The Canadian author Robert Charles Wilson garners one of science fiction's top award for his novel Spin.
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Book Review: The Question by Henri Alleg
This first-hand tale of torture by French troops during the Algerian war for independence sadly remains all too relevant today.
Read More »DVD Review: Jazz Shots From The West Coast, Vols. 1-3
Three DVD series of live performances by West Coast jazz artists of the 1950s and early 1960s marred by lack of context.
Read More »Book Review: Field Notes from a Catastrophe by Elizabeth Kolbert
A reporter's highly readable account of the role of mankind in climate change and its effects.
Read More »The Wizard and Wounded Knee
Descendants of the author of The Wizard of Oz to apologize for editorials Baum wrote at the time of Wounded Knee.
Read More »Execution Date Could Present South Dakotans With Philosophical Quandry
Just months after adopting the nation's most restrictive abortion ban, South Dakota faces its first execution in almost 60 years.
Read More »Book Review: Terrorist by John Updike
Resorting to stereotype and one-dimensional characters dooms John Updike's attempt to portray a homegrown American terrorist.
Read More »Book Review: 100 Ways America Is Screwing Up the World by John Tirman
Tirman's book may serve best as an introduction to America's path to its problems on the global stage.
Read More »Book Review: Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge
An interesting, but ultimately dissatisfying, look at a near future of almost completely digitally-connected humans that offers both promise and dread.
Read More »Book Review: Glasshouse by Charles Stross
Charlie Stross again does what science fiction does best - using a vision and tale of humanity's future to also examine today's society.
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