Word: x
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...began in 1980, when artist Dave Stevens created a Bettie character in his graphic novel The Rocketeer. Jennifer Connelly gave her full-figured life in the 1990 movie version, and the cult was under way. A talking Bettie Page tattoo (voiced by Jodie Foster) anchored an episode of The X Files. Robert Foster, in his book The Real Bettie Page: The Truth About the Queen of the Pinups, wonders when the retro celeb will get her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It's about time...
...X-MEN: THE LAST STAND...
...CHALLENGE The X-Men have a problem. Not the threat of Magneto or the fact that a pharmaceutical company has come up with a "cure" for mutancy (jeez, can't we all just get along?). The issue is the loss of Singer (to Superman), who directed the first two movies, and his replacement by Brett Ratner (Rush Hour, Red Dragon), who hasn't yet shown Singer's talent for the shadowy action sequences that are the franchise's specialty. Oh, and Frasier Crane is the Beast...
...also has new or much-expanded roles for several mutants beloved from the comic book. White-winged Archangel appears, as does Kitty Pryde, the girl who walks through walls and who served as the imaginary girlfriend for a generation of fanboys. Watch them closely: This is the last X-Men movie, and Fox is looking for mutants who can be spun off as stand-alone franchises...
While I was pleased that you reported on pornography studies [April 3], comments attributed to me need clarification. I do use sexually explicit materials in my human-sexuality course, although X-rated movies are not the only means to teach pornography. In response to your reporter's question about students who might be exploited in a sexuality class, I explained that students should not be exploited in any way, whether in a sexuality course or a statistics course. Your story consequently stated that I believe porn "is best taught with the same dispassion with which one would teach a course...