Generation Kill for me is one of the most entertaining shows to come out of HBO I have watched it more times than I care to remember it's fiendishly hilarious and never strays away from the truth, meaning the show delves into one of the more sensitive sides of America, the Iraq war. When Bush first invaded Iraq with an army of fresh faced teens straight out of college he didn't realise he was sending the first playstation generation into a conflict, the problem then being that these young men and women wern't capable of realising that this was not a real life "Call of Duty" and when the camera's rolled on in the wake of their destruction conveying their nonchalance towards violence we as an audience on the most part felt ourselves falling into the anti-USA category. So when we look at this image of a soldier wearing his Elvis style shades we almost see it as quite playful yet from this picture we would not be able to fathom the atrocities this young corporal could have commited.

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The Superbowl for me emphasises the massive sense of community in America, despite the fact it is a sporting event everyone seems to join in bars are packed, the stadium is full and the front room is full of families waiting in anticipation to see this yearly phenomenon. The event itslef involves all kinds of music, special guest spots and a half-time show which is always blown way out of proportion. It may work on excess but the Superbowl seems to be that one time of year where a significant percentage of one of the world's largest populations stops for a few hours and takes their frustration out on the television rather than world affairs.