Social Justice

Paris Hilton is putting her ADHD front and center by launching a new apparel collection that “is all about embracing ADHD, celebrating neurodiversity, and breaking the stigma.” The arrival of Hilton’s ADHD collection coincides with the beginning of ADHD Awareness Month, which is annually celebrated in the month of October. The DJ, reality star, and activist announced the new line via her social media accounts, writing: “ADHD, but make it fashion. So obsessed with these tees f

When I discuss how I relate to the trajectory of Wanda's grief from WandaVision to Multiverse of Madness in grief and loss support groups, many women violently nod in agreement. Thus, Wanda's story is one I have been able to use to bond with others going through something similar, offering me a connection even beyond my parasocial relationship with Scarlet Witch.

Movies have always been obsessed with disability and the threat of disability, especially in the horror genre. Visible disability and disfigurement have long been dependable narrative devices for creators to produce a scare factor. In horror movies, this is true for the heroes, villains, extras, and everyone in between.

9 to 5, the 1980 workplace comedy that turned Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, and Lily Tomlin into an unlikely trio of corporate avengers with a feminist cause, is getting a theatrical encore, in the wake of Parton’s death — and it’s all for a good cause. 20th Century Studios will release the newly restored film to U.S. theaters for a one-week run from October 9–15, 2026, with tickets now on sale. The Walt Disney Company, 20th Century’s parent company, has announced it will donate

“And Scotty beamed them to the Klingon ship, where they would be no tribble at all.” In the now-classic Futurama season 4 episode 'Where No Fan Has Gone Before,' Trekkie Philip J. Fry discovers just how important Star Trek becomes to humanity during the 23rd century. As revealed in court martial testimony delivered by Trek legends George Takei and Nichelle Nichols, by the 2300s, Trek fandom has evolved into “a full-blown religion.” Ensuing gags include a congregation at the C

A new bill introduced in the US House of Representatives could give copyright holders, including anime and manga publishers, a fast-track legal path to get piracy sites blocked at the network level, with obligations extending to internet service providers, DNS providers, and even VPN services. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), who chairs the House Judiciary subcommittee on intellectual property and the internet, introduced H.R. 10364, the American Copyright Protection Act of 2026

Graphic Medicine Ireland, the first dedicated Irish chapter of the international graphic medicine movement, held its official launch event on May 21, 2026, at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) Library in Dublin. The evening brought together an unlikely but fitting crowd — medical professionals, comics artists, historians, health librarians, disability advocates, researchers, and plain old comics fans — all under one roof to celebrate a field that lives at the in

A two-day LA fundraiser will cap the nonprofit's first year of supporting trans youth, with Chappell Roan herself headlining. Chappell Roan is throwing a party with a purpose. The Super Graphic Spectacular, a two-day, Los Angeles–based charity fundraiser, will mark one full year of impact since The Midwest Princess Project's inception — the nonprofit Roan founded to support transgender youth. Taking place October 21-22 at The Shrine in Los Angeles, the event promises live ent

Taco Bell x Olivia Rodrigo collaboration brings fans a new flavor of Baja Blast: You Seem Pretty Pink for a Baja Blast.

Texas has added a new wave of comics and graphic novels to its state-level book-restriction apparatus, and the titles caught in the net this time include a middle-grade graphic novel about a non-binary kid and a squad of magical dog superheroes.

This one’s personal. Repeat after me: Don’t use AI for nutrition, fitness, and wellbeing advice. Eating-disorder therapists are raising alarm over a pattern showing up in their sessions: patients uploading photos of themselves to AI chatbots and asking for weight-loss or muscle-building tips, and then returning to therapy with extreme, bot-generated meal plans (that fall way under the body’s nutritional needs) or excessive fitness routines (that overtax an already undernouri

The American Library Association's beloved image of David Bowie — mid-leap in a letterman jacket, book in hand — is back in front of fans again.

The company asserts the billionaire supervillain is “a sad little bitch with no friends.”

The San Jose Earthquakes are turning their next home match into a charity celebration, and the MLS team is bringing Snoopy along for the ride. On Saturday, August 15, 2026, the Earthquakes will host St. Louis City SC at PayPal Park in San Jose, California, with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. The match doubles as a fundraiser for the Charles M. Schulz Museum, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that opened two years after Schulz's death in 2002, and is located near San Jose in Santa Rosa, CA, an

Dr. David Suskind’s Livewell Comics line is proving that the comics medium can do something clinical language often can’t: make scary medical information stick.

San Diego Public Library is marking its 144th year the same way it’s marked the last several San Diego Comic-Cons, with a commemorative library card designed by a local artist, tying the city’s biggest pop culture weekend to the stacks a few blocks away. This year’s design comes from Keithan Jones, founder of KID Comics and organizer of the annual Black Com!x Day. His card shows a blue-skinned, antennaed family — two kids and an adult, red space boots and all — walking hand-i

Prism Comics is back at San Diego Comic-Con for its 23rd consecutive year.

Original art from Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready's Farewell to Seasons graphic novel goes on display July 22 at Seattle’s Mutual Arts Collective.

WildBrain’s Strawberry Shortcake is bringing some berry sweet energy to San Diego’s Comic-Con weekend. The beloved brand is partnering with The Animal Pad, a San Diego-based all-breed dog rescue, for the Purrfect Pets Pawp-Up, a free, one-day adoption event designed to connect rescue dogs with their “furever” families.