Humans will do anything to survive.
That’s the premise of Michael Bay’s newest film The Island, a $122 million sci-fi action-adventure, starring Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson. Unofficially based on the little known 1979 filmThe Clonus Horror, The Island posits the idea that in the near future, the rich and famous will be able to [...]

Being a longtime fan of author Roald Dahl, I had mixed feelings about going to see Tim Burton’s new adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It wasn’t Dahl’s writing that created the apprehension, but memories of Mel Stuart’s 1971 film version, renamed Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. I know I can’t be [...]

“There are a couple of million Native Americans in the United States today, and we barely make a blip on the radar screen,” said Shirley K. Sneve, director of radio and television for Native American Public Telecommunications. “People tend to know about us through gaming, but there’s a lot more to our people than gaming.”
The [...]

Emperor penguins are the living embodiment of self-sacrifice.
Just consider the facts: Every winter, these birds give up the security of their underwater home so that they can walk, single file, for 70 miles into the heart of Antarctica. Since the polar cap changes every year, no one really knows how they find their way, but [...]