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]

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]

The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has nominated Al Jazeera English News Hour for its coverage from both sides of the Gaza War. They may have been physically located on both sides of the conflict but Al Jazeera wasn't presenting both sides. Its coverage of Gaza ... [Read More]

Director Joe Johnston says Captain AMERICA won't be a "jingoistic American flag-waver" in the upcoming movie: Captain America: The First Avenger. "He's just a good person. We make a point of that in the script: Don't change who you are once you go from Steve Rogers to this super-soldier; you have to stay who you are ... [Read More]