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Science fiction’s most common motif is speculating on our future. Sometimes, though, it also gives a glimpse of our past. That is especially true with reissues of classic works, such as Philip Wylie’s Triumph.
First published in 1963, Triumph is a heart-of-the-Cold War tale of nuclear apocalypse. The trigger of a cataclysmic World War III […]
Axis , Robert Charles Wilson — In this sequel to the 2006 Hugo Award-winning novel, Spin , Wilson once again displays his talents. He manages to not only keep the reader interested, he mixes enough different elements and tension into the story that you don’t really want to put the book down. Yet the different […]
The National Book Critics Circle has begun a monthly “Best Recommended List.” As a member, I was invited — nay, encouraged and reminded — to send in my vote for my “most recommended” 2007 book. Because inertia is a fundamental principle and it’s so damn hard for me to pick a “best” this or that, […]
OMG, is Opus gay ?!?!? ( Via .) Although it only slightly reduces the withdrawal pain, Not The Daily Show sheds light on the core issue in the television writer’s strike. There’s also, of course, a Colbert retort . Whether it’s further evidence for my illiterati status or that I should discontinue by NYT […]
A touch of illness over the turkey day break delayed this post and reduced my reading time. Still, now that I’ve had a chance to more closely read the latest NEA report on reading trends in the US, here’s some thoughts and observations on some of its findings:
“Nearly half of all Americans ages 18 […]
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