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Savas Abadsidis April 20, 2021

TACO TUESDAY & 420 #GayNrd’s best bets on news, art, and photos from all corners of the internet and social media for Tuesday April 20 2021. Above: Austin Giordano by Bara/Yaoi artist @LeroyYoreel.

WANDAVISION‘s Creator and Executive Producer Jac Schaeffer told the New York Times: “For the whole season it was like, how does she do this? How, how, how, how, how?” said Schaeffer, who has also contributed to Marvel movies like “Captain Marvel” and the upcoming “Black Widow.” She continued: “And really, the question is, why? What in her personhood, what in her past, led to this moment? Let’s explore that, unpack that and look at the full human before us. And still have it be entertaining, with all the bells and whistles and all the blasty-blasty, all in one thing.”

Above: Credit…Joyce Kim for The New York Times.

BEHIND THE SCENES of Zack Snyder’s Justice League we see Ray Fisher and Ezra Miller both of whom fans want to see more of… and hopefully Fisher will have better CGI as his pre-digital outfit rocks in comparison.

CANNABIS stocks rose on 420. CNN reports: In honor of April 20 — aka “weed day” — we figured it was worth pointing out that cannabis stocks are smoking hot. Shares of industry leaders Canopy Growth (CGC) and Cronos (CRON), which are backed by Corona owner Constellation Brands (STZ) and Marlboro parent Altria (MO) respectively, have each surged more than 10% this year. Aphria (APHA) and Tilray (TLRY), which announced plans to merge in December in a deal valued at about $4 billion that will create the world’s largest cannabis company, have each more than doubled.

It’s a clear sign that Wall Street expects the business of legal pot to become a rapidly growing chunk of the consumer products pie.

WORF RETURNS The cranky Klingon character who was hugely popular over 7 seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Deep Space 9, and numerous theatrical films will return in Picard season 2 on Paramount Plus. Actor Michael Dorn made the announcement on Twitter Monday: Just got the news, being summoned back into action. Starfleet calls. #ad

Just got the news, being summoned back into action. Starfleet calls. #ad
— Michael Dorn (@akaWorf) April 19, 2021

ART APPRECIATION Billy Kaplan née Maixmoff aka Wiccan by artist unknown.

TWEET OF THE DAY The importance of furry butts. “There’s rogain and beard implants, but what if I want a furry butt??? The science must be out there.”

There’s rogain and beard implants, but what if I want a furry butt???
The science must be out there.
— Chuck Noblet (@Ryan_Bricks) April 20, 2021

TIK TOK OF THE DAY Zendaya plugs George M. Johnson’s YA masterpiece Not All Boys Are Blue.

THE SECRET to happiness? Seth Rogen may have found it. Rogen, this week’s New York Times Magazine cover star, is the most casual jack-of-all-trades there is — chucklingly agreeable, continually stoned. His demeanor has long belied his productivity, he has been working almost constantly since he was 13, when he started doing stand-up comedy around Vancouver. He is now a household name for his acting chops and iconic film resume, and he recently launched a cannabis company called Houseplant. Oh, and he’s a successful ceramicist as well.

Read more about how the comedian (and director, writer, ceramist and weed entrepreneur) has made a career out of mining the pitfalls and possibilities of adolescence in this piece —and how the miracle of marijuana changed his life — here.

BATMAN Michael Keaton is returning again for sure in the next Flash movie. According to The Wrap: Michael Keaton’s talent agency, ICM Partners, has confirmed the actor will return as Batman in “The Flash.” The superhero film officially kicked off production in London on Monday, as revealed in an Instagram post from director Andrés Muschietti.

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As TheWrap first exclusively reported, Keaton was in talks to return to the role of Batman after nearly 30 years, to appear alongside Ezra Miller in Warner Bros.’ “The Flash.”

MJB wishes us a Happy Tuesday. Mary J. Blige the queen of R& B said on Instagram: “Happy Tuesday!! Keep grinding, loving, living, giving and ignoring assholes lol!”

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GAY SUCCESS Lil Nas X says: “y’all love saying i’m being gay for success but can’t name 5 successful gay male artists in the last 10 years to save your life.”

y’all love saying i’m being gay for success but can’t name 5 successful gay male artists in the last 10 years to save your life
— nope ???? (@LilNasX) April 20, 2021