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Black Panther: Power & Leadership in the Age of Obama
The limitations of leaders’ power and the strength of story are the ideas at the core of two of Ta-Nehisi Coates's biggest works of 2016.
TV Legends: Did President Obama Inspire L.A. Law Lawyer's Creation?
Did the future President really inspire Blair Underwood's L.A. Law character?
Marvel's Sana Amanat Introduces Barack Obama at White House Event
Marvel's Sana Amanat introduced Barack Obama at a Women's History Month reception, and showed off some comics to the president.
Supreme Court nominee sold his comics to pay for law school
In announcing his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, President Obama revealed that Judge Merrick Garland sold his comics collection to pay for law school.
President Obama Writes Foreword For "Complete Peanuts" Vol. 25
The next volume of Fantagraphics' "Complete Peanuts" will collect the final strips in Charles Schulz's iconic series.
World leaders are robots in disguise in this Transformers art
A series of illustrations reimagines political leaders ranging from Barack Obama to Vladimir Putin as Transformers that reflect their countries and politics.

President Obama cuts off press briefing "to get to ‘Star Wars'”
A "Star Wars" fan, President Obama ditched the press to head to a White House screening of "The Force Awakens" for Gold Star families.
Grumpy Old Fan | DC meets D.C.; or, candidate, know your hero
Sen. Ted Cruz recently raised eyebrows when he named Rorschach from "Watchmen" as his favorite superhero. Perhaps the presidential candidate should've gone with another DC Comics character ...



President Obama Mourns Leonard Nimoy's Passing: 'I Loved Spock'
President Obama joined millions of "Star Trek" fans today in paying tribute to the 83-year-old actor.


TV Legends Revealed | Did Obama Personally Spike an 'SNL' Sketch?
This week, we learn whether then Sen. Barack Obama really had Saturday Night Live pull a political sketch in 2008.


'Jedi Mind Meld'? When Nerds Hold Positions of Power
President Obama's recent "Jedi mind meld" flub, and his humorous attempt to correct it, reminds us that from the White House to the Pentagon to Buckingham Palace, nerds hold the seats of power and influence.
