Young boys only have two models of masculinity, according to a University of Massachusetts psychologist: Violent, misogynistic superheroes or lazy, funny slackers. What does this mean, for the future of the U.S.? Why, a nation filled with bloggers wearing costumes!
Today at Gawker.TV, Bill Cosby accuses Meredith Vieira of pooping her pants, Maggie Gyllenhaal's fetishes, real-life superheroes, Joe Jonas on Hot in Cleveland, and the girl who faked out the internet with her "dry-erase board quitting" gives her first interview.
This video by Casey Gane-McCalla explores a world where superheroes take drugs and are corrupted, and the line between good and evil is not as clear as it is in comic books. It's something special, super special.
Wes Anderson has perfected the awkward, colorful twee genre, but he's never been forced out of his element before. What if he took over the Spider-Man franchise? Is it possible to make Peter Parker a bigger wuss? Not likely.
December 18, 1976: Wonder Woman debuts on ABC. Lynda Carter didn't have much of a career beyond Wonder Woman, unless you follow made for Lifetime movies and contact lens commercials.
With Disney's big buy of Marvel, America suddenly finds much of its entire animated universe — from Spider-Man to Pluto — in the hands of one media conglomerate. How many cartoon characters must a company own before the FTC acts?
Megan Fox will claw her way onto the screen as Catwoman in the next Batman.
Today, writer of trend stories about quirky and often annoying men Spencer Morgan found He-Man chilling on a park bench and totally interviewed him:
The movie-going public is experiencing an endless continuum of superhero summers, a trend that doesn't look to be abating any time this decade. The occasional comic-cum-movie is an artistic success, but generally the final product is nothing but a debacle, the latest of which is Sin City creator Frank Miller's mission…
