January 28, 2012 Archive

Books

• Graphic Novel Review: The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, Adapted by Dan Johnson, Illustrated by Amit Tayal

  A non-Disney version of The Jungle Book.

  Review in Books — by Jack Goodstein — on Jan 28, 2012

• Book Review: The Original Sam McCain Mysteries by Ed Gorman

  Nostalgic '50s PI Mystery's the way the '50s really were.

  Review in Books — by The Dirty Lowdown — on Jan 28, 2012

• Book Review: Pity The Billionaire: The Hard Times Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right by Thomas Frank

  Just what happened to the United States economy to bring about the Great Recession, and who did it?

  Review in Books — by Realist — on Jan 28, 2012

• Book Review: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

  A great book about love and life in the city of lights.

  Review in Books — by Kathy — on Jan 28, 2012

• Book Review: The Third Round (A Bulldog Drummond Adventure) [Audiobook, Unabridged]

  Rousing fun for those who like their adventures witty and over-the-top.

  Review in Books — by Wesley Britton — on Jan 28, 2012

• Book Review: No One is Here Except All of Us by Ramona Ausubel

  In a remote Jewish village, the war is closing in. It seems there is nowhere to go.

  Review in Books — by ManOfLaBook.com — on Jan 28, 2012

• Book Review: Fringe Science: Parallel Universes, White Tulips, and Mad Scientists, edited by Kevin Grazier

  Exploring the scientific side of Fringe.

  Review in Books — by Sahar — on Jan 28, 2012

• Book Review: The Analyst P.T. Dawkins

  A seemingly-helpful family friend finds David a seat at a bucket-shop off-Wall Street firm with the promise that money flows like wine.

  Review in Books — by Richard R. Blake — on Jan 28, 2012

• Book Review: The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality by Gahan Hanmer

  A young man is kidnapped and taken to a Medieval time period replicated deep in the Canadian wilderness.

  Review in Books — by Regis Schilken — on Jan 28, 2012

Culture

• How a Silent Guest Can Help Save Hungry Yemen

  At your next meal, you could take in an infant child in Yemen who needs plumpy'nut to prevent deadly malnutrition.

  Opinion in Culture — by William Lambers — on Jan 28, 2012

• Kabbalah: The Messiah Is Coming, or Not...

  The Messiah in the Bible, the Kabbalah, and modern comics.

  Opinion in Culture — by michal Schwartz — on Jan 28, 2012

• Caffeination Graduation

  The mark of a true debutante in 2012 is a Starbucks Frequent Buyer's Card.

  Opinion in Culture — by Micah Prose — on Jan 28, 2012

Video

• DVD Review: The Brontes of Haworth

  British docudrama plumbs the lives of the Brontes.

  Review in Video — by Jack Goodstein — on Jan 28, 2012

• Blu-ray Review: Real Steel

  While it doesn't quite deliver the emotional impact it aims for, Real Steel still manages to be an enjoyable movie.

  Review in Video — by Sherry Lipp — on Jan 28, 2012

Politics

• Republicans in South Carolina Ensure Obama’s Reelection

  Did South Carolina Republican voters deal a mortal blow to Republican chances to unseat Obama?

  Opinion in Politics — by Horace Mungin — on Jan 28, 2012

• The Rise of the Heinlein Republican

  Can Newt Gingrich's personal life and strange obsessions be explained by the influence of Robert Heinlein?

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Jan 28, 2012

• This American Story: Kate Chopin, the First Feminist

  Meet the Victorian era woman from Missouri who started it all.

  Opinion in Politics — by Joseph F. Cotto — on Jan 28, 2012

Music

• Music DVD Review: Styx: The Grand Illusion; Pieces of Eight

  A live DVD of two of Styx's classic LPs.

  Review in Music — by Greg Barbrick — on Jan 28, 2012

• Music Review: Martin Sexton - Fall Like Rain

  The man with the voice returns with a new EP.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Jan 28, 2012

Sports

• Knicks Are All Sound and No Fury in Loss to Heat

  The Knicks are in what seems to be a downward spiral and there is no end in sight.

  Opinion in Sports — by Victor Lana — on Jan 28, 2012