There must be something about games that require finger swipes because, like the ever-so-popular Bejeweled, Fruit Ninja by Halfbrick Studios is addicting and competitive. While Fruit Ninja does not connect directly with your Facebook account (maybe a good thing?), you can connect it to your Open Feint account or (better yet) Apple’s Game Center,...
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2 Sentence Review: Fruit Ninja for iOS
2 Sentence Review: Ghostwritten by David Mitchell
More of a character exploration than a novel, David Mitchell (Cloud Atlas, Black Swan Green) takes us through the minds of a terrorist, a jazz-loving adolescent, a spirit, and an aged, female entrepreneur in his debut, Ghostwritten. Not as polished as his later novels, Mitchell’s Japanese influence still peeks through as he threads the...
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2 Sentence Review: Skype for iPhone
If you use Skype on your computer, you’ll probably want to have Skype on your iPhone. It’s only what you bring to the app or make of the app – your list of contacts, call forwarding, and/or Skype Credit – that sets Skype apart from similar apps.
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2 Sentence Review: The Passage by Justin Cronin
When I first picked up The Passage by Justin Cronin – one of the summer’s hottest reads – the eerie, almost-post-apolocalyptic world gave me hope that one of the summer’s hottest reads wasn’t simply another gimmicky vampire novel. That’s why I was so disappointed with the last 200 pages when it seemed like Justin...
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2 Sentence Review: Godfinger by ngmoco and Wonderland Software
In GodFinger, the game by ngmoco and Wonderland Software for iPhones and iPads, you are God: your followers farm gold for you and worship shrines on your behalf. It’s not a fast-paced game – your energy comes from mana (naturally) and you must wait to replenish your stash once you perform a number of small...
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2SR: Lenny, a Lenny Bruce biopic directed by Bob Fosse
Lenny should be required viewing for anyone interested in the First Amendment, racism, LGBTQ issues, or life in the 1960s. I’d go so far as to recommend that all public school seniors watch Dustin Hoffman portray Lenny Bruce and his fight against censorship as part of a US history or American government class –...
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2 Sentence Review: The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz is a Pulitzer Prize winning book that teaches you as much about Dominican history and the human condition as it does comic books and funny Spanish swear words. Meant especially for anyone who gravitates towards the rhythms of spoken word or who likes...
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2 Sentence Review: Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
When the more avid lit fan thinks of David Sedaris, they tend to think of writing that floors them with laughter, products of his caustic wit and sophisticated humor, traits that people have started to take for granted in Sedaris’s work, especially when they review his book “Me Talk Pretty One Day” as “his most sidesplitting work...
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2 Sentence Review: Sons & Lovers by D.H. Lawrence
Because the title isn’t conspicuous enough. One man and three women – not as fascinating as you’d think.
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2 Sentence Review: Conditions by The Temper Trap
From the melodic and beautiful ‘Sweet Disposition‘ to the musical brilliance of ‘Fader,’ Conditions by The Temper Trap brings together the skills of genii. As a band’s first album, this places them on a pedestal of standard and expectation from fans.
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