Tagged: superheroes

Word of Mouth
8:00 am
Fri May 10, 2013

Word Of Mouth 05.11.2013

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In this special edition of Word of Mouth: Girl Power Interrupted.

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Word of Mouth
10:05 am
Tue March 12, 2013

Wonder Women!

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Wonder Woman has yet to be the subject of a major motion picture. Until now…sort of. “Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines” is a documentary that follows the character from her Amazonian origins to that campy TV show in the 70s to her following among punk rockers, suburban girls, and even Gloria Steinem. The documentary is screening tonight at Concord’s Red River Theatre and will make its broadcast premiere on PBS’s Independent Lens series on April 15th. Kristy Guevera-Flanagan directed the film and joins Word of Mouth to talk about it.

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Word of Mouth
1:00 am
Sat May 12, 2012

Word of Mouth 05.12.2012

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Part 1:

All that "40 is the new 30" boosterism aside, midlife is not the start of a downward spiral. David Bainbridge is a clinical veterinary anatomist at Cambridge University, and the author of several books including Middle Age: A Natural History. He believes middle age might be a pivotal part of the human evolutionary process, and potentially the most productive years of our lives.  

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An online dating site that caters specifically to doomsday preppers. 

by Danielle Lima

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Word of Mouth
12:37 pm
Fri March 23, 2012

Word of Mouth 03.24.2012

Part 1: "This is what democracy looks like!" 

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Word of Mouth - Segment
11:23 am
Thu March 8, 2012

Superhero Gadgets for the Rest of Us

Superheroes are heavy on the summer blockbuster schedule. A reunion of Marvel Comics “The Avengers” hits theaters in May, followed by the final installment of Christopher Nolan’s Batman series. In July, we get a reboot of the Spiderman epic. The new film adaptations promise new gadgets and CGI effects to stir moviegoers fantasies of and aspirations of superpowers. 

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