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Video
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Blu-ray Review: Spartacus - 50th Anniversary Edition
A disappointing Blu-ray release for a classic that deserves better.
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TV Review: True Blood - "Beautifully Broken"
The second episode of the third season highlights character development with poignant moments and less-than-stellar flashback sequences.
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Box Office Update 6/18-6/20: Toy Story 3 Rockets to the Top
Pixar again proves why they are the best at what they do.
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DVD Review: Black History Collection - Soul of the Church
Old-time authentic TV gospel brought to you on DVD - production flaws intact.
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Movie Review: The Karate Kid (2010)
Much more than a remake. A triumph.
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Movie Review: Monsters
Flawed yet interesting.
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TV Review: Treme Season Finale - "I'll Fly Away"
You Must Start All Over Again.
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TV Review: True Blood - "Beautifully Broken"
"Beautifully Broken" causes a bit of plot whiplash, but it's all worth it as the King invites Bill to stay and Sookie invites Eric in.
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Blu-ray Review: Red Desert - The Criterion Collection
Michelangelo Antonioni paints haunting images with his camera.
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TV Preview: Hawthorne - Season Two
Jada Pinkett Smith's Christina Hawthorne is returning for a new season.
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Movie Review: Toy Story 3
The animation, characters, and story are equal to the film's 1995 and 1999 predecessors produced by Pixar Studios.
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Movie Review: Aaron Schoenke's Batman: City of Scars
Aaron Schoenke proves that he's got the visual prowess to take on the Batman character, in spades. Narratively, that's another matter.
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Movie Review: Toy Story 3
Toy Story 3is a triumph at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood.
Politics
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Chris Matthews' Nouveau New Right
The Significance of Sarah Palin to the extremist right.
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Ah, That Darn Political Talk
There is a very un-popular show airing on our airwaves these days called Politicians Say the Darndest Things.
Music
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Music Review: Glee, The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers (Deluxe)
Glee's second half of season one might not have been as good plot-wise, but was amazing music-wise.
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BPR 6-Pack: Magic Slim, Peter Parcek 3, Guitar Shorty, Mississippi Heat, Moreland & Arbuckle, Pinetop Perkins & Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
Six songs pulled straight from the Blues Power Rankings chart you should download today!
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Music Review: Terry Knight And The Pack - Terry Knight And The Pack / Reflections
Terry Knight And The Pack's two albums make their first appearance on CD.
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Music Review: Pinetop Perkins & Willie "Big Eyes" Smith - Joined At The Hip
Two Chicago blues veterans doing what they do best...
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Music Review: The Portraits - The Blushing Of A World In White
All the earlier promise is fulfilled.
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Nick Moss, Tommy Castro Lead Blues Blast Music Award Nominees
Blues fans once again have an opportunity to weigh in on the year's best in the blues...
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Music Review: Mike Patton - Mondo Cane
Another fascinating release featuring the inimitable Patton.
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Music Review: Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed
The 17-year-old starlet not only lacks any hint of individuality here, but substance as well.
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Music Review: Various Artists - This is the Blues: Volume One and Two
A nice introduction to some legendary artists those giving the tributes.
Culture
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A Cup of UNICEF Can Change the World
the United States should lead an increase in funding for child feeding programs by UNICEF, the World Food Programme.
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My Old Man Was A Giant!
He was a Giant. Figuratively, if not literally. But even when he was dying of cancer, when his voice boomed — you listened.
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Is the Bible Wholly True, or Wholly False? Or Something In Between?
One cannot understand the Bible without proper guidance.
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Bettie Page: The Pin-Up Queen of the Universe
Somewhere along the way, the "Santa's Helper" shot from Playboy filled my eyes and I fell for an icon.
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R U a Pomo Bobo?
I'm the epitome of the ubiquitous pomo bobo — and in all likelihood, dear reader, so are you.
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Satire: The News in Pictures XXXV
This calls for a tubal reversal.
Books
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Book Review: Write That Book Already!: The Tough Love You Need to Get Published Now by Sam Barry and Kathi Kamen Goldmark
Insiders provide advice on getting your story from idea to manuscript and into stores as a published book.
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Book Review: Urban Gothic by Brian Keene
Delivers the gore and chills that horror fanatics will love.
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Book Review: Embracing Your Second Calling: Find Passion and Purpose for the Rest of Your Life by Dale Hanson Bourke
An inspirational and grounding read for Christian women in the second half of life.
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Book Review: What Do You Have in Your House: Surviving in Times of Financial Crisis by Donna Every
What Do You Have in Your House is not only motivational but it has lots of practical information on how to achieve your goals.
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Book Review: The Song of The Lark by Willa Cather
Finding Her Own Voice
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The Early Word: New Books for the Week of June 21, 2010
Featured: 1939 World's Fair on the Brink of War. Plus: 'Captive' of the Taliban, Audrey Hepburn, 'Memoir' of Gambling; Evanovich, Steel, Sparks, McCrumb, Strieber, Noel...
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Book Review: Into the Yell: Poems by Sarah James
Wonderfully mature and ambitious, charting a line across the moments in our shared lives that characterise and change us.
Gaming
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What's New on the Wii/DSi Shop Channel for June 21, 2010
After Nintendo's E3 blowout, will this week's WiiWare and DSiWare titles keep the good times rolling?
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PlayStation 3 Review: Nier
Nier has its moments, but is a mostly mediocre RPG.
Sports
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Yankees Claim Sole Possession of First Place in the AL East
With Tampa's lost to Flordia and the Yankees' win over the Mets, New York stand alone atop the AL East.
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