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I’ve been a psychotherapist for five years and I can count on one hand how many adult men I have had as a client: two. Yes I have worked with many teenage and school-aged boys, but my office has not …

It’s only been a few days since her memoir, Becoming, has been released and it’s already pushed over a half a million copies. The former FLOTUS’s first book has sold over 725,000 copies and counting according to the Associated Press…

William Goldman, one of the most talented writers to ever live, passed away this morning. He was 87, and best known for truly perfect films like All the Presidents’ Men, Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, and The Princess Bride.

It’s very messed up that someone said “Hmm, I guess I’ll write a perfect Western and also a perfect political thriller” and then a few years later said “Ok fine, I’ll knock out a perfect comedy too” pic.twitter.com/fmL6JeWP2M

— Kevin T. Porter (@KevinTPorter) November 16, 2018

In addition to writing perfect screenplays, he also wrote the perfect book on writing screenplays (in addition to novels, including The Princess Bride, which he later adapted). In Adventures in Screen Trade, he coined the famous aphorism about Hollywood, “Nobody knows anything.” As he wrote, “Not one person in the entire motion picture field knows for a certainty what’s going to work. Every time out it’s a guess and, if you’re lucky, an educated one.”

William Goldman’s life and work were gifts to us all. We will miss him deeply.

Losing Bill Goldman made me cry. My favorite book of all time is The Princess Bride. I was honored he allowed me to make it into a movie. I visited with him last Saturday. He was very weak but his mind still had the Goldman edge. I told him I loved him. He smiled & said fuck you.

— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) November 16, 2018

RIP #WilliamGoldman. One of the greatest most successful screenwriters ever. I was lucky as hell to count Bill as a mentor and a friend. Check his credits & see a William Goldman movie or read a Goldman book over the holiday & give thanks that we had his voice in our world. https://t.co/RWRdCoO1Cm

— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) November 16, 2018

I was lucky, in 1984, to interview William Goldman at the Savoy. He brightened up when I told him that of all his books, I loved The Princess Bride, then his least successful book, the best. A gentleman: he wrote brilliant novels & screenplays & explained Hollywood to the world.

— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) November 16, 2018

So sorry to hear of the passing of William Goldman. He was both witty and talented. His screenplay of my book MISERY was a beautiful thing. Rest In Peace, Bill.

— Stephen King (@StephenKing) November 16, 2018

William Goldman is the patron saint of screenwriting.

Everything he wrote, both for the screen and about the trade, is fucking gospel.

Study it, master it, understand you will likely never measure up to him.

Nothing any of us will write today will be worthy of him.

— C. Robert Cargill (@Massawyrm) November 16, 2018

William Goldman. What can one do in the face of such a legacy but bow our heads in gratitude?

— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) November 16, 2018

• The complaints that the new She-Ra isn’t sexy enough continue to be troubling. (via Bitch)
• Looking for a Marvel movie or show on Netflix? Now you can just type Stan Lee’s catchphrase into the search bar. (via Nerdist)
• There are about 3 whole people on the planet who could pull off this dress and Tessa Thompson is at the top of that list. (via Go Fug Yourself)
• It sounds like Georgia’s Stacey Abrams is ending her gubernatorial campaign, but she is not “conceding.”
  

  Stacey Abrams: “I acknowledge that former Secretary of State Brian Kemp will be certified the victor in the 2018 gubernatorial elections.”

  Abrams adds that she’s not conceding, just acknowledging the reality. She says a concession means that “an action is true, proper…” pic.twitter.com/37f42EWfpd

  — Yashar Ali (@yashar) November 16, 2018

• Are you in the market for some new socks? A tapdancing Pedro Pascal has you covered in this bizarre commercial. (Watch to the end. It goes some places.) (via YouTube)
• It’s the weekend, you deserve this:
  

  my last 4 brain cells when i need to be productive pic.twitter.com/f9nCsrNk4q

  — gabi (@harleivy) November 16, 2018

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Writer: Ta-Nehisi Coates / Artist: Leinil Francis Yu / Marvel Comics

Captain America’s best adventures mostly fall into one of two buckets—a thinly veiled criticism of U.S. politics or a spy-movie where he gets to investigate and beat up foreign threats. The first few issues of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ run with the character blends both.

Issue #5 picks up in what would essentially be the climax of a James Bond movie. The only thing keeping the hero from saving the girl who’s strapped down to a table is a foe who’s got him in the corner. In this instance, “the girl” is Peggy Carter and the foe is Taskmaster.

The first few pages of the issue are devoted to a fight between Cap and Taskmaster and it handled masterfully. It shows Cap’s wealth of combat knowledge against a capable opponent and lays out just how unlikely is it that he always finds a way to win while still making it understood that he will.

After handling Taskmaster, Steve makes his way to the lab where he rescues Peggy. This is when the story appears to zoom out and go back to a wider lens by focusing on the context surrounding the latest events. The smear campaign against Captain America is full effect and an ill-intentioned foreign power has managed to get its claws deep into the minds of both the most vulnerable and most powerful of citizens.

We’ve gotten to see Steve get his hands dirty—literally, he was in a cave—but it appears that the future is ripe for a political thriller. If you’re a fan of Coates’ previous work, in or out of comics, this should give you a smile as you’re fully aware of the depth of knowledge and specificity of speculation he can bring to the arena.

It’s also appreciated that this issue got the story moving. A new arc should be on the horizon soon and it’ll be a good opportunity to reset the game board and introduce some big pieces to shake things up.

8.2 out of 10

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