R&B artist Cassie Ventura’s movie premiere was days away in March 2016 when her then-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs texted her asking what she was doing. She already felt “trapped” in a cycle of physical and sexual abuse by him, she told a New York federal jury this week, outlining 11 years of alleged beatings, sexual … Read more
Influential writer Octavia Butler’s literary legend may spread to a new type of fanbase with the introduction of a graphic novel adaptation of “Parable of the Talents,” originally published as a novel in 1998 and winner of the 2000 Nebula Award for best novel. Unveiled last Friday night at Octavia’s Bookshelf bookstore in Pasadena, with … Read more
Five of the seven Canadian hockey teams in the NHL made it to the playoffs this year, marking the most CanCon in the post-season since 2017, and hopes are high that will translate into Canada bringing Lord Stanley home. For some fans, this year’s playoff run for the home teams might carry political significance, much like the … Read more
When Ridley Scott, visionary director of “Alien,” “Blade Runner” and “Gladiator,” connects with your story, it’s probably a good idea to explore it in any medium possible. “Modville,” a four-issue neo-noir graphic novel set in New Orleans in 2169 that unfolds in a world of crime and artificial humans (known as mods), was just that … Read more
