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...Hard boiled Wonderland and End of the World, 1985 A sci-fi tale set in the Tokyo of the future amid a technology war. In alternating chapters, the unnamed protagonist, the sole survivor of an experiment to implant decoder chips in humans, fights to reunite his mind and shadow. Winner of the Junichiro Tanizaki award, the Japanese Pulitzer...
...previous owners tried to reel in customers with a cheesy sign urging them to DO IT IN A TEE PEE. The Patels, who left India for the U.S. in 1980, worked hard to restore the motel to its former glory and added some modern amenities, including free wi-fi access. Says the owners' son Manoj, 27: "It feels good to know that the motel has a place in history and that we are able to keep it alive." Which is why it's a shame that the Patels and other innkeepers of South Asian descent have prompted a xenophobic--some...
...convincing some of the most notoriously homophobic figures in reggae and dancehall music to stop singing violently anti-gay lyrics like Jamaica-based artist Capleton's hit "More Prophet": "Shoulda know seh Capleton bun battyman [burn gays]/ Dem same fire apply to di lesbian/ All boogaman [gays] and sodomites fi get killed...
...about the processor speed on a device and the application design that enhance the customer experience. There are a lot of ways to have an optimized data experience." And the iPhone's web capacities are said to improve dramatically when it can sync up with local Wi-Fi networks - if so, it would be a juxtaposition that may make the AT&T connection feel even slower...
...original version of this article referred to the series Max Headroom as a "sitcom". It is more accurate to describe it as a "black-humored sci-fi series...