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Disney's new Israeli superhero film hits a raw nerve with Arabs
Sabra, the Israeli superhero, made numerous appearances in Marvel's comics over the years, starring alongside top icons such as the Incredible Hulk, Iron Man and the X-Men.
Read articleJ.K. Rowling's new book about a transphobe who faces wrath online raises eyebrows
J.K. Rowling, who rose to fame as the author of the Harry Potter series, is known for writing about magical subjects and fantasy worlds. But her latest book bears more than a passing resemblance to reality — and, critics say, not in a good way.
Read articleJ.K. Rowling hits back at Putin after he likened Russia to her in rant against cancel culture
J.K. Rowling has hit back at Vladimir Putin after the Russian President compared the West's treatment of his country to a public backlash faced by the Harry Potter author.
Read articleBritney Spears lands record-breaking book deal for tell-all memoir
Pop star’s memoir was subject of a massive bidding war, and comes weeks after she sent a cease-and-desist letter to her sister over her own autobiography
Read articleUS conservative parents push for book bans – and unintentionally make reading cool again
Narratives about race, gender and inequality are being banned around the US – but sales are rising as the frenzy appears to cause the opposite effect
Read articleIs Superman Circumcised - wins oddest book title of the year award
Study of the superhero’s Jewish influences beats off stiff competition to come first in this year’s Diagram prize
Read articleRare Harry Potter book sells for 80k pounds at Leyburn auction
A rare first edition of JK Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in "exceptional condition" has sold for a magic £80,000 at auction.
Read articleOld School 101 [20Apr2021]
Interesting tit bit on how the work on Oxford English Dictionary Began
Read articleBan Trump Memoir: No Book Deals for Traitors - signed by hundreds of writers and book agents
Hundreds of writers and book agents sign joint letter demanding publishing industry bans Trump memoir
Read articleMasked Indian comic superhero fights Covid-19 fear
India's first female comic superhero Priya, a gang-rape survivor who earlier campaigned against rape, acid attack and sex trafficking, is back to fight disinformation around the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read articleOld School 101 [24Sept2020]
The Writers' Museum in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Read articleJK Rowling returns award after Kerry Kennedy criticism
JK Rowling has said she is giving back an award associated with the US Kennedy family, after being criticised for her views on gender and trans issues.
Read articleOld School 101 [08May2020]
The old Cincinnati Library before being demolished, 1874 - 1955
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