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Rachel SmuckerAbout Rachel Smucker Features 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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