As I'm sure everyone knows, I am a big fan of books. When a book is made into a movie, I more often than not prefer the book form. Every once in a while a movie comes out, however, that is as good as or better than the original book version. For example, I love both the movie and book versions of To Kill a Mockingbird, and One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest. Here is a list from ListUniverse that has their top ten movies that are better than the book version.

I totally agree with some of them, especially The Godfather!

Check it out. What do you think, do you agree? Do you have examples of your own?

New laptop purchase?

Are you thinking of getting or asking for a new laptop for the holidays? This article from PC World has suggestions on what to look for, and a few lists of their favorites.

Do you spend a lot of time online? Do your parents and teachers think it's rotting your brain? Check out this article, which reports on a University of California study saying that online time "teaches important skills."

What do you think? Is Facebook more important than learning about, say, the causes of the Civil War?