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I read earlier this evening the sorrowful news that 18-year-old Eliahu Asheri was found dead in Gaza; this civilian, a student, was kidnappe...

I loved The Dick Van Dyke Show when I was younger; in some ways, it reminded me of my own childhood. Rob Petrie was a writer (for a televis...

The newspapers are beginning to issue shrill warnings about our looming drought. I'd take them a bit more seriously if (a) we hadn't...

After totally missing the mark with last year's House of M, Marvel is finally doing the "big event" right with Civil War. App...

This morning was one of those rare June gifts: it was 64 degrees when I got up to go walking. After several days with lows in the 70s and hi...

Alan Moore & Melinda Gebbie 's Lost Girls is about to see print in an upscale (translation: expensive) three-volume hardcover editi...

One of the first e-mails I received this morning notified me of the death of comics legend Alex Toth , who passed away at his drawing board ...

Tom Kater, a friend of mine who is also one of the most naturally skilled and clever observers of life who's ever blogged, was recentl...

More thoughts on season finales: •Alias - A well-crafted way to wrap up a season and a series, although it felt a little bit rushed. The gr...

Another week and several more season-ending episodes of shows that I watch. Here are a few comments, some of which may be more surly than th...