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Fashion weeks usually chase attention by stacking designers, front-row names and press coverage into the same few days. Manila Fashion Week 2026 pushed that formula further by treating regional fandom itself as distribution.

Sergio Aragonés and Frank Quitely, Ernie Bushmiller and Tom Gammill, Teresa Burritt and Clay Jones, Romance books and Cartoon Covers, Mo Willems and Adults, Supergirl and the U.S. Mint.

The birthday celebrations of popular Kannada cinema star ‘Dimple Queen’ Rachita Ram reached a fever pitch in Rajarajeshwarinagar. On October 3, a massive crowd of fans from various corners of the state gathered to catch a glimpse of their beloved icon, bursting firecrackers and distributing sweets from midnight onwards.

The share of Americans who identify as soccer fans jumped 10 percentage points after this summer’s World Cup, according to a Morning Consult poll conducted for Bloomberg. Forty-six percent of respondents said they were soccer fans in September, up from the comparable figure measured just before the tournament kicked off in June.

Skip to commentsPublished: October 3, 2026Updated: October 3, 20261 minute0 comments

Russell T Davies, photographed last month. Photograph: Harry Borden/The GuardianRussell T Davies, photographed last month. Photograph: Harry Borden/The Guardian Interview

Coca-Cola Japan is giving V fans a reason to keep receipts long after the commercial has finished playing. The current promotion turns a celebrity campaign into a repeated shopping ritual: buy eligible Coke products, upload the receipt through LINE, collect digital entry seals, then use those entries for V-linked prizes.

Skip to commentsPublished: October 2, 2026Updated: October 2, 20261 minute0 comments

The National Cartoonists Society and Lakes International Comic Art Festival have announced Frank Quitely as the winner of the Sergio Aragonés International Award for Excellence in Comic Art.

POV: You’re on a date with a moody, hardworking professor. He’s not the most outgoing, but he’s got a furrowed brow over his eyes that you just know are hiding some sexy secrets. “Dr. Evil” is what they call him, but after a few minutes, you realize he’s actually a highly sought after scientist and…