Joining
The Umbrella Academy season 3 as the new members of the Sparrow Academy will be Justin Cornwell, Justin H Min, Britne Oldford, Jake Epstein, Genesis Rodriguez, Cazzie David and reported newcomer Existential Dread Inducing Psykromium Cube.
Their characters will be collectively known as the Sparrows and individually as
Marcus, Ben, Fei, Alphonso, Sloane, Jayme and Christopher (who is a cube) respectively.
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journeystar Cornwell will play Sparrow #1, aka Marcus, who s described as disciplined, rational and in control, as well as being someone who oozes confidence and leadership. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Netflix
While we re already familiar with Min s original Ben Hargreeves, the Sparrow version is described as a Machiavellian tactician , as well as being vicious, pragmatic and hyper-vigilant, and determined to gain his status as the leader.
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Chaos at the Capitol, as seen by allies and adversaries around the world
Translating and interpreting those events unfolding on Capitol Hill took place in real time on television broadcasts around the world.
In India, reporter Smita Sharma said, at first, she almost mistook the scenes for some new, fictional TV series: Frankly, it looked like I was watching maybe a mishmash of a Homeland season nine with a Designated Survivor, new series on Netflix, she said. You couldn t believe what you were saying? asked correspondent Seth Doane. It was difficult to believe.
A country of more than 1.3 billion people, India has an interest in this story: it s the world s most populous democracy.
The greater part of the year left us wondering if this was The Real World or if we were part of The Twilight Zone, questioning if these were truly The Days of Our Lives. Going outside was said to put us in Jeopardy so we remained in our House with our social bubble, knowing the days of Full House would be put off for a while. By Christmas it was no more than a Party of Five. We recognized how much we cherished Family Ties and we looked for ways to stay connected with Friends, as we truly missed our Bosom Buddies. Those living in the same household felt All in the Family was just a bit too close, and longed for extra square footage to spread out into The West Wing and avoid the Family Feud. Many had to isolate Upstairs Downstairs in their own homes in the hopes of ensuring Happy Endings.
Gary Barwin is the author of the novel Yiddish for Pirates.(Adela Talbot, Vintage Canada)
Yiddish for Pirates is a nautical odyssey narrated by a wise-cracking, polyglot parrot. The parrot, who now lives in a nursing home in Florida, tells the story of Moishe, a boy who joins a ship s crew in 1492. There, Moishe meets the parrot, Aaron. The two have an unforgettable adventure, following maps and hunting for treasure. But it s the period of the Spanish Inquisition, and it s a dangerous time to be Jewish. When Jews as expelled from Spain, Moishe ends up travelling to the Caribbean with Christopher Columbus, making his adventures grander than he ever imagained.