DC Comics is letting fans choose who will be the new leader of the Legion of Superheroes but unless you're a major nerd, you probably don't know who half the candidates are (just like real politics). Fortunately, there's only one name you need to remember this November: Earth-Man, AKA Kirt Niedrigh. The Legion initially ... [Read More]

If the United States continues spending at its current rate, China will own it by 2030 warns a new ad by the Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW). Never mind that Japan recently overtook China as America's largest creditor, the ad is effective in that it gives the national debt a face instead of some abstract number like ... [Read More]

If you thought climate change was some distant problem that doesn't affect you, think again. A PSA, by director Richard Curtis, asks a class of children to raise their hands if they plan to participate in the 10:10 campaign to reduce their carbon emissions by 10% starting on 10-10-10, those who don't get blown up! Even the ... [Read More]

Children can be cruel, especially to their toys. "These creatures cannot defend themselves. They cannot run away only escape. Insanity is there there only escape," explains Dr. Kindermann of The Asylum - Psychiatric Clinic for Abused Cuddly Toys (parapluesch.com). The German toymaker calls the toys therapeutic. "Children and ... [Read More]

Commercial disclaimers are the fine print at the bottom of the TV screen that tries to dissuade you from mimicking what you see with phrases like "professional driver," "closed course," "dramatization," "fictionalization," "do not attempt," or "don't try this at home." But sometimes these warnings are for things that no one ... [Read More]

Like a modern-day Rosa Parks, Imane Boudlal is suing Disney after being told she had to work at the back of the castle because of her hajib, a traditional but not necessarily religious headscarf. "They said, these are your options: either work in the back or go home," alleges Boudlal. "I don't want to be in the back. I'm ... [Read More]

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is claiming victory after Dodge digitally removed the chimpanzee (but not its clothes) from its new "Tent Event" commercial. "And just like that, Dodge joins Travelers Insurance, AT&T, and Europcar, companies that have pulled or altered ads with great apes in just the ... [Read More]