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Superheroes In Real Life

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:13:31 -0500

Inspired by comic books, ordinary citizens are putting on masks to fight crime

For the Love of Xenu

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:15:57 -0400

Scientology may be a bizarre faith invented by a sci-fi hack. But it's not a cult.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off and the Secret to Life

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:09:20 -0400

There are quite a few documents out there that claim to be guides for a virtuous and productive life from the Bible, to the Koran, Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist and, of course, Big Tony Robbins's Unleash the Giant Within.

Inside Out

Wed, 04 Apr 2007 14:41:02 -0400

The closet has finally outlived its usefulness. So why do gay celebrities insist on staying in? And why do journalists guard the door?

A Case Study of Pokemon

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 17:25:47 -0400

The following paper traces the movement of the "Pokemon" phenomenon from its origins in the Japanese market to its introduction into the United States and beyond.

Look! Up in the sky ... It's Al Gore!

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 22:08:50 -0400

Superman's dad predicted Krypton catastrophe, just like Al Gore's global-warming warning, says the superhero's former writer.

By Elliot S. Maggin, Los Angeles Times, June 4, 2006

Lex Luthor Versus Bruce Wayne

Fri, 26 May 2006 16:03:13 -0400

by Matthew Herper, 12/07/05
"The Forbes Fictional Fifteen," Forbes magazine

The rivalry between multibillionaires Lex Luthor and Bruce Wayne is mutating into outright hatred, associates say, as both men become publicly embroiled in the national debate over whether the government should try to regulate superpowered beings.

Scan This Book!

Sun, 21 May 2006 16:59:09 -0400

The explosive rise of the Web, going from nothing to everything in one decade, has encouraged us to believe in the impossible: Might the long-heralded great library of all knowledge really be within our grasp?

Stephen Colbert at the White House Correspondents Dinner

Mon, 01 May 2006 02:15:52 -0400

On April 29, 2006, Comedy Central’s faux talk show host Stephen Colbert gave a scathing satirical "tribute" to President George W. Bush at the White House Correspondent Dinner.

Needless to say, President and Mrs. Bush were not amused. Read on and learn why...

Fabled Film Company May Get a Reanimator

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 13:26:40 -0500

Suddenly, John Lasseter is Walt Disney Co.'s $7.4-billion man.

Returning to the company where he worked more than 20 years ago as a low-level artist, computer animation's master storyteller faces a daunting task: how to merge his community of hit-making mavericks at Pixar Animation Studios with a more staid Disney animation group that has struggled for much of the last decade to regain its stride.

Garfield: Why we hate the Mouse but not the cartoon copycat

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 01:31:42 -0500

Jim Davis' cartoon cat is inoffensive, predictable, and marketable -- by intent.

It All Makes Sense Now...

Mon, 16 Jan 2006 15:45:25 -0500

Or, why everyone is really a Stooge.

Clear Channel Perfects the Art of Sounding Local

Thu, 29 Dec 2005 01:23:40 -0500

How your local radio personality is -- literally -- phoning it in.

Welcome to Planet Pixar

Thu, 22 Sep 2005 02:45:24 -0400

How the pixel-packing upstart became an animation superpower and left Disney in the dust.

Spoon Bending

Thu, 21 Jul 2005 12:55:22 -0400

A Really Lousy Trick for Really Lousy People

by Penn Jillette & Teller

Reprinted with permission