Captain Planet and the Planeteers: Season 1

The DVD release of the '90s eco-superhero cartoon

Can you name the early ’90s TV show that featured appearances by Whoopi Goldberg, Martin Sheen, Meg Ryan, Malcolm McDowell, Phyllis Diller, Neil Patrick Harris, Danny Glover, Jeff Goldblum and Elizabeth Taylor? Pop-culture aficionados will recognize the line-up from “Captain Planet and the Planeteers,” a Saturday morning cartoon, conceived by Ted Turner in an attempt to marry environmentalism with superheroes. Only spanning a few seasons …

Nine Gifts for Media Hounds

For Internet-heads who never turn off MSNBC and read magazines all at the same time, these gifts from CH's guide offer quality alternatives on topics from drinking to Walken and everything in-between. Keep abreast of favorite canine recipes with the "Organic Dog Biscuit Cookbook." For the super stylish canine, "Dogs in Vogue" gives a photographic view into the lifestyles of the rich and famous and …

Oscilloscope DVD Subscription Giveaway

by Ariston Anderson Like a cheese-of-the-month club, Beastie Boy turned indie film mogul Adam Yauch's new subscription service delivers 10 new releases from his own Oscilloscope Laboratories to your doorstep over the course of a year. Calling it the "Circe of Trust," either you're in it or you're out when it comes to trusting the slightly off-center film distributor's lineup of films. "There's a real …