They’re big, they’re hairy, they’re an urban myth that refuses to die — they’re the mythological creatures known as Sasquatches, those reclusive figures occasionally seen wandering in the woods and who may or may not rock a size 22 men’s shoe size. Some may doubt their existence, given that they …
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We were supposed to get our first trans Joker 35 years ago. In 1989, DC Comics published Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, a narrative exploration of Batman’s psychological problems, as well as those of his foes. Its scribe was an up-and-coming Scot by the name of Grant …
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All Dev Patel knew was: The man was wearing a rubber monkey mask. Past that, everything else was a mystery. The 33-year-old actor had this image stuck in his head. There’s a young man, sweaty and battered, standing in a crude wrestling ring located in what Patel excitedly describes as …
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“In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.” (The quote is from Friedrich Nietzsche, but don’t hold that against it.) When it comes to the group of folks living under the same North Macedonian roof in …
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