Comic-Con 2008 Recap: What You Want to Know

July 28, 2008 - 11:30 am , By Todd - American University

It’s that time of the year again, if you live in San Diego. On Sunday night the annual San Diego Comic-Con wrapped up and so did the announcements about where pop culture is going in the coming year. Since we were not able to attend this year, here is a run down of significant announcements from the show.

•    For Batman fans, The Dark Knight was only the beginning. Clerks and Mallrats director Kevin Smith announced that he’s penning a three-issue Batman comic book called “Cacophony” in November. Then in January 2009, Sandman and New York Times Best Selling Author, Neil Gaiman will reunite with his Marvel 1602 partner Andy Kubert for a story called “Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?”

•    Smallville is about to get some new cast members this fall when DC’s Legion of Superheroes joins Clark Kent for an episode.

•    Marvel’s Black Panther will be getting his own animated series on BET. Read More »

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LOST Season Finale Recap

May 30, 2008 - 3:08 pm , By Elizabeth - Baruch College

Of all of the television shows out there, why is that Lost happens to be the most aptly named in the bunch? The perpetually perplexing show never creates plot tension to make a point, exactly…Rather, it creates plot tension just to screw with you. And, like all of the other episodes of Lost this season, the finale last night…well…screwed with me.

To broadly sum up the season, it went a little something like this: Read More »

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“Star Trek” Teaser Trailer

January 22, 2008 - 5:00 pm , By COED Staff

I’m no Trekkie by any means, but this new Star Trek trailer looks pretty rad:

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11 Of The Craziest College Courses Ever

October 17, 2007 - 11:30 am , By Jess - NYU

muppetsThe most boring class I took in college was Statistics I.

It was boring and hard, which meant that no matter what I tried, I constantly fell asleep next to my computer and woke up completely lost.

If only I could have taken one of these classes compiled by Mental Floss Magazine, I’m sure my GPA would have looked much better. Instead of dozing off to the lulling sound of a professor droning on about ratios, I could have been studying muppets and watching Sesame Street.

All of these, at one time, actually existed.

The Horror Film in Context – Bowdoin – Watch people get their heads smashed in and then talk about why society likes to watch people get their heads smashed in.

Simpsons and Philosophy – Cal-Berkeley – How much does this popular show reflect society? Apparently enough to warrant a semester’s worth of lectures.

Maple Syrup: The Real Thing – Alfred – Haven’t you always wanted to know the entire history of syrup? Read More »

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