Hawaii residents will detect plenty of familiar locations and the aloha spirit in its purest form in the new movie "Surfwise." But don't mistake this documentary for a typical film about riding waves.

Followers of subculture take to streets Maybe it's the tight black jeans and dark makeup. Or the moody poses, one eye peering out from under a shock of fuschia or jet-black hair.

Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone: "John McCain is in the unique position of both having to run against both George Bush and Barack Obama at the same time."

September 03, 2008 By Ben Sher I've found it irritating that, on the rare occasions that popular movies have tackled the issue of gay conversion therapy, they've treated it as a joke.

Are nerds born or are they made? The author of "American Nerd" discusses the history of the geek, from greasy-haired overachiever to Dungeons & Dragons lover to blogging hipster.