-based publishing house founded by Dave Eggers in 1998 — has had a reputation for publishing ambitious fiction and non-fiction and crafting unusual ways to package their literary journal for its ardent subscribers and supporters. Now McSweeney’s has announced that they …

If you watch enough true crime documentaries on streaming platforms, you start to notice a template emerging. There are the moodily lit reenactments, complete with perky voiceovers from the victim’s diary or blog, written during happier times. There are the journalists and “experts” on the case (more often than not, …

Nearly 40 women who have accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault have agreed to a $17 million settlement with the bankruptcy court overseeing the class-action lawsuit against the disgraced and imprisoned producer. For the most part, the new settlement — down significantly from the $44 million agreement first reported in …

The sex industry has evolved to the challenges put forth by the coronavirus pandemic in creative ways, whether it be by launching Instagram strip clubs or password-protected Zoom circle-jerks. Yet transitioning intimacy over to the digital realm is admittedly pretty difficult, and even though cases are once again climbing across …

Yesterday,Rolling Stonereported that Facebook had shut down Stop the Steal, a massive pro-Trump Facebook group propagating misinformation about the election and platforming violent rhetoric. In the hours since Stop the Steal was taken down, a slew of replacement Facebook groups have popped up with similar or slightly tweaked names hoping …