A couple of days ago, Sony brought us Madame Web, their latest installment in their very own Sony-Verse of Spider-Man movies that don’t actually contain Spider-Man.
There have been successes; the Venom and Spider-Verse movies have been well received. There have been failures; Morbius was not well received. And there are movies yet to arrive; the third Venom film and Kraven the Hunter film both arrive later this year.
In many ways, Madame Web stands apart from the other Sony-Verse non-Spider-Man movies.
Matt Walsh claims to be a “Christian.” Theoretically, that is supposed to mean someone who seeks to model their life after Jesus Christ and/ or follow his teachings. Yet, Jesus himself said that many people would try and claim to be his disciples, but were in fact what he called “false prophets” or “wolves in sheep’s clothing.” “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.
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By now I assume the wise readers of “Words for the Wise” will be aware that comedian and actor Russell Brand has been accused by four women of rape, sexual assault, and related abuses. The allegations were reported after an investigation by The Sunday Times, Times of London, and Channel 4 Dispatches. These publications tend to be behind paywalls, but the details have been repeated by a number of other outlets, including The Guardian, The Independent, and the New York Post.
Hello and welcome to Gossip Time, a weekly guide to the stars by Allie Jones. This week: a pop star canoodles with a chiropractor, another pop star abruptly ends her engagement, and Mark Wahlberg observes Ash Wednesday.
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It was quite something to be in the court to witness Israel’s nonsensical claim that this is an “armed conflict” at the same time as denying the legitimacy of any armed resistance to it.
I was the only journalist inside the courtroom at the International Court of Justice for South Africa’s genocide case against Israel. Thirty accredited journalists were in a press room in another wing of the building, watching what the director showed them on a screen.