by Stephen Longstreet
Biased and sometimes inaccurate, this book does give you a sense of what the fliers of World War I felt as they took off in their canvas and wood crates.

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“I’m what you call a repeat offender. I repeat, I will offend again!”

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“This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains.”

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Science fiction novels available free on the web as a way to introduce obscure (and not so obscure) writers to the general public. And according to Eric Flint (whose novel 1632 I enjoyed when I bought it on a whim last year) the availability of his stories free on the web have done nothing but bolster sales of his books… and quietly hints that the music industry should perhaps take note.

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Because I wanted to check out the newly renovated, under new management, Cinerama Dome, theater of my youth.

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A documentary that, like its subject matter, brings a great deal of style to the format. This isn’t a big surprise, considering it was made by the same people you see on the screen. Style is everything.

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I splurged on this because it has a nice aluminum body and works wonderfully in my car’s stock stereo. Now all I need is the memory card upgrade. =)

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by Bruce Campbell
Here’s the fun part. Read this book. Now watch Evil Dead and Evil Dead II with the commentary on. One thing you can say for Bruce, he’s consistent with his stories. And I’m glad to know that one of the highlights of his career was his role as Brisco in The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. A personal favorite and I sure as hell wish they’d put out the few episodes in the can on DVD (supposedly this year, but I don’t see any evidence of this being true). Check out Bruce’s site, it’s a nice little corner of fandom.

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by Orson Scott Card
You can’t not continue to read this series. Sure, sure, religious overtones, whatever. Card makes sure to keep the particulars of his faith out of it and just makes a stand for faith. While Ender’s Shadow explained Bean’s origins and his activities at the Battle School in parallel to Ender’s Game, this installment follows Bean as he helps Peter, Ender’s brother, become Hegemon. And Ender? Ender’s story doesn’t continue until years later, so Card’s got a lot of the story timeline to mess about within the Ender series.

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The story is your basic Sting sort of thing, with double dealing, fast talking, and loose morals. What makes it fun is the acting. Great characters, good dialogue, and a plot that’s nice and convoluted but still not confusing or silly.
Go see it. It’s fun.

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