Wednesday, August 17 2011
‘Ghost Story’: Harry Dresden Is a Detective, a Magician, a Ghost
In life and death, in any examination of the past, there is regret; for loss, for suffering, for pain and failure. Here, Harry Dresden comes to terms with why he is who and what he is.
Monday, March 21 2011
Botticelli, Sandwiches Outside and Dreams of Bradbury’s ‘Dandelion Wine’
Boxed in by bandage-colored cubicle walls in downtown Manhattan, my thoughts drift to sweet days in Florence and Rome, and to lines in Ray Bradbury’s ‘Dandelion Wine’.
Thursday, November 11 2010
The Top Ten Pop Culture Podcasts
The exhilarating world of podcasting opens up new opportunities for pop culture analysis in the relatively young medium. Here is a list of ten particularly rewarding podcasts covering the worlds of film, television, music, and literature.
Monday, November 1 2010
Ray Bradbury Wrote Me Back
My affinity for Ray Bradbury's work is rooted in his "accidental novels", as well as in the collections that plunder what is seemingly a limitless vault of manuscripts.
Thursday, June 17 2010
Getting Inside the Book Review: How They Work & Why We Read Them
We've all done it -- bought a book based on a good review, passed over another because of a bad review. But why do reviews affect us? And how do they do it?
Thursday, April 15 2010
Before iBooks, There Was the Vook ... But Are Vooks Relevant in the Era of the iPad?
Over the past few months, iPad talk has dominated the electronic book world. But before the iPad, there was the Vook (rhymes with book).
