The book Java Reflection in Action was published in 2004, but remains largely applicable eight years later. In this post, I review this book and cover its strengths and its weaknesses. In general, age ...

The films “Sid and Nancy,” “The Shawshank Redemption,” and “O Brother, Where Art Thou” don’t seem to have much in common. Neither do “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” “Dead Man Walking,” and “Skyfall.” The bond ...

We live in an age that worships speed, milestones, and measurable wins. Bookstore shelves are filled with titles promising faster growth, bigger paychecks, sharper habits, and optimised mornings. And ...

While finishing her book "On Reading Well," Karen Swallow Prior wrote a reflection on patience, suffering and the virtues of one of literature's less-celebrated heroines: Anne Elliot of Jane Austen's ...