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In case you didn’t notice we love Lucifer. Well, the version of him on Netflix that solves crimes and looks dashing doing it. The actual devil?  He’s more complicated. In fact the devil and other dark and dangerous gods have been a part of mythology for centuries and a new twenty-minute featurette from Netflix digs into all the different mythological influences on our own Lucifer Morningstar.

I love this, especially since there are a few influences here that didn’t occur to me. Sure, I would easily rank Lucifer among the celestial rebels and tempters but, I would immediately have categorized him as a trickster or as a dark mirror, but he certainly is. Comparing Lucifer to Loki? Yeah it turns out I (and a whole lot of folks) might have a very specific type when it comes to our antihero crushes and favorite myths.

Anytime I get to learn about myths, I love it, and it’s always fun to remember that much of our conception of Lucifer comes from popular culture, even that of the middle ages, rather than just from the Bible. Lucifer himself would probably remind us that he hates that whole goat thing …

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Here are a few other things we saw today:

• Dive into this excellent essay on how Richard Wagner shaped Hollywood, in ways good and bad. (via The New Yorker)
• Scream 5 will hit theaters on January 14, 2o22. Hopefully, theaters will be open by then. (via The Wrap)
• Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles shared some emotional messages as Supernatural began filming their final episode. (via EW)
• A fascinating thread from one of our favorite (but very NSFW) twitter accounts:
  

  This is Judith Beheading Holofernes by Caravaggio, c.1598. It’s one of the most dramatic & famous paintings of the Renaissance. Beyond the mighty Caravaggio, the tragic stories of three Italian women are combined within it.

  A thread

  (CW. Sexual violence, murder & torture) pic.twitter.com/g72K2G8550

  — Whores of Yore (@WhoresofYore) August 23, 2020

• Is Dan Stevens an underrated romantic genre hero? (via Syfy Fangrrls)
• If you’re looking for some inspiring Black activists and reasons for hope, Vanity Fair has 22. (via Vanity Fair)
• Pizza Hut or Dominos? Which garbage pizza is worse? (via Mashable)
• And finally, this gem from comedian Vinny Thomas brought me joy, I hope it does the same for you.
  

  POV: a whole mosquito https://t.co/jszXsWClS1 pic.twitter.com/hJYjjLWdqw

  — V!nny Thomas (@vinn_ayy) August 23, 2020

Stay safe out there, Suvians.

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Before the release of Black Panther in 2018, Chadwick Boseman visited terminally ill children who were battling cancer. They didn’t know that Boseman, who died on August 28 of colon cancer, was also battling the fatal illness as well. The South Carolina native had visited St. Jude’s Hospital and gave the children toys and memories that they would never forget.

“We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our friend Chadwick Boseman,” St. Jude’s Hospital said on social media. “Two years ago, Chadwick visited the St. Jude campus and brought with him not only toys for our patients but also joy, courage and inspiration. He was an incredible role model for our patients and children from all around the world. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this time.”

After visiting the hospital, the Marshall star reflected about his time he spent with the children and how excited they were about the release of Black Panther.

“It’s a humbling experience,” he said. “Because, you’re like, ‘This can’t mean that much to them.’ But seeing how the world has taken this on, seeing how the movement, how it’s taken on a life of its own — I realized that they anticipated something great.”

He became emotional when discussing their anticipation of the film and finding out that two of the young boys he met had died before the movie was released.

“I did live life waiting for those moments. And so what put me back in the mind of being a kid just two experience those two little boys’ anticipation for this movie and when I found out they…” Boseman’s eyes filled with tears.

Boseman died after battling colon cancer for four years, the Associated Press reported. He never revealed that he was diagnosed with the illness to the public. He died in his Los Angeles, California home with his wife, Taylor Simone Leward, by his side. Boseman was only 43-years-old.

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Sadly, actor Chadwick Boseman has passed away after battling cancer, the Associated Press reported. He was 43-years-old. Boseman was reportedly suffering from stage four of colon cancer. He had never spoke about his diagnosis publicly. Boseman was diagnosed four years ago.

The Black Panther star died on August 28, 2020 at his Los Angeles, California home with his wife Taylor Simone Ledward by his side.

“A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much,” his family said in a statement on social media. “From Marshall to Da 5 Bloods, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and several more – all were filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy. It was the honor of his career to bring King T’Challa to life in Black Panther.”

Fans were concerned about the 42 star back in April when he appeared to look very thin.  His name even began trending on Twitter as fans wanted answers about why he had lost so much weight. We had reported that his weight loss could’ve been because he adapted a different diet while preparing for his role as T’Challa. It turns out his weight loss was associated with his fight with cancer.

“Yeah, we had a couple of diets. It went through some stages. At first, I was eating a lot of meat, and then I felt like it was too much for the amount of energy we needed to extend every day. So my diet became more vegetarian as we went along,” the South Carolina native told Variety  in 2018. “It’s a lot of eating because there’s a lot of physical activity. The character has to have a lot of agility. It’s like when you see a boxer and he looks like he put on weight, but he actually dropped weight.”

After the news of his death many celebrities and public figures like Viola Davis, Joe Biden,  John Legend and more went to social media to express their shock and condolences. Take a look at their tweets below.

We send our condolences to Boseman’s family.

In the Bantu language Xhosa, Ulwimi olunye alwanelanga tu means “One language is never enough.” In the wake of Chadwick Boseman’s passing, there is an inconceivable grief rippling across language barriers and cascading through communities and countries. The letters on my keyboard look like a jumbled mess — trying to use language to communicate this […]