Archive for February, 2004

Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson

by Jennifer on Sunday, February 22nd, 2004

The Baroque Cycle: Quicksilver [5/5]
by Neal Stephenson
(William Morrow, hardcover September 2003)
Against the vividly imagined historical backdrop of Europe in the 1600’s, Stephenson unfolds a compelling story of politics and brings to life the birth of the scientific revolution. But this is no dry treatise on days past; no tedious textbook to drain all the [...]

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Michael at Boskone

by Michael on Wednesday, February 18th, 2004

This past weekend I attended Boskone 41, so I thought I’d list a few of the highlights.
Books I got:
The Poison Master by Liz Williams
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Schild’s Ladder by Greg Egan
Solitaire by Kelley Eskridge
Tomorrow Now: Envisioning the Next 50 Years by Bruce Sterling
The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon [free, thanks to Betsy [...]

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My favorite CDs of 2003

by Michael on Sunday, February 1st, 2004

Better late than never, I suppose, so here are my favorite CDs from among those that came out in 2003. There were other CDs that were pretty darned good, but these are the ones I liked the best.
Michael’s Favorite CDs of 2003:
The Dresden Dolls — The Dresden Dolls
This one is absolutely brilliant, and is [...]

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