Stretch pants, leggings, tights; whatever you want to call them, they have revolutionized this year’s fashionable silhouette whether you like it or not. This year’s fashionable legs have traversed from the shape of boot cut jeans and fitted shirts worn above them to longer, larger shirts over legs seen for the shape they are. Read more...

“Infinite Crisis” DC Comics In a year full of comic book craziness ““ Marvel Comics’ epic “Civil War” pitted Iron Man against Captain America and unveiled Spider-Man’s secret identity to the world, and DC Comics’ “52” told a year-long story every week in real time, “24”-style ““ the best major event was DC’s “Infinite Crisis.” Aside from providing the company with a much-needed creative reboot for characters such as Superman and Batman, the story also played to DC’s strengths: Batman’s inner turmoil and brilliance as a detective, Superman’s nobility and sense of purpose and Wonder Woman’s torn allegiance to humanity and to her mythic heritage. Read more...

1. “Live! Turtle Rape” link The best viral video of the year was a love story. This heated romance starts off a little slow, but when the male turtle starts head-butting his mate Zidane-style, this shell-covered soft-core takes a turn for the awesome. Read more...

Though the best films of the year tend to come at the end of December, just in time for awards season, these are A&E’s staff-voted top 10 films of 2006, based on what we’ve seen so far: 1. Read more...

To accompany our second annual albums of the year list, voted on by the A&E staff, I’m here to tell you why the entire thing is wrong (or right, as the case may be). Read more...

Let’s get one thing straight ““ I’m angry. This column is both fun and frustrating to write. On one hand, I get to provide commentary on A&E ‘s first-ever year-end top 10 TV shows list. Read more...

Apocalypto Director Mel Gibson Buena Vista Pictures “Apocalypto” may sport all the features of a promising indie film ““ subtitles, unknown actors and racy content ““ but the formulaic plot turns it into another carbon-copy blockbuster. Read more...