/tags/batman Batman en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 21:35:00 GMT /2013-07-09/chuck-klosterman-on-batman-bad-guys-and-wearing-the-black-hat From Darth Vader's grown-up fan base to why people like mysterious vigilantes, Klosterman's I Wear The Black Hat is a meditation on villainy, both real and imagined. Tue, 09 Jul 2013 21:35:00 GMT /2013-07-09/chuck-klosterman-on-batman-bad-guys-and-wearing-the-black-hat NPR Staff /npr-news/2013-03-04/batman-turns-over-wanted-man-to-police-in-england And just as he would do in Gotham, once police had their hands on the bad guy, the caped superhero disappeared into the darkness. Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:35:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-03-04/batman-turns-over-wanted-man-to-police-in-england Eyder Peralta /2013-02-28/mit-invents-a-machine-that-can-look-at-batmans-face-and-see-his-heart-beating A new video technology that amplifies small color changes and slight movements can, when pointed at people, tell what's going on inside. Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:36:00 GMT /2013-02-28/mit-invents-a-machine-that-can-look-at-batmans-face-and-see-his-heart-beating Robert Krulwich /2012-08-11/batmans-biggest-secret-no-its-not-bruce-wayne Bob Kane gets all the credit for creating the superhero. But author Marc Tyler Nobleman argues that a long-forgotten writer, Bill Finger, created almost everything we now associate with the Dark Knight, from his cape and cowl costume to the name Gotham City. Sat, 11 Aug 2012 18:36:00 GMT /2012-08-11/batmans-biggest-secret-no-its-not-bruce-wayne NPR Staff /health/2012-07-19/study-asks-wwbe WWBE? Yup, What Would Batman Eat? That’s the question posed by a new study published in the journal Pediatric Obesity.The study explores if showing photos… Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:13:13 GMT /health/2012-07-19/study-asks-wwbe Nathan Heffel /2012-07-15/dark-knight-rises-but-saga-ends-for-director-nolan The last installment of Christopher Nolan's Batman series, The Dark Knight Rises, is perhaps the most anticipated film of the year. Nolan says that the film is intended to put people on edge. Sun, 15 Jul 2012 21:43:00 GMT /2012-07-15/dark-knight-rises-but-saga-ends-for-director-nolan NPR Staff /2012-07-14/the-id-the-ego-and-the-superhero-what-makes-batman-tick Sure, Bruce Wayne is a secretive guy, but from a psychological perspective, is anything really wrong with him? A psychologist considers this question. Sun, 15 Jul 2012 04:01:00 GMT /2012-07-14/the-id-the-ego-and-the-superhero-what-makes-batman-tick Linda Holmes /2012-07-10/batman-is-no-match-for-physics Batman may be able to save Gotham from villians but the rules of physics apply to him. Four British graduate students produced a paper called "Trajectory of a falling Batman." It says Batman could glide off a 500-foot building as he does in the 2005 movie but he'd hit the ground at a life-threatening 50 miles-per-hour. Tue, 10 Jul 2012 10:54:00 GMT /2012-07-10/batman-is-no-match-for-physics /2012-05-28/a-selective-preview-of-summer-movies NPR's Bob Mondello recommends which blockbusters to see and which to avoid at the multiplex this summer — and which independent and art house gems to seek out. Mon, 28 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT /2012-05-28/a-selective-preview-of-summer-movies Bob Mondello /npr-news/2012-03-29/marylands-batman-looks-like-a-real-hero Businessman Lenny B. Robinson, who got national headlines when he was pulled over by police last week in Maryland while dressed as the Caped Crusader, visits sick kids and delivers presents to them. Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:10:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-03-29/marylands-batman-looks-like-a-real-hero Mark Memmott