The crew of "Wonder Woman! The Untold
Story of American Superheroines" have released an extended trailer for the film, which you can watch below, in anticipation of the film's public airing on PBS.
The film talks about the history of Superheroines, particularly Wonder
Woman, and the parallels of the feminist movement, and you can read more about the documentary at the film's website.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Wonder Woman! The Untold Story of American Superheroines Extended Trailer
Labels:
Feminism,
Film,
Superheroines,
Wonder Woman
Monday, April 15, 2013
Visual.ly's Infographic Roundup
Labels:
Batman,
Captain America,
Film,
Green Lantern,
Hawkeye,
Hulk,
Infographics,
Iron Man,
Spiderman,
Stan Lee,
Superheroes,
Superman,
The Avengers,
Wolverine,
Wonder Woman,
X-Men
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Superheroes and Life Insurance
Business Insider has an interesting article about life insurance and how it would apply to Batman, Spider-Man, Harry Potter, Fred Flintstone and Marge Simpson. The full article can be read here.
Labels:
Batman,
Harry Potter,
Insurance,
Spiderman,
The Flintsones,
The Simpson
Monday, February 25, 2013
The Problem with Billionaires

Monday, February 4, 2013
The Correlation Between Gun Availability and Murder
Today we've got a comic from VirtualShackles.com, detailing the direct correlation between gun availability and murders and the lack of correlation between gun related murders and video games. You can read more comics by them on their site.

Labels:
Gun Control,
Video Games,
Violence,
VirtualShackles,
Webcomics
Thursday, January 31, 2013
VH1's 10 Reasons Why Christian Bale Is A Real Life Superhero
In celebration of Christian Bale's birthday yesterday, VH1 has put out a Top 10 List of why he's a real life superhero, which includes a lot of his charity and political work. The full list can be read here.
Superhero Simulations Make People More Altruistic
A new study published on Wednesday has found that people who experience superhero simulations, such as through the virtual reality video games used in the study, will act significantly more altruistic that people who have not experience such simulations. The full study can be read at PLOSOne.org, and a summary can be read at AdelaideNow.com.
Labels:
Altruism,
Simulations,
Social Commentary,
Study,
Superheroes,
Video Games,
Virtual Reality
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Independent Voters Think Climate Change is Real when it's Hot

A new study reveals than people who identify as Independent Voters in the US tend to shift their opinion that Climate Change is real depending on how hot the weather is. A summary of the study can be read here.
Labels:
Climate Change,
Global Warming,
Independent,
Politics
Christian Bale Calls Young Cancer Patient to Talk About Batman
Christian Bale called a 8-year-old leukemia sufferer Zach Guillot just to talk about Zach's favorite superhero Batman.
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