Archie Comics Brings a Queer Character to Riverdale

Riverdale world, comic book house redhead Archie Andrews and friendsIt will expand with the introduction of Eliza Khan in June. Created by writer Tee Franklin and artist Dan Parent, the new character is queer and biracial. When Veronica’s cousin visits Harper Lodge, she meets the Riverdale gang in a summertime comic. Ah, youthful love! “The …

The ‘Music Man’ Once Had a Disabled Character. Then Deleted.

Today, audiences can see disabled actors on stage more regularly, thanks to the work of small theater companies such as The Apothetae, which produces works that center the disabled experience; and Theater Breaking Through Barriers, an Off Broadway organization that regularly features disabled actors. But Talleri A. McRae, founder of the National Disability Theatre, said …

Jon Gruden Accuses NFL of ‘Character Assassination’ in a Lawsuit

Jon Gruden, who resigned as the coach of the Las Vegas Raiders last month after The New York Times published details of emails in which he made homophobic, misogynistic and racist remarks, is suing the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell for the actions of Gruden’s lawyers. . It was a conspiracy to tarnish his reputation …