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“Pass them over, I should like to read some horror comics.”—Winston Churchill In a June 1952 comic strip, Charlie Brown peruses a comic-book rack overflowing with minimalist titles such as “HATE,” “STAB,” “CHOKE,” “GOUGE,” “SLASH,” and “KILL.” He flings his arms wide before this drugstore altar, labeled “For the Kiddies,” and exclaims, “What a beautiful …

The NFL is nearing the mid-season point, and it feels as though it’s time to start accepting some realities of this season. For instance, a few teams that were expected to be bad, and at times have looked bad, like the Bills, Rams, and Dolphins, are several games over .500. On the other hand, some …

Raheem Sterling celebrates after scoring for Manchester City vs West Brom. © AFP Sergio Aguero was left waiting to become Manchester City’s outright all-time leading goal-scorer as his side remained five points clear at the top of the Premier League table on Saturday. Aguero was named on the bench as City saw off West Bromwich …

Uruguay, Argentina and Colombia qualified for next year’s World Cup after a dramatic last round of South American fixtures that also saw Peru clinch a playoff spot against New Zealand and Chile miss out completely. Brazil were fortunate enough to escape most of the drama, having already qualified as group winners, but they still had …

Famous names have cemented their legacies by starring in previous editions, seizing the opportunity to leave a mark that will forever remain in the competition’s history. Lionel Messi and Argentina are in serious danger of watching Russia 2018 from afar. After a 0-0 draw with Peru last time out, they need a win in Ecuador …

Ricardo Gareca is scathing about football in his homeland. “Argentina has the best players in the world,” he said this week, “but they have not made a team and that is the problem they have today.” That’s why the side Gareca manages, Peru, lie above Argentina in the Conmebol standings and it’s why Peru stand …

Lewis Hamilton has won his fourth Formula One world championship in an incident-filled Mexican Grand Prix. The Brit clashed with his title rival Sebastian Vettel on the first lap, with the pair both falling to the back of the grid. Vettel needed to finish in the top two to stand any chance of catching the …

LONDON (AP) — Anthony Martial struck late against Tottenham to ensure Manchester United still has Manchester City within its sights at the top of the English Premier League. Martial came off the bench to score the only goal of the game at Old Trafford on Saturday, preventing third-placed Spurs from claiming what would have been …

A lot of local and formerly local artists are playing Lost Lake Festival this weekend: Kongos, Playboy Manbaby, Futuristic, Luna Aura, Trinidad Cardona, the Ricky Fitts, Bogan Via and Fayuca. That’s a lot, right? And Calexico may not be from the Valley but Tucson is close and they’re desert-rock legends, so there’s that. Next week, the Apache …

Malaysia Airlines’ outgoing chief executive Peter Bellew said on Wednesday his decision to leave the airline for Ryanair was due to a sense of responsibility to his native country. His departure after just over a year in charge means Malaysia’s national carrier must appoint a third chief executive in three years as it continues to …