Plus holiday wrapups, Al's Archimedians Points advances again, Lego tank design, that intoxicating air of freedom - no that's dope and less!

Media reviews of Born Fighting, Bloodlands, Wyrd Sisters, Wickedly Charming, Shameless, Albion's Seed, Combined Fleet Decoded, Red Sniper on the Eastern Front, Red Queen, Battlefield Detectives, Greatest Tank Battles, Ghost in the Shell, Chipwrecked, The Smurfs and less.

Poll: Favorite Doctor?

It was not very productive summer, unless you count driving up to two hours a day to and from a pool as productive.

Plus wake of the flood, cat incontinence (you can train a cat), teachers have the best parties, a decent Canadian beer, my daughter the boyscout, the problem with a tap in the summer, new jobs,  and less.

Media reviews of The Help, Restrepo, The Korean War, The Dragon of Lonely Island, The Face of Battle, Red, White, Black & Blue, Body of Secrets, and Let Me In.

Game reviews of the Awful Green Things from Outer Space, Storm Over Dien Bien Phu, Twixt, the expanded High Frontier map and Target Arnhem.

MultiPoll: How was your summer? The Help?

How okay is it for girls to get boys to do things for them, by asking nicely and sweetly?

Plus, Iowa thoughts, financial crises, Camry crap (including Haynes errata), other wrenchin', job changes, birthdays are over, vacation and the following long list of media:

Pattern Recognition, Cetaganda, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, Batty's operation Barbarossa and Dien Bien Phu, Spearhead from Space, Pyramids of Mars, The Family, The Haunting in Connecticut, Harry Potter and the Previously Hidden Cleavage, The Fifth Continent, Outliers

Poll: What to do on vacation?

Just a different kind of busy.

Plus Return of Irish_Girl, The Changeling, Marine! The Life of Chesty Puller, Into the Woods, Two down (and up) One up, schooling in a coal mine, Eisenhower, People's History of the United States, post apocalyptic planning, gaming meet, hardwired Wii, easy come easy go, Rahm is not so smart and less.

Multipoll: What to look for post-apocalyptic potential?

Plus Days of Exhaustion, Hell is other people, budget cuts, a victory for corporate executive insiders, late night partying, all I wanted was a Pepsi, stupid Craiglist and less.

In book reviews Paycheck, Beka Cooper, Brazen Chariots, Lords and Ladies, The Dream Machine and Germany's Last Mission to Japan.

Poll: Best car for the mature driver?

Plus Black Swan, High Frontier, Heavy Metal, Boldly advancing into the post-incandescent world!, internet stars, painless upgrade, mixed up birthday, loft dreams meet reality, the Three Doctors, Hoff-Stevens goo, new job and less.

Poll: Hottest character in Heavy Metal?

It's not Sunshine Cleaning.

Plus Clash of Wings, Across the Street Thaw, like a permanent two year old, I wish I were William Gibson, Kindle on droid, A Short History of Nearly Everything, the Big Apple, props to Apple, pretentious viewing, not so good wine, gaming day and 7 wonders and less.

Poll : Most Pretentious TV to watch?

Two movies to add to my 2010 list, Mallrats and Dawn Treader: 3D!

can I has refund?

Plus last Lego Robotics and a new venue record, Samwise the predatory bisexual, Bulge Larping, Christmas cookie drama, tough day in Tonawanda, Watching: Stage Left, and bangers and mash.

In tech reviews, Air Control Lite, Wii Fit thinks I'm fat, and Instant Netflix.

In media reviews, Off the Main Sequence, The Redbreast, Commando, The Remains of Company D, The Good War, Oliver!, Fame and the best of 2010.

Poll: Shutdown due to Northeastern.