Superman: CWRU’s Ricca Tells Creators’ Story

The very people Superman could not save were his own creators—Jerry Siegel, the writer, and Joe Shuster, the comic artist.

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Asian Cinema Reignites Smoking in Movies Debate

A University of Adelaide expert says that while the war against smoking in Hollywood movies has been largely won, Asian cinema represents the next major battleground for anti-smoking and anti-cancer groups.

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A Summer of Apocalyptic Blockbusters. But Why?

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Dan Brown’s New Hit 'Inferno' - Does It Butcher Dante & the Divine Comedy?

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After 125 Years, There Is Still No Joy in Mudville.

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IU Experts Available to Discuss 'Great Gatsby' in Advance of New Film

In advance of the May 10 release of director Baz Luhrmann's film adaptation of author F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, "The Great Gatsby," Indiana University has several faculty experts who can provide insights on various aspects of the author, the book's themes and other details.

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Romantic Comedies Affect Beliefs About Relationships Less Strongly Than Expected

Romantic-comedy films are not a major source for developing unrealistic expectations about relationships among young adults, finds a new study to be published online this week in the National Communication Association’s journal Communication Monographs.

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Why Are We Still Glued to Mad Men Heading in to Its Sixth Season? Dominican U Prof Explains

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Stony Brook University Led Research Finds That Most Fame Isn't Fleeting

Contemporary scholarship has conceptualized modern fame as an open system in which people continually move in and out of celebrity status. However, according to new research, “Only 15 Minutes? The Social Stratification of Fame in Printed Media,” published in the April issue of the American Sociological Review, researchers led by Arnout van de Rijt, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Stony Brook University, reveal that most fame isn’t fleeting after all.

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Texas A&M Prof: Violins Can Mimic The Human Voice

For many years, some musical experts have wondered if the sound of the Stradivari and Guarneri violins might incorporate such elements of speech as vowels and consonants. A Texas A&M University researcher has now provided the first evidence that the Italian violin masters tried to impart specific vowel sounds to their violins.

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