Monday, August 27, 2012

Manga Monday: Only a master blacksmith could dare to make Black Jack's scalpels

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Doctor Black Jack operates out of spite, and is reminded to always be humble, in Black Jack Volume 5 . Note:   Black Jack Volume 5 is...
Monday, August 13, 2012

Manga Monday: Can Ryukku rise to the challenge of protecting his teacher?

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Palace intrigue - and Shurei's temper - really flare up in The Story of Saiunkoku Volume 2 . Note:   The Story of Saiunkoku Volume...
Monday, August 6, 2012

Manga Monday: It's a good thing I don't always get sick when I stay up too late, too!

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Yotsuba learns to bake, takes a trip to the convenience store by herself, and discovers where cows live in Yotsuba&! Volume 7 . Not...
Thursday, August 2, 2012

Does a person have default ownership of their own genome?

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Who owns the biological waste that gets left behind at hospitals and clinics every day? What, exactly, defines informed consent and when doe...
Monday, July 30, 2012

Manga Monday: Is everyone who can see yokai so very odd?

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Takashi puts everything on the line to protect the Book of Friends and the yokai in his care in Natsume's Book of Friends Volume 3 . ...
Thursday, July 26, 2012

Sometimes it's best not to be so special after all

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A room full of mechanical toys can become quite devious in Mary Robinette Kowal's short story 'Clockwork Chickadee.' Somewh...
Monday, July 23, 2012

Manga Monday: Perhaps Lydia needs to listen to her cat more often

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A kidnapping, a betrayal and a death follow Miss Lydia to the Isle of Manan in The Earl and the Fairy Volume 2 . Note:   The Earl and t...