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WorldOct 11Friday the 13th canon has room to bend, says Crystal Lake showrunner Brad Caleb KaneThis article contains spoilers for the premiere episode of Crystal Lake, which arrives on Peacock on October 15. Crystal Lake opens on Pamela Voorhees, hunched over a bathroom sink, blood all over her, looking into the mirror. A human tooth is lodged in one of her knuckles. "What did you do…?" she asks the woman looking back at her. That is the first image Peacock's Friday the 13th prequel series gives viewers, and it says a lot about the show's priorities. Jason gets his moments, but the series belongs to Linda Cardellini, and Pam is the one with the knife. The creator and cast were at New York Comic Con this week, a week before the premiere. They held a panel, ran a Camp Crystal Lake activation and screened the pilot, and we sat down with the group to talk about returning to Jason's old stomping grounds. Showrunner Brad Caleb Kane also explained why he thinks the canon has some flexibility."I mean, if you watch the [film] series, it changes things from movie to movie," Caleb Kane said. "I think there's always room and I think it's always ripe for reinterpretation."Pamela takes center stageIn case your memory of Friday the 13th has faded, here's a quick recap. Jason is the franchise's signature slasher, but the killer in the original 1980 film was Pam, his mother. She came unhinged after her son drowned at Camp Crystal. (Or appeared to drown. Keep that in mind.)Cardellini's Pam isn't insane, or at least not yet. By the time the first episode ends, though, there's no question she's capable of serious harm. Cardellini recently won an Emmy for the HBO series DTF St. Louis. "There's a switch," she said. "If you flip it with her, there's no going back. It's almost like she doesn't even understand what she's doing. If someone flips that switch, there's a loss of control for her. In a way, she's looking for control and then she loses it at the same time. That's the dangerous dance there."Caleb Kane was more direct. "I like to think there's nobody more dangerous than a mother whose child is threatened," he said. Cardellini said part of the appeal is that nobody sees it coming. "Also, it's somebody you don't expect," she said. What drew her in most, she said, was that "here's this person who you can kind of relate to, but there's a massive rage underneath there that, if you tap into it and start to open that Pandora's box, you can't put that genie back in the bottle."Then the showrunner admitted something most people wouldn't. "At a certain point, maybe it also feels a little good to let that genie happen," Caleb Kane said. Finally, a young JasonJason's origin story is about as familiar as horror lore gets. Yet he has appeared in 12 movies (sort of: he's dead for the fifth one) and decades of tie-in media, and we've seen almost nothing of his childhood. We know he had some kind of deformity. We know the grown-up Jason, who everyone thought had drowned, took over killing teenagers at Camp Crystal after his mother died in the first film. That's about all. Crystal Lake casts Callum Vinson, who you may recognize from the Chucky TV series, as a young Jason. He's a sweet kid with a physical disability that includes a large, misshapen head. Caleb Kane said this version of the character came from "Invention and being really well versed in the movies." He cited the creature that make-up effects legend Tom Savini created for the end of the first film. It was monstrous, and it existed mainly as the idea that set Pam on her course."But if we're doing a show about how Pam lost him, you want to see the connection between mother and child," Caleb Kane said. "You want Jason to be a real 11-year-old boy, obviously with differences and difficulties. The iteration of Jason here really came out of the point where we were making a show about a relationship between mother and child. What is that? Who is Jason within the context of that relationship? How does losing him set Pam on this journey? So that's where it came from."Cardellini described her son as "everything to Pam," adding that "he's everything to the franchise." She has a point: leaving him out of this show would have felt odd."She just loves him more than anything," Cardellini said. "Brad wrote this line that they're connected at the heart, and I think that is really at the core of it all – that she never feels disconnected from him. I think the codependency and the inter-connectedness is very, very deep and almost, I don't know, telepathic."The drowning is locked in. The death is less certain. Every prequel has fixed events it has to hit, and the biggest one here is Jason's drowning. Betsy Palmer's Pam summed it up in the first film: "They were making love while that young boy drowned!" Crystal Lake's first episode shows that moment, since Pam's story can't get going until it happens. Still, Jason can't really be dead, can he? That's the challenge: how do you fill a whole season of television without contradicting a canon fans know by heart? According to Caleb Kane, you look for the spots where the canon gives a little."I think fans of the franchise are going to love certain movies and they don't love certain movies and the fandom is pretty rabid," he said. "As a longtime fan, as somebody who knows these movies, their novelizations, all of the things sort of chapter and verse, I felt like I had a little bit of license to play. Also, you've got to make sure that you give the fans what they want."He appears to be spending that license on Pam and Jason's lives before Crystal Lake. The pilot hints at something called "Argonaut," which appears in a flashback as a name on a door at the end of a long hallway. The show doesn't explain it yet. Caleb Kane did give a small hint. "What you learn about [Pam] later on in the series is that she did a lot to protect him and get him out of a pretty difficult situation, and herself," he said. "When you put that amount of attention on protecting someone and loving someone, their absence is going to be that much more acute."And yes, it gets full Friday the 13thAs for the tooth in Pam's knuckle, just wait until you find out how it ended up there. The pilot has plenty of blood, some wildly excessive gore and a bit of sex. "The thing has to go full Friday the 13th at a certain point," Caleb Kane said. "We made sure we did that in the show."At least in the first episode, none of it feels gratuitous. Those scenes move the story along and reveal who these characters are. One sequence comes close to pure gross-out, and it's funny in the best way. I won't spoil it. It's better if you go in knowing nothing. Pam's supporting castA TV series needs more than a mother and son, and a few of the supporting characters stand out. William Catlett plays Sheriff Levon Brooks, Pam's friend and a former city cop who seems a little out of his depth in the Crystal Lake woods. He may want more than friendship. Knowing where Pam's story goes, that probably won't end well for him. Catlett said he plays the role without leaning on what's ahead. "You know, I think you can have two things, two wishes at the same time within your mind," he said. "You love Pam, you want to be with Pam, it's a new beginning, but at the same time it's like, who is this woman? And so if I don't judge it, then I can allow myself to have those emotions that go through with it."Gwendolyn Sundstrom plays Grace, a girl in her early teens who is one of Jason's few friends. His apparent death sends her down a path that could be dangerous for her."I think it's losing the most important person in your life," Sundstrom said. "Losing Jason, to Grace, is something that brings a lot of trauma, and I think that definitely plays into the rest of the season too. It's something that Grace really struggles with, and she doesn't want it to happen. She definitely wants it to reverse."One character has a free pass on dyingSeveral legacy characters from the first film appear as younger versions of themselves. "Crazy" Ralph, originally played by Walt Gorney, is now played by Nick Cordileone. Officer Dorf, played by Ron Millkie in the first film, is now played by Cameron Scoggins. Dorf survives the original movie, so Scoggins has something like plot armor."Yeah, he makes it!" Scoggins said with a laugh. "He doesn't die as far as we know in the first movie. We'll see. He appears so briefly in that first movie that you almost do have to go back and watch it sometimes, but it is a memorable little character, and you kind of wonder, where's that guy coming from? And it's just so fun to take such a brief scene and expand upon that and just take the energy of a different actor and be like, well, how are we going to build on this more?"He's wise to add "as far as we know." Thirteen movies of history show that in this franchise, nobody stays safe for good.egamers · united arab emirates
WorldOct 11When Solitude Succeeds: The Mighty Power of Lone Comic HeroesIn a universe where many champions team up, some heroes choose to stand alone. This piece examines iconic characters-from the cosmic Silver Surfer and the weblike Question, to Blade, Ghost Rider, Rorschach, and John Constantine-that thrive in solitary missions. It explores their unique abilities, the narrative reasons for preferring isolation, and why a single hero can at times surpass a squad. Readers discover why some comic legends prove that working alone can be the greatest strength, offering new lenses for understanding heroism and teamwork.headtopics · united states of america
BusinessOct 11Mattel's latest play to counter slowing Barbie sales: Water parks - Sat, 10 Oct 2026 PSTWith Barbie sales slipping, Mattel is looking to its characters and games to build a new revenue stream: water parks. The El Segundo, California, company has been trying to find more ways to turn its roster of beloved toys into bigger moneymakers. Former Chief Executive Ynon Kreiz, who spearheaded a campaign to upgrade earnings from Mattel's intellectual properties, just stepped down amid investor disappointment.spokesman · united states of america
BusinessOct 11Porsche 911 2.5 S/T - A Racing Legend RebornPorsche revisits its illustrious racing heritage with the 2.5 S/T, a high-performance variant of the classic 911 that embodies the spirit of motorsport champions from the 1970s.headtopics · united states of america
WorldOct 11Chicago White Sox fan Pope Leo on his favorite team making the playoffsChicago White Sox superfan Pope Leo was asked if he had anything to do with their playoff "miracle" as the team prepares to face Cleveland on Saturday night. Chris Livesay has the story from Rome.CBS News
MilitaryOct 11Japan to buy Ukrainian interceptor drones from SkyFallJapan's Ministry of Defense has signed a contract to purchase interceptor drones manufactured by Ukrainian company SkyFall.Ukrinform [en]
WorldOct 11Roman Reigns beats LA Knight at Money in the Bank, cementing his status as WWE's bestRoman Reigns successfully defended his World Heavyweight Championship against LA Knight at Money in the Bank, proving he is WWE's best superstar. After the match, a brawl erupted between the 946 and The Usos.headtopics · united states of america
PoliticsOct 11Finnish PM calls Trump–Putin diesel deal 'terrible disappointment'Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has criticized the agreement between the U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin concerning supplies of Russian diesel fuel.Ukrinform [en]
PoliticsOct 11Global pro-Palestinian protests one year after Gaza ‘ceasefire’Pro-Palestinian demonstrations have been held worldwide to mark one year since the so-called Gaza ‘ceasefire'.Al Jazeera [en]
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WorldOct 11Today's horoscope, Sunday, October 11: predictions for health, love and moneyConocé qué dice el horóscopo hoy para los signos del zodiaco en este día de la semana.Clarín
WorldOct 11The need to stop equating sex with loveBy Bunmi Sofola Some women’s sexual escapades often sound stranger than fiction.  Why does a particular woman seek sex all of the time, with different men losing all sense of shame?  Abibat’s reason was because she thought she was fat and unattractive. The only way she could have been interested in her was to spread […] The post The need to stop equating sex with love appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
WorldOct 11Pisces Horoscope for today, October 11, 2026: predictions for health, love, and moneyEnterate qué dice el horóscopo de hoy para los nacidos entre el 20 de febrero y el 20 de marzo en este día de la semana.Clarín
WorldOct 11Aquarius Horoscope for today, October 11, 2026: predictions for health, love, and moneyEnterate qué dice el horóscopo de hoy para los nacidos entre el 21 de enero y el 19 de febrero en este día de la semana.Clarín
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WorldOct 11Sagittarius Horoscope for today, October 11, 2026: predictions for health, love, and moneyEnterate qué dice el horóscopo de hoy para los nacidos entre el 23 de noviembre y el 22 de diciembre en este día de la semana.Clarín
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PoliticsOct 11An architecture that needs no dominant donor demands collective action in institutional formAgreement: I Agree Body: Dear Editor Tang and colleagues’ argument is timely. China will not rescue the donor-dependent global health order, nor should it be expected to. What we should aim for is indeed “an architecture that needs no new dominant donor”. The editorial leaves unanswered a critical question: who finances and governs the shared capabilities the authors call for? Without an adequate answer, the vision of shared capabilities risks reproducing the donor-dependent order it seeks to transcend. The donor-dependent order reflects a material reality: the resources and capabilities to develop and deploy essential health products and services are concentrated in a small number of nations. And for far too long, we have, implicitly or explicitly, accepted it as unavoidable. Moving beyond that order towards a vision of shared capabilities therefore requires an institutional mechanism to pool resources and a collective commitment to building capability for the many, not just the privileged few. Global health initiatives such as the Global Fund and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, were established in the early 2000s in recognition of this need and have since contributed significantly to global public health. But times have changed. So have relations among nations. Today, the global health architecture would benefit greatly from strong, well-coordinated regional nodes so that decisions are taken at the level closest to where they matter. Regional financing mechanisms for public health R&D can give the authors’ vision a collective, institutional form. An R&D ecosystem cannot substitute for a health system, but the tools and skills it generates are integral to one. Three design choices are crucial. First, states are the most critical funders. They bear the primary responsibility for investing in solving public health threats that nations cannot solve in isolation such as climate change, antimicrobial resistance and pandemics. Inclusive governance can be safeguarded through design features that invite contributions scaled to each nation’s fiscal capacity and prevent dominance by the largest contributors and marginalisation of the smallest. Mission-aligned philanthropic and civil society organisations play an important role in steering governance towards transnational benefit rather than the interests of any single government. Second, a regional mechanism should finance the end-to-end R&D pathway, including skills development, so that it leaves durable capabilities, not just products. Few funders support training personnel required across discovery, development, manufacturing and regulation because it is costly, requires long-term commitment and, therefore, is considered “inefficient”. This is how we have legitimised concentrating the capabilities the authors value in a few countries even with the best of intentions. A pooled regional fund can draw on complementary strengths within a region, so that capability is built collectively rather than in a few centres. Third, a coalition of governments can and should do what markets cannot do: set joint policies on technology transfer and licence sharing, so that regionally funded products are developed and delivered as public goods, not private commodities. Africa has set out this vision through the New Public Health Order and the Accra Reset.¹ Latin America has shown through the PAHO Revolving Funds that regional cooperation works.² Asia remains the most fragmented region, yet it holds significant material resources and much of the research and manufacturing capacity the authors describe, in China but also in India, Korea, Thailand, Singapore and beyond. Much can be done if Asia steps up, and the time to act is now. If our destination is a global health architecture that does not rely on dominant donors, the task ahead is to build shared institutions that pool resources for common goals. 1. Accra Reset. The Accra Reset: a new blueprint for health sovereignty and shared prosperity. 2025. https://d2nhv1us8wflpq.cloudfront.net/prod/uploads/2025/10/Accra-Reset.pdf 2. Pan American Health Organization. Regional revolving funds. 2024. https://extranet.who.int/prequal/sites/default/files/document_files/day3... No competing Interests: No competing interests The following competing Interests: I am serving on the Evaluation and Selection Panel of SEA DREAM, a Thailand-based research funder, until 20 October 2026. I was Executive Director of the RIGHT Foundation, a Korea-based global health R&D funder, from September 2021 to December 2025, and Senior Advisor to the same organisation from January to June 2026. Electronic Publication Date: Sunday, October 11, 2026 - 00:31 AI use: Yes I have used AI AI use details: I have used AI strictly for improving spelling and grammar as a non-native English speaker. Highwire Comment Subject: Will China be global health’s new donor? Workflow State: Released Full Title: An architecture that needs no dominant donor demands collective action in institutional form Highwire Comment Response to: Check this box if you would like your letter to appear anonymously:: Last Name: Kim First name and middle initial: Hani Email: hani.kim@healthcollaboratory.kr Address: Daejeon, Republic of Korea Occupation: Executive Director | Founder Affiliation: Health Collaboratory BMJ: Additional Article Info: Rapid responsebmj · united states of america
WorldOct 11Blade Runner 2099 trailer offers new look at humanity's bleak teal-and-orange futureBlade Runner 2099 trailer offers new look at humanity's bleak teal-and-orange futureheadtopics · united states of america
WorldOct 11The Power of a Bold Pilot: HBO's Three Most Impactful Television StartsThree HBO pilots-Six Feet Under, Watchmen and Westworld-illustrated how a well‑crafted first episode can define a series's tone, challenge conventions and each prove a turning point for television narrative and culture. From a daring take on death to a historical, present‑day social critique, to a riveting blend of Western and sci‑fi, these shows spurred new storytelling rules for the TV industry.headtopics · united states of america
PoliticsOct 11Trump says Ukraine should replace Zelenskyy, stop hitting Russian refineriesFormer President Trump suggested that Ukraine should replace its leader, Zelenskyy, and cease targeting Russian refineries. This statement concerns the ongoing conflict and its diplomatic strategies.Seeking Alpha Tech
Sci & TechOct 11AI capitalism has become a continuously expanding ecosystemA framework is emerging, centrally constituted by Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon/AWS, Alphabet/Google, OpenAI, Meta/Facebook, Oracle, SpaceX, and Anthropic, among others.Clarín
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