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A review of Mamma Mia! - the movie.

A review of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

A New Testament scholar reviews Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code.

An in-depth look at cognitive scientist Steven Pinker's book Rationality: What it is, Why it seems Scarce, Why it Matters