Overclocked

Overclocked is Cory Doctorow's newest book of short science fiction stories. To call them science fiction might not be quite right; they're more like warnings of what we might be setting the stage for if we make the wrong decisions right now. The stories are entertaining and sobering and not particularly subtle.

Better

Atul Gawande's Better is a collection of essays on a variety of medical subjects, with lessons that are most definitely applicable to the rest of us. The book is well written, and although I have not read any of his New Yorker essays, I imagine the tone is quite similar. I will most certainly be re-reading various chapters from the book in the future.

Spiderman 3

Having seen Spiderman 3 now, I don't feel the need to ever watch it again. I kind of wish I could get my 2.5 hours back, too. The movie just dragged a lot in places, the dialogue was disappointing, and it was way too sappy. All in all, not enjoyable.

On the other hand, the trailers for The Bourne Ultimatum and the new Harry Potter movie looked pretty cool.