The Dark Knight Rises
No Rise In Mass Killings, But Their Impact Is Huge
A gold plaque hangs next to a bullet hole in the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., where a lone gunman killed six worshippers and injured three others last August. It is engraved with the words, “We Are One.”
Esme’s Blog: Another Lesson From Aurora
As the anguished second guessing over the Aurora massacre continues, much has been made of the suspect’s ability to amass an arsenal legally and over the Internet. But there is a second wave of second guessing.
Opinion: Theater Shootings: A Politicized American Tragedy
Persons who only make our nation’s bad times worse by spewing ill-timed hate and prejudice ought to keep their microphones turned off.
‘Dark Knight’ Fans Flock To Theaters, Thinking Of Massacre
As Batman fans gathered for a midnight showing inside Minnesota theaters Thursday night, they had no idea that tragedy was about to strike a thousand miles away.
Movie Blog: ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Inspires, Exploits Fear
The Dark Knight Rises is at least canny enough to suggest that the real hero — the bringer of reinvigorated hope, the preventer of disastrous change — is the one that ain’t on the ballot.
Summer Movie Blockbusters 2012
With summer fast approaching, we’ve rounded up the most promising blockbuster movies of the season. Get your popcorn ready.























