January 22, 2012 Archive

Books

• Book Review: ELCO: Follow the Men of Love Company by Leslie Brudvig

  ELCO takes you from the battlefields of the Pacific to the boardrooms of Wall Street, from Congress to the casinos of the West.

  Review in Books — by Beverly Pechin — on Jan 22, 2012

• Book Review: Color My Horse by Bev Pettersen

  I highly recommend Color My Horse to any lover of solid, intelligent romance and mystery.

  Review in Books — by Olivera Baumgartner-Jackson — on Jan 22, 2012

• Book Review: The Gorilla Man and the Empress of Steak: A New Orleans Family Memoir by Randy Fertel

  New Orleans story, featuring the distinctive characters, color, food, and history of that city — before Hurricane Katrina and after.

  Review in Books — by Olivera Baumgartner-Jackson — on Jan 22, 2012

• Book Review: Journey: Piano Sheet Music Anthology by Alfred Music Publishing

  Journey: The Piano Music Anthology provides challenging and fun arrangements of 28 songs from iconic rock band Journey.

  Review in Books — by Rhetta Akamatsu — on Jan 22, 2012

• Book Review: A Game of Thrones, 4-Book Boxed Set (A Song of Ice and Fire Series) by George R.R. Martin

  The comparison of Martin with Tolkien is without basis and makes the books that much more disappointing.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Jan 22, 2012

• Book Review: Isadora DayStar by Loni Emmert & P.I. Barrington

  Can hope survive in the world of the future?

  Review in Books — by Leslie Wright — on Jan 22, 2012

Video

• DVD Review: Three Popular Films by Jean-Pierre Gorin

  Simple summaries don't even begin to explain the intricacies of these three non-traditional documentaries.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Jan 22, 2012

• Blu-ray Review: The Whistleblower

  A difficult movie to recommend, but one that delivers its message both starkly and skillfully.

  Review in Video — by David R Perry — on Jan 22, 2012

• Movie Review: The Chaser

  Korean thriller mixes violence with comedy

  Review in Video — by Jack Goodstein — on Jan 22, 2012

Music

• Interview: Kingston 530 Launch Debut Album at Boston's Hard Rock Cafe 1/27/12

  It's been a "Long Time Coming" for this Boston-based band.

  Interview in Music — by Luanne Stevenson — on Jan 22, 2012

• In Passing: Etta James (1938-2012)

  One of the queens of American music passes away at the age of 73.

  News in Music — by David Bowling — on Jan 22, 2012

Sports

• Dallas Mavericks Sit at 10-7 and Coming Home

  The Mavericks have reached the goal of 10 wins (against 7 losses) in their first 20 games, with three games to spare.

  Opinion in Sports — by ToddT — on Jan 22, 2012

Culture

• Theater Review (NYC): BOB: Blessed Be the Dysfunction that Binds

  This powerful one-woman show about life with a mentally disturbed brother deserves a larger venue than the tiny 78th Street Theatre Lab.

  Review in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on Jan 22, 2012

Politics

• Gingrich and the GOProletariat: A Rage Against the Machine and the Clock

  Newt Gingrich's appeal to the worst in narrow-minded voters is going to prove terrible for everyone.

  Opinion in Politics — by Joseph F. Cotto — on Jan 22, 2012