Steven Brill will be speaking Tuesday, November 1, at the Seattle Public Library downtown. For more information, click here. As the title suggests, this book about public education in America[...]
Beautiful and simple, “How Do You Do” is another hit for the neo-soul savant. Mayer Hawthorne (link), the falsetto-voiced neo-soul hit maker, has something in common with Republican presidential candidate[...]
When it comes to the environment, mere good intentions are not enough. We have to evaluate “green” practices for their true effectiveness. That is the basic premise behind Todd Myers’[...]
In a love triangle betwixt people, their common sense, and passion for the environment, the seduction of so-called green choices is leaving rational choices out in the cold, so argues[...]
The Verdict of History It is the story of Sanlu and its chairwoman Tian Wenhua that helps encapsulate the essence and importance of today’s China. Richard McGregor, the author[...]
Beer originated elsewhere, but it has become the quintessential American drink. Gallup polls since 1939 have consistently reported that roughly two-thirds of Americans identify themselves as alcohol drinkers; the 2008[...]
When Bruce Bawer’s first book, While Europe Slept: How Radical Islam is Destroying the West From Within, began to hit bookstores in 2006, among dozens of books that dissected the[...]
From the moment I saw the first trailers for J.J. Abrams’s (Lost, Alias) new take on the monolithic science fiction franchise that is Star Trek, as clichéd as it may sound, I had the[...]
For those outside of the oft-maligned geekdom that is the world of comic books, the name of Frank Miller is no more recognizable than name of the bagger at the[...]
[This review first appeared 2/9/09 on Blogcritics.org. (http://blogcritics.org/archives/2009/02/09/230435.php)] It is a rare thing when a solo comedian can carry a thirty-minute sketch-comedy show on broadcast or basic cable. Great comedians[...]
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