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Book Review: Otaku Spaces by Patrick W. Galbraith and Androniki Christodoulou
A fascinating look at Japan's extreme fans of manga and anime and their influence on the national culture.
Read More »The Fat Lady Sings for Penn State Football
NCAA President Mark Emmert sang the swan song for PSU to be sure as he announced wide ranging sanctions against the school.
Read More »Book Review: Broken Harbor by Tana French
Tana French pens a fourth entry in the annals of Murder D.
Read More »Book Review: Comic Books and the Cold War, 1946-1962: Essays on Graphic Treatment of Communism, the Code and Social Concerns, Edited by Chris and Rafiel York
Essays examine how comic books helped shape American youth during the Cold War.
Read More »Penn State Removes Paterno’s Statue
The statue will be put into "storage" for what probably will be not only the foreseeable future but no doubt for eternity, and well it should be.
Read More »The Neighbor Lady
Here in her driveway, she took ahold of her steering wheel as if driving to an imaginary destination.
Read More »Comic Strip Collection: The James Bond Omnibus, Volume 003 by Ian Fleming, Jim Lawrence and Yaroslav Horak
The third thick collection of James Bond newspaper strips takes the series past the adaptation stage and into original comics.
Read More »Music Review: The Electric Prunes – The Complete Reprise Singles
The Electric Prunes were raw, gritty, and an important link in the American psychedelic rock chain.
Read More »Book Review: A Time to Die: The Attica Prison Revolt by Tom Wicker
A very powerful account of the Attica Prison Riot of 1971.
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