Satire: Heroes

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by Gunter Chang

Hollywood great Edward Davis Wood's birthday of October 10th should be celebrated as a national holiday by every film producer in the country for his innovative schlock. The undeniable master of technically unsophisticated...read more

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by Warren Longwell

What are the qualities that make a hero? Take the case of Henry Quim. Diminutive, asthmatic, myopic, and dandruff-plagued, Henry was certainly no matinee idol with movie-star gook looks. Just look at him. Don't glance at h...read more

by Douglas Burrrell

Chronicles of a Combat Clerk "War is hell." I'm not sure exactly who said that, but I know it to be true. I watched "Saving Private Ryan", so I'm a bit of an authority on that subject. Sometimes, though, peace time ...read more

by Justice Putnam

AMERICAN IDOL It's not often that a member of the radical fringe gets a chance to converse with the High and powerful. But chance and strategic sexual networking will get you into anywhere in this town; that's how ...read more

by James Wigal

Delton Manly affixed another telescopic enhancement device. He was up to seven, more than anyone had ever tried. It was hot in the chamber and sweat was running down his forehead, over his protective goggles. He tried t...read more

by Ryan Peterson

In the tradition of George W. Bush, Ray Kroc and the Marlboro Man, I find myself inspired to wave the flag of one of America's first heroes, Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus was one of the baddest dudes of the...read more

by Randy Hyman

My hero is my Grandfather. He was a self taught, self educated, principled man who was well respected and often admired. If you didn't know him he could come across as stern and with his dry sense of humor I often had tr...read more

by B. Thomas Cooper

George W. Bush, Hero, or Piltdown Man of La Mancha? George Bush would like us to believe history will remember him as a hero. A man who stood by his convictions. But much like Don Quixote, who rose up against a perceive...read more

by William Cobbs

One word that appears many times each day and usually in the early morning news on television and after-wards in the daily paper is HERO. This writer once heard his,gulp, HERO, General Dwight Eisenhower, say "HEROS ar...read more

by Vincent Caruso

Michael Jackson A Hero, Exposes Child Slave Trade As he was showing up to his trial, in a black suit, black tie undone, dark, tired circles around his eyes, Michael Jackson broke silence of his involvement, coordinated ...read more

by Ted Sherman

There is no such person as a hero. Often, a soldier, fireman or policeman will lose his life while trying to win a battle, prevent a crime or fight a fire. However, none of them ever do their deed out of a sense of heroism...read more

by Ablaze

Hero - a word that is used to address a person who does real heroic things. In yest years,people were truly involved in relationships and concerned about their fellow-beings. But what is the scenario right no...read more