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Christopher Nolan's Inception: Want and Need
Action movies and hyperarticulate idea movies don’t usually go hand in hand. So when Inception blasted onto screens last summer, its unholy marriage of genres at least partly explains why it was...
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Appreciating Neil Peart, Lyricist
April Rose Schneider examines the unusual work of Rush's philosophical drummer and songwriter Neil Peart.
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Adventures in Bookselling, or Bill Ectric Goes to Hollywood
The article suggested that in addition to sending books to reviewers, a good strategy might be to give books to people you meet socially, during travel, etc. The idea was that people would be duly...
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A Glimpse of Ray Bradbury (and Groucho)
Young science-fiction author Ray Bradbury banters with Groucho Marx and momentarily forgets his Henry James in a 1955 clip from the television game show "You Bet Your Life".
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Gettysburg 150: The Book That Made Me a Civil War Geek
"The Killer Angels" by Michael Schaara and "Gettysburg", the movie made from the book, made me a civil war geek. I'm still not sure how to square this with the fact that I'm a pacifist.
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The Doyle/Shirley Universe: A Talk With John Shirley
Bill Ectric interviews John Shirley, whose writings include Arthur Conan Doyle historical novels, Bioshock prequels, the screenplay for 'The Crow' and songs for Blue Oyster Cult.
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Daniel Keyes: Flowers for Algernon and The Touch
Daniel Keyes, author of "Flowers for Algernon" and "The Touch", has died at the age of 86.
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Daevid Allen of Gong
Daevid Allen, the brilliant jazz-rock mastermind of Soft Machine, Gong, New York Gong and Planet Gong, releases a public statement about his fatal cancer.
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Satin Island: Tom McCarthy's Humanistic Weave
Why Tom McCarthy is emerging as the best postmodern novelist on the scene today.
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The Genius of David Bowie, in 5 Songs
Five lesser-known epic songs from the complete catalog of David Bowie show the depth and brilliance of his craftsmanship and musical/lyrical vision.
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