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Walter Cronkite, 1916-2009 July 17, 2009 A sad day for fans of world class journalism--legendary CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite has passed away at 92. Cronkite reported on everything from WWII to the Moon landing (he even did a Letterman top 10 list), and will be long remembered for his famous sign off "and that's the way it is.”  You can read a longer obituary on CBSnews.com. --Leah My Review of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: It Could be the Best One Yet! July 17, 2009 I'll just preface this review by saying that I am a HUGE Harry Potter fan. I've read all the books four times (at least), and I'm always at the midnight showing of each premiere (despite the fact that I've already been to the press... read more Our Interview with Edward James Olmos July 17, 2009 Sci-fi fans know him as Bill Adama, the Old Man, or simply Gaff. We recently got the opportunity to chat with EJO regarding the end of Battlestar Galactica and BSG: The Plan (which is now, coincidentally, available for pre-order on Amazon.com, and which we are sure will be totally... read more Anime EDU: Learn About Anime July 17, 2009 How's it going? I'm Lance Heiskell at FUNimation Entertainment, the leading company for anime in North America. What do I do? I sell cartoons to adults. I love my job. To help people new to anime, I wrote a six-part Anime EDU in the Anime section of the Movies & TV department. Whether... read more

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