Why are college students so obsessed with Che Guevara?

This is a good question, because for many of us Che Guevara doesn't mean much -- so why is he so relevant in pop culture logos, clothing, etc.? read more

In 2004, Motorcycle Diaries was released as a film, sparking a number of media stories that attempted to answer the question broadly -- why Che Guevara is so popular. read more

Che fulfils both criteria. When one thinks of Che as a hero, it is more in terms of Byron than Marx.' 'The image of Che was just so right for the time,' says liberal American writer Lawrence Osborne, whose critique of Guevara appeared recently in the New York Observer. 'Che was the revolutionary as rock star. read more