The ‘Dark Knight’: 3 Hours of Apathy
Jul 23, 2012 We want it to be good. We certainly don't want it to be the occasion for tragedy. What we are forced to settle for, though, is aimlessness.
NRA’s Legacy
Jul 23, 2012
‘Left, Right & Center’: Shooting Rampage in Colorado
Jul 21, 2012 A gunman opened fire in a packed movie theater in Aurora, Colo., killing a dozen people, wounding scores of others, and inviting a national debate about gun laws and mental health policy.
Obama, Romney and Giffords React to Colorado Theater Shootings, and More
Jul 21, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including Mayor Bloomberg on gun control and who's skipping the Republican National Convention.The Gag Rule on Guns
Jul 21, 2012 For all the dysfunction in our political system, a healthy pattern usually takes hold when a terrible tragedy seizes the nation's attention. Unless the tragedy involves guns.
Gunman Kills 12 at ‘Dark Knight’ Screening
Jul 20, 2012 A gunman shot up the audience at a premiere of the new Batman film, "The Dark Knight Rises," in Aurora, Colo., early Friday morning. Twelve people were killed and 59 injured by tear gas and bullets during the tragedy.A dozen people died and more than 50 were injured when a suspect opened fire at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo.
Here to Save the Day? Not if You’re Gay
Jun 1, 2012 A conservative Christian group calling itself One Million Moms is up in arms about DC Comics’ decision to reveal that one of its well-known characters is gay. The organization is demanding the publisher reverse its decision, because if Superman wants to kiss men, so will your son.
Alan Moore Comes to the Rescue of Occupy Wall Street
Dec 4, 2011 Writer and artist Frank Miller’s harsh, anti-OWS voice does not boom in comic book shops and the halls of the Internet alone. Alan Moore, widely beloved author of the industry classics "Watchmen" and "V for Vendetta," offers a badly needed antidote to the torrent of sneering contempt Miller published on his blog weeks ago.
The Fascism Hiding in Hollywood
Nov 27, 2011 Comic artist Frank Miller’s recent tirade against the Occupy movement gives us a glimpse into the mind of a man made important by an entertainment culture that pushes death, selfishness, uncritical obedience to authority and simplistic notions of good and evil. Guardian columnist Rick Moody has a word for such fare: cryptofascist. (more)
The Koch Brothers’ Gallery of Million-Dollar Buddies
Sep 9, 2011 Twice yearly, the billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch assemble a crowd of wealthy economic libertarian sympathizers to raise funds for their efforts to influence government and the American public. (more)
