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Stranded: Eight Movies About Deserted-Island Dwellers

Although Lost is a groundbreaking show in certain respects, its central theme—a group of people stranded on a remote island, surviving against the odds—is far from new. The idea of being stuck on a deserted island for an indefinite period of time has been explored in countless books, movies and television shows for probably about as long as there have been islands and boats. In honor of Lost, we’ve compiled a list of eight (see what we did there?) movies that chronicle the lives of the castaways and may have inspired J.J. Abrams’ deserted island-centric opus....  read more

10 Frequently-Challenged Books Everyone Should Read

It should go without saying that, as a publication, we're pretty big fans of that whole freedom-of-speech thing. So, we couldn't help but notice the list of the 100 most frequently challenged books from 1990-2000, as reported by the American Library Association. These are all books that people have tried to keep out of libraries or other public venues because they are somehow deemed "inappropriate" or "dangerous." The whole thing is a little Fahrenheit 451 if you ask us. (Although, oddly, the great book about the dangers of censorship doesn't appear on the list of books people most commonly try...  read more