January 2, 2012 Archive

Music

• Music Review: Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Restaurant

  You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant, except Alice of course.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Jan 02, 2012

• Music Reviews: The Magnificent, Grand Illusion, Work of Art, Sons of Icarus, Riotgod, Wolfsbane

  2012 is upon us, along with all sorts of rock for your new year's pleasure.

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Jan 02, 2012

• Blu-ray Music Review: Europe - Live at Shepherd's Bush, London

  80's hair-metal icons, Europe, show off their fresh new sound with an excellent new concert video.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Jan 02, 2012

• Music Review: Various Artists - Bar-B-Cue'n Blues

  Catbone releases compilation of previously unreleased blues tracks

  Review in Music — by Jack Goodstein — on Jan 02, 2012

• Music Review: Country Joe and The Fish - Electric Music For The Body And Mind

  Music for the body, mind, soul, and funny bone.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Jan 02, 2012

Books

• Book Review: Walking with the Comrades by Arundhati Roy

  Walking with the Comrades left me feeling as if I should know more about my world. It's a good feeling to awaken.

  Review in Books — by Michael Jones — on Jan 02, 2012

• Book Review: The Drug DUI Handbook by David N. Jolly

  A valuable book for DUI law enforcement officers and any individual in the DUI field, including prosecutors and DUI defense attorneys.

  Review in Books — by Carol Hoyer, PhD — on Jan 02, 2012

• Book Review: The Locksmith by Kurt Kann, as told to Lafe Metz

  A memoir of Kurt Kann, a German born American solider during World War II.

  Review in Books — by ManOfLaBook.com — on Jan 02, 2012

• Book Review: Stories in the Ether, Issue 1 by Jonathan Jacobs

  A great mix of 13 fresh voices in fantasy, science fiction, and steampunk fiction!

  Review in Books — by Fitz — on Jan 02, 2012

• Book Review: Soulmate Proprietors: How To Run A Business With Your Spouse And STAY Married! by Danelle Brown

  Soulmate Proprietors shows couples how to accomplish running a business while still enjoying the respect, love, and admiration that brought them together in the first place.

  Review in Books — by Susan Vio — on Jan 02, 2012

• Book Review: Keep Dancing: Life May Not Be the Party We Hoped For, But... by Rosie Giesie

  How a couple continued to live, laugh, work, and enjoy the new life they created for themselves after the loss of all three of their sons.

  Review in Books — by Vicki Liston — on Jan 02, 2012

• Book Review: Blue Fall (The Tournament Series) by B.B. Griffith

  A routine investigation throws a hapless insurance agent down the rabbit hole, into a world where the rich and powerful place wagers on the greatest game on earth.

  Review in Books — by Richard R. Blake — on Jan 02, 2012

• Book Review: The Wicked Wives by Gus Pelagatti

  In this "Novel Based on a True Story," set during the Great Depression in Philadelphia, Pelagatti delves deep into the psyche of his characters.

  Review in Books — by Leslie Wright — on Jan 02, 2012

• Book Review: A Master @ Life!: Dare to Imagine, Dare to Change by Harold L. Lamma II

  You can learn how to transform your life into a life that you love.

  Review in Books — by Vicki Liston — on Jan 02, 2012

• Book Review: Notes from the Firehouse by Doug McCourt

  McCourt describes this tight-knit fraternity in exquisite detail.

  Review in Books — by Laura Reese — on Jan 02, 2012

• Interview: Michael Craft, Author of The MacGuffin

  "I wish I had written Lolita ... such an astounding economy of words."

  Interview in Books — by April Pohren — on Jan 02, 2012

• Book Review: Inheritance (Inheritance Cycle, Book 4) by Christopher Paolini

  Paolini creates a book that is far more powerful than simply a fast-paced plot-driven fantasy.

  Review in Books — by Maggie Ball — on Jan 02, 2012

• Book Review: The Night Swimmer by Matt Bondurant

  A dark and dangerous mystery, full of love and longing.

  Review in Books — by Leslie Wright — on Jan 02, 2012

• Graphic Novel Review: Bubbles & Gondola by Renaud Dillies

  An evocative French funny animal comic about a solitary mouse's surreal adventures.

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Jan 02, 2012

• eBook Review: Doll by Nichelle Gregory

  A quirky and kinky tale from Nichelle Gregory.

  Review in Books — by Lucy Felthouse — on Jan 02, 2012

• Graphic Novel Review: Empowered: Deluxe Edition Hardcover Volume One by Adam Warren

  If you like your comics sexy, funny and weighing somewhere around 574,857 pounds... have I got a review for you!

  Review in Books — by Michael Jones — on Jan 02, 2012

Video

• Movie Review: We Need to Talk About Kevin

  Was this movie really made to talk about Kevin? Though a cool movie, I think the name is misleading.

  Review in Video — by Damien Riley — on Jan 02, 2012

• Blu-ray Review: Archer - Season Two

  The animated show that is more Arrested Development than it is Adult Swim grows stronger with season two.

  Review in Video — by David R Perry — on Jan 02, 2012

• At the Movies and on DVD: Some Unseen Gems from 2011

  Movies and DVD collections that might have passed under most people's radar during 2011.

  Opinion in Video — by Richard Marcus — on Jan 02, 2012

• DVD Review: Daddy Longlegs (2009)

  A kinetic American indie from Josh and Benny Safdie.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Jan 02, 2012

Politics

• The True Conservative: A Popular Pipe Dream?

  The Republican base wants a "true" conservative this time around. Does such a thing even exist?

  Opinion in Politics — by Joseph F. Cotto — on Jan 02, 2012

• Sasquatch Joins the Republican Presidential Field

  The new Republican Presidential candidate symbolizes a return to traditional American values and self-reliance.

  Satire in Politics — by Phillip Barnett — on Jan 02, 2012

Sci/Tech

• The Best Free iPad Apps of 2011

  2011 is in the past, but the apps that the year gave us remain fresh in our mind and on top of the charts.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by David Chan — on Jan 02, 2012

• Three Facebook Housekeeping Jobs For 2012

  Not made a New Year's resolution yet? Tidy up your social profiles ready for 2012.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Keredy Stott — on Jan 02, 2012

Tastes

• Restaurant Review (San Diego): The Grant Grill

  A review of a full meal at the Grant Grill in the US Grant Hotel, San Diego California.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Steven Lerer — on Jan 02, 2012

Sports

• Of Empires, Soup, and Momentum: Dallas Cowboys Are Done

  Jerry Jones, the Dallas Cowboys, and a physics lesson. Keeping up appearances in Big D.

  Opinion in Sports — by ToddT — on Jan 02, 2012

• As Gang Green Turns: Sanchez Throws Season Away in 19-17 Loss to Miami

  For now, the soap opera known As Gang Green Turns goes on hiatus.

  Opinion in Sports — by Victor Lana — on Jan 02, 2012

Culture

• Interview: Rajia Sharhan of UNICEF Yemen

  Dr. Sharhan gives us some insight into the challenges facing Yemeni families.

  Interview in Culture — by William Lambers — on Jan 02, 2012