June 21, 2012 Archive

Books

• Book Review: Poopendous by Artie Bennett

  A fun look at a squeamish topic, wombats at all.

  Review in Books — by NancyGail — on Jun 21, 2012

• Interview: Amy Thomas, Author of The Detective and the Woman: A Novel of Sherlock Holmes

  A chat with Baker Street Babe, Sherlockian, and author Amy Thomas.

  Interview in Books — by Anastasia Klimchynskaya — on Jun 21, 2012

• Book Review: Conflict Free Living: How To Build Healthy Relationships For Life by Joyce Meyer

  Conflict Free Living describes how to purge stress and strife from our lives.

  Review in Books — by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Jun 21, 2012

• Book Review: The Detective and the Woman: A Novel of Sherlock Holmes by Amy Thomas

  A story of Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler, The Detective and the Woman winds believably through a beautiful setting interspersed with historical figures.

  Review in Books — by Anastasia Klimchynskaya — on Jun 21, 2012

• Book Review: Porcupine's Seeds by Viji Chary

  Will teach your kids to never give up and to persevere at anything that they try to do.

  Review in Books — by Irenesroth — on Jun 21, 2012

• Book Review: The 5 Greatest Spankings of All Time by Rob Wood

  The misadventures of three young brothers growing up on a small ranch in the 1950s stretch their parents' sanity to the breaking point.

  Review in Books — by Jennifer Hass — on Jun 21, 2012

• Book Review: The Spirit Chaser by Richard Donahue, Book 2 of Soyala’s Saga

  Join Soyala in her journeys through the Turquoise Realm and deep into the Kingdom of the Sun King.

  Review in Books — by Paige Lovitt — on Jun 21, 2012

• Book Review: Cruising Through Turbulence by Rakesh Sethi

  Nature is offering you an opportunity to discover your inner, subtle, and higher non-material self.

  Review in Books — by Tyler Tichelaar — on Jun 21, 2012

• Book Review: Mixed Signals: A Grace Street Mystery (Grace Street Series) by Jane Tesh

  Christmas isn't a holiday when David Randall's psychic friend Camden has harrowing flashbacks to a murder.

  Review in Books — by Irene Watson — on Jun 21, 2012

• Book Review: Called to Controversy by Ruth Rosen

  A balanced biography in which the writer sometimes portrays her father in a respectful but sometimes less than flattering light.

  Review in Books — by Violet Nesdoly — on Jun 21, 2012

Politics

• The Julian Assange Saga

  Julian Assange, my friends, is a doomed man.

  Opinion in Politics — by Roger Nowosielski — on Jun 21, 2012

• The Race to Rashtrapati Bhavan

  India is in a flurry.

  Opinion in Politics — by Pooja Wanpal — on Jun 21, 2012

• Inspired by First Lady Michelle Obama

  First lady Michelle Obama gave an inspiring speech at Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colorado on June 20th.

  Opinion in Politics — by Nicole Weaver — on Jun 21, 2012

• Hill-Burton Act provides Free or Reduced Cost Health Care to Qualified Patients

  The Hill-Burton program still provides free or reduced cost medical care to patients in most states.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Jun 21, 2012

Tastes

• Healthy Summer Snacks for Kids

  Kids do more snacking in the summer. When they're out of school, it's vital to have some healthy things to eat.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Super Healthy Kids — on Jun 21, 2012

Sports

• Seattle Sounders Draw With Sporting Kansas City 1-1

  Seattle can't get the ball into the net unless it's some kind of spectacular shot.

  Review in Sports — by Russ Evenhuis — on Jun 21, 2012

Gaming

• Xbox 360 Review: Dirt Showdown

  Disregard the name; this isn't Dirt. Despite being shoved into an archetype that solidifies their rally racing genius, Codemasters ditches it all for Showdown.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Jun 21, 2012

Video

• Movie Review: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)

  Lincoln has a secret, and he has to outwit his enemies to be able to share it with future generations.

  Review in Video — by Sviatlana Piatakova — on Jun 21, 2012

• Movie Review: Brave (2012)

  A plucky princess has to learn the value of family and tradition in Pixar’s 13th feature Brave

  Review in Video — by Sviatlana Piatakova — on Jun 21, 2012

Culture

• Theatre Review (LA): Heartbreak House by George Bernard Shaw at Theatricum Botanicum

  Theatricum Botanicum presents a wonderful production of Shaw's Heartbreak House this summer.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Jun 21, 2012

• Theater Review (Washington, DC): Memphis at the Kennedy Center, Directed by Christopher Ashley

  The Broadway musical about 1950s rock and roll storms into DC.

  Review in Culture — by malexandria — on Jun 21, 2012