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Princes among Men This book narrates the travels of journalist/poet Garth Cartwright with Gypsy musicians in the Balkans. Cartwright has an eye for the telling detail and an ear for the catchy phrase. He also knows his music (his comparison of gypsy music to the blues is not exactly accurate, but I ...

I think one of the interesting things they achieved was the convincing "near-future" feel. The graffiti, the aging once-goths and punks. That is very hard to do well. It made me, at least, willing to disregard a couple of plot holes.

This article first appeared in MS-NBC in July 1998, with the title "Space: the final and best frontier." Since I wrote it, there have been discoveries and global changes that (in my opinion) strengthen the central thesis of the essay. I am posting it here as a starting seed for conversatio...

Children of Men This film is that rarity of rarities: good, strong science fiction without gadgetry, a parable and action film rolled into one. It is neither perfect nor pleasant, but it is a must-see for the thinking it provokes and for the audacity of its director's vision. The film has bravura ci...

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