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The ‘men’ in ‘X-Men’ may be removed to make brand more inclusive

Sep 25 2021 Share

X-Men may potentially be one of the most iconic and hard-hitting outfits Marvel has ever had, however Marvel’s president of Physical, Post Production, VFX and Animation Victoria Alonso has had a thing or two to say about the long-standing Marvel centrepiece.

Alonso stated that it is funny how people call them the X-Men when there are a lot of female superheroes in the group, and her newfound position may give her the power to change that.

Marvel has already hinted at a potential change with the release of The New Mutants last year, which was the 13th and final instalment of the X-Men series and since then, the entertainment giant has announced ‘The Mutants’, a X-Men reboot which may finally officially welcome the beloved group of misfits to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Do you think the X-Men’s named should be changed?

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Valletta Deputy Mayor slams city development after ambulance struggles to navigate streets

Valletta Deputy Mayor slams city development after ambulance struggles to navigate streets
Sep 25 2021 Share

Valletta Deputy Mayor Ray Azzopardi took to Facebook on Saturday morning to share his concern with the current state of Valletta and the effect that is being left by the ever-increasing number of commercial establishments in the city.

Azzopardi shared a video of an ambulance struggling to drive along Valletta’s narrow roads, which path was being impeded by the seating of a restaurant. The deputy mayor went on to rhetorically Transport Malta, the Planning Authority and enforcement whether sales should come before peoples lives.

“It’s a shame that you will wake up from the slumber when a life is lost due to this situation”, Azzopardi stated, concerned at the suffocating infrastructure in Valletta at the moment. In his concluding statements, he appealed to the authorities to “stop being cretins and start enforcing seriously before it’s too late.”

Do you agree with the Valletta Deputy Mayor?

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Elon Musk and Grimes ‘semi-separated’ but on great terms

Sep 25 2021 Share

Following the news that eccentric couple Elon Musk and partner Grimes had broken up, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO has revealed that the couple is ‘semi-separated’ but on great terms.

Musk went on to reveal that his work with SpaceX and Tesla require him to be in Texas or travel overseas frequently and being that Grimes is primarily based in Los Angeles, it presented a problem. He went on to reveal that both Grimes and son X Æ A-Xii are staying with him at the moment.

The billionaire business magnate was recently under fire for the vague claims that Tesla is close to developing ‘full self-driving cars’, after which he was called out by the government and the cars’ ‘auto-pilot’ feature under investigation from government regulators.

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Finance minister promises ‘substantial increase’ on electric car grants

Finance minister promises 'substantial increase' on electric car grants
Sep 25 2021 Share

During a recent pre-budget consultation with the theme ‘X’Pajjiż Tixtieq Tħalli lil uliedek?’ finance minister Clyde Caruana stated that there will be a “substantial increase” in grants on electric vehicles in the Budget 2022.

Caruana went on to state that the country must change the formula in which it thinks and ‘invest in the people’ to maintain the increased quality of life. The minister also stated that the government will prioritise education to provide people more opportunities, thus affecting income and contributing to a developed economy.

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Tracking back to the country’s evolution, the minister said that while the economy used to be based on manufacturing, it is services which we are most focused on nowadays. The three Gozitan ministers, Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri, Education Minister Justyne Caruana and Animal Rights Minister Anton Refalo were also present during the Gozo event.

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