Barnes & Noble Releases Color Nook

American Voices

November 1, 2010 | ISSUE 46•44

Bookseller Barnes & Noble announced the release of a full-color, touch-screen version of its Nook e-reader last week. What do you think?

A Nook? No thank you! They'll be pulling this Borders Kobo from my cold dead fingers!"

James Warshaw
Systems Analyst
There's a new Nook? You gotta be fucking shitting me."

Tabitha Crane
Mechanical Subassembler
It's only a matter of time before Oliver Twist is peppered with pop-up ads for gruel and waistcoats."

Barry Kaplan
Incinerator Operator

Donna Summer Dead

05.21.12 | ISSUE 48•21

Donna Summer, singer of such disco anthems as "Last Dance" and "Love To Love You Baby," died at the age of 63.
Sweetener Makes You Dumber

05.18.12 | ISSUE 48•20

A study published in The Journal of Physiology demonstrated that rats given substantial amounts of high fructose corn syrup learned and remembered less than a control group.
New DVR Can Skip Ads

05.18.12 | ISSUE 48•20

A new DVR sold by the Dish Network comes with the capability to pass over ads and is sending shockwaves through the television industry.
Nonwhite Babies Pass White Babies In United States

05.17.12 | ISSUE 48•20

For the first time in U.S. history, the number of minority babies outstripped the number of white babies.
Bush Endorses Romney

05.17.12 | ISSUE 48•20

Following a speech in Washington, former president George W. Bush offered an impromptu endorsement of candidate Mitt Romney to reporters.