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Genre Defined
in classical Rome, a person's invisible tutelary god. In art from the classical period onwards, the low-ranking god was depicted as a winged, usually childish figure.
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Readers cling to romance in tough times
Published July 3, 2009, 10:34 pm, Rapid City Journal
She’d been thinking about this all day, what she would do. Imagining the pleasure of seeing it again, holding it. Devouring every last bit.
Gangster films reflect hard times, hard-core attitudes
Published July 3, 2009, 10:30 pm, The Times of Northwest Indiana
It seems appropriate that "Public Enemies," director Michael Mann's film starring Johnny Depp as Depression-era bank robber and all-around gangster John Dillinger, opened Wednesday in the midst of the greatest economic meltdown in 70 years. The 1930s were the golden age of the gangster film.
Black novelist romances readers with characters they can relate to
Published July 3, 2009, 7:49 pm, Los Angeles Times
Mildred Riley, 91, stumbled into a growing sub-category of romance fiction when she began churning out stories centered around African American characters and history. It was the height of the Harlem Renaissance, the 1920s in New York City. The couple had found a beautiful apartment, filled with Art Deco trappings, right down to the frosted swans etched into the shower door.
Astor Legacy Now a Victim of Indignity
Published July 3, 2009, 6:52 pm, New York Times
The trial of Brooke Astor’s son has upended the philanthropist’s carefully presented public persona by exposing her private frailties and vulnerabilities.
Message of Chargé d"™affaires, a.i. marking the 233 rd Independence Day of the United States of America
Published July 3, 2009, 12:39 pm, Daily News
Today marks the 233 rd anniversary celebrating the signing of America’s Declaration of Independence. America’s Founding Fathers knew that achieving independence would require winning a difficult war that risked bringing ruin on their fortunes, friends, and families if they did not succeed.
Freeware Friday: Tyrian
Published July 3, 2009, 11:18 am, Big Download Blog
Filed under: Features , Indie , Arcade Welcome to Freeware Friday , a weekly column showcasing excellent games that you can play free of charge! Back in the day, PC gamers had two great shareware shoot-em-ups to choose from: Raptor and Tyrian . While many chose Raptor (whose full name is Raptor: Call of the Shadows ), the clear winner in terms of care and quality is Tyrian . Oozing ...
Videos
Published July 3, 2009, 10:10 am, Stuff
Cirque Du Soleil has arrived in Auckland with its latest offering - Dralion. The footage shows glimpses of what would have been an elaborately choreographed show as Michael Jackson is seen performing his song They Don't Care About Us.
Analysis: Mapping Gamer Dialect
Published July 3, 2009, 9:31 am, Gamasutra
[Examining the relationship between language, culture and video games, columnist Daniel Johnson examines a lexicon of gamer-native lore and terms in search of the mystical 'gamer dialect'.] A few weeks ago, just after my last column, the Global Language Monitor, a company specialized in tracking new English words, declared "Web 2.0" as the millionth word in the English language. "Web 2.0" was ...
Test Drive Unlimited 2 rumoured
Published July 3, 2009, 9:18 am, Ferrago
Eden racing sequel spied online Atari could well be back in the racing genre, with supposedly leaked Test Drive Unlimited 2 art surfacing on a forum (thanks Gamersyde ). It is unclear if this artwork is genuine, but if it is then it seems likely that Eden are once again at the helm, as they were for the 2007 original. The first Test Drive Unlimited was released for the Xbox 360 and PC, although ...
Independent Press Prime Time briefs for week of July 8, 2009
Published July 3, 2009, 8:18 am, Independent Press
THE BRITISH ARE COMING -- The Robert Murdock Band performs a British Invasion Tribute, as part of the Millburn-Short Hills Summer Concert Series in the Taylor Park Band Shell, 100 Main St., Millburn 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, July...
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Fri Jul 3
- Film Weekly on Michael Mann and Public Enemies
- Euro Books - Lucky Luke | 24 Albums | 2009: I am no stranger to the generation of kids who have grown reading Lion Comics, a Tamil comics brand from Southern India. My first encounters with Lucky Luke (for an Intro about this famous Franco-Belgian character, refer to the Lucky Luke debut post, here), were only through them. Even though later on I read on the web that few other publications have tried their hands on Lucky adventures in India, with mixed success. (For eg. Gowarsons).
- Fashion Loves Scifi, But Scifi Hates Fashion: It's no secret that mainstream fashion has welcomed retro scifi with open arms. So why doesn't that love get reciprocated, so we can get some style going in the biggest genre blockbusters?
- Flickr: The Genres Pool
- Custom Genre Artwork - iLounge Forums
- Digital Dillinger: Public Enemies? Johnny Depp plays hard to get
Thu Jul 2
- Dark Forces Book Group: Being "Taken": interesting thoughts on the thriller genre by Derek Johnson
- Gamelan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Scaicha
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