November 20, 2011 Archive

Books

• Manga Review: Ranma 1/2 Volume Five by Rumiko Takahashi

  A manga series that brings new meaning to "hot and cold" relationships.

  Review in Books — by Lesley Aeschliman — on Nov 20, 2011

• Interview: Thanksgiving Memories with Author Joanna Campbell Slan

  How does Joanna relax after Thanksgiving dinner? She walks the beach and picks up garbage.

  Interview in Books — by Diane Morasco — on Nov 20, 2011

• Book Review: Running Away to Home: Our Family's Journey to Croatia in Search of Who We Are by Jennifer Wilson

  Family sojourn to Croatian mountain village reveals truths about life and family.

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on Nov 20, 2011

• Book Review: The Hybrids of 2050 by Ami Blackwelder

  The differences of a small group of aliens continue to cause conflict between the military and the shifter themselves.

  Review in Books — by Leslie Wright — on Nov 20, 2011

• Interview: Thanksgiving Memories with Author Julie Hyzy

  Julie Hyzy is wise not to shop during the Thanksgiving weekend, she decorates her home for Christmas instead.

  Interview in Books — by Diane Morasco — on Nov 20, 2011

• Book Review: Entrepreneurship 2nd Ed. by William D. Bygrave and Andrew Zacharakis

  EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship combines concepts and cases to present the latest theory about entrepreneurship and relate actual experiences.

  Review in Books — by Ganadeva Bandyopadhyay — on Nov 20, 2011

• Interview: Thanksgiving Memories with Author Ellen Byerrum

  Recipe tip: Please don’t use the ghastly nonfat kind of evaporated milk!

  Interview in Books — by Diane Morasco — on Nov 20, 2011

• Book Review: The Doll Violinist by Mayra Calvani

  The story of a little orphan named Emma who admires a doll in a shop's window.

  Review in Books — by Nicole Weaver — on Nov 20, 2011

• Interview: Thanksgiving Memories with Kate Collins

  Kate Collins shares her Thanksgiving traditions and her secret desire to dance with Maksim Chmerkovskiy from Dancing with the Stars.

  Interview in Books — by Diane Morasco — on Nov 20, 2011

• eBook Reviews: Christmas eBooks from Oceanhouse Media

  How The Grinch Stole Christmas!, The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and Tacky's Christmas.

  Review in Books — by xoxoxoe — on Nov 20, 2011

• Manga Review: Pumpkin Scissors Volume One by Ryotaro Iwanaga

  A story of a war veteran becoming a member of a war relief and reconstruction platoon.

  Review in Books — by Lesley Aeschliman — on Nov 20, 2011

• Interview: Thanksgiving Memories with Author Dawn Brown

  Dawn dishes on Thanksgiving traditions Canadian and American.

  Interview in Books — by Diane Morasco — on Nov 20, 2011

• Book Review: Below The Line by Brian Tobin

  Beneath the glitter of Hollywood, murder and drugs make the scene in unusual ways.

  Review in Books — by Leslie Wright — on Nov 20, 2011

• Book Review: 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

  An assassin, on her way to her assignment, steps into a cab and steps out in a different world.

  Review in Books — by ManOfLaBook.com — on Nov 20, 2011

• Graphic Novel Review: Kill Shakespeare, Volume Two: The Blast of War by McCreery, Del Col and Belanger

  Kill Shakespeare, Volume Two mashes some of the Bard's best-known characters in a life and death battle for survival.

  Review in Books — by xoxoxoe — on Nov 20, 2011

• Interview: Thanksgiving Memories with Author Janet Bolin

  See why Janet Bolin is best fitted for reservations during Thanksgiving!

  Interview in Books — by Diane Morasco — on Nov 20, 2011

• Book Review: The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory

  Passion and politics collide in Philippa Gregory's newest, The Lady of the Rivers, a sumptuous banquet of historical detail.

  Review in Books — by Anna Meade — on Nov 20, 2011

• Book Review: Cinderella's Magical Wheelchair by Jewel Kats

  Disabled children can excel and have dreams and aspirations. And they can achieve them with a little help.

  Review in Books — by Irenesroth — on Nov 20, 2011

Politics

• Gingrich Calls Child Labor Laws "Stupid"

  Should America's youth be encouraged to enter the labor market?

  Opinion in Politics — by John Lake — on Nov 20, 2011

Video

• Blu-ray Review: Super 8

  Super 8 combines an engaging action movie with a reference-quality high definition release.

  Review in Video — by David R Perry — on Nov 20, 2011

• TV Review: Fringe - "Wallflower"

  Fringe has a low-key fall finale, but hints at some major issues and personality components.

  Review in Video — by JeromeWetzelTV — on Nov 20, 2011

• Blu-ray Review: Rushmore - The Criterion Collection

  Wes Anderson's most immediate work gets an excellent Blu-ray upgrade.

  Review in Video — by David R Perry — on Nov 20, 2011

• Chatterbox: Let's Talk TV is on the Air Talking about Animated Sitcoms!

  Let's talk 'toons! TV Chatterbox: Let's Talk TV's weekly LiveChat is talking animated! Join us at 7PM ET!

  Opinion in Video — by Barbara Barnett — on Nov 20, 2011

• DVD Review: Destination Inner Space

  Will Scott Brady defeat the underwater alien menace and squeeze into his unflattering wetsuit?

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Nov 20, 2011

• DVD Review: Shiva Rea - More Daily Energy, Vinyasa Flow Yoga

  Another excellent yoga DVD from one of the world's greatest yoga masters.

  Review in Video — by Patrick Taylor — on Nov 20, 2011

• DVD Review: CSI - Miami, The Ninth Season

  As to how this show has lasted so long is beyond me.

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Nov 20, 2011

Music

• Indulge in Cake's Brand of Humor and Funk

  Among the greatest mysteries in life includes the following: why isn't Cake bigger than they are?

  Opinion in Music — by Kit O'Toole — on Nov 20, 2011

• Music Review: Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets

  Loaded with Seger classics, this two-disc retrospective is solid, like a rock.

  Review in Music — by Donald Gibson — on Nov 20, 2011

• Music Review: Deep Purple - Deep Purple In Rock

  Deep Purple: Chapter 4. Ian Gillian and Roger Glover join Deep Purple to make the Mark II line-up complete.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Nov 20, 2011

Tastes

• When in Rome....

  A feast of typical, real, offalishious Roman food

  Opinion in Tastes — by Fred De Masi — on Nov 20, 2011

Culture

• Occupy Wall Street: Wild Bill Says The Thrill Is Gone

  I think WB is ostensibly telling the truth, or at least the way he remembers things.

  Opinion in Culture — by Victor Lana — on Nov 20, 2011

• Theater Review (Seattle): Sylvia by A. R. Gurney at Seattle Repertory Theatre

  A humorous, philosophical look at the relationship between a man and his dog.

  Review in Culture — by Dusty Somers — on Nov 20, 2011

• From House to House: Rushing the Sororities

  Small-talk was not my forte and I had not really wanted to go through rush.

  Opinion in Culture — by KJ — on Nov 20, 2011

• Memories of Rural Saturdays

  Cleaning fish and watching wrestling: growing up in Rural St Vincent and the Grenadines.

  Opinion in Culture — by Ashford Daniel — on Nov 20, 2011

• For Whom Does an SEO Content Writer Write?

  Who is the intended audience of SEO writing? Should you write only for search engines, or for live readers too?

  Opinion in Culture — by B. T. Newberg — on Nov 20, 2011