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  • Hater Berenstain Bears Movie To Change The Way You Think About Anthropomorphic Bears

    Or something.

    November 3, 2009 | 12:15pm -

  • Wrapped Up In Books Reminder: To The White Sea is November's book selection

    November 3, 2009 | 11:55am -

  • Newswire The Comics Journal cuts back to twice-yearly (and other Fantagraphics news)

    November 2, 2009 | 8:00am -

  • Newswire Marvel Comics to offer some issues to buy/view via iPod

    November 2, 2009 | 7:30am -

  • Y'all Jealous Of Sarah Palin

    Hatecast Y'all Jealous Of Sarah Palin

    Fictional characters that are jealous of Sarah Palin, Charmin's devious Times Square bathroom plan, and Sandra "Here's A Stack Of Cakes" Lee.

    October 30, 2009 | 12:00am -

  • Wrapped Up In Books Ghost Story: Tasha Robinson's comments

    October 29, 2009 | 2:32pm -

  • Wrapped Up In Books Ghost Story live chat kicks off here at 4:30 PM ET / 3:30 PM CT

    Ghost Story live chat kicks off here at 4:30 PM ET / 3:30 PM CT

    October 29, 2009 | 1:19pm -

  • H.P. Lovecraft

    Gateways To Geekery H.P. Lovecraft

    Where to start experiencing the decrepitous sepulchral effluence of a great horror writer.

    October 29, 2009 | 12:00pm -

  • And Another Thing…

    Review Eoin Colfer: And Another Thing…

    A stand-in author takes over to add a sixth volume to Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy "trilogy."

    October 29, 2009 | 12:00am -

  • Eating The Dinosaur

    Review Chuck Klosterman: Eating The Dinosaur

    The popular essayist gets introspective in his latest collection.

    October 29, 2009 | 12:00am -

  • The Childrens Book

    Review A.S. Byatt: The Children’s Book

    In the latest novel from the author of Possession, the end of the Victorian Era is also the end of innocence for a group of kids.

    October 29, 2009 | 12:00am -

  • Risk

    Review Colin Harrison: Risk

    A taut, suspenseful serial thriller offers some hope for the future of serials.

    October 29, 2009 | 12:00am -

  • Poem Strip

    Review Dino Buzzati: Poem Strip

    Forty years after its first publication, a groundbreaking Italian graphic novel finally finds its way overseas.

    October 29, 2009 | 12:00am -

  • Wrapped Up In Books Ghost Story: Ellen Wernecke's comments

    October 28, 2009 | 12:17pm -

  • Wrapped Up In Books Ghost Story: Donna Bowman's comments

    October 27, 2009 | 2:22pm -

  • Newswire Look, we're famous! (Also: Chicago reading #2 is tomorrow.)

    October 27, 2009 | 1:28pm -

  • Chuck Klosterman

    Interview Chuck Klosterman’s greatest fears

    The author of Eating The Dinosaur discusses what scares him.

    October 27, 2009 | 12:00am -

  • Wrapped Up In Books Ghost Story: Leonard Pierce's comments

    October 26, 2009 | 4:54pm -

  • Wrapped Up In Books Ghost Story: Zack Handlen's comments

    October 26, 2009 | 11:52am -

  • Comics Panel October 23, 2009

    The A.V. Club's bi-weekly comics reviews.

    October 23, 2009 | 3:45pm -

  • Hater Look deep, deep into Glenn Beck's eyes

    And laugh.

    October 23, 2009 | 3:10pm -

  • From Hell

    Interview Eddie Campbell

    The artist behind Bacchus, From Hell, and the Alec MacGarry stories talks about watching his life go by in pictures.

    October 23, 2009 | 2:28pm -

  • Hatecast Yell Me Better!

    The prevalence of "Yell therapy" TV shows, George Clooney's sad fate, and how Maurice Sendak and Bronson Pinchot give the best interviews.

    October 23, 2009 | 12:00am -

  • Where Men Win Glory

    Review Jon Krakauer: Where Men Win Glory

    The author of Into Thin Air and Into The Wild returns to talk about a friendly-fire death in Afghanistan, in a muddled sort of way.

    October 22, 2009 | 12:00am -

  • The Owl Killers

    Review Karen Maitland: The Owl Killers

    The author of Company Of Liars chooses a compelling setting for her latest novel, but doesn't always put it to best use.

    October 22, 2009 | 12:00am -

  • SuperFreakonomics

    Review Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner: SuperFreakonomics

    The long-awaited Freakonomics sequel fails to live up to its predecessor’s novelty.

    October 22, 2009 | 12:00am -

  • Dexter By Design

    Review Jeff Lindsay: Dexter By Design

    To use the author's own idiom, Dashing Dexter is a Decided Disappointment as he carooms further away from his TV counterpart.

    October 22, 2009 | 12:00am -

  • John Dies At The End

    Review David Wong: John Dies At The End

    The latest version of the mutating pop novel remains lively and hilarious.

    October 22, 2009 | 12:00am -

  • RZA

    Interview RZA

    The Wu-Tang Clan mastermind talks about his new book, his old philosophy, Bruce Lee's timelessness, and why he doesn't believe in the gay gene.

    October 21, 2009 | 12:00am -

  • Newswire Kanye West, Bill Plympton collaborate on book

    October 20, 2009 | 5:49pm -

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recent books reviews

  • B Eoin Colfer: And Another Thing…
  • A- Dino Buzzati: Poem Strip
  • B+ Chuck Klosterman: Eating The Dinosaur
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  • B- Jon Krakauer: Where Men Win Glory
  • C Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner: SuperFreakonomics
  • C- Jeff Lindsay: Dexter By Design
  • B+ David Wong: John Dies At The End
  • B- Karen Maitland: The Owl Killers
  • A- Margaret Atwood: The Year Of The Flood
  • B+ Pete Dexter: Spooner
  • B David Lynch: Interviews
  • C Bill Willingham: Peter & Max, A Fables Novel
  • C+ Jonathan Lethem: Chronic City
  • B- Lou Manfredo: Rizzo’s War
  • B+ Michael Chabon: Manhood For Amateurs
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  • C- Nevin Martell: Looking For Calvin And Hobbes
  • B- Colin Dickey: Cranioklepty

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  5. Inventory Get omnibus: 17 salvageable segments from multiple-director anthology movies
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  5. Review The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
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  7. Tolerability Index The Tolerability Index: October 28, 2009
  8. Inventory Get omnibus: 17 salvageable segments from multiple-director anthology movies
  9. Newswire Germans hate 30 Rock
  10. Newswire David Spade responds to criticism of his corpse-defiling DirecTV ad

comics panel

The A.V. Club's bi-weekly comics reviews.

  • October 23, 2009

    The A.V. Club's bi-weekly comics reviews.

    October 23, 2009
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    The A.V. Club's bi-weekly comics reviews.

    September 25, 2009
  • September 4, 2009

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    September 4, 2009

book vs. film

Looking at what gets altered, improved, or ruined in adaptation.

  • Let The Right One In Let The Right One In

     A Swedish bestseller gets pared down to an acclaimed Swedish film that finds its freezing heart.

    March 20, 2009
  • Not even Dr. Manhattan can pick just one. Book Vs. Film: Watchmen

    So is the film as faithful to the book as everyone says? Yes. And no.

    March 6, 2009
  • Book Vs. Film: Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    There's a surprisingly complicated mystery in Gary K. Wolf's comic novel, and it isn't the one from the film.

    September 12, 2008

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  • Wait, someone wants to host the Oscars after all: Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin Nov 3, 2009
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  • Chris Brown continues making bad decisions Nov 3, 2009
  • Jim Belushi and David Tennant set for a couple of courtroom shows Nov 3, 2009
  • Today in geek chic merchandising: Weezer introduces signature Snuggie, Daniel Johnston gets own Iphone game  Nov 3, 2009
  • Gordon Ramsay to produce and star in an amateur cookery contest for Fox Nov 3, 2009
  • Apple reportedly in talks with TV networks about offering monthly subscriptions Nov 3, 2009
  • Studies show that almost half of DVR users can't locate the FF button Nov 3, 2009
  • DVD Release List – 11/03/09 Nov 3, 2009
  • Germans hate 30 Rock Nov 2, 2009

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Too many vloggers, but thankfully the Pumpkin Head Dance lives on.

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the hater

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    Uncertainty.

  • Berenstain Bears Movie To Change The Way You Think About Anthropomorphic Bears

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    Or something.

  • Have You No Shame, Direct TV?

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    No. Not Garth.

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  • Some fun Halloween crap to do without leaving your computer

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  • Want 10 pounds of Halloween candy?

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  • 30 Rock's dangerous decline and the shadow of Will & Grace

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  • Song And Vision No. 5: "California Dreamin'" and Chungking Express

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