co ‘Disco Elysium’: Riveting delirium By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 19:35:26 +0000 A scintillating RPG for anyone who can click a mouse or has a taste for the surreal. Full Article
co Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola bashed superhero movies, but why should we care what they say anyway? By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 11:00:00 +0000 Even two filmmaking legends can cast the wrong villains amid massive industry change. Full Article
co Five great comics that Martin Scorsese might actually enjoy adapting into ‘cinema’ By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 11:00:16 +0000 The director of "The Irishman" has criticized "comic book movies," but these titles show that such adaptations might be a perfect fit for him. Full Article
co Martin Scorsese is right: The real villain isn’t Marvel movies. It’s the broken system. By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 21:54:02 +0000 The director's New York Times op-ed reveals a longing for an age before tent-pole movies and streaming services. Full Article
co How political cartoonists deal — and thrive — with live coverage of the impeachment hearings By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 19:11:35 +0000 Pulitzer-winning editorial artists aim to find deadline satire in the televised inquiry. Full Article
co No one saw ‘Watchmen’s’ Doctor Manhattan reveal coming. Not even the actor playing him. By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 03:01:03 +0000 The HBO series' most powerful superhero is no longer hiding in plain sight. Full Article
co The latest in a series attuned to human shortcomings, ‘Life is Strange 2’ will stay with you for a while By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 16:41:09 +0000 The game doesn’t celebrate winners but those who persevere and endure. Full Article
co ‘Watchmen’ was the boldest, blackest superhero story ever told on-screen. But what comes next? By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 03:07:33 +0000 The black comics audience should be more demanding after seeing what the HBO series accomplished. Full Article
co Cathy Yan’s rapid rise from journalist to ‘Birds of Prey’ director: ‘I didn’t think you could do this professionally’ By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 23:56:50 +0000 Yan guided Margot Robbie's return to her character Harley Quinn, and is the first woman of Asian descent to direct a major Hollywood superhero movie. Full Article
co Trump finally sees a threat from coronavirus By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 18:05:09 +0000 And, of course, an opportunity. Full Article
co New Yorker coronavirus cover shows Trump with a mask over his eyes By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 16:30:42 +0000 A Newsday cartoon also uses the same image to satirize Trump's response to the virus. Full Article
co Pete Buttigieg, comic-book hero: How one company is bringing the Democratic candidates’ stories to life in pictures By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 12:00:55 +0000 TidalWave Productions is releasing Buttigieg and Bloomberg comic books to sit alongside its Warren biography. Full Article
co Bloomberg insulted Trump with a Darth Vader tweet. Here are six other times Star Wars converged with politics. By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 21:38:39 +0000 From Ronald Reagan's "evil empire" to Mark Hamill battling Ivanka Trump. Full Article
co How cartoonists are carefully satirizing the coronavirus epidemic — and Trump’s response to it By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 14:54:32 +0000 Three Pulitzer-winning cartoonists say covering the crisis requires careful aim. Full Article
co Fan conventions are being postponed amid covid-19 concerns — but Comic-Con is still a go By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 21:48:45 +0000 Big fan-culture events in Florida and California have just been postponed. May's Awesome Con D.C. takes a wait-and-see approach. Full Article
co How the world’s political artists are depicting the covid-19 pandemic By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 12:05:33 +0000 Symbolism, face masks and the Grim Reaper abound. Full Article
co Chinese American cartoonist finds satire in coronavirus crisis — with a perspective from both cultures By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 11:00:36 +0000 Chen Weng was born in Wuhan and lives in Seattle. Both connections inspire her "Messycow Comics" strips about panic and hoarding. Full Article
co Seven ‘Twilight Zone’ episodes that are eerily timely during the coronavirus pandemic By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 11:00:44 +0000 "The Twilight Zone" delved into how human behavior changes in times of crisis. Full Article
co The New Yorker cover and political cartoons are saluting coronavirus responders as heroes By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 19:38:01 +0000 Mike Luckovich's popular Iwo Jima cartoon is also celebrating those on the front lines of the fight against covid-19. Full Article
co ‘Girl With a Purell Earring’: How artists are tweaking famous paintings for our coronavirus era By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 10:00:16 +0000 Artists are creating social-distancing versions of Vermeer, da Vinci, Michelangelo and more. Full Article
co San Diego Comic-Con canceled because of coronavirus pandemic By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 19:18:06 +0000 For the first time in 50 years there won't be a San Diego Comic Con. Full Article
co Newspaper comics hardly ever feature black women as artists. But two new voices have arrived. By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 10:00:00 +0000 Steenz and Bianca Xunise have entered a field that has long overlooked the voices of African American women. Full Article
co A New Yorker cartoonist got covid-19. So he drew this public warning. By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 11:00:05 +0000 New York humorist Jason Chatfield chronicled his experience with the illness, from symptoms to recovery. Full Article
co We’d like to see the artwork you’re creating during the coronavirus crisis By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 11:00:25 +0000 Submit your visual art here. We'll publish some of the submissions. Full Article
co News24.com | Madagascar president vows to release journalist critic By www.news24.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 14:14:55 +0200 Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina has promised to release a prominent journalist who was detained after criticising his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
co News24.com | Survivors of Nigeria's 'baby factories' share their stories By www.news24.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 07:02:47 +0200 Girls who fled Boko Haram attacks are being enslaved and raped by human traffickers who then sell their babies. Full Article
co News24.com | Pirates kidnap 6 crewmen from 2 fishing boats off Gabon: source By www.news24.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 11:20:38 +0200 Pirates have attacked two fishing vessels near the Gabonese capital Libreville, abducting six crewmen, a source close to the Gabonese government told AFP. Full Article
co News24.com | IMF releases $226 million to help Cameroon against virus By www.news24.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 11:20:57 +0200 The International Monetary Fund has approved a $226 million loan to help Cameroon to combat the coronavirus as it faced plunging oil revenues. Full Article
co News24.com | Six killed as plane carrying coronavirus aid crashes in Somalia By www.news24.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 12:55:25 +0200 Former defence minister says cargo plane shot down as it tried to land in the southern town of Bardale. Full Article
co News24.com | Nigeria reports record infections hours after lockdown was eased By www.news24.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 12:56:30 +0200 Number of Covid-19 cases jumps by 245, the day Nigeria began phasing out emergency measures. Full Article
co News24.com | Niger labour minister died from coronavirus - public TV By www.news24.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 13:50:07 +0200 The novel coronavirus caused the death of Niger's minister of employment and labour, Mohamed Ben Omar, public television has announced. Full Article
co News24.com | Covid-19: Man sentenced to death in Nigeria's first ever virtual ruling By www.news24.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 19:00:16 +0200 A Nigerian court sentenced a man to death in the country's first ever virtual ruling during a five-week coronavirus lockdown. Full Article
co News24.com | WATCH | Lesotho's murdered first lady agreed to divorce on day she died - sources By www.news24.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 06:08:37 +0200 Hours before she was shot dead on the outskirts of the capital, Lesotho's former first lady, Lipolelo Thabane, made a surprising decision. Full Article
co News24.com | Egypt reopens slowly to revive pandemic-hit economy By www.news24.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 10:05:10 +0200 Egypt's economy had just started to recover after years of political turmoil and militant attacks when the coronavirus crisis hit, impacting especially its vital tourism sector. Full Article
co News24.com | Morocco launches fleet of drones to tackle virus from the sky By www.news24.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 13:15:31 +0200 Morocco has rapidly expanded its fleet of drones as it battles the coronavirus pandemic, deploying them for aerial surveillance, public service announcements and sanitisation. Full Article
co News24.com | Virus patients protest in north Nigeria By www.news24.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 14:23:24 +0200 A group of coronavirus patients staged a protest outside an isolation centre in northern Nigeria to demand increased medical attention and food, officials and residents have said. Full Article
co News24.com | Ethiopia's Abiy warns of opposition power grab amid pandemic By www.news24.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 13:26:49 +0200 Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said that opposition politicians were trying to exploit uncertainty created by the coronavirus pandemic to seize power, risking instability. Full Article
co News24.com | Lesotho PM confirms plans to step down by July 31 By www.news24.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 13:56:22 +0200 Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has reiterated his intention to retire by the end of July "or earlier", despite risk of prosecution for his alleged involvement in the 2017 murder of his estranged wife. Full Article
co News24.com | UN triples coronavirus appeal to $6.7bn to help poor countries By www.news24.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 10:53:14 +0200 The United Nations wants the money to help people in 63 countries, mainly in Africa and Latin America. Full Article
co News24.com | WATCH | Faithful undeterred at Ramadan, even as virus spreads in Somalia By www.news24.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 12:52:45 +0200 Adan Abdullahi knows that visiting the mosque for evening prayers is forbidden. There is a curfew in place in the Somali capital, and authorities have pleaded with worshippers to stay home as coronavirus infections rise. Full Article
co News24.com | Zimbabwe street vendors sell cloth masks to make ends meet By www.news24.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 18:30:27 +0200 Zimbabwe market stall owner Aaron Makaya saw a business opportunity when President Emmerson Mnangagwa made face masks mandatory in public places to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Full Article
co News24.com | Ivorians ready to rock as virus measures lifted By www.news24.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 19:34:03 +0200 Ivory Coast on Friday lifted many of its coronavirus containment measures, except in economic capital Abidjan which has the vast majority of the country's cases, as jubilant locals feted the return of the country's vibrant nightlife. Full Article
co News24.com | Misinformation flood hampers fight for virus vaccine in Africa By www.news24.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:09:47 +0200 The task of introducing a vaccine for the coronavirus faces an uphill struggle in Africa, where a flood of online misinformation is feeding on mistrust of Western medical research. Full Article
co News24.com | Tanzania gets Madagascar's anti-coronavirus drink disputed by WHO By www.news24.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 22:00:32 +0200 Tanzania says it has received its first shipment of Madagascar's self-proclaimed, plant-based "cure" for coronavirus, despite warnings from the World Health Organisation that its efficacy is unproven. Full Article
co 2,000 bars shut in Seoul as 17 new coronavirus cases linked to one man By news.sky.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:55:00 +0100 More than 2,100 nightclubs, hostess bars and discos in South Korea's capital have been shut after 18 new coronavirus cases - with all but one linked to a 29-year-old man. Full Article
co One leader looks hell-bent on turning COVID-19 into a catastrophe By news.sky.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 14:42:00 +0100 If Belarus was already in the grip of a public health crisis, its president looks hell-bent on turning COVID-19 into a catastrophe for the country. Full Article
co 346 new coronavirus deaths in the UK, taking total to 31,587 By news.sky.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 13:14:00 +0100 Another 346 people have died in the UK after testing positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to 31,587. Full Article
co Is Facebook’s new Libra currency a play to become the world’s banker? By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 13:10:09 +0000 The goal is to provide financial services to billions of people around the world, including those who lack access to banking. Full Article
co A hit-and-run scooter crash nearly killed him. Now he’s fighting for the data that could reveal the rider’s identity. By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 17:32:19 +0000 A Chicago cyclist was injured by an electric scooter rider who fled the scene. Now he's gone to court to get the city's scooter companies to turn over personal information about their riders and their history. Full Article
co After death of YouTube star, Amazon will push for e-scooter safety warnings in the U.K. By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 11:00:31 +0000 Amazon, the global e-commerce giant, will ask electronic scooter manufacturers to make clear in their online listings that their devices cannot be used on public roads. Full Article