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In the mid-1980s, there was a movement to make comic books a more serious medium. Titles like Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns were released,…
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Fortunes foretold: five future facts
Future Fact No. 1 The planet is not unchanging. We’ve passed the “tipping point,” we’re showing no signs of curtailing our climate effecting behaviour. I…
Hey there, it’s your future calling
Dear Sarah Petz (circa 2012), This is your future self here. Just wanted to send you a letter, letting you know how AWESOME 2042 is….
Live longer and prosper
What constitutes a long-lived, healthy life? What is the ideal age to live to: 80, 90, 100? Assuming you remain in good biological and mental…
On the cusp of the future
If you’re daily commute around the U of M campus involves walking past or across the skating rink on the Quad, you may have recently…
Predicting the future
Don’t take my word for it, check out this list of some of world’s worst predictions, courtesy of theweek.com: “The growing gentleness of mankind will…
Super Real: rise of the real-life superhero
I am obsessed with Batman — severely, disgustingly obsessed. I’ve steadily been burning through the comics for years now. I have donned the cowl on…
Heroes of the game
Heroes are recognized in many different ways, but there’s no better representation of how heroes are worshipped than sports. Take the Lombardi Trophy — the…
Relating to Superman
Heroes. I was at a bit of a loss when it came to deciding what to write about. When I was younger, my brother and…
Real life Lassie
We often hear of humans who rise to the occasion and become heroes — sometimes, there comes along a story, an unlikely story where an…