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Remember Peppa Pig? The loveable, cheeky little pig that lived on a hillside yellow house and spoke English with a British accent? That’s the one. Peppa, her brother Georg, Mummy Pig, and Daddy Pig were a staple in many kids’ lives. And now, the popular cartoon characters have their very first theme park in Florida. Welcome to Peppa Pig Theme Park! Although Peppa Pig and her family’s fictional lives are set in the British countryside, the new theme park is actually located near sunny Orlando, Florida, in the city of Winter Haven (conveniently enough, the park is right next [...] Continue reading on familythis.com

Stephen Fishler, co-owner and CEO of ComicConnect.com, poses for a photo holding up a copy of Marvel Comics #1, Friday, March 18, 2022, in New York. The prized copy of the first-ever Marvel comic book has fetched over $2.4 million in an online auction. (Michael Cohen via AP)NEW YORK (AP) — A particularly prized copy of the first-ever Marvel comic book fetched more than $2.4 million in an online auction, the auctioneer said Friday. Known as the Marvel Comics #1 “pay copy,” it’s “arguably one of the top three comic books in the world of comics collecting,” said Vincent Zurzolo, chief operating officer of ComicConnect. The New York-based auctioneer sold the book Thursday night for a bit under $2,427,800. The buyer’s name has not been disclosed. He is “an extremely passionate comic boo...

Mila Kunis speaks onstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images/AFP) AP — For 30 seconds, the Oscars went silent for Ukraine.A tribute that started with words from Jewish Ukrainian-born Mila Kunis ended with the Academy Awards fading to black about midway through Sunday’s show from Los Angeles, with a plea for anyone watching to do whatever possible to send help to those in the war-torn nation.“Recent global events have left many of us feeling gutted,” Kunis said as she took the stage, part of her remarks [...]Continue reading on www.timesofisrael.com