One of the many memorable scenes in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises is the one where Commissioner Gordon is summoned before the villain Bane’s kangaroo court, presided over by Crane…
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Misplaced Priorities
Over 2 million people descended upon the Windy City this past Friday for the Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup victory rally. The downtown Loop area was a sea of red, as supporters and fans,…
Whistle-blowing From Different Whistles
A spy thriller is playing out before our very eyes as Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor who revealed the United States government’s surveillance program of U.S. citizens, is…
A Caveman Could Easily Do That
When a modern person thinks of Stone Age people, he thinks of a group of wandering ape-men grunting and throwing rocks at wild animals. Just think of the famous GEICO insurance slogan:…
Does God Exist?
The Hardboiled Heretic For the amount of time that humans have spent talking, worshipping and teaching about god(s) exactly what “It” is constantly eludes us. Despite the millions of names and…
Summer at the Cinema
MAY Nicole’s Pick “The Great Gatsby” Release Date: May 10 Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire, Director: Baz Luhrmann Genre: Drama Rating: PG-13 Synopsis: An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Long…
The Wonders of Our Universe
The world is a big and scary place, but every now-and-then we figure something out that shines some light into the dark corners of our existence. While the effects of these discoveries…
Summer’s Must-See Movies!
“Only God Forgives” It was hard for me to select just one film to pick as my most anticipated of the summer. With major releases like Iron Man 3, The Great Gatsby,…
In the Wake of Tragedy, Injustice
In the course of human events there are a few moments that are burned into our cultural memory, forever a piece of our history to learn from. Some of these are great…
We Do Need Some Education: “Hey Teachers, Leave Them Kids Alone!”
When will we learn? I mean that in two senses. One: when will our city learn that school closings are not the best way to cut city spending? Two: if schools keep…