What a man is depends upon his character what’s inside. What he does and what we think of what he does depends on upon his circumstances.” So each of us may possess the capacity to do terrible things.

Harvey Guillén's portrayal of What We Do in the Shadow's unexpected hero is a revelation, and he deserves an Emmy nomination for playing Guillermo.

In order to better understand the family hero’s role, which can be a male or a female, we need to know how it is created. We need to better understand the dysfunctional family .

Scrooge might be the exact hero we need right now. Then again, maybe I’m wrong. Maybe Scrooge’s late-in-life evolution has nothing to do with heroism.

If we understand what “hero” meant to the ancient Greeks, Cheney certainly deserves a cape and winged sandals. But that does not mean that everything about her is admirable.