January 26, 2012 Archive

Books

• Interview: Chris Shella, Author of Reasonable Facsimile

  When it comes to legal thrillers, Chris Shella knows his stuff!

  Interview in Books — by April Pohren — on Jan 26, 2012

• Book Review: The Tides of Avarice: A Sagaria Legend by John Dahlgren

  A lemming, a ferret, and lots of pirates figure in an imaginative and intelligent adventure.

  Review in Books — by FeatheredQuill — on Jan 26, 2012

• Book Review: Collateral Damage by H. Terrell Griffin

  A perfect blend of old south, beach bum, funky character in a mystery thriller.

  Review in Books — by The Dirty Lowdown — on Jan 26, 2012

• Book Review: I Want To Know My Future by Linda Dipman

  What do you do when your family, friends and church turn against you?

  Review in Books — by Carol Hoyer, PhD — on Jan 26, 2012

• Book Review: And So It Goes: Kurt Vonnegut: A Life by Charles J. Shields

  And So It Goes: Kurt Vonnegut: A Life is a solid enough biography, but I advise that there’s no better way in knowing an artist than examining the work itself.

  Review in Books — by Jessica Schneider — on Jan 26, 2012

Culture

• Sahel Food Crisis: School Meals Needed in Chad as Hunger Deepens

  Hunger and malnutrition are growing, and the international community needs to act fast to avert a massive humanitarian disaster

  Interview in Culture — by William Lambers — on Jan 26, 2012

• Is It Raining?

  Sometimes we don't see the obvious.

  Opinion in Culture — by Sommy's Mommy — on Jan 26, 2012

• Theatre Revew (LA): Hunger: In Bed With Roy Cohn by Joan Beber

  The McCarthyite lawyer gets a musical examination.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Jan 26, 2012

• Fighting Hunger: An Interview with Joodi Archer of Matthew 25: Ministries

  Matthew 25: Ministries is on the front lines taking on the growing hunger crisis in America.

  Interview in Culture — by William Lambers — on Jan 26, 2012

Video

• DVD Review: SpongeBob's Frozen Face-Off

  That little yellow sponge who lives under the sea does it again!

  Review in Video — by April Pohren — on Jan 26, 2012

• Sundance 2012 Movie Review: Robot and Frank

  Lightweight but greatly entertaining.

  Review in Video — by Cinenerd — on Jan 26, 2012

• Sundance 2012 Movie Review: The Pact

  A Pact not worth making.

  Review in Video — by Cinenerd — on Jan 26, 2012

Gaming

• PlayStation 3 Review: The Adventures of Tintin

  The Adventures of Tintin tries to capture the energy and spectacle of Steven Spielberg's latest cinematic release; but falls short of it's own goal.

  Review in Gaming — by techbeever — on Jan 26, 2012

• PSN Review: Final Fantasy Origins

  For RPG fans that never played these classics, Origins is easy to recommend.

  Review in Gaming — by RPGameX — on Jan 26, 2012

Politics

• US Catholic Church Demands Exemption From Obama Contraception Mandate

  The Roman Catholic Church's leaders want a special exemption from federal legislation because, well, they are the Roman Catholic Church.

  Opinion in Politics — by Joseph F. Cotto — on Jan 26, 2012

• A Flood of New CPAs, Out of the Blue

  When did some of my friends on Facebook become Mitt Romney's expert tax accountants?

  Opinion in Politics — by Michael J. Carrasquillo — on Jan 26, 2012

Music

• Music Review: Tony Rice - The Bill Monroe Collection

  A worthy tribute to bluegrass legend Bill Monroe.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Jan 26, 2012

• Music DVD Review: Mike Keneally Band - bakin' @ the potato

  The Mike Keneally Band cooks up a storm at the Baked Potato night club in L.A.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Jan 26, 2012