After his cat Orvile was hit by a car, artist Bart Jansen turned him into a remote-controlled helicopter. Because, of course.
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D.C. Comics Introduces Gay Green Lantern
A week after competitor Marvel held a gay wedding for one of its X-Men, D.C. reboots one of its classic characters with a new twist.
Friday Flicks: Is ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ Better than ‘Mirror Mirror’?
NewsFeed’s guide to the films to see (and avoid) this weekend.
Bill Murray Refuses Autograph, Stars in Fan’s Movie Trailer Instead
As a great man once said, no one will ever believe you.
Eurovision Contestant Denies Reports She Was Told Not to Win
Spain’s Eurovision entrant Pastora Soler is angrily refuting a media report that she was told not to win the song contest because her country couldn’t afford it.
Trayvon Martin Gets the Shepard Fairey Treatment
The ‘Hope’ poster artist has immortalized the dead Florida teen in a new work for Ebony magazine.
Twit Lit: 14 Authors We Wish Were on Twitter
Novelist Jennifer Egan is teasing us with her latest work, the short story “Black Box” — slowly releasing it in 140 character bursts on Twitter. And that got us thinking: what other authors — living or dead — would we like to …
Friday Flicks: Will ‘Men In Black 3’ Win the Weekend?
NewsFeed’s guide to the films to see (and avoid) this Memorial Day weekend.
A Memorial Day Feud: How to Remember Dwight D. Eisenhower?
A row over the newest presidential monument in Washington, D.C. has pitted Ike’s family against one of this century’s most revered architects.
Jennifer Egan Writes Short Story for Twitter
The Pulitzer Prize-winner’s latest effort will come in 140-character increments.
X-Man Northstar to Get Marvel-ous Gay Wedding
The Marvel comic book superhero will marry his longtime partner in a new issue of ‘Astonishing X-Men’ comics.
Why the Cool Kids in Teen Novels Always Curse too Much
Do you know what your kids are reading?