June 19, 2012 Archive

Video

• DVD Review: Seeking Justice

  Low rent thriller built on nonsense.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jun 19, 2012

• Revisiting Aliens After Prometheus

  How does Aliens stand up after Prometheus?

  Opinion in Video — by Gareth James — on Jun 19, 2012

• DVD Review: This is Civilization

  A globe trotting tour of art and culture

  Review in Video — by Confessions of an Overworked Mom — on Jun 19, 2012

• Blu-ray Review: Wanderlust (2012)

  A nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Jun 19, 2012

• DVD Review: Louie - The Complete Second Season

  While I found the first season to be more laugh out loud funny, the second season resonates more on an emotional level.

  Review in Video — by Sherry Lipp — on Jun 19, 2012

Music

• Music Review: Joe Jackson - The Duke

  An original tribute to the genius of Duke Ellington.

  Review in Music — by Jack Goodstein — on Jun 19, 2012

• Music Review: Mary Black - Stories from The Steeples

  Stories from The Steeples delivers the strong, beautiful performances that Mary Black's fans have come to expect.

  Review in Music — by Rhetta Akamatsu — on Jun 19, 2012

• Music Reviews: And One, Candlemass, Circus Maximus, Firewind, Mydra and Virgin Steele

  It was going to be heavy week until I decided to sneak in the first disc.

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Jun 19, 2012

• Music Review: Toulouse Engelhardt - Toulousology

  Toulouse Engelhardt demonstrates dazzling technique and range that speaks clearly to the possibilities inherent in solo guitar.

  Review in Music — by Phillip Barnett — on Jun 19, 2012

• Music Review: Return to Forever - The Mothership Returns [2 CD/1 DVD]

  With the addition of Frank Gambale on guitar and Jean-Luc Ponty on violin, Return to Forever IV delivers a great live set.

  Review in Music — by The Other Chad — on Jun 19, 2012

Sci/Tech

• Microsoft Launches New Tablet 'Surface', Challenges Apple's iPad

  Microsoft Surface to be available in two different versions: 'Windows 8 RT' and 'Windows 8 Pro.'

  News in Sci/Tech — by Sahil Shaikh — on Jun 19, 2012

Gaming

• Xbox 360 Review: Dragon's Dogma

  Some people will like the more tactical realism of this game better than Skyrim, its closest competitor but others may find it too tedious.

  Review in Gaming — by RPGameX — on Jun 19, 2012

Books

• Book Review: For the Birds by Aaron Paul Lazar

  For the Birds is a paranormal mystery that will leave you guessing until the very end.

  Review in Books — by Nicole Weaver — on Jun 19, 2012

• Book Review: Rotting In The Bangkok Hilton: The Gruesome True Story of a Man Who Survived Thailand’s Deadliest Prison by T. M. Hoy

  Life in a Thai prison, from an American's personal perspective.

  Review in Books — by Greg Barbrick — on Jun 19, 2012

Culture

• What Parents and Entering College Students Need to Understand Before Fall

  It's important to understand FAFSA as well as what to expect upon entering college.

  Opinion in Culture — by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Jun 19, 2012

• Theater Review (NYC): The Bad and the Better by Derek Ahonen

  The new show from The Amoralists makes a delightfully intense fuss before riding rather off the rails.

  Review in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on Jun 19, 2012

• No Fear: A High-Wire Health Habit

  Challenging the tyranny of fear: how we all can gain from Nik Wallenda's recent tightrope crossing of Niagara Falls.

  Opinion in Culture — by Bill Scott — on Jun 19, 2012

• Theater Review (Seattle): One Slight Hitch by Lewis Black at ACT Theatre

  A sharply written, if ultimately slight, farce from the comedian and Daily Show contributor.

  Review in Culture — by Dusty Somers — on Jun 19, 2012

Politics

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

  Hayek’s human subject is so bereft of human qualities she smacks of caricature. If he or she is the presumptive bearer of our democratic freedoms, God help us all.

  Opinion in Politics — by Roger Nowosielski — on Jun 19, 2012

• American Honor

  How can I be a proud American when I can't find any pride or honor in our politicians?

  Opinion in Politics — by Pam Messingham — on Jun 19, 2012