November 27, 2011 Archive

Music

• Music Review: Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, & Chris Thile - The Goat Rodeo Sessions

  Classical + bluegrass = a truly amazing album.

  Review in Music — by Fitz — on Nov 27, 2011

• Music Review: Grateful Dead - Dick's Picks Number 34

  A great night for the Grateful Dead, recorded back in 1977.

  Review in Music — by Greg Barbrick — on Nov 27, 2011

• Music Review: Zoe Boëkbinder - Darling Specimens

  Zoe Boekbinder's new album Darling Specimens is savagely sweet alt-songwriting.

  Review in Music — by Anna Meade — on Nov 27, 2011

• Concert Review: Dave Koz and Friends Christmas, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center, Atlanta, GA11/25/11

  The Dave Koz Christmas Tour 2011 is an amazing holiday extravaganza which melds performers and audience into one holiday family.

  Review in Music — by Rhetta Akamatsu — on Nov 27, 2011

• Music Review: Fotheringay - Essen 1970

  Hearing Essen 1970 is not far short of a miracle.

  Review in Music — by Lou Novacheck — on Nov 27, 2011

• Music Review: Daughtry - Break The Spell

  The rock act returns with their third record, which features hit singles "Crawling Back to You" and "Renegade."

  Review in Music — by Kirsten Coachman — on Nov 27, 2011

• Music Reviews: Christmas with Doug Munro, David Ian and Elisabeth Lohninger

  Moment's Notice Volume Three: Jazz Stocking Stuffers

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Nov 27, 2011

Video

• Justice with Judge Jeanine Pirro November 26, 2011

  I learned a lot about Judge Jeanine from Twitter and she made a big impression on me.

  Opinion in Video — by Ruthie — on Nov 27, 2011

• Talking with The Sing-Off's Nick Lachey, Sara Bareilles, and Producer Joel Gallen

  Nick Lachey, Sara Bareilles, and Joel Gallen talk X-Factor, voting, and favorite themed weeks.

  Interview in Video — by Jason Scott — on Nov 27, 2011

• DVD Review: Neverwhere

  From screenplay to novel and back again: watching the origins of Gaiman's first novel.

  Review in Video — by Anastasia Klimchynskaya — on Nov 27, 2011

• Grimm...When a TV Series Hits Too Close to Home!

  People in Portland loved the idea that Grimm, a popular TV series, was being filmed in their city.

  Opinion in Video — by RetireInStyleBlog — on Nov 27, 2011

• TV Review: Once Upon a Time - "That Still, Small Voice"

  We all possess that still, small voice called "conscience," but in Storybrooke, it may hold the key to ending a curse.

  Review in Video — by Barbara Barnett — on Nov 27, 2011

• DVD Review: True Jackson VP - Season 1, Volume 1

  A teen girl as a Vice President of a big fashion label? Oh, yes. The fashion world will never be the same again!

  Review in Video — by April Pohren — on Nov 27, 2011

Books

• Book Review: The Ninth Circle: A Novel of the U.S.S. Merrimack by R. M. Meluch

  Space Marines. Romans. Space Pirates. Roman space pirates. Aliens. Mammoths. Sentient Foxes. What more do you need to know?

  Review in Books — by Michael Jones — on Nov 27, 2011

• Book Review: Love is the Color of a Rainbow by Kathy Parra

  Creating awareness about disability, Love is the Color of a Rainbow is a beautiful children's book that conveys what nature is like through unseeing eyes.

  Review in Books — by Laura Schuerwegen — on Nov 27, 2011

• Book Review: The House Of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel by Anthony Horowitz

  Hansom cabs clatter through London in the time of the great detective, perhaps not for the last time.

  Review in Books — by Scott Varnham — on Nov 27, 2011

• Why E-books Suck and Real Books are Awesome

  Have you ever been sad that your e-reader doesn't have that charming book smell?

  Opinion in Books — by MeredithElaineDonaldson — on Nov 27, 2011

• Review: Wings by Aprilynne Pike

  Fairies, trolls and hot guys, oh my!

  Review in Books — by April Pohren — on Nov 27, 2011

• Book Review: The Wandering Falcon by Jamil Ahmad

  What happens when nomadic tradition clashes with modern international borders?

  Review in Books — by Jeruen Dery — on Nov 27, 2011

Culture

• Black Gold: Oil Palm Crop Boosts Malaysian Economy, Defies Rain Forest Defense

  Westerners feel that rain forests are being destroyed for man's greed, but in Malaysia they are being cleared for man's survival.

  News in Culture — by meenas17 — on Nov 27, 2011

• America’s Dirty Little Secret: Sex Trafficking

  Why are America's children being forced into sex slavery?

  News in Culture — by MeredithElaineDonaldson — on Nov 27, 2011

• Abraham Lincoln and the Fight Against Global Hunger

  It was fitting that one of the food trains for peace back in 1948 was named after Lincoln.

  Opinion in Culture — by William Lambers — on Nov 27, 2011

• Story Revealed

  When God is for us, who can stand against us?

  Opinion in Culture — by nhamil75 — on Nov 27, 2011

Sci/Tech

• Accessory Review: Portable Sound Labs' iMainGo 2 and iMainGo X

  Big sound in a small package for your iPod, iPhone or any portable music player

  Review in Sci/Tech — by David Chan — on Nov 27, 2011