A examination of politics with the help of superheroes, as well as other cool things
Showing posts with label Batman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Batman. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The Surprising Politics of Superhero Movies
TotalFilm.com has compiled a list of 30 superhero films and the politics involved there in, ranging from Superman's "Truth, Justice and The American Way" and the X-Men's civil rights analogies to some of the more out there theories involving Unbreakable and the Spider-Man's movies. The whole list can be read here.
Monday, April 15, 2013
Visual.ly's Infographic Roundup
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.
Monday, February 25, 2013
The Problem with Billionaires
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.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
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.
Monday, January 21, 2013
Politians get Superhero Paint Jobs
German artist Aslan Malik has created a series of illustrations which some are calling JL$ out of American bills, having dressed up the politicians that as different superheroes, such as the above Alexander Hamilton as Batman. The full series can be seen here at Malik's site.
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
US Air Force Developing Real-Life "Superhero" Tech
The US Air Force has publicly revealed its BATMAN (Battlefield Air Targeting Man-Aided
kNowledge) program, which aims to outfit Special Forces soldiers in superhero inspired gear like power armor, mobile frames, sophisticated communication gear, built-in tactical computers, helmet displays and a Remote Auxiliary Power
System or "Bat Hook," which allows soldiers to draw power directly from
power lines. More information can be read here.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Happy New Years from Superheroes
It's Just Some Random Guy, the guy behind the popular Marvel vs DC videos, has released a series of New Years Greetings videos featuring various superheroes commenting on the upcoming year, which can be viewed below, and more of his videos can be found here.
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
All the Batman Logos on One Poster
Artist Cathryn Lavery has created a poster collecting all the Batman logos used since Batman's conception in 1940. The poster can be order and other batman related artwork can be seen here.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
io9's Sci-Fi and Fantasy Holiday Specials
io9 has a round up of some of the best Science Fiction and Fantasy holiday specials, which includes entries from Batman, Superman and The Tick, among other superheroes. The full list can be read here.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Norman Rockwell Batman and Superheroines Nouveau
And if you want to see some heroines in an Art Nouveau style, check out Kishokahime's Heroines Nouveau series.
Sunday, December 9, 2012
io9 Roundup of Superhero, Political and Futurist Articles, Part 9
This weekend we've got a roundup of recent, relevant, and few just really cool,
articles from the science, science fiction and fantasy blog io9.com. This is the final part, and I hope you have enjoyed the articles.
- This manga-inspired Greenpeace video borrows from Hunger Games to get its point across
- “The Black Marble”: A New Satellite View of the Earth That Will Leave You In Awe
- Asterix: The Great Unsung Fantasy Hero
- China gets set to grow veggies on Mars — and plant the communist flag
- Never-seen Dark Knight concept art reveals the terrifying origins of the Joker’s Clown Gang
- Practice your silent ninja skills with the Franssen Effect audio illusion
- USA orders a World War 2 alien drama from Walking Dead producer
- Why US Air Corps servicemen were allowed to wear such badass bomber jackets in WWII
- After extensive mathematical modeling, scientist declares “Earth is F**ked”
- A Simple Chart That Explains Why Batman Would Have a Short Career
- One of the earliest victories in the war on science
io9 Roundup of Superhero, Political and Futurist Articles, Part 8
- Is this the Justice League’s big, bad villain?
- Man of Steel poster imprisons Superman in handcuffs and lens flare
- What would it take to be Bane? A Dark Knight Rises infographic
- Japan’s new ‘communications robot’ will prevent astronauts from getting lonely in space — by being absolutely adorable
- How to make your voice sound like Darth Vader
- The sci-fi inspired buildings that communism built
- At first glance, The CW’s Wonder Woman show seems to be getting back to Diana’s roots
- Remember that time Willie Nelson and Frank Sinatra teamed up to do a PSA for NASA?
- Your First Look at the Animated Remake of the Soviet Union’s Most Monty Python-esque Movie
- The Top 10 Claims Made by Creationists to Counter Scientific Theories
io9 Roundup of Superhero, Political and Futurist Articles, Part 7
- A world map of average life expectancy by country. How does your nation rank?
- Harry Houdini’s incredible book about home science experiments — free online!
- Mapping Nobel Prizes and Notable Laureates
- Christopher Nolan originally approached Heath Ledger to play Bruce Wayne
- Here’s Stan Lee’s latest sad superhero-based project
- These creatures live in a lake that’s been sealed beneath ice for 2,800 years
- Why we all secretly want the apocalypse to happen
- Watch Dan Harmon’s surprisingly inspirational keynote speech on the death of television
- Name that pair of Superhero underwear
- Science Fiction Under Totalitarian Regimes, Part 2: Tsarist and Soviet Russia
- No, the North Korean government did not claim it found evidence of unicorns
- The Hostess Fruit Pie ad Sandman and the Endless never made
- Serbian village council issues warning that a vampire may be on the loose
- The original Batmobile is going on sale January 19th
- DeLorean taxi takes you to your appointment across town and half an hour ago
- Find out when your house will be overtaken by rising seas
Saturday, December 8, 2012
io9 Roundup of Superhero, Political and Futurist Articles, Part 3
Today we've got a roundup of recent, relevant, and few just really cool, articles from the science, science fiction and fantasy blog io9.com.
- Watch the first trailer for the Alan Moore-scripted movie Jimmy’s End
- Remembering Neft Dashlari, Stalin’s utopian ocean city made from oil and steel
- Einstein’s brain was definitely not like the others, scientists say
- When does an animal count as a person?
- The Women of Marvel as James Bond Cover Girls
- Infamous TV pitch Gotham High gets fake trailer
- Despite his own mental illness, Nikola Tesla advocated eugenics for the year 2100
- SNL reveals what happens when Hawkeye runs out of arrows
- Roger Ebert Recounts That One Time His Misogynistic Editor Asked Him to Stop Reviewing Movies with Strong Female Leads
- How materials scientists are about to change the very fabric of the world
- The world’s most beautiful gardens are miracles of geoengineering
Friday, November 30, 2012
The Big Picture Part 2
Today we've got the second part of our roundup of some videos from Bob "MovieBob" Chipman's The Big Picture series about superheroes, politics and related pop culture. Incidentally the last video is the most recent, so if you want more I recommend checking out the rest of the Big Picture videos.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
The Big Picture Part 1
Today we've got a roundup of some videos from Bob "MovieBob" Chipman's The Big Picture series about superheroes, politics and related pop culture. Tune in tomorrow for the second part.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Italian Politians are Wannabe Superheroes, Batman makes Kids Eat Healthier and Other Blips
An Italian political party that's holding primary elections to determine a new leader on November 25th has released a photo depicting the five candidates as the Fantastic Four and the Silver Surfer, photoshopping a poster from the 2007 film "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer". The photo quickly lead to Italian Media reporting the site had been hacked before being revealed to have been created by the party. The image is still up on the party's website as of this writing.
A recent study by The Food and Brand Lab at Cornell University has found that children will make healthier food choices when asked which choice Batman would make, and that the effect works on everyone when their favorite idol was used. You can read more about the study in this article from the Huffington Post, and the study itself here.
Seattle's most famous real-life superhero Phoenix Jones has created an officially organized superhero team for the city, including monthly dues and a health plan. You can read a more about it in an interview with Phoenix Jones in this article from NPR.
Film Equals has an interesting run down of their favorite women from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which can be read here.
And finally we have some more videos from MelodySheep, whose videos I just like.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Superheroes Visit Children's Hospitals
A children's hospital in Pittsburgh recently had a surprising morning when Batman, Spider-Man, Captain America and Superman appeared and washed the hospital's windows. You can check out the video below for the whole story, or this article for more info and a gallery of the event.
And in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a children's hospital got their windows cleaned by Superman, the Hulk, Flash, Spider-Man and Captain America, which you can read more about in this article or in the video here.
And in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a children's hospital got their windows cleaned by Superman, the Hulk, Flash, Spider-Man and Captain America, which you can read more about in this article or in the video here.
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