A Midnight Clear [Blu-ray] SFF_Gift_Guide After Snowden) delivers a lacerating

After Snowden) delivers a lacerating critique of inequities in America's criminal and civil justice systems and the role of lawyers in perpetuating them

the specter of "the fast-tailed girl" and the paradox of black female sexuality

beneath the weight of the world

With the weight of her mom’s confession on her shoulders

Patrick McManus offers wry observations about small-town life and curmudgeonly insists on bigger and bigger fish stories in this hilarious collection from one of the greatest contemporary humorists

A Midnight Clear [Blu-ray] SFF_Gift_Guide After Snowden) delivers a laceratingBased on a novel by William Wharton, A Midnight Clear is set in the Adriennes Forest in December of 1944. A group of American GIs, all of whom have been together a bit too long, cling to the vestiges of their peacetime interests to remain sane. None are brilliant soldiers, though Will Knot Ethan Hawke is the one who exhibits the strongest leadership qualities. Billeted at a chateau, the soldiers begin hearing strange noises emanating from a graveyard,