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New or substantially updated articles added to the site this week include:
App Reviews
Misc.
...Music
Single of the Week
I Belong in Your Arms, by Chairlift
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Indie Spotlight
Drifting In and Out, by Porcelain Raft
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Saying that Apple had an amazing first fiscal quarter of 2012--the period that ran from Oct.-Dec. 2011--would be an understatement of titanic proportions. I'll get to the specifics of the sales in a moment, but to give you a sense of how good a quarter it was...
Every Tuesday, we'll be spotlighting an interesting iPhone app in the App Focus series. These apps are ones that strike us as interesting or newsworthy in some way. We'll review the app and give you a chance to review it, too.
...New or substantially updated articles added to the site in the last two weeks include:
2012 Readers' Choice Awards
New AT&T Rates
At its NYC ebook event yesterday, Apple took the wraps off a number of interesting book-related announcements. Some of the highlights were:
Music
Single of the Week
Emmylou, by First Aid Kit
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Free Song
Almost Gone, by Graham Nash & James Raymond
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Every Tuesday, we'll be spotlighting an interesting iPhone app in the App Focus series. These apps are ones that strike us as interesting or newsworthy in some way. We'll review the app and give you a chance to review it, too.
...![]() Labor and Love A collection of comics adapting 4 of these classic folk ballads, created in collaboration with artist Neal Von Flue. |
![]() Not Sleeping Well and Other Stories The first U.S. edition of Split Lip features 11 stories, for a total of 158 pages of horror comics |
![]() The Harvestmen and Other Stories A 150-page collection of 9 stories from Split Lip. |
![]() Termites In Your Smile and Other Stories Another collection of 176-pages of horror comics from the Split Lip anthology. |
![]() Sympathetic Monsters Sympathetic Monsters is an ebook featuring interviews with six writers, artists, and musicians discussing their thoughts on horror. |
Book: 64/52
Book: 63/52
Books: 61-2/52
Buy Criminal: The Sinners at Powell’s
Book: 60/52
Buy A Clash of Kings at Powell’s
Book: 59/52
Mary Roach is one of our funniest serious writers. And there can’t be many who take more evident pleasure in their work. All of which makes her great to read. Like Spook, though, this one doesn’t seem to be driving at (pun intended) an overall point, which makes it a little unsatisfying.
Buy Bonk at Powell’s
Book: 56/52