January 31, 2012 Archive

Music

• Music Review: RedDog - Nine-Tail Cat

  Another set of old-time music classics, featuring Doug Yule of The Velvet Underground.

  Review in Music — by The Other Chad — on Jan 31, 2012

• Music Review: Ruthie Foster - Let It Burn

  Ruthie Foster’s latest is a smoldering gospel kitchen of fire, rain, love, and the Almighty.

  Review in Music — by Wesley Britton — on Jan 31, 2012

• Music Review: Scorpions - Comeblack

  From the Scorpions comes a clever and entertaining new album.

  Review in Music — by rbmetalhead — on Jan 31, 2012

Video

• Blu-ray Review: The Moon in the Gutter

  More fartsy than artsy -- but marred by a bad transfer either way.

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Jan 31, 2012

• DVD Review: An Idiot Abroad - Series One

  Karl Pilkington sees the seven wonders of the world, and he is not impressed.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Jan 31, 2012

• Blu-ray Review: Texas Killing Fields

  An incompetent "thriller" guaranteed to leave you wishing you had an hour and forty-five minutes of your life back.

  Review in Video — by The Other Chad — on Jan 31, 2012

• Blu-ray Review: Shakespeare in Love

  Oh, it's good, it's just not great.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Jan 31, 2012

• TV Review: Luck - "Pilot"

  Luck has a lot going for it, once one can get past the confusion and unfamiliarity of the world.

  Review in Video — by JeromeWetzelTV — on Jan 31, 2012

Tastes

• Taste Bud-Friendly Green Smoothies

  A green smoothie that tastes good? Yes! (And that's coming from a girl who prefers chocolate shakes to smoothies.)

  Opinion in Tastes — by emihill — on Jan 31, 2012

• The 3rd Annual TASTE AWARDS Winners Announced at Hollywood Gala

  Food, Fashion, TV, Radio and Web celebrities gathered at the historic Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood to celebrate the 3rd Annual TASTE AWARDS.

  News in Tastes — by TasteTV — on Jan 31, 2012

Books

• Book Review: Two Gold Coins And A Prayer by James H. Keeffe III

  Amazing account of World War II survivor Lt. Col. James H. Keefe Jr.

  Review in Books — by Greg Barbrick — on Jan 31, 2012

• Book Review: Last Words: A Memoir by George Carlin and Tony Hendra

  The late George Carlin's sortabiography is a must for fans.

  Review in Books — by Paul Iddon — on Jan 31, 2012

• Manga Review: Fluffy, Fluffy Cinnamoroll, Vol. 1 by Yumi Tsukirino and Chisato Seki

  In the tradition of Hello Kitty comes Fluffy, Fluffy Cinnamoroll, a little puppy who can fly.

  Review in Books — by xoxoxoe — on Jan 31, 2012

• eBook Review: Dr. Seuss's And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street by Oceanhouse Media

  Oceanhouse Media releases another wonderful and interactive Dr. Seuss eBook - Dr. Seuss's first published book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street.

  Review in Books — by xoxoxoe — on Jan 31, 2012

Culture

• Theatre Review (LA): No Good Deed by Matt Pelfrey at Inside The Ford

  The Furious Theatre presents a live version of a graphic novel and succeeds magnificently.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Jan 31, 2012

• Theater Review (Seattle): The Odd Couple by Neil Simon at Village Theatre

  A capable staging of Simon's classic, but there's little room for spontaneity here.

  Review in Culture — by Dusty Somers — on Jan 31, 2012

• Theatre Review (LA): What The Butler Saw by Joe Orton at the Odyssey Theatre

  Orton was out to point fingers at professional psychologists who loved to tell him how pathologically disturbed he was.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Jan 31, 2012

• Theater Review (LA): The Dining Room by A. R. Gurney

  A.R. Gurney's 1981 play is revived in an adequate but forgettable production at the Promenade Playhouse.

  Review in Culture — by Kurt Gardner — on Jan 31, 2012

• India Versus Norway: Diplomatic Entanglement over Bringing up Children

  Norway is in the headlines for separating the children of an Indian geoscientist from their parents.

  Opinion in Culture — by meenas17 — on Jan 31, 2012

• On Digital Learning Day, Think FreeRice

  On Digital Learning Day students and teachers can join the already one million players of FreeRice helping to feed the hungry.

  News in Culture — by William Lambers — on Jan 31, 2012

Gaming

• PlayStation 3 Review: Lego Harry Potter - Years 5-7

  The latest Lego Harry Potter has some pacing issues but is a terrific entrant in the series.

  Review in Gaming — by Michael Prince — on Jan 31, 2012

Politics

• Rhetoric, Reality, and Romney: A Rockefeller Republican's Response to the New Right

  What does it mean to be a Republican or a conservative? One Blogcritics author responds to another.

  Opinion in Politics — by Joseph F. Cotto — on Jan 31, 2012