But, you know, it’s been a while since high school history. Great sci-fi movie out of South Africa. Read more »

From a double lawsuit to an underdog success story on Broadway to an experiment with reality television, here’s what’s happening in Arts & Entertainment. Read more »

From the Emmy Awards to an Arrested Development reunion to flying bras, here’s what’s happening in Arts & Entertainment. Read more »

Sweethearts make small-scale indie folk with poetic lyrics and a heightened sense of contentment and wonder. Ain’t love grand? Read more »

From Judd Apatow to glittery vampires to Che Guevara; here’s what’s happening in Arts and Entertainment. Read more »

These useful haiku
serve as movie reviews and
tickle funny bones. Read more »

While America remains bemused over the bizarre scandals of its politicians, one man is uncovering the answers—Sacha Baron Cohen. Read more »

A Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie! But without Joss Whedon? Blasphemy! Our resident Buffy diehard investigates. Read more »

Under fire? Political minefields? Forget Iran—figurative language is Barack Obama’s most dangerous problem. Read more »

Devon explores The Beatles, Rock Band, and “The Beatles: Rock Band,” including its possible consequences for the fate of mankind. Read more »

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I hadn’t planned on posting here until all our contributors got back on their feet again, but I simply couldn’t resist this story.  It seems that everyone’s favorite corrupt former governor, Rod … Read more »

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Students of history may well remember the case of Senator Joe McCarthy, who initiated a witch-hunt for Communist Party loyalists within the federal government.  His exploitation of Cold War fears is often referenced … Read more »

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Some people may have been surprised yesterday by the announcement that Rick Wagoner, chairman of General Motors, was stepping down.  Of course, the fact that the CEO of a failing company resigned … Read more »

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It may have surprised some C-SPAN viewers on Thursday to discover that their regularly scheduled budget negotiations suddenly became entertaining (just in time for May sweeps, too).    And for a Republican Party … Read more »

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In case you haven’t heard, the acclaimed graphic novel, Watchmen, is being turned into a high-budget, R-rated film made by 300 director Zack Synder.  It comes on the heels of what was … Read more »

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For some reason, the web application Twitter has taken off recently.  Despite its eerie similarity to Facebook status updates, everyone seems to be tweeting lately.  In fact, Shaquille O’Neal actually declared his … Read more »