Thursday, February 28, 2013

This isn't your grandmother's finishing school

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Gail Carriger returns to the Parasol Protectorate universe with a young adult prequel, Finishing School Book the First: Etiquette & Espi...
Monday, February 18, 2013

Manga Monday: Why did Mr. Smith think he could sleep astride a camel?

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Mr. Smith continues on his travels, and meets two special young ladies, in Kaoru Mori's A Bride's Story Volume 4 . Note:   A B...
Thursday, February 7, 2013

A hospital tries to save Japan's first 'Criticality' victim

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Environmentalists have a terrible time with energy production. Coal, nuclear, wind, solar, natural gas-each falls in and out of favor in tur...
Tuesday, February 5, 2013

A mother's love transcends all

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The child of a first-generation immigrant finds himself in a unique situation. Raised in a culture separate  from that of his parent, it can...
Thursday, January 31, 2013

Where nobility is concerned, conspiracies run deep

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Most vampire and werewolf mythologies assume that these creatures have been in existence for millenia. In fact, the origins of these creatur...
Thursday, January 24, 2013

Sometimes seeing what no one else can doesn't mean you're crazy

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The best YA fiction makes the reader forget about everything else. With a quick opening, compelling characters and a clear black and white, ...
Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Even alien judges can be found on the golf course

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When last we saw Judge Nugan Bufan Sn, he was perhaps the happiest Judge in the Common Confederation. In a universe thousands of years old, ...