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Entries Tagged as 'Superheroes'

Roundup: Maracas and Purple Pants Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on June 24th, 2008 at 4:59 am

Just a few things that are on my radar at the moment …

• First up, I just found this interview with Gore Vidal from May, in which he gives his current takes on Obama and McCain.
Vidal says he’s a fan of Obama now, but it took him a while to get there (hey, kinda like […]

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Tags: News · Politics · Culture · Chicago · LGBT · Comedy · TV · Gore Vidal · Barack Obama · Superheroes · John McCain · Science Fiction · Doctor Who · Russell T. Davies · 2008 Election · Fantasy · Terrorism · Grammar · Homophobia

Capes and Crumpets with Roz Kaveney

Posted by Ocelopotamus on May 4th, 2008 at 1:18 am


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Tags: Blogroll · Culture · Blogs · Journal · Chicago · LGBT · TV · Books · Superheroes · Lit · Science Fiction · Doctor Who · Transgender

Roundup: Flight of the Humpback Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on November 19th, 2007 at 2:46 pm


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Roundup: Skydiving Baby Giraffe Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on August 15th, 2007 at 10:39 am


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Roundup: Irish Sea Eagle Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on June 22nd, 2007 at 12:10 pm


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Merry Marvel Movie Society

Posted by Ocelopotamus on June 18th, 2007 at 7:24 pm


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Tags: News · Culture · Journal · Film · Books · Superheroes · Comics

The Actor’s Side of the Gay Heroes Controversy

Posted by Ocelopotamus on May 7th, 2007 at 6:26 am


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Tags: Politics · Culture · LGBT · TV · Superheroes · Science Fiction · Heroes

You’re a Good Man, Peter Parker

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 22nd, 2007 at 7:20 am


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Tags: News · Culture · Film · Theater · Superheroes · Comics

News: The Hidden Cost of Margarine

Posted by Ocelopotamus on March 27th, 2007 at 12:07 pm


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Tags: News · Politics · Culture · Music · Science · Tech · Media · Climate Change · Internet · Superheroes · Comics · Performance · Ricky Gervais · Corporations · Animals & Environment · Software · Adobe · David Bowie

News: A Hive of Spam and Villainy

Posted by Ocelopotamus on March 20th, 2007 at 6:21 am


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Tags: News · Politics · Science · Tech · Food · LGBT · Activism · TV · Internet · Superheroes · Science Fiction · Heroes · Ricky Gervais · Peace · Health

Chicago: Oobleck, Rogue 8, and Too Much Light

Posted by Ocelopotamus on March 16th, 2007 at 7:41 am


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Tags: Culture · Journal · Chicago · Theater · Oobleck · Superheroes · Neo-Futurists · Comics · Poetry · Fringe · Performance