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'Indian Summer' is a Great Read & Backgrounder to Today's Headlinesnew

Historical giants weave in and out of the years of high drama leading up to the British forces' withdrawal from India in 1947. But Von Tunzelmann reveals, often with comical verve, that many of those giants were grossly flawed.

NOW Magazine | Howard Goldenthal | 01-04-2008 | Nonfiction

Tags: Alex Von Tunzelmann, Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire, Nonfiction Reviews

Pakistan's Newest Martyr Was No Saviornew

Benazir Bhutto had too big a stake in the status quo to be a real force for democratic change.

NOW Magazine | Gwynne Dyer | 01-04-2008 | International

Tags: international

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

The Top 10 Books of 2007new

Though heavy hitters including Michael Ondaatje and M.J. Vassanji dropped novels this year, fiction releases were eclipsed by an amazingly strong non-fiction list that nabbed half the slots on our top-10 list and took the number-one spot for the first time ever.

NOW Magazine | Susan G. Cole | 12-28-2007 | Books

High Hopes for Wired Helmetnew

Cutting-edge helmet could help athletes anticipate concussions.

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

Tags: sports & fitness

Twig Breakingnew

Rising star Slim Twig's Suicide kick.

NOW Magazine | Tim Perlich | 12-21-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Slim Twig

Eye on the Prizesnew

Cannes winner Julian Schnabel isn't really a director.

NOW Magazine | John Harkness | 12-21-2007 | Movies

Actors Ace Itnew

Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman add class to travelogue Bucket List.

NOW Magazine | John Harkness | 12-21-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Rob Reiner, The Bucket List

R.I.P. John Harknessnew

We at NOW are hurting at the sudden loss of our founding film writer, John Harkness, who, we believe, was the greatest Canadian film writer of the last 26 years.

NOW Magazine | Michael Hollett | 12-21-2007 | Movies