Douglas Rushkoff is one of the world's foremost expert, theorist, documentarian, and teacher about new media, popular culture, and the programming inherent in the mass media. He's directed Frontline documentaries, written best-selling books about the topics, and has talked about it around the globe.

He's set his sights once again...

The usual gang of idiots over at MAD Magazine is releasing their annual list of the stupidest people, events, and things of the year next week and we have an advanced look.

Over the last few years, MAD has given Huffington Post readers an exclusive look at some of the...

For as long as I can remember, Aquaman has been the butt of a lot of jokes. My favorite over the years involves The Geek Show's desire to have Danny McBride star as the beleaguered and hilariously unpopular hero on land, working hard to taunt bad guys into...

I live and work in Utah and often there are things about this place I just can't defend. But every now and again there's something around here I can be proud of.

We have draconian liquor laws, we have gerrymandering Republicans, and we have every bit of ridiculous conservative...

When it was announced that DC Comics was going to be relaunching all of their titles with new first issues, I was wary. Most of these titles and characters have been around longer than I've been alive and I've been invested in their stories for as long as I could...

From the very beginning of Star Wars, changes have been a way of life. Even before The Empire Strikes Back came out, things were added and changed in the original theatrical version of A New Hope. In fact, it wasn't until then that the words "Episode IV" even appeared in...

Most readers might remember Judd Winick from his stint as a reality TV star back when that was nothing to hang your head in shame about. He was a cast member and struggling cartoonist on MTV's The Real World: San Francisco back in 1994 and has been rising through the...

There are videos lighting the Internet ablaze right now, purporting to be alterations to the Star Wars films made by George Lucas for the Blu-ray releases.

My first question is this: Why do you believe these rumours? The official Star Wars Youtube has released a mountain of video material...

I was simultaneously excited and dismayed to receive an owl by email this morning. I'd been granted early access to Pottermore. I was excited because I was one of the first few thousand to get in. I was dismayed because I got the email thirty seconds...

With the release of the incredibly well-put together, amazing, thrilling Captain America movie, I think it's time to take a look at one of the unsung heroes of the character. Joe Simon created Captain America (along with Jack Kirby) and he's a living legend. Not many people remember his name...

Imagine a world where you can't die. Sure, you can suffer from disease, be shot, get wounded horribly, but you can't die. You're immortal, just not invulnerable. Now imagine a world where that's the case for everyone in the world. No one can die.

This poses a significant threat...

I've been keeping quiet about the fact that I published my first novel without the aid of a publishing house. I've received a whole bunch of stellar reviews (including this one from a fellow Huffington Poster) and it really hasn't been an issue. There's a publishing company listed...

There seems to be a foofaraw boiling over Superman and his recent decision in Wednesday's Action Comics #900 to renounce his American citizenship.

Fox News went straight for the controversy, though I think anyone with even half a level head is going to be okay with this.

Written...

We've all been spammed by people we didn't want emails from. We've all been added to those lists we just don't care about, and we all get those emails from that one conservative relative who always has the latest new birther conspiracy. As a member of the press, I get...

Star Wars has long been considered a metaphor for a lot of things. When the first film came out in 1977, there was speculation that it was a metaphor for the Vietnam War. When the fifth film came out, some (even me) speculated that the corruption in the Senate was...

For a state run by Republicans who purport to be all about less government interference and fiscal responsibility, the legislature in Utah has missed just about every mark possible and their current session is one for the record books of villainous overreaching government and horrendous fiscal policy.

Sure, I'm a...

Kevin Smith made a splash at the Sundance Film Festival for announcing a bold move in self-distribution for his new film Red State and it's admirable that he's taking the long hard road that more ambitious filmmakers should be embarking on.

It makes a lot of business...

If there's one thing the usual gang of idiots is even remotely okay at, it's mildly humorous political satire. With John Boehner ruining the country one weepy tear at a time, MAD Magazine saw fit to immortalize him in a portrait that's much more honest than most other portraits of...

Archie Andrews and Reggie Mantle represent one of the most classic rivalries in popular culture -- dating back almost seventy years. In issue #616 of Archie Comics, which hits the stands December 22, Archie and Reggie are going head to head as rivals for Student Body President of Riverdale High....

Ex Machina is perhaps the most overt marriage of comics and politics in the medium to date. Centered around a former super-hero, Mitchell "The Great Machine" Hundred, who decides to run for Mayor of New York after he saves one of the Twin Towers during the 9/11 attack, Ex Machina...