And so the magic ends. And I have to say, it did so with such grace. Except, there were, as usual, a few parts that were a little dull, i.e. the beginning (I

BOOK:

MOTHER TONGUE By Bill Bryson, Popular Penguins, $13.99

I am a huge fan of the Popular Penguin books. They are perfect for picking up and reading on plane/train/bus rides and the range of books is excellent. I chose the Bill Bryson book before stepping on a plane for a relaxing holiday, and really enjoyed reading it. I have to admit I am a bit of a non-fiction geek, I love anything where I learn obscure facts that I can pull out during a game of Trivial Pursuit, and this book is full of them. It is a tribute to the English language, and it explains how a second rate,

Bah bah bah bah bah! Pretty much sums up Bridesmaids. Totally not a chick flick, I know plenty of straight guys who have seen and enjoyed the movie, but this is a movie chicks will relate to more than men. Something to do with the open, honest and earnest way that the characters in the movie relate to each other is so

This is just uncalled for

The blockbuster cookie-cutter superhero movie for the American summer, Green Lantern follows a well-trod track with few surprises, little by way of tension and originality, and an enormous CGI budget burning on screen in front of you (in 3D). Ryan Reynolds plays Hal Jordan, a commercial jet pilot for Ferris Corporations who exhibits all the typical qualities of the stereotypical movie sky-jock: cocky, bull-headed, irresponsible, commitment dodger, while maintaining an underlying sense of decency and being basically very good at his job.

The movie opens with a portentous voice-over where we learn that the equivalent of an intergalactic police force