This issue has good, brief essays on being the mother of a soldier and on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The news section is good this issue, as is the little story that reports a grieving father not ready to be comforted asking, “What would God know about losing a son?”
Blog
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One hundred lives
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Iraq memorial The Guardian’s response to the deaths on all sides of the war in Iraq.
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Paul Robinson, The Philosophy of Punctuation
Paul Robinson, The Philosophy of Punctuation Oh, the things you find out about on CE‑L!
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Paul Robinson, The Philosophy of Punctuation
Paul Robinson, The Philosophy of Punctuation Oh, the things you find out about on CE‑L!
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The Amber Spyglass
By Philip Pullman. Satisfying finish. Perhaps now I should read something that’s not part of a series?
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The Naked God, Part 2: Faith
By Peter F. Hamilton. So what would we do if we had massive, direct evidence of the existence of the soul after death? A rousing finale to a great read.
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The Naked God, Part 1: Flight
By Peter F. Hamilton. Well, well, well. Zooming right in towards what should be a blockbuster, wrap-up-all-the-loose-ends finale. Can’t wait!