Well, after writing my first, very amateur, review for my movie page, I can see that it's not all that easy to do well. I hope you'll all bear with me as I figure out how to create a good one!

An interesting story on msnbc today about the changes the war has made in the life of an Iraqi bellydancer. Having read about the proclivities of Uday Hussein, I have to say I don't envy her her gigs at his parties, no matter how many times she says he's a nice guy...

Noted on lisnews.com: The Guardian reports on a monastic book theif.