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Spoilers for Dark Crisis: The Dark Army #1 by DC Comics

DC's version of Spider-Man is proving to be much more than a rip-off of Marvel's web-slinger, as Sideways has an extremely important role in the Multiverse. In Dark Crisis: The Dark Army, Sideways is key to saving the Multiverse from being infected by those looking to control it - showing that he's one of the most unappreciated heroes in the DC Universe.

Sideways is one of the lesser-known heroes in the DC Universe, as Derek James first appeared in The New Ages of DC Heroes, debuting in his own self-titled series. While his powers to create trans-dimension portals to travel across the DC Multiverse are nothing like Spider-Man's, the hero gained immediate comparisons to the web-slinger due to his similar personality, motivations, and design. After his 13-issue series at DC Comics was canceled, Sideways has sparingly appeared in a few...

"The Moment" came for Derek James. Once the head chef at a restaurant with aspirations of being the White House chef, Derek put his dreams on hold when the restaurant failed. With a baby on the way, he started working in Information Technology. This was ten years ago.

Now with three kids, Derek got a chance to prepare a banquet at the White House. After delivering a dinner that impressed, Derek pleaded his case to the current White House kitchen staff for a permanent position among them.

"There is nothing I’m not willing to learn. I want to work for the best chefs. I want to work for you guys," he said.

He got the job. He was offered a permanent position as the new executive sous chef to the White House caterer. He and his family will move across the country, from Burbank, CA to Washington, DC. Derek...

USA has launched new reality series "The Moment," where host Kurt Warner helps people get a second chance at their dreams that they had to put on hold for one reason or another. In Thursday's (April 25) episode, a man who once had dreams of becoming a professional chef.

Derek James struggled through two failed restaurants before he chose to work in It because of greatest job security. Now on "The Moment," he is mentored by White House chef Walter Scheib.

In this sneak peek clip, James says it's hard to learn all the protocol and etiquette that goes into working at a place like the White House. Host Warner encourages him to learn all the little details and keep at it. How will it end up for James? Find out tonight on "The Moment," airing at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on USA.

On Thursday, April 11, USA Network premieres "The Moment," a reality series that gives people a second chance at realizing their dreams.

The host is former NFL quarterback Kurt Warner, who knows something about second chances. After the NFL didn't draft him in 1994, Warner got to try out for the Green Bay Packers that same year but was released before the beginning of the regular season.

Told he wasn't ready to throw the ball in the NFL, Warner moved in with his in-laws and got a night job stocking shelves at a grocery store in Cedar Falls, Iowa, for $5.50 an hour.

He later went to work for his alma mater, the University of Northern Iowa, as an assistant coach. When no NFL team wanted him, Warner then found success in the Arena Football League, which led to a tryout invitation from the Chicago Bears that he ultimately couldn't attend.

When the NFL still didn't come courting,...

Local news anchor Derek James has a bone to pick with one Anderson Cooper--and naturally, this has everything to do with Jersey Shore's Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi. As you may have read in the suicide note of your high school English teacher, Snooki's at work on her second book, and Cooper "defended" Polizzi's chops as an author by giving a dramatic reading of some of her "work." More great TV from the Silver Fox, you say? Sure. But the morning crew at Wccb-tv were simply not amused. "I'm going to address you personally, Anderson Cooper, Mr. Silver Fox," began James on his show, Fox News Rising. "You and your staff--your huge staff--have to steal segments from me, little local TV host Derek James?"...

While we were happy to see Cate and Lux make a breakthrough on this week's episode of Life Unexpected, "Family Therapized," we already have that more than covered in our review.

We're here to present you the indie songs from some familiar names like The Weepies and some new names like Julie Peel.  If you're trying to find the name of a song that played, look no further than the listen below and use the iTunes link to preview and purchase.

Be sure and check back here after each episode for the latest Life Unexpected music featured on the show!

The Weepies - "Add My Effort" Elemeno P - "Better Days" Rosie Thomas - "Kite Song" Derek James - "Lying on the Floor" Tegan and Sara - "The Cure" Julie Peel - "Unfold"...

The Rising Tides Competition--which sought visionary ideas to deal with climate change--has just announced the winning proposals.

We all love disaster movies, right? There's a certain perverse thrill that comes from seeing the world engulfed in cataclysm, resulting from our present sins. No wonder, then, that Day After Tomorrow was a blockbuster, or that we're about to see another flick along those lines, 2012--tagline: Who Will Survive?

Well, that same thrill grips architects. But when they imagine the apocalypse, they think: "Hmm, what massive thing could I design to prevent it?" Such was the premise of the Rising Tides Competition. Given that sea levels are expected to rise by at least 55 inches in the coming century, they invited anyone to envision a solution for saving San Francisco.

Today, the six winning entries were announced. Among them is a particularly wild-eyed proposal by architecture giant Skidmore Owings and Merrill (pictured above...