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Several of mangaka Isaki Uta's acclaimed stories are getting an all-new collection  arriving on Kickstarter from Irodori Comics , and both existing fans and  those who haven't heard of the manga  are going to want to check out the upcoming set. Best known for their stories about exploring characters through the lens of gender and sexual identity, Uta's catalog includes the coming-of-age tale "Is Love the Answer," which deals with a young woman coming to terms with her aromantic asexual identity.

Transgender charity Mermaids has shared it will be coming off social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) due to a change in the site's values.  Mermaids has offered its support transgender, non-binary and gender-diverse children, young people, and their families since 1995. But since Elon Musk took over X last year, abuse and hate speech has taken a step up towards trans people and other parts of the LGBTQ+ community. Earlier this year, Musk claimed 'cis' or 'cisgender' are considered slurs on the social media platform.

BALTIMORE — Jessica Long is a 29-time Paralympic medalist and one of the winningest female athletes in U.S. history. But growing up, she always knew that people looked at her differently, as "The Girl With No Legs." Now the prominent swimmer, who grew up in Middle River, has a new project, and hopes to inspire the next generation of champions. "The Mermaid With No Tail" is Jessica's new children's book. It came out last week and recreates Jessica's life story through the tale of a unique mermaid.

Thailand-headquartered subsea services provider Mermaid Maritime has secured multiple new contracts with a combined value of approximately $485 million. Source: Thoresen Thai Agencies Public Company Limited Mermaid Maritime reported that its subsidiaries had secured multiple new offshore project awards in Thailand, the Middle East, Western Sub Sahara, and the UK. Activities include cable laying, subsea pipeline tie-ins, inspection, repair, and maintenance (IRM), transportation and installation, decommissioning, and related services, set to start this year and planned to be completed in 2025.

Mermaids swim with fish, sharks, turtles and other marine animals at Sea Life Orlando Aquarium, Thursday, October 5, 2023 as part of a national tour featuring underwater performances and on-land meet-n-greets through October 30. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) Mermaid 'Citrine' swims with turtles and other marine animals at Sea Life Orlando Aquarium, Thursday, October 5, 2023. Citrine is one of several mermaids who will be performing at the ICON Park venue through October 30. The mermaids, from Denver-based Wands & Wishes, are on their 2023 national tour with underwater performances —and on-land meet-n-greets— at aquariums across the U.

Credit: Pixar Earlier this year,  Elemental  (2023) became Pixar's biggest flop ever – until it wasn't. Since the release of  Toy Story  (1995), Pixar has been relatively untouchable as one of Hollywood's most prestigious animation studios . Purchased by The Walt Disney Company in 2006, it's responsible for kicking off powerhouse franchises such as Cars  (2006), Monsters, Inc.  (2001), Finding Nemo  (2003), and  Inside Out (2015). Credit: Pixar Over the past few years, however, Pixar's reputation has taken something of a stumble.

Don't miss out on the headlines from . Followed categories will be added to My News. To dive or snorkel the Rowley Shoals Marine Park is a life-affirming experience. These are some of Australia's healthiest reefs, and the sheer abundance of life here is almost overwhelming. In the shallows, I see large tabletop corals, their blue tablecloths made of thousands of tiny turquoise fish. Boulder corals, some 8m across, shelter monster coral trout. Whitetip reef sharks snooze on the seafloor, and mysterious, wiggly garden eels pop their heads up through the sand.

Museums need to enhance security measures due to an increase in art vandalism by far-left groups The recent rash of art vandalism has arrived in Canada. While it was inevitable we would have to deal with this growing threat, it also provides us with an opportunity to help prevent more of these attacks from occurring. Kaleb Suedfeld, a climate activist, attempted to deface Tom Thomson's Northern River at the National Gallery of Canada on Aug. 29. A member of the far-left group On2Ottawa, which has called for a national firefighting agency of 50,000 members to deal with forest fires, he callously threw pink paint at this masterpiece and smeared it.

UK Health Secretary Steve Barclay has announced plans to ban trans patients from female and male-only hospital wards, sparking huge backlash from LGBTQ+ activists, other Tories and health officials. The decision has been announced despite the fact that there has been no evidence of complaints about trans people's presence in these wards. Barclay revealed the plans in a speech made at the Conservative party's conference in Manchester on October 3, stating that the Tories 'know what a woman is'. Speaking about the proposal to ban trans women from female hospital wards, the health secretary vowed to restore 'common sense' and recognise 'the importance of the biological sex in healthcare'.

The sound of some of the greatest names in the classical repertoire comes to Sheffield Cathedral as The Brigantes Orchestra returns for a new season of music to get audiences dancing. Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 Visit Shots! now Much loved pieces by Mozart, Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Saint-Saens and Dvorak fill a programme of timeless favourites that celebrate the magic of dance, including three full ballet scores. The Brigantes Orchestra, conducted by music director Quentin Clare and sponsored by Sheffield company Neuronatal, is the city's own professional orchestra and has been performing to critical acclaim at venues across the region since 2019.

Stardew Valley  creator ConcernedApe shared a new look at  Haunted Chocolatier , which will be his next game. To celebrate reaching a million followers on X , ConcernedApe shared four screenshots from  Haunted Chocolatier , which you can see below. The first shows the player character inside a house, while subsequent images show them shooting a monster with a bow and arrow, a fountain with three mermaids pouring water, and an extremely spooky library. At the time of writing, there's not much we know about the game for certain, so the context of these isn't immediately clear.

The Birch Aquarium welcomed some new guests this week -- ravioli-sized newborn Big Skates, who will live in the nursery habitat in the Hall of Fishes. Big Skates are the largest species of skates found in North America and can grow as long as eight feet -- about the size of a surfboard. "Despite this large size, their flat features and sandy coloration enable them to seamlessly blend into the seafloor," aquarium officials said. "They have two large, black spots on their fins masquerading as oversized eyes.

Francia Raisa showed out in support of her pal Selena Gomez in Los Angeles on Wednesday — after recently reconciling following years of speculation that they'd had repeated falling outs after Gomez's kidney transplant in 2017. Raisa donated her kidney to save the life of the Disney Channel star, 31, who at just 24 was suffering from organ damage relating to her lupus diagnosis. There were rumors that Raisa felt as though she was 'forced' to go through with it and that she took issue with Gomez's lifestyle choices following the transplant — all of which she has denied.

The return of Loki season 2 has brought with it a renewed interest in one of the staples of the TVA: Miss Minutes. The little cartoon clock, who was introduced as part of the TVA's instructional videos – and Loki 's promotional campaign in season 1 – is set to have an even bigger role in the show's second season, if the season 1 finale is to be believed. But who is Miss Minutes and who is the actress behind the somewhat cute but also frightening orange cartoon clock that doesn't actually tell time? And will her connection to He Who Remains be further explored in the show's second season? The answer to the first and last questions might be complicated, but the answer to the second one is very simple.

Romance blossoms in a south Thailand coastal town affected by climate change in this tender if unfortunately-named debut Dir: Patiparn Boontarig. Thailand. 2023. 93mins A tentative romance unfolds against the frontline realities of climate change in Patiparn Boontarig's debut feature, a predictable, low-key affair elevated by the sensitivity of the direction and an accomplished control of mood and atmosphere. Festival attention should follow a Busan premiere, with particular interest from both environmental and queer-focused events.