Vol.
XLII
Aug 17, 2025
[THE MAIN EVENT]
Here’s a Superman easter egg: Ron Troupe, a Black politics reporter at the Daily Planet, debuted in issue 480 of Adventures of Superman. First-time actor Christopher McDonald brought the character to the big screen in the superhero franchise's latest film.
Director James Gunn, known for having deep comic book knowledge, is notorious for casting friends in bit roles. McDonald, whose main gig is booking talent on The Kelly Clarkson Show, is certainly in Gunn’s close friend circle. He hopes the character sticks around. (More on that later.)
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The late Malcolm-Jamal Warner would've turned 55 this Monday. Reminisce on his legacy with this roadmap to his brilliance on TV's greatest family sitcom, The Cosby Show.
Title: Pilot/Theo’s Economic Lesson
Season: 1 Episode: 1
Air date: Sept. 20, 1984
The Cosby Show’s very first episode gives the blueprint. Theo bombs a report card and decides that’s fine because he’s content with a life of mediocrity—a “regular” profession unlike that of his high-earning parents. What follows is one of the coldest, funniest, most legendary parenting moments on television: Cliff Huxtable ruthlessly explaining adult expenses and financial literacy via
Monopoly money The scene went viral before viral was a thing. It set the tone for the series and for how so many Black families came to see love and discipline as intertwined.
