May 14, 2012 Archive

Video

• DVD Review: Happiness is...Peanuts: Team Snoopy

  One Peanuts special paired with an episode of The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show.

  Review in Video — by The Other Chad — on May 14, 2012

• TV Review: House, M.D. - "Holding On"

  This week's penultimate episode of House is a tear jerker as House grapples with Wilson's mortality.

  Review in Video — by Barbara Barnett — on May 14, 2012

• DVD Review: Monroe - Series 1

  Don't know if its an accurate representation of life in a British hospital, but it sure is good television.

  Review in Video — by Richard Marcus — on May 14, 2012

• Blu-ray Review: The Grey (2012)

  A fantastic tale of survival and finding that reason to live.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on May 14, 2012

Books

• Manga Review: Cardcaptor Sakura Omnibus Volume Three by CLAMP

  A new school year, new adversaries, and new powers await Sakura in this third Cardcaptor Sakura omnibus.

  Review in Books — by Lesley Aeschliman — on May 14, 2012

• Book Review: The Cabin in the Woods (Official Movie Novelization) by Tim Lebbon

  What secrets lie behind The Cabin in the Woods?

  Review in Books — by Fitz — on May 14, 2012

• Interview with Dr. Jackie Cogswell, Author of Super Luke Faces His Bully

  Dr. Jackie Cogswell speaks on her Christian book for kids about bullying.

  Interview in Books — by Cheryl C. Malandrinos — on May 14, 2012

• Book Review: The Duke Don't Dance by Richard Sharp

  Friends from a liftime ago stick together and help each other during times of turmoil and grief.

  Review in Books — by Leslie Wright — on May 14, 2012

• Emerson and Thoreau Lost in the Twilight of the 21st Century

  You can kill a vampire with a stake through the heart but you can't kill the ghosts of literary zombies.

  Opinion in Books — by John H. Byk — on May 14, 2012

• Book Review: The Secrets of Mary Bowser by Lois Leveen

  Lois Leveen shines in a masterfully written book about a slave-turned-spy for the Union cause during the Civil War.

  Review in Books — by Holly Weiss — on May 14, 2012

• Book Review: Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake

  Kendare Blake brings us a terrifying ghost story of murder, betrayal and vengeance in Anna Dressed in Blood

  Review in Books — by Mandy Southgate — on May 14, 2012

• Book Review: The Mistake by Wendy James

  The Mistake is an expertly written, compulsively readable novel that repays the reading with rich reflection.

  Review in Books — by Maggie Ball — on May 14, 2012

• Book Review: The Sector Strategist: Using New Asset Allocation Techniques to Reduce Risk and Improve Investment Returns by Timothy J. McIntosh

  The Sector Strategist is a wonderful investment resource for consumers and businesses alike.

  Review in Books — by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on May 14, 2012

Gaming

• PC/Mac Game Review: The Walking Dead - Episode One

  There is good, there is bad, and there is certainly ugly present in episode one of Telltale's latest game season.

  Review in Gaming — by Josh Lasser — on May 14, 2012

Music

• Music Review: Liechtenstein - Fast Forward

  Despite the title, you don’t want to skip any songs on the sophomore album by these Swedes.

  Review in Music — by Kevin Gustafson — on May 14, 2012

• Music Review: Jamie Ousley – A Sea of Voices

  Jamie Ousley's A Sea of Voices presents penetrating and inventive water-inspired jazz.

  Review in Music — by Joe Ross — on May 14, 2012

Culture

• Medical Screenings: Saying "No" Can Be a Boon to Health

  Increased alternative medicine use and a growing awareness of over-diagnoses are changing the face of health care.

  Opinion in Culture — by Don Ingwerson — on May 14, 2012

• Opera Review (NYC): Travelers: "The Wandering Scholar" and "Savitri" by Gustav Holst

  A trickster theme and Holst's tricky music unite these two mini-operas, whose moods couldn't be more different.

  Review in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on May 14, 2012