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EC Comics, which specialized in tales of horror, crime and suspense, and was shut down in the “moral panic” of the 1950s, is making a comeback.Oni Press will publish two new anthology series under the EC Comics banner. The first, Epitaphs From the Abyss, coming in July, will be horror focused; Cruel Universe, the second, arrives in August and will tell science fiction stories.Hunter Gorinson, the president and publisher of Oni Press, said the new stories will interpret the world of today, much as EC Comics explored the American psyche of the 1950s. The cover designs will feel familiar to…

The Pentagon is investigating the cause of a crash of an American military surveillance drone off the coast of Yemen on Monday morning, two U.S. officials said.The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss operational matters, confirmed that the drone, an MQ-9 Reaper, fell out of the sky. Iranian-backed Houthi militants said on Monday that they had downed the drone near the port city of Al Hudaydah, in western Yemen.“Yemeni air defenses were able to shoot down an American plane (MQ-9) with a suitable missile while it was carrying out hostile missions against our country on behalf of…

Some actors come to embody a national cinema through an alchemical combination of demeanor and film choices. You might say that Clint Eastwood is the quintessential American icon, for example, or that Hugh Grant is the embodiment of a certain kind of Britishness.When it comes to France, one of the country’s archetypal stars is Juliette Binoche, whose understated elegance and cryptic smile have graced art-house and popular movies alike since her domestic breakthrough playing an ingénue actress in “Rendez-Vous” (1985), followed by worldwide fame a decade later with the romantic drama “The English Patient” (1996), for which she earned an…

“Who do I call if I want to call Europe?”The answer to the famous question — attributed to Henry Kissinger, but probably apocryphal — has been easier to answer over the past four years than ever before: You call Ursula von der Leyen.President of the European Commission since 2019, Ms. von der Leyen has emerged as the face of Europe’s response to major crises, and on Monday she announced that she would seek a second five-year term.“I ran in 2019 because I firmly believe in Europe. Europe is home to me,” Ms. von der Leyen said on Monday in Berlin…

Readers can now follow NASCAR, Formula 1 and other motorsports content individually. Customize your feed here.DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon won the Daytona 500 twice in his first seven seasons and did it again six years later in 2005. Of course, he believes, there are more victories to come.Gordon never won NASCAR’s biggest race again.”You get into this depression of, ‘Man, what did I do differently?'” Gordon said.Oddly enough, the answer is nothing.That’s the nature of NASCAR’s crown jewel event, which represents a unique contrast in the world of top sports: It’s NASCAR’s Super Bowl…

Of all the merch hawked by the former president and current presidential candidate Donald J. Trump and related entities over the past few months — the gold (chocolate) bars, the wines, the superhero NFTs — is any of it more Trumpian than the $399 Never Surrender sneakers unveiled over the weekend at Sneaker Con in Philadelphia? They are like a road map to Mr. Trump’s value system and electoral strategy in sartorial form.Gilded hightops as shiny as the chandeliers at Mar-a-Lago, they have an American flag wrapping the ankle like the forest of flags that spring up behind Mr. Trump…

A year and a half ago, the career of Ye — the rapper, producer and controversy generator formerly known as Kanye West — seemed all but dead. After a series of antisemitic remarks in late 2022, Ye lost his major-label record deal and booking agent, along with lucrative fashion partnerships with Adidas, Balenciaga and other brands.But he was never quite abandoned by many of his fans. And now Ye has the 11th No. 1 album of his career with “Vultures 1,” a joint LP with the singer Ty Dolla Sign that Ye released on his own, after previewing it this…

A wave of gruesome killings of women across several African countries in recent weeks has prompted outrage and indignation, triggered a wave of protests and precipitated calls for governments to take decisive action against gender-based violence.Kenyans were shocked when 31 women were killed in January after they were beaten, strangled or beheaded, activists and police said. In Somalia, a pregnant woman died this month after her husband allegedly set her on fire. In the West African nation of Cameroon, a powerful businessman was arrested in January on accusations, which he has denied, of brutalizing dozens of women.The upsurge in killings…

The simple problem with Kenny Smith’s comments on TNT during All-Star Saturday’s best moments is that they don’t make any sense.When the Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry beat the New York Liberty’s Sabrina Ionescu in a brilliantly televised 3-point contest, what Smith said was distracting because it lacked Logic and timing. We looked at Picasso’s interesting movement and all Smith could say was that the canvas wasn’t quite right in his eyes.Curry, considered the greatest shooter of all time, eked out a 29-26 victory over Ionescu by shooting from farther out from beyond the arc in the NBA.”She should be…

I am swimming in the belly bulge of menopause. I used to have a moody-meets-beach rocker vibe, but these days I’m just moody. I don’t know how to dress for this new stage. Please help. — Dorene, Hampton Bays, N.Y.Everyone experiences menopause differently. It’s custom-made by nature for each body, tailored to the individual. Yet no matter what symptoms you encounter, the fact that menopause changes your feelings about your psychological and physical self is universal.A whole menopause-industrial complex has sprung up as part of the “wellness” movement — and celebrities like Naomi Watts (who has her own line of…