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Reading: This Is Your Brain On Music

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Keith

Did music ever stir your emotions? Make you cry? Laugh? Feel afraid? Feel like getting out of your seat and moving? Yeah, you macho guys are sitting there, going, “No way…music only makes me want to rawk!” Well, maybe so. … Continue reading →

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More On The New Hitchhiker’s Book

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Keith

Some interesting notes on the new Hitchhiker’s book from The Guardian. It’s being published by Penguin, not Hyperion as I reported earlier. (I thought the NPR thing mentioned Hyperion.) It’s sanctioned by Adams’ wife. It’s plotted as a way of … Continue reading →

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Why Are They Jumping Up And Down On Douglas Adams’ Grave?

Posted on September 20, 2008 by Keith

Eoin Colfer, who wrote the popular childrens book series Artemis Fowl has been tapped to write a sequel to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Now, I like Mr. Colfer okay. I understand his reasoning for not turning down the … Continue reading →

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Reading: Star Wars – The Clone Wars Novelization

Posted on September 14, 2008 by Keith

I have a confession to make. I didn’t rush out to the theater to see Star Wars: The Clone Wars. I hear you gasp. I hear you ask what has happened to my fandom. And no, I will not turn … Continue reading →

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Reading: Mike and Psmith by P.G. Wodehouse

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Keith

Picture me in 1981, a geeky 13, sitting in front of my dad’s big boom-box stereo, stack of cassette tapes nearby, along with my self-constructed lightsaber and my Kenner X-Wing, all ready to listen to the very first episode of … Continue reading →

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Reading: Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Keith

If you’re not familiar with Oliver Sacks, he’s a neurologist who has sort of popularized the field of brain science in much the same way that Carl Sagan has popularized the field of astronomy. He’s written a tall stack of … Continue reading →

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Reading: World of Warcraft: Beyond the Dark Portal

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Keith

I just finished the latest novel in the Warcraft universe, World of Warcraft: Beyond the Dark Portal. This one picks up where the last one left off. The orcs once again open the Dark Portal from Draenor to Azeroth, mainly … Continue reading →

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