Hero

Showtime Developing Gay Superhero Show

Variety | Posted 11.12.2008 | Entertainment


Showtime is developing an hourlong project from comicbook icon Stan Lee that tracks the life of a gay superhero. Project is being exec produced by Le...

McCain and Palin Sittin' in a Tree.....

Beth Broderick | Posted 09.14.2008 | Politics


Beth Broderick

Show some deference! Johnny's new crush is a whole lot of woman. "Bush Doctrine?" Who needs it? She's got a firm grasp of "God's Doctrine."

A Man of Peace Pushed Too Far: Yelling "Liar" in a Crowded Theater

Pete Cenedella | Posted 09.12.2008 | Politics


Pete Cenedella

The people want a blockbuster in broad strokes, not a lengthy discussion of policy or a footnoted freakin' laundry list of the other side's missteps.

Myth America

Diana Meehan | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics


Diana Meehan

The narrative McCain promotes is a well-known myth of the American West: small town is threatened by outsiders from the Eastern establishment, corrupt and dangerous outlaws and craven townspeople.

McCain's Warped Worldview

Robert Scheer | Posted 08.20.2008 | Politics


Robert Scheer

A lesson McCain should have learned is that the world is a complex place, that today's enemies may be tomorrow's negotiating partners -- as Obama has at times dared to suggest.

Uncle Bubba for President

Emily Pease | Posted 08.04.2008 | Home


Emily Pease

Well, I've been thinking about it, and I've decided that if being a POW qualifies one to be President, then I wish my Uncle Bubba was still alive, because he definitely would've qualified.

Could Obama Be the Next Postmodern Hero?

Caroline Presno | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics


Caroline Presno

Barack Obama embodies the contradictions it takes to be a postmodern hero. There's substance behind the image, ideas behind the rhetoric, and a man behind the politician.