Episode 296: It’s Nostalgia Time! Plus, Is It Time to Stop Talking to AI?

LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 296 It’s been hard to craft a good Fantastic Four movie. Every decade or so, Hollywood tries: Richard Corman allegedly directed a take on Marvel’s First Family in 1994—but it was never released. The 2005 Fantastic Four was greeted with a resounding “meh.” And the less we say […]

Five Reasons Why Superman (the Character) Really Is Super

When I was about 5 years old, I argued with a friend of mine (over a Pringles-and-Kool-Aid snack, as I recall) about whether Superman was real or not. He said yes. I said no. (Even then, I was a cynic.) Thankfully, we knew how to settle the matter: Go outside and holler—as loud as we […]