Donald Trump’s Alabama psychodrama is still going on. Previous scenes featured the president of the United States erroneously warning that the state was in the path of a deadly hurricane; doubling, tripling, and quadrupling down on his error; defacing an official weather map with a Sharpie to prove [sic] his point; and tweeting absurdist videos mocking CNN’s attempts to correct him. Somewhere in the middle, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration put out an unsigned statement slapping down its own scientists and endorsing Trump’s lies instead. Yesterday, things somehow got weirder, and more worrying. The New York Times reported that officials at NOAA put out the pro-Trump statement only after Wilbur Ross, the Commerce secretary, threatened firings at the agency. The Washington Post reported that Craig McLean, NOAA’s acting chief scientist, rebuked the statement in an internal email; he called it “political” and a “danger to public health and safety,” and promised to investigate. And at a major meteorological conference in (you can’t make this up) Alabama, Louis Uccellini, director of the National Weather Service, vocally backed his staff against the efforts to undermine their integrity. There followed a standing ovation. ICYMI: AP sparks linguistic pandemonium with hyphen guidance update The reaction of the press, predictably, has been outraged. Using the apparatus of government to enforce fealty to the guy at the top, Paul Krugman writes in the Times, is how... Continue reading at 'Columbia Journalism Review'
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2019-09-10 12:07:25 UTC ]
Behind the scenes of Andrew Cuomo’s campaign to become New York City’s next mayor, the former governor is fighting an expensive legal battle to clear his name. New Yorkers are on the hook to pay for almost all of it.In courtrooms across New York, Cuomo has been involved in more than a dozen... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2025-04-24 18:27:01 UTC ]
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A coalition of organizations—including the Authors Guild, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, and EveryLibrary—has formally opposed Florida House Bill 1539, which would require school districts to remove any book deemed “harmful to minors” within five days of a challenge. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Wondery chief brand officer Nicole Blake is giving podcasts the ‘Harry Potter’ treatment. Not so long ago, a book deal and a live tour marked the outer limits of how far a hot podcast could hope to expand its horizons. These days, they’re only the beginning. Especially at Wondery, the... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2025-04-19 11:00:00 UTC ]
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In the latest installment of this series of comic book villains vs. Trump, let's take a look at Batman villain the Ventriloquist. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2025-04-18 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Austin-based startup PanelFly has launched what it describes as the first online wholesale marketplace connecting retailers directly with comics publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Author Olesya Lyuzna shares her experience of how Pitch Wars took her from a messy manuscript draft to a book deal. The post Glitter and Grit: How Pitch Wars Took Me From Messy Draft to Book Deal appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading at Writer's Digest
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Comics shop owners shore up customer loyalty with events, clubs, and personalized service, helping small shops thrive in hard times. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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This Joker is supported by a slew of recognisable Batman villains, such as the Riddler, Mr Freeze and Poison Ivy. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2025-03-04 14:23:11 UTC ]
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Publisher ‘profoundly sorry’ for hurt caused by Spirou and the Blue Gorgon as it recalls 30,000 copies from shopsA comic book has been withdrawn from sale by its Belgian publisher after an outcry over racist depictions of black people and “hyper-sexualised” images of women.The publisher Dupuis... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-11-05 13:10:34 UTC ]
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Venom: The Last Dance is No. 1 at the box office, but the comic book film fell significantly short of expectations. The third and final entry in Sony's Marvel antihero series, led by Tom Hardy, opened to a muted $51 million from 4,125 North American theaters. (Variety)... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2024-10-28 11:58:00 UTC ]
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It’s been over a year since Peter Parker and Miles Morales joined forces for their epic crossover adventure game on the Sony PlayStation 5. Now they are swinging their way to PCs early next year. Sony announced at New York Comic Con today that Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is getting a PC release on... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-10-18 22:31:43 UTC ]
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Amazon has launched its first ever ereader with a color display, in addition to the latest versions of the other models in its Kindle lineup. The company says it designed the Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition to deliver "rich, paper-like color." You'll be able to see book covers, images, comics... Continue reading at Engadget
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The sequel starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga has proven to be both a critical disappointment and a box office one. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2024-10-07 16:43:09 UTC ]
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Todd Phillips' sequel Joker: Folie a Deux bombed in its box-office debut with an estimated domestic opening of $40 million, well behind expectations, after becoming the the first Hollywood comic book movie in history to earn a D CinemaScore from audiences. (THR / Heat... Continue reading at AdWeek
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Decades after the Dick Tracy movie, the Oscar-winner just can’t quit the comic book detective. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2024-09-25 07:50:00 UTC ]
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Old school newspaper hawkers will be handing out copies of the ‘Gotham Gazette,‘ a newspaper inspired by the new show ‘The Penguin.’ Given the semi-annual world-ending events and the bevy of unhinged, heavily costumed folks behind them, a comic book universe would be an objectively terrible... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2024-09-19 14:04:17 UTC ]
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In series like Planetary, of which he was a creator, and Astonishing X-Men, his drawings conveyed a sense of realism in situations that were often fantastical. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Comic book superfans have San Diego Comic-Con. Bravo superfans have BravoCon. And now dedicated MSNBC viewers have an in-person experience to satiate their particular strain of superfandom. The network took over the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Saturday for MSNBC Live:... Continue reading at AdWeek
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Uncertain times and a challenging business climate bring out the best in Hong Kong and China print suppliers. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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