A review of Asterios Polyp, the debut graphic novel from comic writer David Mazzucchelli.

The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision over corporate spending in advertisements and political campaigns threatens to worsen the already dire state of our democracy, leading us ever closer to a bankrupt dystopia.

I am a child of Michigan. I’ve lived here most of my life. I’ve lived all over the state. I’ve gone to Lake Michigan as much as I possibly could in summers, huddled near radiators during winters. Michigan air has a certain quality as the seasons change, deep and alive, humid and full.

A Michigan native realizes that it’s not easy to stay in the state, but it’s not any easier to leave again.

Unrelenting efforts by the Pentagon and U.S. Air Force are hell-bent on creating outlandish space-based weapons. Critics assert the result will be a free-for-all orbiting arms-race.

“Taking Woodstock is the story of how young Elliot pulled strings, favors and generally schmoozed his little town of White Lake, New York, and his parents, into hosting what evolved into the biggest entertainment ‘happening’ the county had ever witnessed.”

Bioengineering and advanced robotics are blurring the line between science and science fiction, as the Pentagon pursues the creation of “super soldiers.”

The Beatles song “Good Night” was sampled by someone, I knew that much. But I couldn’t figure out who, and it almost drove me crazy.