February 17, 2012 Archive

Music

• Music Review: Foghat - Last Train Home: Limited Edition LP

  Brilliant blue-vinyl special edition of Foghat's blues tribute album.

  Review in Music — by Greg Barbrick — on Feb 17, 2012

• Music Review: Venrez - Sell the Lie

  Venrez releases a strong debut album.

  Review in Music — by Jack Goodstein — on Feb 17, 2012

• Music Review: Katy Boyd - Paper Hearts

  Country singer/songwriter Katy Boyd creates some personal and poignant stories on her new CD release.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Feb 17, 2012

• Interview: fun.'s Andrew Dost Discusses The Making of Some Nights

  “There are some songs that you want to take over the world,” fun.’s Andrew Dost said of the band’s anthemic single, “We Are Young.”

  Interview in Music — by Kirsten Coachman — on Feb 17, 2012

• Music Reviews: Van Halen, Crashdiet, Nitrogods, Mr. Big, Xorigin, Michael Thompson Band, Toby Hitchcock, Molio/Martin, & Kill Devil Hill

  Here's a new look column with some great new music.

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Feb 17, 2012

Books

• Book Review: Sex God by Rob Bell

  ...Think about your moment, and think about how it made you feel. You were full, you were alive, you were connected. That is what Sex God is all about.

  Review in Books — by Haley Hoover — on Feb 17, 2012

• Book Review: The Harbor by Ernest Poole

  1915 socialist attack on capitalism republished.

  Review in Books — by Jack Goodstein — on Feb 17, 2012

• Book Review: Gillespie and I by Jane Harris

  A memoir about the friendship between an art-loving Englishwoman and a fresh Scottish artist, or so it seems.

  Review in Books — by Adrianne M. P. — on Feb 17, 2012

• Book Review: Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman

  Time always moves forward, in a steady fashion. But what if there exist worlds in which time behaves differently?

  Review in Books — by Jeruen Dery — on Feb 17, 2012

• Interview with Jim Beck, Author of Patient Zero

  "I still don't believe in a lot of description when writing a book. It's just not my taste to write a bunch of 'flowery' description."

  Interview in Books — by Tracee Gleichner — on Feb 17, 2012

• Book Review: Metabolism Miracle: 3 Easy Steps To Regain Control Of Your Weight... Permanently by Diane Kress RD, CDE

  Metabolism Miracle is about achieving an optimal metabolism effortlessly.

  Review in Books — by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Feb 17, 2012

Video

• Blu-ray Review: Beavis & Butt-head - Volume 4

  Twelve hilarious brand new episodes that work well by keeping everything the same.

  Review in Video — by The Other Chad — on Feb 17, 2012

• Blu-ray Review: Malcolm X (1992)

  A magnificent biopic, oddly overlooked twenty years later, arrives on Blu-ray.

  Review in Video — by The Other Chad — on Feb 17, 2012

• Movie Review: This Means War

  Hopefully This Means War declares its own on the box office.

  Review in Video — by Cinenerd — on Feb 17, 2012

Politics

• Hobbes and Locke Revisited: The Foundations of the Modern Liberal State, Part III

  The ownership concept extended beyond one’s entitlement to the fruits of his or her labors. The initial axiom, by virtue of its self-evident quality, had come to encompass a great many other things, such as landed property and self-ownership. The seeds which were sown became a weed.

  Opinion in Politics — by Roger Nowosielski — on Feb 17, 2012

• Is Israeli Pressure Behind Iran's New Willingness to Negotiate?

  Now that Iran has demonstrated nuclear skill at energy production, it is asking for new negotiations with the West.

  Opinion in Politics — by John Lake — on Feb 17, 2012

• Preventive Erotica Quelling Registry

  In consideration of state legislators declaring war on women, it is time the battle is engaged.

  Satire in Politics — by Baritone — on Feb 17, 2012

• The Depressing Secret of Santorum's Success

  The chattering class has missed the point in figuring out the root of Rick Santorum's success: economics.

  Opinion in Politics — by Joseph F. Cotto — on Feb 17, 2012

Culture

• School Meals Vital for Kenya's Recovery from Drought

  As Kenya struggles to recover from the massive East Africa drought of 2011, school feeding is playing an critical role.

  News in Culture — by William Lambers — on Feb 17, 2012

• Theater and TV Review: Theresa Rebeck's Seminar (Broadway) and Smash (NBC)

  Omnipresent writer Theresa Rebeck conquers the stage and small screen.

  Review in Culture — by Jon Magaril — on Feb 17, 2012

Gaming

• PlayStation 3 Review: Twisted Metal

  Twisted Metal clumsily skips along on the merits of its uniqueness in the modern gaming palette, and that's not enough.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Feb 17, 2012

Sci/Tech

• Pirates' Guilty Awareness - Cracking Down on Cracked Software

  A more subtle way to fight piracy. Does it work?

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Anson Liu — on Feb 17, 2012