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OSU To Get Huge Comic Collection
In comic book terms, it might be on the scale of a merger of the X-Men and the Justice League of America: two major collections of comic and cartoon art are being brought together at Ohio State University.
James Frey Returns With A Novel
The sign in the lobby of the Blender Theater, where James Frey is opening his once-unthinkable book tour, reads "NO RE-ENTRY. All exits are final."
Man of Steel Flies Home
Judge rules in favor of NEO creators of the first Super Hero




Addition to make Ohio State comic collection super
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- In comic book terms, it might be on the scale of a merger of the X-Men and the Justice League of America: two collections combining to form what's believed to be the world's largest treasury of cartoon art....

Dennis Rodman charged with domestic violence in LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Prosecutors say they have charged former NBA star Dennis Rodman with domestic violence for allegedly hitting his girlfriend at a hotel last month....

On the Net: Garfield, Radiohead remixed online
Remixes for things as disparate as Garfield and Radiohead prove a Web truism: Let it go....

`Lohengrin' cheered in Geneva after opening-night boos
GENEVA (AP) -- Daniel Slater's new production of "Lohengrin" wasn't necessarily vintage Wagner, but it deserves praise as a thoughtful and tasteful take on the medieval legend - and certainly none of the boos it received on opening night....

Calif. museum hosts China's terra cotta warriors
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- More than a dozen Chinese terra cotta warriors crafted more than 2,000 years ago to protect their emperor in the afterlife have arrived in the United States with a very different mission: cultural ambassadors....