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a- Conservatism Inc. has already transformed from movement to business and finally to racket. However, like some kind of twisted political Pokémon, it's now evolving into a little known fourth stage: a joke. And one joke in particular—“What do you call a black person at a conservative conference?” The obvious answer – “the keynote speaker.” The next Great Black Hope of the conservative movement: Dr. Ben Carson, who recently spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast. These events are generally the stage for well-meaning banality, but Dr. Carson broke the nonpartisan tradition to cond...

Minecraft: The Mountain (out March 2) the protagonist from the writer's 2017 book Minecraft: The Island continues to try and survive in the world of the titular video game, this time in the company of a new friend. "Our character from The Island lands on a new continent and he meets another castaway," the World War Z author tells EW. "While the first book is about learning to live with yourself, the second book is about learning to live with someone else." The audiobook edition of Minecraft: The Mountain is read by Lord of the Rings star Sean Astin, with whom Brooks has a couple of perso...

Minecraft: The Mountain is Brooks’ second Minecraft novel for Del Rey, which has a whole handful of Minecraft novels by intriguingly chosen authors (including Mur Lafferty, Catherynne M. Valente, and Nicky Drayden). Here’s the synopsis: In the new official Minecraft novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Minecraft: The Island, a stranded hero stumbles upon another castaway—and discovers that teamwork might just be the secret to survival. Wandering a vast, icy tundra, the explorer has never felt more alone. Is there anything out here? Did I do the right thing by leaving t...

Holidays, celebrities and the zombie apocalypse Max Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Mel Brooks and Alan Alda Follow Us Question of the Day ANALYSIS/OPINION: American holidays are a time of family traditions. Most of us have some sort of routine, a ritual if you will, that we repeat year after year. It might be the menu. My family adopted scallop chowder as a Christmas Eve food tradition many years back quite by accident, but it has become a staple of our holiday menu. It is a must-have. Where and when gifts were exchanged and opened are things most adults can still clearly recall from t...