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In light of Monday’s revelation that Bill Cosby admitted to obtaining sedatives for the purpose of “having sex with” women, everyone’s favorite male feminist Judd Apatow is trying to garner some positive press for his willingness to speak out against the fallen icon. In a series of tweets, he writes: It’s a very sad situation. Now can we all stand…
By Stacey Patton and David J. Leonard July 6 Follow DrStaceyPatton Follow drdavidjleonard About the authors Stacey Patton is a senior enterprise reporter for the Chronicle of Higher Education, an adjunct professor of American history at American University, and the author of “That Mean Old Yesterday.” David J. Leonard is Associate Professor and chair in…
Yes, take down the Confederate flag from its place on the grounds of the state capitol in South Carolina. It doesn’t deserve the state’s sanction. Take down the statues of Jefferson Davis, and please take his name off Route One in Virginia. But leave Robert E. Lee alone. He opposed secession, and in his later…
Paula Deen hasn’t learned anything. You’d think after losing a TV show and endorsements, her hot-butter-loving ass would know what not to do when it comes to making fun of different races. For her #TransformationTuesday photo, Deen posted a photo of herself with her son Bobby dressed up as Lucy and Ricky Ricardo from I…
The ending of Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel has been heavily criticized for the sheer amount of destruction, something that fans have noted is out of character for Superman. Now, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Snyder has defended the destruction of Metropolis, and confirmed a theory that we’ve long entertained. In the interview, Snyder…
Entry Text John Green gets way more attention than the average young adult author. I’m not sure if it’s because of the major success of The Fault in Our Stars and its film adaptation, his other books or his YouTube channel. That means that a lot of different people are going to have different opinions…
We’ve seen a few promo shots and lots of paparazzi shots but now, for the first time, photos from the actual movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice are online. There’s a face-off between Batman (Ben Affleck) and Superman (Henry Cavill), Bruce Wayne with Diana Prince (aka Wonder Woman, played by Gal Gadot), and even…
The founder of Facebook is reading a book every two weeks, and discussing it with the Facebook community. And his next selection is The Player of Games, one of the amazing Culture novels by Iain M. Banks. Writes Zuckerberg: This is a change of pace from all the recent social science books. Instead, it’s a…
Arnold Schwarzenegger is once again playing a machine cloaked in human skin in Terminator Genisys, but now he’s the most human thing in a plastic movie. Arnie’s trademark grimace looks rough around the edges, like a slab of petrified wood after years of erosion. In a movie that’s basically shitty comfort food, the original Terminator…
In 2005, DC teamed legendary Batman comic writer Frank Miller and equally legendary artist Jim Lee for what they clearly hoped would be the ultimate Batman comic. What they got was a comic in which Batman called Robin “retarded.” In short, they got the worst Batman comic ever made. And I love it. Let me…