Marvel’s New Muslim Superhero


Comic books and the related publishing industry have been a serious form of cultural expression since before the days of Clark Kent and Superman. Superman, created by Jerry Siegal and Joe Shuster in 1933, was sold to the publisher who would later evolve into DC Comics. Superman became an iconic part of America culture in…

The Geography of Blackness (Book Review: How To Be Black)


“How To Be Black” by Baratunde Thurston. Harper Paperback. 2012. Kindle Edition. $3 I first ran across Baratunde on Twitter (@baratunde). I use Twitter for personal & professional development. When I declared Facebook bankruptcy years ago, I decided I could not abandon social media altogether. I decided to use Twitter to learn, and to follow…

Embrace Your Inner Geographer


Below, is the full transcript of a recent posting I made to my Announcements page which supports my World Geography course. Enjoy. “Part of the goal of this course is make you realize you won the lottery by living in the United States. We have two oceans on either side of us which afford us…