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It’s been fifteen years since I started thinking seriously and speaking publicly about the literary merits of Joanne Rowling’s Harry Potter books. I am still surprised at how much work there is to be done, how many mysteries and markers that have been...

19 film scores by Howard Shore (3 in fact), Johnny Greenwood, Michael Nyman, Philip Glass, Cliff Martinez, James Horner, Thomas Newman, and more are covered in this soundtrack round-up. Here we have mostly recent films like Gravity and Stoker, but also...

 A fatty, a thinny, a golden oldy, a "meant to read" - any kind of book you like can be your challenge for 2012.  Start your engines then!  Some hangovers from 2011, which is quite acceptable, some of us have way too many books to handle - but please...

The Girl & Her Books: Famous authors, their writings and their rejection letters.: Sylvia Plath: There certainly isn’t enough genuine talent for us to take notice. Rudyard Kipling: I’m sorry Mr. Kipling, but you just don’t know how to use the English...

All your friends went back to school last week; They’re turning up during silly-bus week. You still have another three weeks of winter break; You’re home, wearing sweatpants, and Netflix just asked if you want to “continue watching” because you haven...