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The Diverse Editions program sparked a social media backlash from critics, who point out that the characters inside the books are still white.

For the project, Barnes & Noble and Penguin Random House planned to release special editions of 12 classic novels with new covers that featured people of color.

"Diverse Editions presented new covers of classic books through a series of limited-edition jackets, designed by artists hailing from different ethnicities and backgrounds. »

Sam Raimi, who helped launch the modern superhero movie with 2002’s “Spider-Man,” is in talks to direct “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” for Marvel Studios, Variety has learned.

Raimi replaces original director Scott Derrickson, who Variety reported on Jan. 9 had officially departed the project due to creative differences.

Raimi, meanwhile, will need to get up to speed before the film’s scheduled production start date in May. »

“Let me end with the words I told him on his last birthday and which will always remain true.

Also Read: Kirk Douglas Celebrates 100th Birthday Early at MPTF's 95th.

He is survived by his three sons Michael, Joel and Peter and his wife of 64 years, producer Anne Buydens. »

FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday that foreign disinformation efforts against the U.S. “never stopped” after Russian actors used them on social media platforms during the 2016 elections.

The FBI chief also told lawmakers during a House Judiciary Committee hearing that malicious foreign influence campaigns are now targeting more than just elections.

It may have an uptick during an election cycle, but it’s a 24/7, 365-days-a-year threat,” Wray said of disinformation campaigns. »