Bandai Visual USA, exhibiting throughout the show at booth #1605, will be offering FREEDOM volume 1, which will mark the first commercial availability of a high-definition anime title in North America. Behind-the-scene-stories will be revealed as part of the panel, which will be followed by a question-and-answer session. Participating in the panel will be Galaxy Angel Rune voice actor Yuuna Inamura, who will also make appearances at the Bandai Visual USA and Broccoli International USA...

But all this month, as we traversed the state and surrounding areas, in search of some of the fattest burgers our local chefs and grill gurus had to offer, we steered clear of places like the BK Lounge and Mickey-D's. What did we find? Only the softest buns, from artisanal to brioche, the most diverse of toppings, from avocado salsa to pineapple, and of course, tender, juicy meat, from buffalo to kobe beef to kangaroo. With 20 ounces of the fresh ground, never frozen beef you have plenty...

Mike Shaer, the Montana Avenue developer and owner of Computers Unlimited, brought his considerable technological savvy to bear, and he even admitted, quite cheerfully, that he sometimes wades into the Gazette s talkback sections solely to see if he can turn a discussion in a new direction. At last night s Food for Thought event at the library, where the topic for my table was blogging, I found myself sitting next to Mac Oliver, a 94-year-old woman who had no idea what a blog was. A couple...