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author, professor, media commentator; tv reviews of 24, Brotherhood, Californication, Dexter, Heroes, Journeymen, Lost, Mad Men, Weeds, The Wire often minutes after the episode ends; novels & nonfiction books published; MySpace
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The Best Novel You Likely Never Heard Of
It would be a crime against the cosmos if this novel were lost to posterity.
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Book Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, An Early View From New York
Highly satisfying, extraordinary ending to an extraordinary series.
19
A Weeds Refresher: Series Returns to Showtime on August 13
The off-beat, hilarious comedy with very serious lessons will be back for its third season in August.
18
TV Review: The Sopranos Or The Tiger? David Chase As Frank Stockton
Ambiguous endings can have classic written all over them.
17
Is Mitt Romney a Cylon?
10 reasons - from how could one person have so many different positions ... to the meaning of "null set"
16
TV Review: Lost - Charlie, Underwater Babes, And My Finale Prediction!
A major brand-new prediction about the season finale!
15
Harry Potter And His Refutation Of Illiteracy
Hundreds of millions of sales and readers show that critics who think we are living in an illiterate age are wrong.
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TV Review: Heroes - "Pictures With No Words"
Heroes, inscrutable at first, moves towards a climax of searing focus.
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TV Review: The Tudors - "Henry's Apothecary"
The Tudors fight the sweats, with medicines not all that different from our own.
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The First Republican Presidential Debate: Three Of Them Don't Believe In Evolution!
The three front-runners did fine - but three others don't believe in evolution!
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