Tag Archives: books

In which our Blogcritic confronts his Fear of Charm. . .

One of the odd but endearing things about American politics are those tableaus where the combatants periodically step out of the ring and acknowldge that it’s at least partially a big, fat show. Can you picture Hamid Karzai unveiling a portrait of Mullah Omar? Bush and Clinton get all squishy: …

Like Christopher Ricks, newly elected professor of poetry at Oxford, and the Warren Professor of Humanities at Boston University, who has a new book out on the subject that many might consider … granular: In a corner by the desk there is also a boom box. Mr. Ricks brings this …

The most interesting aspect of the turmoil that has beset the broadcast media, its corporate masters, the FCC, and the public in the wake of the Janet Jackson Super Bowl slip has been the philosophical arguments either for or against media content regulation. Many have taken an absolute or near-absolute …

Clinton book "campaign" begins

The opening volume in Leigh & David Eddings' new fantasy series. . .

"A story of lust, betrayal and America" set in Texas, 1963. . .

Joe Casey & Charlie Adlard's grim and gritty crime graphic novel. . .

Larry Young & Brandon McKinney's comic book polemic on the state of superheroes today. . .

Our manga explorations continue with a superteen graphic novel. . .