June 7, 2012 Archive

Politics

• The Asian Missile Race and its Global Significance

  Let us hope that the new global powers will not lead humanity into another bloodbath.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dileep Yogi — on Jun 07, 2012

Music

• Music Review: Germs - (GI)

  A neglected punk rock classic finally sees reissue.

  Review in Music — by Greg Barbrick — on Jun 07, 2012

• Music Review: Albert King – I’ll Play The Blues for You

  A fine example of why Albert King was one of the Three Kings of the Blues.

  Review in Music — by Cinema Sentries — on Jun 07, 2012

• Music Review: Heart - Strange Euphoria [3 CD + 1 DVD Box Set]

  A lot of Heart from Ann and Nancy Wilson.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Jun 07, 2012

• Music Review: Japandroids - Celebration Rock

  The second studio effort from Canada's Japandroids thunders through its short eight tracks, but is it to the album's benefit?

  Review in Music — by D. Gabrielle Jensen — on Jun 07, 2012

Books

• Book Review: Spilling the Beans: The Autobiography of One of Television's Two Fat Ladies by Clarissa Dickson Wright

  One died. The other got political.

  Review in Books — by Deacon "Deke" Solomon — on Jun 07, 2012

• Book Review: Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye by Horace McCoy

  McCoy’s hardboiled noir classic, about an Ivy League graduate’s criminal rampage from seedy underground to glitzy high society.

  Review in Books — by The Dirty Lowdown — on Jun 07, 2012

• Book Review: Sell Your Book Like Wildfire: The Writer’s Guide to Marketing and Publicity by Rob Eagar

  You’ve written a book, but if it doesn’t sell, what’s the point?

  Review in Books — by Helen Gallagher — on Jun 07, 2012

• Book Review: The House of Serenades: A Novel by Lina Simoni

  There's a mandolin player in town who is not giving up on the girl of his dreams.

  Review in Books — by Paige Lovitt — on Jun 07, 2012

Video

• Blu-ray Review: U.S. Marshals

  Samuel Gerard returns to hunt a (different) fugitive.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Jun 07, 2012

• Blu-ray Review: The Sting [Collector's Series Digibook]

  1973's Best Picture winner is entertaining and fun, at least for the first time you watch it.

  Review in Video — by The Other Chad — on Jun 07, 2012

• DVD Review: Smithsonian Channel - Air and Space Collection

  Smithsonian Channel: Air and Space Collection is a great asset for students, teachers, and air and space enthusiasts.

  Review in Video — by Rhetta Akamatsu — on Jun 07, 2012

• Dances With Films: Can a Bat Monster be Cinderella?

  Bat Monsters captures the look and kitchy charm of the corny dialog that was a mainstay of these films

  Review in Video — by LeoOfMars — on Jun 07, 2012

• Dances With Films: Friday was a Dead Night

  Friday was a dead night at the Dances with Films film festival, but in a good way.

  Review in Video — by LeoOfMars — on Jun 07, 2012

• Movie Review: Bel Ami (2012)

  A wooden Robert Pattison fails to light a fire in the adaptation of Maupassant’s Bel Ami

  Review in Video — by Sviatlana Piatakova — on Jun 07, 2012

• DVD Review: Tomboy (2011)

  An affecting, naturalistic portrait of childhood.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Jun 07, 2012