May 4, 2012 Archive

Books

• Book Review: Sikander by M. Salahuddin Khan

  Seventeen year old's plans change after a raging quarrel with his family prompts him to leave home.

  Review in Books — by ManOfLaBook.com — on May 04, 2012

• Book Review: Except The Queen by Mydori Snyder and Jane Yolen

  Brings a little magic into a reader's life, and we can all use a little more magic.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on May 04, 2012

• Interview: Joshua Graham, Author of Darkroom

  Find out more about the latest work from author Joshua Graham.

  Interview in Books — by Tracee Gleichner — on May 04, 2012

Gaming

• PlayStation 3 Review: Tales of Graces f

  Hours upon hours of J-RPG fun with big-eyed, androgynous caricatures.

  Review in Gaming — by Luigi Bastardo — on May 04, 2012

• XBLA Review: The Walking Dead: Episode 1

  The Walking Dead game borrows heavily from the last couple of generations of survival horror games and the classic point and click type adventure games on PC.

  Review in Gaming — by RPGameX — on May 04, 2012

Music

• Music Review: Thelonious Monk Quartet - Misterioso [Remastered]

  Monk live in 1958 at the Five Spot Cafe.

  Review in Music — by Jack Goodstein — on May 04, 2012

• Music Review: Daphne Oram - The Daphne Oram Tapes: Volume One

  The first collection of what promises to be a multi-series collection of Daphne Oram's work.

  Review in Music — by Greg Barbrick — on May 04, 2012

• Music Review: Ian Tyson - Raven Singer

  One of the seminal folk artists of the 1960s returns with a new album.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on May 04, 2012

• Music Review: Georg Breinschmid - Fire [with Bonus CD]

  Georg Breinschmid's Fire is a unique collection of incendiary musical styles unlike anything you've probably ever heard before.

  Review in Music — by Rhetta Akamatsu — on May 04, 2012

Video

• Movie Review: The Avengers (2012)

  To sum it up, it was awesome! Not enough for you? Read on!

  Review in Video — by Jason Richard — on May 04, 2012

Culture

• Theater Review (LA): Re-Animator The Musical at the Hayworth

  The hilariously ingenious musical adaptation of Stuart Gordon's 1985 cult classic film is back for a limited L.A. run.

  Review in Culture — by Kurt Gardner — on May 04, 2012

• Think Twice Before Giving Your Child a Disease as a Birthday Present

  Does a line of toys for children show an unhealthy preoccupation with disease?

  Opinion in Culture — by Bill Scott — on May 04, 2012

• Cabaret Review (Las Vegas): Shades of Sinatra at the Clarion Hotel

  Frank Sinatra gets a great tribute from four talented singers performing 30 of his songs at the Clarion.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on May 04, 2012

Politics

• The Meaning of Life in China’s Rush to Embrace Materialism

  There is a grave fear that in its rush to embrace materialism China is losing touch with its cultural heritage and as a result will be rudderless.

  Opinion in Politics — by Think It Over — on May 04, 2012

• Obama Missile Defense Plan Scrutinized

  Obama plan for cooperative missile defense under scrutiny.

  News in Politics — by John Lake — on May 04, 2012