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04/17/08 – Conquest’s end and other odds

| April 17, 2008

Annihilation: Conquest 6 (OK, I didn’t buy this one yet, but I’m grabbing that hardcover as soon as it’s out!) It’s been a while since a crossover title was actually somewhat required reading for a mini – and I don’t mind it once in a while. As long as they don’t overuse the gimmick, it’s [...]

book review: Real Indians

| April 17, 2008

by: Eva Marie Garroutte Bethany’s post here led me to this post on another blog, which happened to recommend the relevant book: Publishers or reviewers could ask, point blank, “are you….” of authors who claim Native heritage or identity. But they don’t ask that of other writers, so, is it appropriate to do so here? [...]

quote for the day

| April 17, 2008

from the Obama/Clinton “debate” last ( 4/16/08 ) night: Obama: “The problem that we have in our politics, which is fairly typical, is that you take one person’s statement, if it’s not properly phrased, and you just beat it to death. And that’s what Sen. Clinton’s been doing over the last four days,” and “But [...]