Rhea Ripley, a superstar of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), has one of her ring battles being featured in the Gil Thorp comic strip today. Is it a one-time appearance or a multiple day guest role? [next day edit: multiple] Either way the professional wrestling world has taken notice. Today at PW Mania: On August 20, […]
A Leicester man has been arrested for his online connection to the 2015 terrorist attack on the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. Majid Novsarka, also known as Majid Freeman, has been charged with “encouraging terrorism over social media posts.” From the BBC: It is alleged that by making posts relating to the deadly 2015 attack […]
The Egyptian state security prosecutor extended the detention of cartoonist Ashraf Omar for another 15 days. Ashraf was taken from his home in a midnight raid on July 22. His detention has been extended once before. He has been charged with “being involved in a terrorist group, disseminating false news and misusing social media tools.” […]
Two months ago we reported that The Antelope Valley Press was among some Horizon newspapers making changes to their comics and puzzle pages. After a hue and cry from their reading public the newspaper has again revised their comics and puzzle pages. This time adding back some comic strips that were cut in the earlier […]
Mannequin on the Moon (AMS) suggests a line that some major newspapers could adopt for the benefit of readers. I find it annoying when they list a headline on their opinion page that promises a challenging, interesting opinion, but doesn’t include the byline, so that you click on it and discover that, indeed, it’s from […]