Dear Reader (especially those of you with fetish for interspecies romance),

I used to love crossovers.

A "crossover" is what you call it when a character or characters from one story shows up in another. Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein was a personal favorite of mine as a kid. By the time I stopped collecting comic books, however, crossovers had gotten a bit ridiculous. They'd cut across the Marvel Universe like a four-year-old on a runaway John Deere, going straight through the hedges. A story would start in an X-Men title, get picked up in a Spider-Man title, then go careening into a limited series of Wolverine, before finally concluding in some new comic they were trying to promote such as Forensic Accountant Lad.

Movies and TV shows use crossovers to expand the pie of viewers. If you're an ardent fan of one show, you're likely to watch another show if your favorite characters show up in it. Hence such classics as Steve Urkel from Family...

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The Reality-TV Presidency Jonah Goldberg Dear Reader (especially those of you with fetish for interspecies romance), I used to love crossovers. A "crossover" is what you call it when a character or characters from one story shows up in another. Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein was a personal favorite of mine as a kid. By the time I stopped collecting comic books, however, crossovers had gotten a bit ridiculous. They'd cut across the Marvel Universe like a four-year-old on a runaway John Deere, going straight through the hedges. A story would start in an X-Men title, get picked up in a Spider-Man title, then go careening into a limited series of Wolverine, before finally concluding in some new comic they were trying to promote such as Forensic Accountant Lad. Movies and TV shows use crossovers to expand the pie of viewers. If you're an ardent fan of one show, you're likely to watch another show if your favorite characters show up in it. Hence such classics as Steve Urkel from Family... READ MORE A Strong Russia Sanctions Bill The Editors In December, an outgoing President Barack Obama imposed a series of sanctions on Russia by executive order — overdue retaliation for the Kremlin's brazen efforts to influence the 2016... From Americans to Americans Kevin D. Williamson From Americans to Americans ADVERTISEMENT The Jury's Still Out on American Refugee Policy Max Bloom Given the intensity of the American political debate on the issue, there is surprisingly little nationally representative data on what becomes of refugees who settle in America, largely because... The Conservative Case for The Handmaid's Tale Tiana Lowe Much exalted as a preview of "Trump's America," Hulu's adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale has emerged as one of the favorite cultural rallying points of the so-called resistance against the... On Health-Care Reform, George W. Bush Was Misunderestimated Chris Pope The struggles faced by Presidents Obama and Trump since the passage of the Affordable Care Act have created the impression that it's impossible to successfully reform American health care. On... The Abuse and Unhealthy Consequences of Food Stamps Sapna Rampersaud With the pending reauthorization of the farm bill next year, President Trump and the Republican Congress have the chance to reform a food-stamp system that is spiraling out of control. In doing... ADVERTISEMENT Congressional Baseball Game Electronic Entertainment Expo ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 215 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.