“GIRL POWER” is one of the mantras of our time, a catchy motto from the glossed lips of glamorous actresses, pop music stars, and TV talk show personalities. This Christmas season, with the end of the first quarter of a new millennium drawing near, it’s worth pondering what Mary, the mother of Jesus, the most…
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Across the Spiderverse — 500 Years In The Making: A Brief History of the Multiverse in Pop Culture
(Updated, Revised, and Expanded for This Reality!) Alternative timelines are popping up like dandelions over the neighborhood lawns these days in the MCU and DCU franchises. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse and The Flash are the latest in the trend. But it’s not just the comic book movies. For example, Twin Peaks: the Return (2017) and…