As French strikers try to paralyze their country in their efforts to save the welfare state, the parallel with the U.S. could not be starker. In one country the popular, grass-roots movement is trying to save and increase government expenditure. On this side of the Atlantic however, the Tea Partiers have usurped and misunderstood the traditional revolutionary slogan “No taxation without representation”.

I’m pretty sure most of us wonder how much more productive we would be if it weren’t for the Internet.

In the U.S., you’re considered old enough to make a conscious decision about laying your life down for the flag, yet not mature enough to drink.

Huck Botko and Andrew Gurland, co-directors and screenwriters of “The Virginity Hit,” had one idea when creating this movie: to remake “Superbad” as a tribute to the “YouTube Generation.” It’s a shame they forgot to bring along the other important ingredients needed for a film: dialogue, plot, acting—that kind of thing.

To outsiders, the credit that is given to the United States Constitution can often seem over-the-top.

Expanding on the fake trailer from 2007’s “Grindhouse” diptych, Robert Rodriguez’s latest film is all it promised to be: a high-octane, brash and often hilarious movie.

Picture the scene: Walking through a snow-clad Wash. U., a student desperately tries to ignite his lighter, his frostbitten fingers failing to strike the flint. As his lips turn blue and hypothermia starts to set in, he turns back to campus, unfairly thwarted in his attempts to enjoy a cigarette. The health issues at the crux of the smoking ban cannot be denied.