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As a character, Superman has never been strictly nationalistic. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster were two Jewish kids from Cleveland, who originally envisioned him as a homeless vagrant given powers by a mad scientist. That story was called "The Reign of the Superman", first published in January of...

I saw this one on Facebook yesterday, and it made me laugh... A pessimist sees a dark tunnel. An optimist sees light at the end of the tunnel. A realist sees a train. The engineer sees three idiots standing on the track!

Not to be anti-American (because I am a patriot), but it does make some level of sense for the character. How does a being as powerful as him protect the entire world, if he has to worry about the political concerns of just one country? He can still fight for and defend American values, but that...

Well, they played by different sets of rules. Even though both were supposed to be set in the future (1997 and 2013, respectively), "New York" was more dystopian and depressing, while "L.A." was slightly more optimistic. Many times, Carpenter has described his political views as "inconsistent"...

Carpenter is arguably most well-known for the original "Halloween", which made Jamie Lee Curtis a household name. But my personal favorite is "Escape From New York". Kurt Russell was largely associated with his Disney work at the time, and he was eager to part from his squeaky-clean image. Other...

One of my personal longtime favorites is 1994's "The Crow", starring Brandon Lee. I remember when it first came out, kids at my school were raving about it like crazy. I really wanted to see it, but my Mom refused to take me. I was extremely disappointed, to say the least. Then, about a year...

I don't know which version you're talking about, but the only fairly-recent movie that let me down was "Superman Returns", from 2006. In my opinion, its biggest flaw was that instead of telling an original story, the film was made as a pseudo-sequel to "Superman II". As a result, it contains a...

Here's another great song, from Michael's later career. I generally don't like remix albums, but this title track was an original song that Michael included.

Well for me, the results were very different. After my ex dumped me for the last time, I spent several years locked in emotions of pure hatred and intense grief. I hated the world, I hated myself, I hated her, and to be brutally honest I hated God. I knew my actions with my ex were sinful, but...

I'd never heard of ChatGPT until recently, but someone on a "Star Trek" forum used the program to analyze one of my YouTube videos, and this was the AI's response... "The speaker reflects on their perspective of the Star Trek franchise, emphasizing their disagreement with its portrayal of human...

Very much so. I really think of Michael as one of the entertainment world's most tragic figures. His life serves as both an inspiration but also a warning, regarding the highs and lows of always being recognized. He even wrote a song about it, called "The Price of Fame" - it was included on the...

Yeah, I was maybe 18 or so, when I quit seeing my aunt and uncle on a regular basis. My mother moved my sister and I away from them, many years later saying she wished she had done so earlier. She also confessed that her initial failure was one of her life's biggest regrets. My aunt passed away...

I honestly don't think he had nearly as much work done, as others have insisted. At the time of his 1988 biography "Moonwalk", Michael admitted to having his nose done and a cleft added to his chin. While there's no denying his appearance noticeably changed over the years, there can be all sorts...

Yeah, but the "HIStory" album in general was definitely his most angry period. He was being constantly accused and attacked from all sides, and he didn't know what to do or who to trust...so he just channeled all of that frustration into his music. The one song that's probably the most infamous...

I'm a little conflicted over it. On one hand, I'm glad that he and Janet found something they both believed in, enough to record it together. But on the other hand, its probably one of his most brutal assaults against the press. I can't say I blame him - anybody in his situation would likely...

Very true...and in my opinion, Michael was often one of those truly rare lights we needed. Its hard to believe he's already been gone 15 years. I still miss him, and I feel for his kids.

There's actually a great book about the trial, written in 2006 by true-crime author Aphrodite Jones. The book's title is "Michael Jackson Conspiracy", but don't let that fool you. Mrs. Jones openly admits that during the trial, she persecuted Michael just like everyone else. But afterward, when...

You go through more than a decade of personal hell, with almost everyone around you insisting you're a pedophile...and let's see how you turn out. Frankly, I'm amazed that Michael survived that, even after he was vindicated.

Well, my situation is a bit complicated. In truth, my only relationship so far was not a Godly one, but I loved her with all my heart just the same. And the choices we both made left some extremely deep scars - when I hear some love songs, it just brings all those memories right back.

Michael had many issues, mostly because of how his father Joe treated him and his brothers. Michael said several times in his life, that he lived in genuine fear of his father. Additionally, being constantly hounded and persecuted by the press made him very paranoid, which put a strain on his...