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...emulate (you get one guess), they will be entertained by Yolen's neatly rhymed text and Teague's vividly delineated dino species--protoceratops, spinosaurus, quetzalcoatlus and so on, which are all shown again on the endpapers for handy reference. And for maximum portability, the book comes with a mini-paperback duplicate that will easily fit into tiny pockets...
...they're stranded merely because a bridge is out. They settle into a primitive but largely idyllic existence, despite a few cross-cultural miscues. (The delicious crunchy things turn out to be fried insects; the Karen believe the Younger White Brother is carrying the "Lost Important Writings" - actually a paperback of Stephen King's Misery.) Meanwhile, the tourists' disappearance ignites a global media frenzy, which friends back home hope will pressure the junta to find them - and which the junta manipulates to burnish its image. The situation is ripe for satire, and Tan pours it over her tour...
...only reason bytes are better. Right now, Hollywood might spend over $1 billion a year manufacturing and distributing film copies. Digital could slash that: the prints can be made for a fifth of the cost of celluloid ones and, stored on a hard drive the size of a paperback, they are easier and cheaper to transport than heavy, bulky reels. (Eventually, films could be sent to cinemas by satellite or cable, cutting out transportation costs altogether.) A more diverse range of films could be offered, too, because studios could afford to take on riskier projects, while distributors would be able...
Blustery blizzards on Saturday, sweltering sunshine on Tuesday—seems like Cambridge’s weather is as loony as its panhandlers. To get to the bottom of our freaky climate, FM checked out ye olde bastion of meteorological knowledge: The Old Farmer’s Almanac. The paperback tome, published annually since 1792, purports to predict a year’s worth of America’s weather. This year, things look especially grim for Beantown. Come winter, Harvardians can look forward to reading period, latkes at Hillel, and “much greater than normal?...
...England’s “Section 28” law censoring art that “promotes homosexuality,” its sales soared in defiance.Luckily, Hollinghurst’s current visit to the U.S. offers American readers a second chance to discover his work. With a paperback edition now available on this side of the puddle, let’s hope that–after shying away from Hollinghurst in the past–American readers will now be ready for “The Line.” —Staff writer Laura E. Kolbe...