Entries from March 2007

March 9, 2007

An Orbituary: Captain America 1941-2007

And there you have it, the protector of America against Nazis, Japanese and other threats to wartime America and the Allies, is dead. America’s symbol in the comic world, was fataly wounded as a bullet pierced his windpipe while he was walking up the stone steps of a courthouse. Captain America was created by Marvel [...]

March 3, 2007

A Long Way Gone, by Ishmael Beah

My new friends have begun to suspect I haven’t told them the full story of my life.“Why did you leave Sierra Leone?”“Because there is a war.”“You mean, you saw people running around with guns and shooting each other?”“Yes, all the time.”“Cool.”I smile a little.“You should tell us about it sometime.”“Yes, sometime.” – A Long Way [...]