June 19, 2011 Archive

Books

• Book Review: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

  Law Professor Michelle Alexander’s scathing indictment of our country’s biased justice system quantifies the costs of over-population of our prisons.

  Review in Books — by Ronald W Weathersby — on Jun 19, 2011

• Book Review: Beyond Caring (Books on Books) by Paul Graham

  A dark vision of people on the dole in Thatcher-era England.

  Review in Books — by Pat Padua — on Jun 19, 2011

• Book Review: The Kult by Shaun Jeffrey

  A gruesome and horrific murder mystery, full of horror and madness.

  Review in Books — by Leslie Wright — on Jun 19, 2011

• Interview: L.L. Reaper, Author of Black Widow and the Sandman

  Meet one of the mysterious and talented duo behind a fabulous suspense novel.

  Interview in Books — by April Pohren — on Jun 19, 2011

• Book Review: Johnny One-Eye by Jerome Charyn

  A lively fictional tale set during the American Revolution.

  Review in Books — by Leslie Wright — on Jun 19, 2011

• Book Review: The Taming of the Rake by Kasey Michaels

  New York Times Bestselling Author Kasey Michaels does it again with her new trilogy about three brothers setting society on edge.

  Review in Books — by Jhopwood — on Jun 19, 2011

• Book Review: The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

  Revisiting a major debut in the annals of detective fiction.

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Jun 19, 2011

• Book Review: Rule 34 by Charles Stross

  With Rule 34 Charles Stross has managed to craft perhaps the best Science Fiction novel I have ever read.

  Review in Books — by Michael Jones — on Jun 19, 2011

Sports

• Seattle Frustrates Toronto FC, 1-0

  A late short-handed goal gives the Sounders a big win on the road.

  Review in Sports — by Russ Evenhuis — on Jun 19, 2011

• Interleague Play Should End This Year

  In general, I think interleague play should be reserved for when it really counts - the World Series.

  Opinion in Sports — by Victor Lana — on Jun 19, 2011

Video

• EIFF 2011 Movie Review: Troll Hunter

  Takes what is now a conventional style of found-footage filmmaking and puts a unique stamp on it.

  Review in Video — by Ross Miller — on Jun 19, 2011

• EIFF 2011 Movie Review: The Caller

  This is about as preposterous and nonsensical as supernatural horror/thrillers come.

  Review in Video — by Ross Miller — on Jun 19, 2011

• TV Review: Falling Skies - "Two-Hour Series Premiere"

  Falling Skies is exciting, with a sprawling, interesting cast and great stories.

  Review in Video — by JeromeWetzelTV — on Jun 19, 2011

• TV Review: Come Fly With Me - "Episode 1"

  Come Fly With Me is a retread of Matt Lucas and David Walliams's Little Britain, at an airport.

  Review in Video — by JeromeWetzelTV — on Jun 19, 2011

• DVD Review: Who Do You Think You Are: The Complete First Season

  Who Do You Think appreciates ad breaks and trailers for the show you're watching on DVDs?

  Review in Video — by Scott Varnham — on Jun 19, 2011

• DVD Review: The Far Pavilions

  The Far Pavilions is an epic tale of love and a young man torn between two worlds.

  Review in Video — by JeromeWetzelTV — on Jun 19, 2011

• Movie Review Winter's Bone

  For such a small girl Ree Dolly (Jennifer Lawrence) sure makes a big hero.

  Review in Video — by Mule — on Jun 19, 2011

• Blu-ray Review: Priest of Love

  A biopic lacking in narrative momentum, but featuring plenty of strong performances.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Jun 19, 2011

• Star Blazers Was Light Years Ahead of Game of Thrones

  The HBO medieval drama's most shocking twist brings to mind a similar moment from a classic '70s animated series

  Opinion in Video — by Jimmy J. Aquino — on Jun 19, 2011

• Blu-ray Review: The Island

  The Island is a great movie, and the Blu-ray release is the best way to experience the action sequences.

  Review in Video — by JeromeWetzelTV — on Jun 19, 2011

Music

• Music Review: The Glass Child - Charlotte Eriksson EP

  Bitter? Angry? Afraid? Complex? This Swedish 'Glass Child' is not so easily seen through.

  Review in Music — by Colin Jackson — on Jun 19, 2011

• Music Reviews: David Mark Pierce, David Reese, Jeff Healey Band, ZZ Top, & Saga

  A Saga of a band, some live blues and some hard rock.

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Jun 19, 2011

• Pat Boone Ruled The Music World 50 Years Ago This Week

  Moody River was Pat Boone's final number one hit.

  Opinion in Music — by David Bowling — on Jun 19, 2011

• Music Review: Michael Jackson – "Behind the Mask" Music Video

  Michael Jackson lives on through his fans, of whom 1,600 are featured in the newly released video clip to "Behind the Mask".

  Review in Music — by Sahar — on Jun 19, 2011

• Life Is a Bit Dimmer Today: The Death of Clarence Clemons

  The legendary sax player was more than just a member of Bruce Springsteen's band.

  Opinion in Music — by mark Stratton — on Jun 19, 2011

• Interview: Chadd - Music for a Better Day

  Writing songs, acting, and modeling have all played parts in the musical evolution of Atlanta native/New York transplant Chadd.

  Interview in Music — by Justin Kantor — on Jun 19, 2011

• Music Review: Wheeler Brothers - Portraits

  An Austin, Texas indie rock band with a strong debut album.

  Review in Music — by Cowtown Pattie — on Jun 19, 2011

• Music Review: WU LYF - Go Tell Fire to the Mountain

  Mancunian "mystery band" WU LYF releases its first album, Go Tell Fire To The Mountain.

  Review in Music — by Geecologist — on Jun 19, 2011

Politics

• Barry's Trouble Every Day

  Obama has publicly expressed a confidence that too many of us liberals don't feel. Cue the excuses!

  Opinion in Politics — by Realist — on Jun 19, 2011

• South Korean Soldiers Fire on Inchon Bound Flight

  Two South Korean Soldiers mistakenly opened fire on a passenger plane from China to Inchon.

  Opinion in Politics — by John Lake — on Jun 19, 2011

Tastes

• Garden Fresh Pizza with Vegetarian Sausage

  A delicious homemade pizza in just 21 minutes!

  Review in Tastes — by Becky Coleman — on Jun 19, 2011

Gaming

• The Worst Game Ever at E3

  Paper Wars: Cannon Fodder is coming to Wii Ware.

  News in Gaming — by RPGameX — on Jun 19, 2011

Culture

• Art Review (San Diego): David Fobes at the Athenaeum

  An artist's sustained engagement with duct tape.

  Review in Culture — by Kevin Freitas — on Jun 19, 2011

• Theater Review (NYC): Spider-man: Turn Off the Dark

  The expensive musical lacks what made the best superhero comics great: that unique combination of mythic mystique and crackling emotional punch.

  Review in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on Jun 19, 2011