Not a long profile today, as my mind is elsewhere. But recently I've found myself pondering the fundamental dichotomy of the human...

Unlike many, many of my friends, I've never been a martial arts aficionado. Kung Fu movies, Bruce Lee, ninjas, MMA, it's all fine, but...

Let's be clear, here: when I talk about Psylocke, I'm talking old school. Besty Braddock, Captain Britain's twin sister, the...

As with most literary classics that appear on this list, I make no claims to a thorough comprehension of Dostoyevsky's Crime and...

It's a common and understandable conceit to imagine that we live in the strangest of times. Setting aside the descent of "real" life into...

I'm not usually a fan of geek-chic tourism. It strikes me as mild cultural appropriation, lazy, opportunistic, and even a bit...

I've never been a huge fan of Dilbert. I do admire Scott Adams' ability to get decades of mileage and merchandising royalties out of...

The story of Icarus is one of the most painful in all of Greek mythology. We all know the basics: Daedalus, the genius inventor, seeks to...

This is - probably - the last Transformer who will show up on this list as we enter the home stretch. And he's here for one simple...

Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage is more an "important" book than a "great" book (we all know plenty of these). I don't think I...

What a strange phenomenon Three's Company is to look back on. It's very much a product of it's late 70s-early 80s time, with a basic...

I'll admit I'm not really in the mood for this today, but I haven't missed a day yet this year, and I'll be damned if this is going to...