Superheroes Strike Back

A U.S. Judge blocked this week a police crackdown on the costumed performers who populate Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. For years, street actors have earned a living on tips from tourists who wish to be photographed with Superman, Spider-Man, Jack Sparrow, the Incredible Hulk, Marilyn Monroe and other pop culture icons...

If you've taken a trip to Hollywood Boulevard lately and noticed a severe lack of frumpy superheroes and villains (made famous by Matthew Ogens' documentary "Confessions of a Superhero"), be sure to thank to LAPD and their recently imposed, groan-worthy "Zorro Tolerance Policy" (see what they did there...