Tripp York

Why Mutants Really are ‘Homo-Superior’

This is why I love mutants: they tend to be a-okay with ‘difference’. Too bad it’s fictional. It’s rare that my reading of mainstream comics actually pays off in some sort of socially redeeming way. Other than the horrible films celebrating violence as the means by which any and all genetic variations deal with their […]

Tripp York

Show Me that Smile Again (Or, Mike Seaver Gets Boned)

Kirk Cameron is at it again. America’s leading . . . um . . . uh . . . wait, what . . . what has he done, again? What are his credentials? His area of expertise? Surely, there is a reason why his voice is being privileged over other human beings who are actually […]

Jim Spiegel

To Fight or Not to Fight: Approaching Gay Marriage in the Public Square

The last year has seen some dramatic cultural shifts in our country. In November of 2003, the Massachusetts state Supreme Judicial Court struck down bans on gay marriage. In February, gay marriage licenses began to be issued in San Francisco, and shortly afterward city officials in several other states followed suit. And in May, the […]