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Animated Film On The ‘Kamikaze Plane’ Hits A Nerve In Asia
A new Miyazaki film causing some controversy in Asia. Hope I don’t have to wait years for the subtitled or dubbed version to hit America.
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On The Timeless Appeal Of ‘Calvin & Hobbes’
http://www.npr.org/2013/11/16/245443653/on-the-timeless-appeal-of-calvin-hobbes
And I noticed a recent blurb from Barnes & Noble that several collections if the comic are niw available in ebook format.
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A Princes of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Read in September 2008
I read this as an ebook from the Project Gutenberg edition of this novel.
I found this a very enjoyable read via my BlackBerry on my morning commute and before bed.
I was amazed at how well this novel appealed to me. For a science fiction novel published in 1912 (actually as a six-part serial in a magazine that year), it has stood the test of time quite well. Granted what we know of Mars makes much of the story ludicrous if you look at it strictly from a factual point of view. But if you suspend belief and imagine that Mars is actually not the Mars we know, but an imaginary world or planet of Burroughs devising, then it’s a fine story in an interesting setting.
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Comet ISON has an outburst! | Human World | EarthSky
http://earthsky.org/space/comet-ison-has-an-outburst
Too bad it was slightly cloudy yesterday morning. My excuse for t I us morning? I overslept.
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http://io9.com/10-key-terms-that-will-help-you-appreciate-fantasy-lite-1463800561
Brush up on your fantasy sub genres with this article from io9. Which one is your favorite? Which one will you try next?
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The Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan
Read by Kate Reading and Michael Kramer
Listended/Read in February 2013
Loial and Mat tied the knot (but not with each other). Perrin and Faile end their two book separation. Nine months can’t come soon enough for Elayne (or me). Egwene and Eliada under the same roof but not speaking to each other. Nynaeve returned Lan to Malkier along the Borderland Scenic Byway. Someone please give Rand a hand!
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The Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan
Read by Kate Reading and Michael Kramer
Read in January 2013
I listened to the audiobook edition. Apparently unabridged doesn’t include the Glossary. It’s a good thing I own the hardcover for reference and for the maps.
Crossroads of Twilight is one of my least favorite books of the Wheel of Time series because of the turgid plot. The train wreck that started ten books ago finally comes to a crashing halt, right before it teeters and ultimately falls off the cliff for the long slow-motion plummet to the end, four books later.
Using male and female readers helped especially with the switching viewpoints.
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Netflix Overhauls Its TV Interface To Create A Seamless Experience Across Connected Devices
This will be interesting to try out with the Chromecast.
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Information technology, net neutrality, video streaming, cable, satellite, broadband
This politician wants to blow up the cable industry’s stranglehold on what you watch
Yes!!! I need to contact my Congress men and express my fervent support fir this initiative.
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