Superheroes are special people in stories that have amazing powers that normal people don’t have. They usually wear costumes that hide who they are, and they use their powers to do good things for the world, like stopping crime and keeping people safe. You can find these superhero stories in American comic books, movies, TV shows, and video games from the 1930s until today. They are also in Japanese stories like manga and anime. There are many different superheroes. Some, like Batman and Iron Man, are regular people who are very smart and make cool machines to help them fight crime. Others, like Superman and Spider-Man, were born with special powers or got them in some unusual way. Some superheroes, like Captain Marvel and Doctor Strange, can use magic. When someone talks about a superhero, they mean a character in a story who has powers no one else has, and they use these powers to fight bad people or solve big problems. Sometimes, they are called other names like crime fighters or masked vigilantes. Superheroes fight normal crimes, but they also fight against really bad villains, called supervillains. These supervillains can be just as famous as the superheroes and can become important characters in the stories. Superheroes and supervillains often fight many times, and the worst villain is called the superhero’s archenemy. Long ago, before superheroes, there were stories about gods and heroes who were like superheroes because they also had special powers and did brave things.

The sickness called COVID-19 changed the world's money matters a lot. There was a big slowdown in businesses, especially those that work with people a lot, like shops and restaurants. Because of this, people stopped spending so much and many workers lost their jobs. Also, the stock market, where people buy and sell parts of companies, went down a lot. Countries tried to help by giving out extra money. Because of the virus, making and moving goods all over the world became very difficult. This caused problems with getting things people need, like computer parts, and sometimes the prices went up too much. In 2020, selling goods to other countries went down by 7%. Small and medium-sized businesses felt this the most. Thankfully, the help from governments stopped many firms from closing for good. Even as things started to get better, people were not sure what would happen with money in the future. Prices for many things went up, and energy like oil became very expensive, especially in Asia. Everyone is still trying to figure out how long these problems will last and how to get back to how things were before COVID-19.

The year 2023 is special for movies. There were important movie events and some famous movie studios turned 100 years old. Two big movies, Super Mario Bros. and Barbie, made a lot of money, each earning over $1 billion. But, sadly, many other movies did not earn much money because they cost too much to make, did not have good advertising, and because some people are tired of superhero movies. A film expert named Richard Brody talked about the movies of 2023. He said even though we only have a few movies to look at, it's clear that making movies in the United States is doing well. He was excited about two big movies, Oppenheimer and Barbie, that made a lot of money. He thinks this shows that movies are still strong, even though superhero movies are not doing as well as before. Richard Brody also said that not just big movie studios are important. Big companies that stream movies online, like Netflix, are showing they care about making good movies too. They are even winning awards. Also, smaller movie companies are taking risks by making movies with new directors or famous ones with new ideas. This is helping to keep movies interesting and different.