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The s-f master’s first novel, a pulpish look at Fifties street gang life, gets a reissue through Hard Case Crime.
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Music Review: Fleetwood Mac – “Extended Play” EP
Fleetwood Mac offers up their first new batch of songs in 10 years. Will fans of the '70s/Buckingham-Nicks era be pleased with it?
Read More »An Interview With Lucy Clarke, Author of Swimming At Night
"I wanted Katie and Mia to both have their own ‘voice’. As the old saying goes, there are two sides to every story–and I wished to show both."
Read More »Music Review: Deborah Shulman & The Ted Howe Trio – “Get Your Kicks: The Music & Lyrics of Bobby Troup”
Deborah Shulman breathes new life into the music of Bobby Troup.
Read More »DVD Review: “Combat! The Complete Third Season”
A true classic, the third season has just been released on DVD from Image Entertainment.
Read More »Book Review: Bring Up the Bodies – by Hilary Mantel
Cromwell, as intelligent as ever, looks at every situation from several angles, always trying to serve England.
Read More »UFOs Spotted Over Scientology U.K. Headquarters – Close Encounters of the Suspicious Kind?
It could be nothing more ominous than the folks at the Scientology headquarters having some shrimp on the barbie and floating some illuminated lanterns just for kicks.
Read More »Running Shoe Review: Pearl Izumi E:Motion Road N1
Has Pearl Izumi produced a pearl in the Road N1 training shoe?
Read More »MLB Should Allow Statistics To Count In Rained Out Games
How can you say that homer doesn’t count? That single that would have given a player 200 hits in the season?
Read More »Holly Black and Sarah Reece Brennan Offer Advice on Crafting Diversity in Fantasy
Two YA fantasists discuss the dynamics of diversity.
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