First up is Bundaberg Ginger Beer from Australia (you know it’s Australian because it has a kangaroo on the label). I was first attracte...

Last year, I went to Seattle for a conference. While there, I became obsessed with Rachel's Ginger Beer , to the tune of 3-4 bottles a d...

After more than a year and a half since the Twitter feed started, the day has finally arrived for The Bureau Chiefs at @FakeAPStylebook: our...

I am, admittedly, way behind on answering questions from the young man who sends me questions about superheroes, and for that I'm embarr...

Dear Pottery Barn Kids: Although it is impressive that you have developed the technology and skills seen in the movie Inception and applied...

On a recent spring break trip to New York, The Other Dr. K and I saw the Spider-Man musical, on the same night that producers announced they...

I recently returned from a trip to the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library at the Ohio State University, where I went to examine the library's...

One of the reasons why I created this blog several years ago was because I wanted a venue for more fun, informal writing than the normal ac...

To celebrate the republication of one of my favorite comics of all time-- Superman vs. Muhammad Ali --which is out in comic stores today, he...

The other day, one of my nephews, who is somewhere between the ages of 3 and 12 (I really don't pay attention to the ages of my nieces a...

Batman, circa Halloween 1977. I don't know if you're community did Trick-or-Treat last night, like mine did, or if you live in a pla...

When I begin these Halloween Countdowns, I usually start with around 4 movies that I want to cover, and then I just go kind of stream-of-con...

As I've mentioned before, I like to watch bad horror movies, but I do so in order to find that nugget of creativity or originality--thos...

The Devil Within Her (1975, a.k.a. Sharon's Baby , a.k.a. It Lives Within Her , a.k.a. I Don't Want to Be Born ) looks on the surfa...

During my past Halloween Countdowns, I've covered several films from British director Freddie Francis. Francis had a stellar career as ...

As is probably clear from my Halloween Countdown selections, I sometimes enjoy watching really bad movies. The best bad movies, for me, are...

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I kind of biffed things last week by missing two posts, but a crappy internet connection and some other stuff managed to get in the way. Bu...

Once again, I've been asked some very important questions about comics from a young reader. So, let's just jump right in to one of t...

After watching Let the Right One In on Monday, I decided to check out the English-language remake, Let Me In . I had a free ticket to the l...