Heroes or Villains?

Christopher Columbus, for raping the Indies and leading a major genocide in their lands, was actually regarded a national hero. Moreover, in the United States, October 21st is celebrated as Columbus Day. Hassan...

A Funeral for Captain America

Captain America is dead: a long-time symbol of not only a nation, but an ideal. He died not at the hands of a super-villain, but was shot down by a sniper on the steps of a courthouse as he fought for justice...

The next Harry Potter is a boy archaeologist

As we round the corner into book 7 of the Harry Potter series (or HP, as his friends call him) the world of exciting children's lit faces a vacuum big enough for Hagrid to fit through. Well, have no fear, dear...

Content analysis of O'Reilly's rhetoric finds spin to be a 'factor'

Is spin a factor in the factor?  We report, you decide.  Here are the facts:"BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Bill O'Reilly may proclaim at the beginning of his program that viewers are entering the "No Spin Zone,"...

Fat kids battle bad food in "Obeez City"

To me this sounds like another attempt at tackling a problem in the most indirect, hands off, entertainment-based way possible. Remember TV shows like The Raccoons (perhaps only for you Canadian kids out...

Check Your Swimming Pool, There May Be a "Lady in the Water"

"What could be creepier than bedtime story creatures coming to life? How about having to protect these creatures from evil bedtime story villains?"

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