The screen reflects: it reproduces, it reveals. The screen image istransitory, the sounds that accompany it are fleeting. And yet, every day wemake economic and emotional investments in the narratives, fictional andotherwise, that play themselves out across the cathode ray tube, the digitalmonitor, and the silver screen.

The Screens section is devoted to the thoughtful and engaged critique oftexts both electronic and celluloid. We'll review TV shows, Websites,games, and films. In doing so we'll develop a broader and more intricateimage of life on the screen. Tune in, boot up, or grab your popcorn.