June 26, 2011 Archive

Books

• Comic Book Review: King Conan #4 by Tim Truman, Tomas Giorello and Darick Robertson

  All hail King Conan and the fourth issue of his Dark Horse reign.

  Review in Books — by Michael Jones — on Jun 26, 2011

• Comic Book Review: The Guild: Bladezz by Felicia Day and Sean Becker

  Felicia Day's Guild showcases the secret origin of Finn Smulders, Model Extraordinaire!

  Review in Books — by Michael Jones — on Jun 26, 2011

• Book Review: Pitch Uncertain: A Mid-Century Middle Daughter Finds Her Voice by Maisie Houghton

  Maisie and her two sisters grew up enjoying life in a privileged New York society.

  Review in Books — by ritaoksa — on Jun 26, 2011

• Book Review: The Storm at the Door by Stefan Merrill Block

  A lyrical and sensitive tale of love and madness.

  Review in Books — by ManOfLaBook.com — on Jun 26, 2011

• Interview: Hugh Aaron, Author of Stories from a Lifetime

  Meet Hugh Aaron, the author of the delightful book Stories from a Lifetime!

  Interview in Books — by April Pohren — on Jun 26, 2011

• eBook Review: By the Book by Scarlett Parrish

  A hot contemporary menage that will get your pulse racing.

  Review in Books — by Lucy Felthouse — on Jun 26, 2011

• Book Review: The Man Who Smiled by Henning Mankell

  The fourth installment in the Wallander Series has a far-fetched and sloppy plot, but is still a good book for a hot summer day.

  Review in Books — by Giovanni Navarria — on Jun 26, 2011

• Comic Book Review: Goon #34 by Eric Powell and Dave Stewart

  The Goon is back, children. Rejoice!

  Review in Books — by Michael Jones — on Jun 26, 2011

Video

• DVD Review: NY Export: Opus Jazz

  A must-see for anyone who loves dance, jazz, and New York - or even if you only love two of the three.

  Review in Video — by Pat Padua — on Jun 26, 2011

• Blu-ray Review: Tropical Rainforest

  Inception Media presents the IMAX-shot nature film Tropical Rainforest

  Review in Video — by Barbara Barnett — on Jun 26, 2011

• Movie Review: The Resident

  A film which deserves to become a permanent Resident (sorry) of Christopher Lee's Hammer Hall Of Fame.

  Review in Video — by Scott Varnham — on Jun 26, 2011

• Huddy Anatomy: House and Cuddy in Season Seven-Part I

  Anatomy of House, M.D.'s "Huddy": where it went right and where it went disastrously wrong.

  Opinion in Video — by Barbara Barnett — on Jun 26, 2011

• TV Review: Glee - "The Rhodes Not Taken"

  In "The Rhodes Not Taken," Glee gets very school inappropriate and sex-obsessed.

  Review in Video — by JeromeWetzelTV — on Jun 26, 2011

Sports

• The Seattle Sounders Put Down The Revolution, 2-1

  Seattle finishes its June 2011 MLS schedule unbeaten.

  Review in Sports — by Russ Evenhuis — on Jun 26, 2011

Culture

• Theater Review (Seattle): Pilgrims Musa and Sheri in the New World by Yussef El Guindi at ACT Theatre

  Sparkling dialogue and authentic characterizations lead Yussef El Guindi's new play.

  Review in Culture — by Dusty Somers — on Jun 26, 2011

• Hunger in Yemen Expanding at Alarming Rate

  Of all the turmoil facing Yemen, from Al Qaeda to political unrest, it is hunger which might topple the country.

  News in Culture — by William Lambers — on Jun 26, 2011

Music

• Music Review: Lady Gaga - Born This Way

  Born This Way reveals a never before seen serious Gaga!

  Review in Music — by Busrah — on Jun 26, 2011

• Shut That Camera Off: Apple Targets Concert Filming

  Apple gets in bed with the major record labels. Censorship controversy ensues.

  Opinion in Music — by Michael Melchor — on Jun 26, 2011

• Music Review: The Parlotones – Live Design

  The darlings of the South African indie scene thrill with this live album.

  Review in Music — by Mandy Southgate — on Jun 26, 2011

• Music Review: Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass - Easy Living

  The final album from Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass returns in remastered form.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Jun 26, 2011

Politics

• First Step in Fixing the Federal Budget: Eliminate the Bush Tax Cuts

  Does it seem the worse our federal budget woes become and the more bad news we get regarding our economy the more smiles we see on the face of Republican politicians and pundits?

  Opinion in Politics — by Ronald W Weathersby — on Jun 26, 2011

• Spratly Islands: a No Win Issue

  Tension in South China Sea must be resolved, otherwise, none of the contending states will benefit from the islands' resources.

  Opinion in Politics — by Ritche T. Salgado — on Jun 26, 2011

• Texas House Speaker Stymies TSA Anti-Groping Bill

  Is the TSA anti-groping bill dead at the hands of Joe Straus or will it live on in a form too watered down to make any difference?

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Jun 26, 2011

Sci/Tech

• Thoughts on Communicating About Improving Communication on the Computer

  Meta-communication using computer mediated communication methods.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Marty Salo — on Jun 26, 2011