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Neil Gaiman Sexual Assault Lawsuit Dismissed On Jurisdictional Grounds The US courts dismiss sexual assault lawsuit made against Neil Gaiman.

As a former fan, I missed this piece of news: Neil Gaiman's lawsuit was dismissed due to jurisdiction issues—it should've been filed in New Zealand, not the US.

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Maybe a bit late to the party with this, but 20th Century Studios shared a teaser (www.instagram.com/p/DPMgc7Yj0PE/) revealing the release date for the second Simpsons film: July 23, 2027.

Graphic Novel Review: WITCHCRAFT conjures a thrilling tale of dark magic and feminist history Sole Otero's Witchcraft is a thrilling page-turner and a haunting meditation on how cycles of power echo through history.

Kathryn Hemmann reviewed Sole Otero’s #GraphicNovel "Witchcraft" on Comicsbeat, highlighting Otero’s distinct distinct visual styles for characters and time periods to tell her nearly 380page story about discrimination, freedom, and flight.

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The Messy Business of Drawing Pretty Pages The Messy Business of Drawing Pretty Pages Mike Rooth was interviewed by Dominic Chenier. Mike spoke about what info he gets for drawing a cover and a page of

Absolutely loved this podcast where Dominic Chenier chats with Mike Rooth at Ottawa Comic Con 2025 (caution: 50 minutes). They discuss things from crafting comic pages, managing deadlines, and choosing panel content. #ComicCon #ComicsArt

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23,000 Book Bans Since 2021: PEN America Releases Its Latest Report on the State of Literary Censorship PEN America's latest report shows nearly 23,000 book bans in US public schools since 2021 and nearly 7,000 in the 2024-2025 year.

Nearly 23,000 books have been removed from school libraries since 2021. If schools remove books on their own or without notification, PEN’s figures won't reflect that and the actual numbers could be higher. #BookBans #Education

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Outfest Reborn: LGBTQ Film Festival Hires Staff, Sets New Board and Screening Series After Turmoil Outfest is mounting a new event, OutfestNEXT presented by HBO Max, that will be a four-day screening series set for Nov. 6-9.

HBO Max relaunches the #LGBTQ film festival "OutfestNEXT," featuring a fresh board and the return of key staff. Screening series is set for Nov. 6-9. #LGBTQFilmFestival

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Just three months left in 2025! 😨 This year has flown by in some areas while crawling in others. Anyway, the national list of library staff recommendations for adult fiction and non-fiction is out again. #LibraryReads #Book

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Jane Goodall, Iconic Chimpanzee Expert Who Was Subject of Dozens of Films, Dies at 91 Jane Goodall, the foremost expert on chimpanzees whose work was captured in more than 40 documentaries, died Wednesday in California. She was 91.

Sometimes there is not very much, one wants to add. Was looking for something entirely and news just came up that Jane Goodall has passed away.

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‘I was writing at my lowest ebb’: Scottish author Len Pennie on domestic abuse and the power of poetry Len Pennie won praise and faced criticism for exploring domestic abuse in her award-winning debut. She talks about partying sober, writing in Scots, and why she’s rooting out stigma in her follow-up…

Scottish author Len Pennie's first #poetry collection, "poyums," addressing domestic abuse, clinched the Discover Book of the Year at the British Book Awards. It's the first poetry book in a decade to win.

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Artificial Intelligence promotes dishonesty When people delegated tasks to machine agents–whether voluntarily or in a forced manner–they were more likely to cheat

A study from a renown German Research facility took a stab at dishonest behaviour when humans delegate tasks to an AI system. One key finding is that the test subjects were more willing to (knowingly) report answers from an dishonest AI systems.

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Mark Duplass Defends “Need To Support” Trans Voices After Launching Film Fund As Duplass Brothers Productions and the Transgender Film Center team up for a production grant, Mark Duplass is standing firm in his support.

With everything going on... well, everywhere - news like this often tend to slip through.

The Golden Globe nominee Mark Duplass recently defended the Found Footage Feature Fund supporting trans filmmakers developing indie features.

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Booker Prize shortlist comprises ‘brilliantly written and brilliantly human’ stories Shortlisted authors are examining ‘individuals trying to live with other people’

#BookerPrize shortlist for this year has been released. Among the six contenders are a 2006 winner and a previously shortlisted author. Each received £2,500, with the winner, revealed on November 10th, grabbing an extra £50,000. #Literature

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A year after being crowned the highest-rated anime of all time, we now know when Frieren: Beyond Journey's End is returning to our screens Frieren: Beyond Journey's End season 2 releases on January 16

Season 2 of "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End" is set to premiere on January 16, 2026, with new episodes dropping every Friday. #anime #Frieren

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Jared Padalecki's To Star Opposite Gossip Girl Star in New Netflix Movie Walker and Blair Waldorf are pairing up.

Netflix RomCom "The Bodyguard" is an adaptation of Katherine Center's 2022 New York Times bestseller (and NOT connected to the 1992-movie): Jared Padalecki (Gilmore Girls & Supernatural) and Leighton Meester (Gossip Girl) as main characters.

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L&T hosts The Writers Lab UK & Europe 2025 for women & non-binary screenwriters over 40 We were delighted to host The Writers Lab UK & Europe 2025's opening two days of their 4-month programme at our offices last week, as part of its mission to elevate the work of women screenwrite...

L&T hosted this years Writers Lab UK and Europe earlier this month. The programme is aimed at supporting women and nonbinary screenwriters over 40.

The programme itself is, among others, supported by Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman and Natalie Portman.

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CD PROJEKT RED — Award-Winning Creator of Story-Driven RPGs As the team behind The Witcher 4, Cyberpunk 2077, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, we create revolutionary RPGs with memorable stories that inspire gamers.

The Cyberpunk 2077 sequel may see another attempt at online/multiplayer content. CD PROJEKT RED is currently seeking a Lead Network Engineer to work on #Cyberpunk 2. The role is meant to "develop and optimize multiplayer systems, including matchmaking".

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Jason Momoa promises, "There's no one better to play Blanka" in Street Fighter than Jason Momoa The Chief of War is ready for a fight in the upcoming video game adaptation

Set to be released to theaters on Oct. 16, 2026, we are going to get another attempt at creating a a Street Fighter Movie - this time from director Kitao Sakura. From the roster: Jason Momoa is cast as Blanka, 50 Cent as Balrog and David Dastmalchian as M.Bison.
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...and a quote:
"The past is a puzzle, like a broken mirror. As you piece it together, you cut yourself, your image keeps shifting. And you change with it. It could destroy you, drive you mad. It could set you free."

Remedy Games - 30th Anniversary Bundle Celebrate 30 years of multiple award-winning titles from Remedy Games with the latest Humble Games Bundle and help support charity!

#MaxPayne2 holds a special place in my heart. Among the Noir themed story telling, the game introduced me to the #Poets-of-the-Fall.

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An AI Stan Lee Hologram Will Speak With Fans at L.A. Comic Con A likeness of the late Marvel legend will pose for photos and engage in short conversations — for a price.

LA ComicCon (Sept. 26-28) will feature a booth (ticket $15-$20) with an AI-hologram of Stan Lee. Per the article "there will be paid opportunities to take photos with the hologram or have a three-minute, one-on-one conversation with it".

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Euro indie producers voice ’serious concerns’ about proposals to replace Creative Europe Joint statement describes AgoraEU programme as a "risky turning point for the future of independent audiovisual creation in Europe."

Independent European filmmakers raise concerns over AgoraEU, the suggested successor to the #CreativeEurope programme. Key issues include diminished backing for indie productions and unclear budget for audiovisual creation and distribution. #IndieMedia

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Got the dreaded/awaited feedback from friends on the script of my (first) project of a graphic novel. Friend #1: Both women are too nerdy. Friend #2: These two dialogues need sharpening. Friend #3: I want more of her backstory, slow down here, and these are 2 pages of bullet points with suggestions.

In These Queernorm Sci-Fi Books, Homophobia Doesn't Exist These queernorm sci-fi books star queer main characters and are set in universes where transphobia and homophobia don't exist.

Ellis talks at Book Riot about the absence of homophobia/transphobia in #SciFi Books (#queernorm), but not necessarily other prejudices. Important distinction: Considered were books with queer (main) character(s), while robots were excluded.

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Canada to End Foreign Actor Eligibility for 2026 Screen Awards The Canadian Academy supporting homegrown talent and productions with rulebook changes comes amid U.S.-Canada tensions, including from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff and annexation threats.

Leaves one a bit head-scratching. The organizers of the Canadian Screen Awards decided that from 2026 onward, individuals must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada to be eligible for a Canadian Screen Award.

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Surprise New KPop Demon Hunter Movie Ready To Be Released A KPop Demon Hunters short film is coming.

KPop Demon Hunter's success has been all over the web for a while now. The next instalment seems to be a prequel (going by the title "Debut: A KPop Demon Hunters Story"), which was just rated at PG. Screenrant interprets this as: "will be released sooner than later".

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‘South Park’ Has Always Been Made and Released Unusually, but Missing a Deadline Is Bizarre Even for Them 'South Park' has had one of the most unique production and release schedules in Hollywood, and this week they missed a deadline.

“Apparently when you do everything at the last minute sometimes you don’t get it done,” Stone and Parker said in a press statement.

I don't want to imagine the pressure that led to this decision to push back the release of the lasted #SouthPark episode.

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Neural correlates of conspiracy beliefs during information evaluation - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Neural correlates of conspiracy beliefs during information evaluation

Interesting study published in Nature ealier this year: People scoring high on conspiracy scales process conspiracy-related statements differently compared to factual ones, as they are relying more on regions associated with subjectively attributed values.

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NEA cancels decades-long creative writing fellowship For decades the program has supported writers who would become big names – Alice Walker, Michael Cunningham, Louise Erdrich and more. Last week, applicants got an email saying the program would be no…

The National Endowment for the Arts fellowship was implemented in 1966 to help foster American fiction, non-fiction and poetry. NEA has canceled its 2026 $50,000 grant cycle due to budget cuts. #ArtFunding #LiteratureSupport

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CLIP STUDIO PAINT - More powerful drawing. Your go-to art studio, fully packed with customizable brushes & tools. Available on Windows, macOS, iPad, iPhone, and Android.

Not affiliated with Clip Studio Paint in any shape or form, but this is what a novice (me) has started out with... if you are already torn? They have two more days in their sale. Otherwise, very happy, if you point out alternatives to me =)

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I would offer two less...pointed interpretations:
Artists often have to hold back due to NDAs, even if they are eager to share more about their creations. Plus, script changes need room, but fans might feel let down when "expected" content is altered or removed.