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Georgia Republicans Are So Afraid of Stacey Abrams That They Created a Group Called ‘Stop Stacey’
There comes a time in every superhero’s life when the bad guys are forced to ban together to try and bring down the powerful one. Such is life for Stacey Abrams. Imagine being so afraid of the great and mythical Abrams, that you stole the Georgia governorship from her the first time she ran, and…
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John Ridley Talks Reshaping Both the Past and Future of DC Comics With The Next Batman and The Other History of the DC Universe
As a part of DC’s ongoing Future State event, The Next Batman depicts a near-future where Bruce Wayne/Batman is believed to have been murdered by a private, hyper militarized police force called The Magistrate. With caped crusading becoming a crime punishable by death, Tim Fox—son of tech genius Lucius Fox—dons the cape and cowl to…
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New Podcast Series Return Man Explores the Mysterious Death of Former NFL Star Jim Duncan
The mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of former NFL player Jim Duncan are the subject of a new narrative podcast series courtesy of iHeartMedia and independent media company McClatchy. Return Man, an eight-part documentary series, serves as the first season of the new character-driven audio anthology, “Longshot,” which explores the intersection of sports and social…
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Stringer Bell Was Very Dumb, Very Bad at His Job, and Deserved to Die
Although The Wire had a sprawling ensemble cast, it was largely built around his position, his power, his decisions, and his fall.
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Lisa Bonet’s ‘C’mon, White People’ Eyeroll, Explained
You can literally feel the anxiety enveloping Bonet like a racism boa constrictor.