NOW Magazine | David Silverberg

John Irving is Once Again in Full Control of the Narrative in 'Last Night In Twisted River'new

In his latest book, Irving entertains with the grace of a novelist who knows how to be funny without hitting the reader over the head.

NOW Magazine | David Silverberg | 11-16-2009 | Fiction

Tags: John Irving, Last Night In Twisted River, fiction

'Poorly Made' Looks at China's Export Manufacturing Industrynew

Hired as a middleman for Western importers and Chinese manufacturers, Paul Midler unveils the schemes concocted by China's factory owners to make a profit from inferior goods in this investigative travelogue.

NOW Magazine | David Silverberg | 09-14-2009 | Nonfiction

Tags: Paul Midler, Poorly Made in China: An Insider's Account of the Tactics Behind China's Production Game, China, nonfiction, economic issues, manufacturing

Clever Invention by Kodak Takes Aim at Fraudulent Goodsnew

Traceless uses a colorless, odorless powder infused in an ink. A covert security marker is deposited on each item through thermal transfer, a process commonly used to print barcode labels. Kodak's proprietary reader can then scan a product and determine if the ink has been applied, letting the retailer know if the product is authentic.

NOW Magazine | David Silverberg | 12-12-2008 | Tech

Tags: computers & technology, counterfeit goods, Kodak, Traceless

New Website Replaces TV News Anchors with Virtual Avatarsnew

Sorry, news anchors -- you might soon have to share your job with avatars. A virtual news technology is turning heads by quickly creating news stories and commentary, no humans required.

NOW Magazine | David Silverberg | 11-10-2008 | Tech

Tags: media, web culture, computers & technology, Northwestern University, avatars, news anchors, News At Seven

Julie Doucet Exposes Herself in '365 Days'new

Doucet's visual diary 365 Days is an intimate look into the minutiae of everything she went through over a full year.

NOW Magazine | David Silverberg | 05-02-2008 | Nonfiction

Tags: graphic novels, diaries, 365 Days: A Diary, Drawn & Quarterly, Julie Doucet, Nonfiction Reviews

Mocking Internet Inanitynew

Geeky Forumwarz game satirizes web culture.

NOW Magazine | David Silverberg | 03-21-2008 | Tech

Tags: computers & technology

Netizens for Naturenew

Track your bad behavior with online carbon watchers.

NOW Magazine | David Silverberg | 03-03-2008 | Tech

Tags: computers & technology

Toy Hacking as New Art Formnew

Hackers are tweaking tech gadgets -- legally -- with creative results.

NOW Magazine | David Silverberg | 01-18-2008 | Tech

Tags: computers & technology

2007's Top 10 Tech Trendsnew

To help you sort through the year's major tech crazes, here's a handy list of what you should know about in case you're in a conversation filled with words like "streaming video" and "fuel cell."

NOW Magazine | David Silverberg | 12-28-2007 | Tech

Tags: computers & technology

High Hopes for Wired Helmetnew

Cutting-edge helmet could help athletes anticipate concussions.

NOW Magazine | David Silverberg | 12-21-2007 | Sports

Tags: sports & fitness

Silicon Valley Isn't the Only High-Tech Game in Townnew

You'll never guess which cities host cutting-edge tech developments.

NOW Magazine | David Silverberg | 10-26-2007 | Tech

Tags: computers & technology

'Convictions' is a Three-Day Successnew

When I first heard about the winner of the 3-Day Novel Writing Contest, in which contestants write a novel over Labor Day weekend, I assumed the output would be rushed, disorganized and unsatisfying, but this newest 3-Day winner is an emotionally powerful book and an intense read despite its mere 111 pages.

NOW Magazine | David Silverberg | 10-05-2007 | Fiction

Tags: Brendan McLeod, The Convictions of Leonard McKinley, Fiction Reviews