Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee dead at 95

Marvel legend Stan Lee, who revolutionized pop culture as the co-creator of iconic superheroes like Spider-Man and The Hulk who now dominate the world's movie screens, has died. He was 95 years old.

Lee, the face of comic book culture in the United States, died early Monday in Los Angeles, according to US entertainment outlets including The Hollywood Reporter. He had suffered a number of illnesses in recent years.

"My father loved all of his fans," his daughter told Hollywood monitor TMZ. "He was the greatest, most decent man."

The New Yorker, known for his distinctive tinted glasses and impish grin, frequently appeared at fan events where he was revered.

Lee ended up in the comics business by accident, thanks to an uncle who got him a job when he was a teenager filling artists' inkwells and fetching coffee.

"I felt someday I'd write the 'Great American Novel' and I didn't want to use my real name on these silly little comics," he once said, explaining why he had forsaken his given name, Stanley Lieber.

Lee rose through the ranks to become a comics writer, making millions of superhero fans dream of his fantastic universes and humans with extraordinary powers, and eventually led the Marvel empire for decades as its publisher.

From Spidey to Black Panther to the X-Men and the Fantastic Four, Lee collaborated with other authors and illustrators to put his lively imagination on the page.

Iron Man, Thor and Doctor Strange would follow -- and today, all three heroes have multi-film franchises that rake in hundreds of millions of dollars.

Lee has appeared in cameo roles in nearly every Marvel movie -- including as a bus driver in "Avengers: Infinity War," a film that united many of the indelible characters he brought to life.

"Awww man, heartbreaking. R.I.P. to a true pioneer and legend," tweeted Australian filmmaker James Wan, who directed many of the "Saw" and "Insidious" movies as well as helming "Aquaman," an upcoming superhero film based on the character by Marvel rival DC Comics.

"My youth wouldn't have been the same without him. So grateful to have met the guy, and told him how thankful I was for his work. #stanlee"

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Lion Air jet's problems before crash

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — New details about the crashed Lion Air jet's previous flight cast more doubt on the Indonesian airline's claim to have fixed technical problems, as hundreds of personnel searched the sea for a fifth day Friday for victims and the plane's fuselage.

The brand new Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane plunged into the Java Sea early Monday, just minutes after taking off from the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, killing all 189 people on board.

Herson, head of the Bali-Nusa Tenggara Airport Authority, said the pilot on the plane's previous flight on Sunday from Bali requested to return to the airport not long after takeoff but then reported the problem had been resolved. Several passengers have described the problem as a terrifying loss of altitude.

Lion Air, a budget carrier that is the biggest domestic airline in Indonesia, has said the unspecified problem was fixed after Sunday's flight, but the fatal flight's pilots also made a "return to base" request not long after takeoff.

"Shortly after requesting RTB, the pilot then contacted the control tower again to inform that the plane had run normally and would not return" to Bali's Ngurah Rai airport on Sunday, Herson, who uses a single name, told The Associated Press. "The captain said the problem was resolved and he decided to continue the trip to Jakarta."

Gag! Rotting fish, maggots on menu at Disgusting Food Museum

In this photo taken on Sept. 22, 2018 a container of Mice wine on display at the Disgusting Food Museum, in Malmo, Sweden. Baby mice are drowned and brewed in rice wine and the brew is matured for up to a year before drinking. Dozen of foods likely to provoke extreme disgust in many people _ but considered palatable, even precious delicacies, in their home cultures _ go on display Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018 as the Disgusting Food Museum makes its world premiere in Malmo, Sweden. (Anja Barte Telin via AP)

MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Sheep eyeball juice. Bull testicles. Maggot-infested cheese. American root beer.

These are among the items considered palatable or even regarded as delicacies in some cultures that the Disgusting Food Museum in Malmo, Sweden is serving up.

The temporary museum, which opened Wednesday, clearly braced for revolted visitors to gag at the foods on display, most of which can be smelled or tasted. Tickets came in the form of vomit bags.

Curator Samuel West said the exhibition is meant to entertain, but also to convey a thought-provoking message: what is considered appetizing or repulsive is learned and can change. He hopes visitors will be encouraged to try more sustainable food products that are being developed or marketed, like insects and lab-grown meat.

"Disgust is one of the six fundamental human emotions, and the evolutionary function of disgust is to help us to avoid foods that might be dangerous, that are contaminated, toxic, gone off," West said. "Disgust is hardwired as an emotion but what we find disgusting is culturally learned."

Actor Cesar Montano’s birthday greeting video captures allegedly naked woman in background

Actor and former government official Cesar Montano is currently in a bit of a pickle after a birthday greeting he posted on Facebook went viral, not because of what he said, but because of what he showed — an allegedly naked woman walking in the background.

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Student stays in classroom to finish schoolwork because they don’t have electricity at home

The next time you feel like giving up on work, get inspired by this student.

Teacher Mark Pee Ortil Pornasdoro shared a now-viral photo yesterday showing one of his students doing homework inside their classroom beyond school hours.

The reason? The student doesn’t have electricity at home.

Pornasdoro, who teaches at the Malusak National High School in Atimonan, Quezon, shared that he was inspecting the classroom in preparation for the coming typhoon at around 7:30pm when he saw Grade 11 student Jeric Reyes inside.

According to the teacher, Reyes was the only one left in the classroom. The student was working on homework that was originally due at 5pm yesterday but Pornasdoro moved the deadline to the next day because classes were suspended.

While most students probably would have procrastinated, Reyes continued to work on his assignment.

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Floyd Mayweather trying to gauge interest in whether the public has the stomach for 'The Money Fight II

Boxers are many things: They’re among the toughest people walking the planet. They can endure frightening amounts of pain. As a group, they’re magnificently conditioned. They’re also unusually sensitive with extraordinarily fragile egos.

That’s why it was predictable that as media and fan attention on the rematch for the middleweight title Saturday night in Las Vegas between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin reached a crescendo that Floyd Mayweather would do something to call attention to himself.

He did it in the wee hours of Saturday morning, posting a short video on Instagram of himself talking to Manny Pacquiao and writing that a rematch was soon to come.

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FB accounts selling passport appointment slots shut down

MANILA, Philippines — Social media giant Facebook has shut down more than 1,000 pages and accounts offering or selling Philippine passport appointment slots, The STAR has learned.
Data from the Office of Public Diplomacy of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) showed that 1,024 Facebook pages and accounts were taken down since February for illegally offering passport appointment slots for a fee.

The DFA has intensified its efforts to curb fixing and scams in relation to passport application.
“Fixers and scammers engaging in fraudulent activities are punishable by law,” the DFA told one Twitter user who was offering slots.

“Violators will be prosecuted and barred from applying for passport. We will report you to designated authorities to penalize you because of your illegal activity,” it added.
The agency also urged the public to avoid having contact with fixers and report posts of people selling slots.

“If you encounter such cases, you must report it immediately. We are doing our best to report these to the designated authorities. You may give us a screenshot or link of particular parties who fix appointments,” it said.

“Appointments not made through http://passport.gov.ph are not legitimate appointments,” added the agency.

An entrapment operation was conducted earlier this year that resulted in the arrest of 20 people who were selling passport appointment slots.

The DFA said it has been implementing various programs to address the backlog in passport
 applications.

It recently rolled out an electronic payment system to address the backlog and the proliferation of individuals who sell appointment slots to applicants.

“It allows DFA consular offices to accommodate more passport applicants. By significantly cutting down the processing time, DFA consular offices will be able to accommodate more applicants with the same amount of available resources,” said the DFA on the ePayment system.

“It gets rid of fixers. Payment of the passport processing fee is a prerequisite before an applicant will be able to receive a confirmed appointment schedule. An applicant’s confirmed appointment schedule is non-transferrable,” it added.

Thousands of additional slots have also been opened in various consular offices nationwide.

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9 billionaires who drive cheap Hondas, Toyotas and Chevrolets

 

Despite their wealth, many billionaires famously drive cheap cars that are priced well below their means .

Take former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who has driven Fords for years because his father was a manager at Ford Motor Company . Or Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who is often seen driving a black Acura TSX , a car valued around $30,000, which he says is "safe, comfortable and not ostentatious."

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VIRAL: Man parodies viral ‘five-minute’ girl who had a confrontation with MMDA

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