| January 28th, 2010 |
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TEXT: Bethany → Mariella
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02:44 pm
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TO: Mari
FROM: Bethany
I may have done something stupid |
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THE-PULSE.COM --> BLOG POST: saywhat128
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10:06 pm
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When you have a full-time job where you're either alone fixing computers or in someone else's office fixing computers where no one talks to you, you have time to do a lot of thinking. Not that I'm not thinking about what I'm working on, but I can multitask like nobody's business. But I've got a question to throw out to the internet. Was thinking about it earlier today.
What's the difference between a superhero and a vigilante? Think on it. The NYPD created the Powers Division specifically to hire powered people to act in a law-abiding superhero capacity. They wear uniforms instead of costumes and work within the confines of the law. On the other hand, you've got people like the Avengers, who are----much as I love them----basically corporate tools when you think about it. They're famous, they're good-looking, they're marketable to the press and they're pretty much sanctioned by the government, despite the fact that the government frowns on caped crusaders. Then you've got folks like Spider-Man who are just part of the lore of New York City, even though we can't kid ourselves----this guy running around now is not the old Spider-Man.
So what's the difference between these clean-cut legends and some yahoo who puts on a mask and tries to stop muggers in back alleys? Is it the test of time? Legacy? Fame? Corporate sponsorship? None of these factors really change the fact that it's a group of dudes (and ladies) putting on wacky costumes, giving themselves fake names, and taking the law into their own hands? We don't know who they are and we don't know what morality code they answer to. The law may not always be right, or quick, or easy, but at least it's defined.
Let's be clear: I don't know what I think about it. The little kid in me wears Superman boxer shorts. The grown up in me says that that kind of thing is better left to comic books.
Opinions? Thoughts?
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NEW YORK BUZZ! (nybuzz.com) --> SUPER BUZZ! ONLINE with Felicity Hardy
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10:43 pm
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First of all, let me give a big huge THANK YOU to all of the SB! fans who have made the new SB!online a success! Just in case you miss it when it airs live, SB!online is here to give you your fix of videos, links, polls, pics, and more. And good news for you, the SUPER BUZZ! is going to be around for a while longer, so don't you go listening to those tabloid rumors. Thanks to our viewers, my segment on NYB is one of the top-rated segments on the program----and that's no surprise! I know as well as anybody that we can't survive without our capes-and-tights fix!
On tonight's lineup:
EXCELSIOR! ON THE RISE: They're not The Avengers, but this ragtag group of mutants, branching off from the late Charles Xavier's X-Men, is the next generation of nerd-chic heroes. I'll give you a rundown of its members, including the mega-super-dreamy hunk ARMOR, better known as PETER RASPUTIN from Savage World.
FAVORED SON: I sit down again with Magnus Stark, also known as IRON LAD. Since our last chat, his rebellious sister Mariah, once queen of the party scene and now a warrior for everything anti-Stark, has been cut off from the family fortune----and family favor. Magnus gets real with me and opens up about his sister's troubled history in this EXCLUSIVE interview!
WHERE IS SPIDER-MAN?! New York's most iconic hero has been taking some NIGHTS OFF recently and fans everywhere are wondering if he's all right. Lazy? Hurt? Bored? All I know is that I miss seeing his uber-yummy physique in his red spandex----especially when a new DOC OCK is on the scene! Word has it that he's younger, smarter, and cuter than the original recipe octoped, and if his now-infamous video blog post is any indication, he's hinging on skyrocketing to stardom.
And last but not least:
WHO IS THE SCARLET SPIDER?
She was there when Spider-Man wasn't. Not since the short-lived reign of "Spider-Girl" has there been an arachnid-themed female patrolling the streets, and this new spider made her bold debut in Times Square last night, disarming a bomber hell-bent on blowing up Broadway.
But why now? Where did she come from? Where did she get that spectacularly fit body? I've got my theories and more on tonight's edition of SUPER BUZZ!
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