From the daily archives: Sunday, December 17, 2006

Time’s Person of the Year: Me!

By On December 17, 2006 · Leave a Comment · In Marketing, Pop Culture


Well, okay, all of us, actually, and I couldn’t agree more.

The “Great Man” theory of history is usually attributed to the Scottish philosopher Thomas Carlyle, who wrote that “the history of the world is but the biography of great men.” He believed that it is [...]

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CBC Quickees: Manifest Destiny, Girls and Squirrels

By On December 17, 2006 · 1 Comment · In Pop Culture, Reviews

Cowboys & Aliens
By Fred Van Lente, Andrew Foley, Dennis Calero, Luciano Lima, Magic Eye Studios, et al (Platinum Studios, 2006; $4.99)

What if an alien invasion of North America in 1873 interrupted the European settlers’ westward expansion of the United States, forcing them to band together with the native Americans they [...]

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