[birds calling] [insects buzzing] [boy 1] careful, youre dripping juice on spiderman. [boy 2] the thing about spiderman is that hed be useless in a place like corrigan. How do you mean . [spits] theres nothing for him to swing in between here. He needs an urban environment. Thats why superman is the greatest superhero. Hes allterrain. Superman . [laughs] hes the worst superhero. Excuse me . Superman is boring. Hes invulnerable. Thats why they invented kryptonite, so he has some kind of weakness. Batman, hes the best superhero, because, well, hes just a guy like me or you. He doesnt have any superpowers. Hes not superhuman. He has a cape and a mask and archenemies. Hes a superhero, no question. Youre not listening, chuck. Batman does not possess superpowers. Therefore hes not super. Youve lost your mind. Batman is a master of martial arts. Hes a detective, hes an inventor. And given that super only means greater than normal, by that definition, batman can only be described as a superher
The predator drone. Also books about Vladimir Putins russia, border security, the collection and use of personal data and much more. And for more information on this weekends 48hour television schedule, visit us online at booktv. Org. Art critic Robert Hughes appeared on booknotes in 1997 to talk about his book, american vises. In the book, mr. Hughes analyzed the associations between American Culture and the art its produced. This is about an hour. Cspan Robert Hughes, in the new yorker piece on ama, theres a quote from barbara rose that says in september 1970 bob was wearing love beads, a transparent linen shirt, a yellow wide whale corduroy suit and a black leather coat with nailheads on the back that spelled out this is not a coat, she says. What is that . Guest i was carrying the coat, i was not wearing it, when i came through u. S. Customs. That was when i first came to United States well, when i came to the United States to try out for time. It wasnt my first visit to the United
23rd, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And welcome to today at 7 00 a. M. On the west coast on a thursday. Im Savannah Guthrie. And im matt lauer alongside Natalie Morales and dylan dreyer in for al. 11 states including right here in new york, take a look at central park, 16 degrees at this hour. Dylans going to have more on the cold weather coming up. Well also have the latest on some breaking news overnight. Justin bieber has been arrested. Police held a News Conference just moments ago. Well have more on that in a moment. We begin on a thursday morning with the Olympic Games. The opening events are just 14 days away now, and mounting security threats are becoming a growing concern for athletes, their families and spectators alike. Nbcs chief foreign correspondent, richard engel, is in sochi for us. Richard, good morning to you. Reporter good morning. You can imagine what an agonizing choice th
Strategy here. This is new day with alisyn camerota, and john berman. The breaking news this morning, the president announced a major antiimmigration operation but no one at the white house can tell if he meant to do that or if its real. The president says next week immigration officers will launch a massive round up of undocumented immigrants in the nations interior. This is again not just at the border and it includes families with children. H its hard to see how staffing and budget levels would allow this, and this could be all political. The president announces his 2020 reelection bid tonight. The president s kickoff rally will be in orlando, florida of course thats a critical battleground state. Democrats hold their first debates this next week. All this comes amid rapidly rising tensions between the u. S. And iran, the president ordering an additional 1,000 troops to the middle east after iran backed off of nuclear commitments. So joining us now to talk about all of this news, we
In Guardian Australia’s weekly interview about objects, the actor and writer tells us about a childhood photograph – and her trusty, wizardly companion