May 20, 2012 Archive

Books

• Book Review: The Big Picture: Insights From The Spiritual World by Garry Gilfoy

  Seven individual share afterlife and past life experiences, visits from angels and the role karma plays in all this.

  Review in Books — by Debbie Friend — on May 20, 2012

• Manga Review: Ranma 1/2 Volume 11 by Rumiko Takahashi

  In this volume, Shampoo has special soap to counteract the Juseknkyo curse and Ranma loses his strength.

  Review in Books — by Lesley Aeschliman — on May 20, 2012

• Book Review: Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a Nation by Deborah Davis

  The country woke up to a shock on October 16, 1901 upon the news that President Theodore Roosevelt had invited Booker T. Washington to have dinner with the First Family.

  Review in Books — by ManOfLaBook.com — on May 20, 2012

• Book Review: The Vow: The True Events that Inspired the Movie by Kim Carpenter, Krickitt Carpenter, with Dana Wilkerson (

  As an inspirational Christian book, The Vow is much more grounded in faith than the movie .

  Review in Books — by Haley Hoover — on May 20, 2012

• Book Review: Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio, Translated by J.G. Nichols

  Boccaccio's wonderful tales come to vibrant life in this translation by J.G. Nichols.

  Review in Books — by xoxoxoe — on May 20, 2012

• Book Review: The Weight of Memory by Jennifer Paddock

  An engaging women's novel about the burden of memory and moving on.

  Review in Books — by Nancy Fontaine — on May 20, 2012

Video

• DVD Review: Doctor Who - Dragonfire

  Dragonfire ranks among the best of Doctor Who, with some big events and a chilling villain.

  Review in Video — by JeromeWetzelTV — on May 20, 2012

• Blu-ray Review: Certified Copy - The Criterion Collection

  Certified Copy is an engrossing, if disjointed, experience that makes a deeper impression in retrospect than on first viewing,

  Review in Video — by David R Perry — on May 20, 2012

• Movie Review: What to Expect When You're Expecting

  Or: what to expect when you're expecting a good movie.

  Review in Video — by Cinenerd — on May 20, 2012

Culture

• Famine in Niger: Silent Guest Donations Needed to Feed Starving Children

  Tonight at dinner imagine having one of the children in Niger as your guest.

  Opinion in Culture — by William Lambers — on May 20, 2012

• Event Review (Las Vegas): Viva Elvis by Cirque du Soleil at the Aria Resort and Hotel

  Viva Elvis is a Cirque du Soleil show honoring Elvis.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on May 20, 2012

Sports

• NBA Playoffs: The Heat Is On LeBron James

  You can blame James all you want, and when he looks in the mirror he must blame himself too.

  Opinion in Sports — by Victor Lana — on May 20, 2012

Music

• Music Review: Klara Min - Pa-mun: Ripples on Water (Piano Music from Korea)

  The acclaimed Korean concert pianist spotlights classical music by Korean composers in her most recent recording.

  Review in Music — by Sang Woo Kang — on May 20, 2012

• Music Review: The Beach Boys - Limited Edition 50th Anniversary 'ZinePak

  Beach Boys anniversary collection is bursting with classic hits and rarities! In some alternate universe, maybe.

  Review in Music — by James A. Gardner — on May 20, 2012