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The time of Alexander draws nigh (November 24 to be precise), Oliver Stone’s epic historical biopic of one of the greatest and most enigmatic figures in history. Click on the above banner for every manner of interactive doo-dad and gizmo relating to the film, starring a blonde Colin Farrell as …

As U.S. and Iraqi forces push through Fallujah in the second day of a major offensive to retake the town from insurgents, there is legitimate and deep concern over the conduct of the war, and certainly the “winning the peace” phase that has been more deadly than the original invasion …

Chris Onstad's online strip in a real paper collection...

It’s a crisp, moonlit October night. Outside, a wind stirs the skeleton shapes of leafless trees and a black cat hurries home after the evening’s hunt. Inside, you’re curled up in your favorite chair by the hearth, a blanket on your lap and a cup of tea close at hand. …

Python biographer Kim Johnson & Pythonite John Cleese's veddy English take on the Superman myth. . . .

The single most catastrophic collapse in major league sports playoff history (it’s happened twice in the NHL, but they they have more rounds of playoffs than teams) now sits squarely at the feet of the New York Yankees of song and lore, forever changing the physical molecules and numenous spirits …

Author Graham Greene’s centenary is being celebrated today: Writer Sir John Mortimer will join a special gathering on Saturday to mark the centenary of the birth of British author Graham Greene. Sir John will be guest a speaker at Greene’s former school, Berkhamsted Collegiate, Hertfordshire. The event is one of …

I am pleased and proud to make this announcement: PHD Press is proud to announce the release of our next book, The Gathering Dark, by Andrew Ian [Marty] Dodge, which went on sale Friday, Oct 1, 2004. Andrew Ian Dodge writes in the Cthulhu mythos, and does so in a …

This is the story of a gang of hackers in the pre-dawn of the Internet.

I recall the gut-punch impact Studs Terkel’s book Working had on me when I read it as a teenager: I had never realized so many people actually worked in “menial” jobs, nor that there is dignity and self-respect in dong ANY job well. It meshed neatly with my understanding of …