Hello there and welcome to Tuesday’s edition of the Levy Letter. I hope it 
finds you well. I must say I still don’t think that I am going to get used to 
this wintery weather. I hope you’ve not been caught out by it and remember to 
carry your gloves with you! 

RIP Batman?

Now are you a fan of Batman? I’ve reading today that the latest issue of the 
comic entitled ‘Batman RIP’ will see “the end of Bruce Wayne as Batman”, the 
Scottish writer Grant Morrison has revealed to readers. His fate will be 
revealed when the comic is published on the 26th November. There are various 
rumours going around suggesting that Bruce Wayne may retire or get killed by a 
mysterious villain. It is not known who will become the new Batman but 
frontrunners include Tim Drake who has been Robin since 1991 and Dick Grayson 
who protects Gotham City as Nightwing. I never thought comic book superheroes 
would ever die but it turns out that other superheroes have had unfortunate 
endings in the comic world. In 2007 Captain America was killed after being shot 
by a sniper in New York and in 1992 the death of Superman became the biggest 
selling ‘Superman’ comic in history. He was however resurrected. Well there you 
go. It turns out that even superheroes are not immortal. Happy rea!
 ding!

Car Crash Telly

I’m not sure what you think to reality TV shows, but if you find yourself 
sitting down to celebrities in jungles or dancing and can’t understand why, you 
may like to know that you are in the same position as Sir Paul McCartney. He 
has said that “I think there is too much of it, really. I just think it’s a bit 
weird myself. So I’m not keen on it. But I watch it like everybody.” He admits 
that they are “compulsive viewing – but so is a traffic accident.” Well there 
you have it; it seems that even celebrities are not immune to keeping up with 
the latest goings on in the jungle.

Cash for Names

What do you think to this one? I’ve been reading today that a far right Italian 
party is offering 1,500 Euros to parents who name their children after the 
fascist dictator Benito Mussolini or his wife. The small Movimento 
Sociale-Fiamma Tricolore (MS-FT) party denies its gesture is racist and says 
the names Benito and Rachele are merely "nice". The cash incentive is available 
in five areas of southern Italy and is aimed at helping the region’s low birth 
rate. However the names Benito and Rachele signify one thing to Italians, the 
former dictator and his wife. The party have said the choice of names is 
“purely casual” and there aren’t any fascist or racist undertones, although 
they do insist at least one of the parents is Italian. 

Well that is all for today’s Levy Letter. I do hope you will join me for Look 
North tonight at 6.30pm on BBC One. If you can’t wait until tonight, then tune 
into BBC Radio Humberside between 12pm and 2pm for the Peter Levy Show. If you 
don’t catch it live you can always listen again online at bbc.co.uk/humberside

Enjoy the rest of your day,

Peter


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