Checking out the first volume of Gosho Aoyama's comic mystery manga series. . .
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Breslin Doc On KCRW
New radio documentary tomorrow on famed NYC columnist and muckraker Jimmy Breslin, on KCRW, NPR’s flagship station for Southern California: “JIMMY BRESLIN: THE ART OF CLIMBING TENEMENT STAIRS” Documentary produced for KCRW TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30 at 2:30pm (PT) — A “Politics of Culture” Special Program Love him or hate him, …
Read More »America and Europe: A Modern Relationship
Much has been made of “American unilateralism” of late, particularly regarding the war in Iraq. We all know the war is not literally unilateral, although we also all know that the U.S. has called the shots, provided the vast majority of manpower and funding, and suffered a similar majority of …
Read More »Thanks & Giving – Benefit Book and CD Project
Thanks & Giving: All Year Long is a book and CD project for the benefit of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Marlo Thomas has produced a thoughtful, exuberant volume for children and “the grown-ups in their lives.” An original collection from acclaimed writers, artists and performers, Thanks & Giving: All …
Read More »Book Review: Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough To Live Forever by Ray Kurzweil and Terry Grossman
Eternal life may be changing from a death-defying fantasy to something more mundane, as this new book reveals...
Read More »1000 Steps to World Domination
One cartoonist's dreams of glory. . .
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Islamic Scholar: Prudent Anonymity
It takes a bizarre and powerful act of will to not see the Theo Van Gogh murder for what it was: an explicit threat to those who would question any aspect of Islam from anywhere on earth, including the heart of Europe. Even extra-religious aspects such as social norms and …
Read More »Madonna: Busy Day in the U.K.
Madonna reads to the kiddies and is inducted into the new U.K. Music Hall of Fame
Read More »The Librarians Are Right
As a writer, author and editor I often do research into wherever my interest, the news, or curiosity take me. This should be my and every American’s fundamental right without fear of being regarded suspiciously by my government. I therefore am in complete agreement with the American Library Association on …
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