Bad Movies Have a Beauty All Their OwnCHICAGO -- How would we know a fine wine if we had never tasted a bad one? How could success be measured without failure? And how could films like \"Avatar\" or \"The Hurt Locker\" be appreciated if the world had never been exposed to, say, \"A Night to Dismember\" or \"Samurai Cop\"? | USA TODAY's Board of ContributorsUSA TODAY's board of contributors, which was launched in 1996, is composed of more than 25 contributing writers, whose interests range from education to religion to sports to the economy. Their charge is to chronicle American culture by telling the stories, large and small, that collectively make us what we are. The writers many of them well-known columnists, authors and thinkers come from all ... | Chicago man reportedly attacked with sword in DavenportDAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Police say a Chicago man was seriously injured when he was attacked with a sword outside a Davenport, Iowa, tavern. |