My incredible discovery of the day, which is apparently not "new" in any way, is that you can double click any word in any article on NYTimes.com and instantly receive thesaurus and dictionary entries for that word in a pop up window.
I think what amazes me about this functionality is that this is exactly the sort of thing I want to see eBooks doing, and here it is on the NYTimes website right under my nose! It's simple, elegant, and extraordinarily helpful to users.
But ultimately it also shows a different attitude towards how we interact with text than most books or websites do - the very fact that they do not trumpet this feature shows it as something that we should be able to take for granted, and hearkens back to times when it was unthinkable that one should read a book without other books to reference or writing materials to make notes in the margin. When did the act of reading become so passive?
Already browsers are including search bars that will allow you to quickly choose a search engine or website (e.g. Google, Yahoo, Wikipedia, IMDB) and jump directly to the search results for a phrase, how long before we can select text on the screen, right click, and choose from a drop down menu whether we want to see what sort of response that selection brings up in Dictionary.com, Google, or Wikipedia? It seems more and more likely that the answer is "not that much longer". I'm looking forward to it.
From Matt: The scriptwriters made quite a few changes from the book, but they were all for the best - and booklover though I am I have to admit that its better to see magic than to read about it.
From Mina: I adore this film. Monsieur Hulot’s very modern sister and brother-in-law don’t know what to do with Tati’s charmingly untidy and bungling protagonist, who inhabits a world where meaning is still more important than appearances.
From Carey: A must see Hayao Miyazaki’s anime is Laputa: Castle in the Sky, originally released in 1986. A fantasy film that explores the altruistic and compassionate nature of humans, aspects lost through repeated exposure to power, technology, and the complexities brought by the combination of the two. 
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