Angie, Gwen & Batman's Babies

Batman and Robin should have babies and name them Shiloh, Kingston, and Taylor

Phew, what a week! There's so much going on that I scarcely know where to begin. First, Angelina Jolie popped out Brad Pitt's baby girl, Shiloh, in Namibia while a world away, Jennifer Aniston was doing interviews for The Break-Up. Next, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale had a boy and apparently gave him a very boring name indeed, Kingston.

Then we learned that miraculously, a 29-year-old white boy, Taylor Hicks, won American Idol - the first white dude in the show's five-season history.

In the midst of this starry baby boom, I've been reading Anderson Cooper's fascinating book Dispatches From The Edge. It's a terrific read and explains why he keeps seeking out danger zones. In essence, since the death of his father (heart attack) and brother (suicide), Cooper has been trying to surround himself with terror in order to learn the value of his life and to zap himself into living life. Pretty heady stuff. It's marvelously written and Coop seems like an all-round cool guy - even if his mother is Gloria Vanderbilt and she's had waaay too much plastic surgery. But that's another column.

Moving from real life to sketched life... In the comic book celebrity world, Batman rates pretty high, right next to Wolverine and Superman - at least in my eyes. Ever since Christian Bale killed it in Batman Returns with Liam Neeson, I've been a fan of the story. Opposite a soggy performance by Katie Holmes, Bale held his own as the devilishly handsome orphaned multimillionaire / tortured superhero. He had the sexiest mouth. But I digress.

Now the BBC is reporting that Batwoman is a lesbian and will return in a new DC Comic, 52, having had an affair with a female detective. Read all about other ethnically and sexually diverse superheroes at BBC.com

I suppose it's a natural progression and comics deal with serious social issues and it reflects what's happening in society etc... etc... Even though the year-long series is set in a world where established crime fighters like Batman and Wonder Woman don't exist, the question remains: What would pooor ole Batman do? Is it time for him to look at Robin with lustful eyes? It would be a passionate rebirth indeed. They could adopt a batch of babies and name them Shiloh, Kingston, and Taylor.

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