entertainment - "book"

Arthur C. Clarke, a visionary science fiction writer who won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future, died Wednesday in his adopted home of Sri Lanka, an aide said. He was 90.

Maryland-based indie comic creator Monica Gallagher should be on everyone's list of cartoonists to keep an eye out for in 2008. She recently launched 'Lipstick & Malice,' a new series about a super model/part-time assassin who can throw down with the best of them.

AP - 'The Man Who Pushed America to War' (Nation Books. 367 pages. $27.50), by Aram Roston: A brilliant young math prof who switched into banking and Middle East politics.

Now that you've filled out your bracket and convinced yourself you know who's going to be the next NCAA men's basketball champion, you might as well check the tournament odds to see if the Las Vegas bookies agree with you. Some people will tell you...

NPR's Robert Krulwich talks to Dr. Oliver Sacks about his new book, Musicophilia, about the relationship of music and neurology.

Any high school-based show that starts with a bunny mascot punch-out at the flagpole during homecoming week is just peachy in my book.

*FEDS INVESTIGATING FACEBOOK BETTING?* *Is this a sequel to the Second Life community sites saga?* Computerworld reports that the latest trend - toward community websites like Facebook - is on the FBI's radar for possible online betting violations. Apparently March Madness office pools on social networks have caught the attention of the FBI. 'There could be a violation if there's a payout and if the operators take a cut,' an FBI spokesman said. In a statement, Facebook said that it 'does not condone the use of the site for any unlawful purposes, and users must agree as part of the terms of use not to conduct illegal activity.' The company declined further comment CBSSports.com maneuvered earlier this year to make it easier for Facebook users to become involved in betting pools for the NCAA Division 1 Men's Basketball Tournament, which gets under way this week. In early February, CBSSports.com unveiled an application that allows Facebook users to fill out brackets for t

Involve your children in holiday preparations using cookbooks for children. Many children's cooksbooks use photographs to illustrate the steps in recipes, making them easy for even young children who...

(LiveDaily.com) Wilco [ tickets ] has unveiled a spring outing that finds the band booking mid-size venues mostly west of the Mississippi as the group continues to back last year's 'Sky Blue Sky.'... continued

There are some damn fine books out of Marvel this week and we're racing toward the Secret Invasion and Final Crisis from DC.