'Avatar' is now more than movie -- it's a Pandora's box of pop culture - latimes

"Think of 'Avatar' as 'Death Wish 5' for leftists ... a simplistic, revisionist revenge fantasy") but others view it as white-male fantasy that is in fact the essence of American oppression (Greta Hagen-Richardson fumes in the Daily Iowan that "Avatar" is insidious in its messaging: "Being part of the dominant ideology doesn’t automatically give you super powers of intellect, strength and comprehension.") - 'Avatar' is now more than movie -- it's a Pandora's box of pop culture

Dog Surge Along With Troop Surge In Afghan War - CBS News
Rare warbler found in Afghanistan