This actually would make an excellent plot for a novel or film. Maybe not killing Hitler particularly, but preventing some other form of tragedy (nuclear explosion, terrorist attack, etc.). It could even be a buddy-cop type story in the vein of Space Cowboys, where you have the young brilliant government agent being…

This, plus all the talk about the cost of the Games in London, has made me wonder if the IOC should abandon the idea of having the event hosted in different cities every four years. Maybe they should select a single site and build the complete Olympics park. Have all the members of the IOC be responsible for providing…

Can you truly see Nolan's Batman fit into a world with a flying alien that gets superpowers from the sun and a man with an all-powerful ring? There is no way that DC and WB can tie the Nolan-designed Batman continuity into one that would lead to a Justice League movie or even a pairing with Superman. Nolan and the…

I just bought it. Couldn't resist, especially when GF encouraged it.

I agree precisely with this review. I was able to do a cinematic screening of the first two films immediately before seeing TDKR. TDK remains one of my favorite movies from the last 5 (maybe even 10 years), and its strengths showed when directly compared to TDKR. As a trilogy, though, I think the only thing that can…

It would be a nice little easter egg to see some of these among the Capital residents in the Hunger Games films. They're the type of people that could get way with such flamboyant designs.

Is there a vampire that isn't Salome's lover? She had Vampire Bill, Vampire Eric, and Vampire Authority all in one night.

As a person with a friend preparing for her defense in archaeology, I heartily approve. I tip a glass of the brown joy (

The Christian churches also annexed pagan practices and celebrations to draw the people into their fold. It was easier to tell people that their winter solstice festivities were celebrating the birth of Christ instead of saying "Don't celebrate now, that's wrong. You should be celebrating in March."

It is also arguable that events like the World Wars are too big and are consequences of prior actions that go back decades and even centuries. Take WWI for example, at the start of the 20th century, Europe was a boiling cauldron of nationalism and special interests (and that is oversimplifying the complexity of turn…

Or mother and daughter?

Arguably, this is a good decision. All the best stories contain a beginning, a middle, and an end. All too often American television shows try to ignore that third part, and try to continue driving a show beyond the limits of the original premise and creativity. We ultimately end up with incredible shows that languish…

I was going to post the same thing with the #corrections tag.

He supposedly died in a car accident. Although, I guess there is the rule that if you don't see the body...

I had that same feeling way back when we saw that Cortexiphan was a somewhat-glowing yellow liquid that gave people unique powers.

It was a convenient way to end the trial farce that had dragged on for eons, that's all. They didn't want the show to turn into Law & Order: Fairy Tales.... wait a sec... where's the number for NBC I think I have a pitch for a new show!

I like the comparison of him looking ridiculous in the helmet and then the shot (where he is still wearing it) holding his spear in the crowd looks cool.

I was hoping to see Regina's mum turn the Stable Boy into an apple tree. It would have been an awesome revenge move, and would have given reason for Regina's fascination with apples (beyond the whole Snow White & poison apple thing). Also the reason for her reaction when Emma takes the chainsaw to the tree earlier in…

Thank you for making the distinction between urban/contemporary fantasy and paranormal romance. It seems that in the minds of many readers/authors/publishers they have become synonymous and it's rare that we're seeing books written like Emma Bull's 'War of the Oaks' or Charles de Lint's novels.

Has anyone gotten hold of tests and lesson plans from other nations (particularly the ones that seem to have really great education systems), translate them and then compare them with US ones? I think that would be a particularly interesting analysis. How many other nations in the world shy so violently away from…