Hollywood movies ignore the humanity of the men underneath the masks. Their internal struggles are as important as their superpowers.
What Does Male Evil Look Like?
November 2, 2012 By 15 Comments
I keep coming back to the question of men who just want to watch the world burn.
We Don’t Want to Play Anymore
September 20, 2012 By 7 Comments
David Olimpio wanted to be a spy when he grew up. Now he’s glad he left violent games in boyhood, and worries about the men who did not.
Open Thread: Dane Cook and Aurora Shooting Jokes – Is It Too Soon?
July 27, 2012 By 7 Comments
Open Discussion: Dane Cook made a joke about the film, The Dark Knight Rises, in which he says that if people hadn’t been shot, around the same time they would’ve been asking to be shot. Is it too soon for these types of jokes? Will a joke about a massacre ever be okay?
The Dark Knight Rises Is a Pro-Fascist Movie
July 23, 2012 By 71 Comments
Noah Brand reveals his startled reaction to Batman’s latest foray into outright authoritarianism.
The Girls of Gotham City: Batman’s Vixens and Villainesses
July 21, 2012 By 2 Comments
From Uma Thurman to Maggie Gyllenhaal, they plagued the city with darkness or healed it with persistence. They are the women of Gotham.
Not a Joke: Why Do Our Boys Keep Up the Mass Shootings?
July 20, 2012 By 134 Comments
I am left with the question of what is going on with our boys that they exclusively are prone to the strike to such powerful, insane, derranged, and hurtful forces that would cause some tiny fraction to come up with a plan to go into a school or a movie theater or an isolated island to kid as many innocent children as possible?
Heroes vs Villains
June 20, 2012 By 6 Comments
Shawn Maxam talks about the gift and the curse of living with Bipolar Disorder
Why Steven Seagal Doesn’t Have Shit On My Dad
February 20, 2012 By 5 Comments
Heroism isn’t about victory, writes Travis Gasper. It’s about a will to survive.
“Bane in ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ is an anarchist taking advantage of the popular rage.”
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