Politics and Prose Employees Celebrate Becoming D.C.’s First Unionized Bookstore
Employees of Politics and Prose have successfully unionized, making them the first bookstore in Washington, D.C. to do so. After refusing to recognize the union for several weeks, the owners of Politics and Prose Bradley Graham and Lissa Muscatine voluntarily chose to recognize the union on December 31st. In a statement released on Monday, Graham and Muscatine said, “As stewards of a local, independent business with a 37-year legacy of progressive management and mission, we’ve valued collaborating with employees to solve problems and address needs, and we look forward to working with the union in the same spirit.”
Keanu Reeves to Star in Hulu’s Adaptation of The Devil in the White City
Keanu Reeves is in negotiations to star in Hulu’s series adaptation of Erik Larson’s 2003 book The Devil In The White City. This project work mark the actor’s first television role. Hulu first announced the big-budget adaptation in 2019, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese executive producing alongside Rick Yorn, Sam Shaw, Jennifer Davisson and Stacey Sher. Todd Field will direct the first two episodes, and Paramount TV Studios is producing the limited series alongside ABC Signature and Appian Way.
Rare First Edition of The Incredible Hulk Sells for $490K
A rare 60-year-old first edition of a comic featuring the Incredible Hulk has been sold for almost half a million dollars. The copy of Incredible Hulk #1, which was published in 1962 and features the beloved superhero as gray rather than his signature green, was purchased by a private collector for $490,000. Comic Connect, the auction site that handled the sale, said it was the most expensive copy of Incredible Hulk #1 ever sold.
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