‘Literature’ Archive

Stan Lee, who created the modern superhero along with his co-creator Jack Kirby, once said about Superman, whom he didn’t create:
“He[SuperMan] was never very interesting to me, because I was never worried about him. And if you’re not worried about the jam your hero is in, there’s no excitement.”  Brilliant Careers, Stan Lee, Salon.com
Having figured [...]

Multi-Media Vampires

4 Comments   |   June 8, 2009

The popularity of the Twilight novels and the movie of the same name provides a chance to reflect on why vampires are so endlessly fascinating.  From their origins in fact, to myth, novel, manga, movies and TV, the vampire character is truly the undead.

Fact:  Ok, they are just tiny mammals, but vampire bats do drink [...]

Caduceus Cellars is located in Jerome, AZ, on the outskirts of breathtaking, Sedona, AZ.  It’s appropriate that Caduceus lies under the brush fifteen minutes outside of a place with such massive natural beauty.
Not to say that Jerome isn’t nice.  It is.  Quite nice.  But that it’s in the shadow of Sedona’s majestic beauty, yet separate [...]

Hunger Games, first in the futuristic teen trilogy written by Suzanne Collins (real name or pen name?), will be released as a movie in 2011, according to Lionsgate.  Since being recommended by Stephanie Meyer, author of the insanely popular Twilight series, curiosity has grown exponentially about the film.  Coming Soon has the Hunger [...]

The release of the Tom Hanks movie Angels and Demons, based on the Dan Brown novel, has brought forth a deluge of questions about The Illuminati.  As with most great legends, there is a germ of truth buried under layers of fantasy, paranoia and Hollywood magic.
Fact:   The Bavarian Illuminati was a Masonic organization founded in [...]