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Rachel SmuckerAbout Rachel SmuckerFeatures![]() MusicBeating the System: Radiohead Gives The Man the Middle Finger[31.Oct.07] :. Like it or not, Radiohead's new marketing strategy is changing the way people think about digital music. Reviews![]() BooksB As in Beirut by Iman Humaydan Younes[21.Mar.08] :. Through four women who painfully embrace the city that is at once their prison and their home, Younes raises the question: are we powerless to the pull of our past? ![]() BooksBrand New China by Jing Wang[5.Mar.08] :. Written like a college textbook and packaged like a novel, this book blurs the line between storytelling and statistical analysis, making for an interesting, complex read. ![]() BooksThe Faith Healer of Olive Avenue by Manuel Muñoz[10.Oct.07] :. Muñoz paints wonderful pictures of his characters' lives. A little thoughtful reflection can work wonders in small doses. ![]() BooksObit: Inspiring Stories of Ordinary People who Led Extraordinary Lives by Jim Sheeler[4.Oct.07] :. This is almost an anthology of wonderful short stories in which each character, coincidentally, dies at the end. ![]() BooksBronx Biannual by Miles Marshall Lewis [Editor][14.Aug.07] :. With his selection of stories and mix of old and young Bronx-based writers, Lewis is exposing the side of the BX that many are too blinded with stereotypes to see. Books Karaoke by Zhou Xun and Francesca TaroccoPopMatters Pick![]() BooksThe Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid[6.Apr.07] :. Hamid gives us the actions, we create the motives. Books Dreaming of Gwen Stefani by Evan ManderyBooks The Republican Playbook by Andy BorowitzBlog postsSources SayMag Review: Entertainment Weekly[3.Aug.07] :. Entertainment Weekly July 20th 2007, 82 pages, $3.50 USD By Rachel Smucker Rating: 4 Ah, Entertainment Weekly -- I couldn't keep my hands off of you. Amid the middle-school... Sources SayMag Review: Interview[20.Jul.07] :. By Rachel Smucker At first, I wasn't sure why Interview doesn't get more media spotlight. It's made up of some brilliant elements: celebrity-on-celebrity interviews, stunning candid... |
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