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Having served its dual function of introducing the X-folk--saber-clawed Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), telekinetic Jean Grey (Famke Janssen), weatherwoman Storm (Halle Berry), etc.--and earned $300 million worldwide, X-Men has spawned the requisite sequel. Singer saw the first film as a primer; now he has eyes for an epic. X2 is half an hour longer, miles more ambitious and a bit better than the wowless original...
...PRIMER This definitive case for the war made by a former CIA analyst is still a best seller after seven months; it poses ideas on rebuilding after Saddam...
...coffee-table book genre. The 60-odd short essays on subjects ranging from the ubiquitous Asongan (vendors who ply their wares through the city's equally ubiquitous traffic jams), to bules (resident foreigners), nonkong (the art of hanging out) and waria (ladyboys) make up the ideal Jakarta primer, perfect for tourists who want to peek below the surface, or bule who want to know their adopted city better. And all the while it manages to avoid the exotic clich?s prevalent in most books on Indonesia. In fact, Jakarta Inside Out is cheekily stamped "Wayang Free," certifying that there...
...fairness, the Transformers continuity has had twenty years to develop a rich backstory, often rife with internal contradictions. Recounting the whole of it might well have consumed the better part of _Eugenesis_'s 560 pages. Still, the novel would have benefited tremendously from the inclusion of an (Optimus) primer on the world of the Transformers...
...fussy baby. Some claim the practice even leads to more self-confident, independent children. "We found that in families who shared a bed, the children later rated themselves as more independent and loving than children who had slept alone," says Maria Goodavage, co-author of Good Nights, a primer on the safe and healthy family bed. "Those kids were also less prone to peer pressure." Although many parents worry that they might roll over onto a sleeping baby, Goodavage says this is rare and usually happens only if a parent is drunk or taking medications...