Sunday, September 28, 2008

'If you don't shop indie bookstores, they won't be there'


See how Anita Zager (that's her quote above) and her Canal Park shop, Northern Lights Books & Gifts, and others like it are dealing with competition -- like the increased visibility of wireless reading devices like Amazon.com’s Kindle -- in "NorLights Increases Online Presence with Literary Blog."

Elsewhere in the bin...

"DVD Reviews: 'The Babysitters' as Bad as Everyone Says" :: The John Leguizamo-produced "The Babysitters" inexplicably switches gears from a failed attempt at recreating the masterpiece of taboo lust and awkward midlife crises that was “American Beauty” to, as LA Weekly expertly pegged it, a “female inversion of ‘Risky Business.’”

"Book Reviews: Punks, Skinheads and ... Increased Literacy?" :: Two more winners coming atcha: Gavin Watson's photographic goldmine “Skins & Punks: Lost Archives 1978-1985” and Nathan Nedorostek and Anthony Pappalardo’s surprisingly informative “Radio Silence: A Selected Visual History of American Hardcore Music."

"CD Review: The Blend Drops the Ball for MPLS" :: Minneapolis’ hip-hop scene is one strike away from losing its crown. The first major embarrassment was hearing Kristoff Krane singing “Hip hop / I’m a little tadpole” at Luce a year ago, and No. 2 comes in courtesy of the Blend’s new EP, “Losing the Game.”

Plus: Informative little nuggets about the Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank, 4 Track Films' new webshorts and comedian Mick Lazinski (who has ties to the area).

Well, let's it for THIS WEEK'S SHAMELESS BUDGETEER PLUG!

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