Marvel Developing Shang-Chi, Its First Asian Superhero Film

    Marvel Studios is reportedly developing Shang-Chi, its first Asian superhero movie, according to Deadline. Chinese-American writer, Dave Callaham, will be writing the screenplay. Callaham most recently co-wrote the sequel for Wonder Woman 1984, and is writing the animated Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2. For those unfamiliar, Shang-Chi is a martial artist who is also a super hero,…

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      Pickpocket thefts on Paris public transport rocket 33 per cent with ‘yellow vests’ blamed again

      The number of pickpocket thefts in Paris has rocketed 33 per cent since the start of the year, with tourists the prime prey of gangs of mainly Eastern European minors, according to police. Public transport authorities accounted the worrying rise to security agents being overwhelmed by violent yellow vest protesters in the French capital in recent months….

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        Beto O’Rourke formally announces 2020 run

        Beto O’Rourke, the former Texas Representative, formally announced Thursday that he’ll seek the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, ending months of intense speculation over whether he’d try to translate his newfound political celebrity into a White House bid. Until he challenged Republican Senator Ted Cruz last year, Mr O’Rourke was little known outside his hometown of El Paso….

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