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Sunday September 8th, 2019 day edition

Rio's mayor tried to ban book featuring kiss between two male superheroes. Now it's sold out
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(CNN) An Avengers comic book featuring a kiss between two male superheroes has sold out at a Rio de Janeiro book fair after the city's conservative mayor attempted to block it from sale, according to Agence France-Presse.

Marcelo Crivella, mayor of Rio de Janeiro, said the comic's depiction of a kiss between two men was "unsuitable for minors.".

Crivella, who called homosexuality a "terrible evil" in his 1999 book "Evangelizing Africa," objected to a kiss depicted between the superheroes Wiccan and Hulkling.

By Friday, the comic had completely sold out at the book fair, organizers told AFP.

"As a result, we have determined that the Biennial organizers collect books with content that is unsuitable for minors.

The organizers of the book fair responded by filing a preventive injunction with Rio de Janeiro's Court of Justice Friday.

The book fair, which concludes Sunday, will host events on topics including "happiness, science, motherhood, theater, trans literature, LGBTQA+ and more," according to the Instagram post. »

‘Joker’ Wins Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival, Roman Polanski Takes Runner-Up Prize
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Todd Phillips’ dark supervillain origin story “Joker” has come up trumps at the Venice Film Festival, taking the Golden Lion from a jury headed by Argentine auteur Lucrecia Martel.

Related Syndicado Gets World Rights to Venice Classics’ Tarkovsky Doc (EXCLUSIVE) Director Ciro Guerra on Venice Competition Player ‘Waiting for Barbarians’.

Whether the film achieves critical consensus or not, the top prize in Venice validates the artistic legitimacy of an unusual commercial-prestige crossover item, and will significantly bolster “Joker’s” awards-season strategy. »

Amber Rudd: Work and pensions secretary resigns and quits Tories as Boris Johnson’s government plunged into further chaos
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Amber Rudd has sensationally quit the cabinet – and the Conservative Party – accusing Boris Johnson of misleading the country over wanting to avoid a crash-out Brexit.

The MP’s resignation comes two days after Boris Johnson’s brother resigned from government.

After nine years of austerity, we need a Labour government that will invest in our communities and public services. »

"Crazy" Jay Larrananga auf Twitter: "According to @mikescott, @Nike and @NBA have banned the ninja-style tied headbands that became so popular last year. According to Scott, Nike said they appeared “u
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