July 1, 2012 Archive

Sci/Tech

• Product Review - i1Photo Pro 2: Part II From X-Rite

  Do you want to profile your Projector? Your Camera?

  Review in Sci/Tech — by T. Michael Testi — on Jul 01, 2012

• Software Review – Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suites 2013 Ultimate: 3ds Max & MotionBuilder

  Do you want to create something?

  Review in Sci/Tech — by T. Michael Testi — on Jul 01, 2012

• Recent Earthquakes In California: The Need For Government And The Private Sector To Plan

  Recent earthquakes in California portend the need for the public and private sector to plan.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Jul 01, 2012

Video

• TV Review: The Newsroom - "Newsnight 2.0"

  HBO's The Newsroom asks important questions about TV journalism while entertaining viewers with great writing and performances.

  Review in Video — by Barbara Barnett — on Jul 01, 2012

• DVD Review: The Samurai Trilogy - The Crtierion Collection

  Classic trilogy about the Japanese folk hero Musashi Miyamoto.

  Review in Video — by Greg Barbrick — on Jul 01, 2012

• DVD Review: The 39 Steps - The Criterion Collection

  The DVD Special Edition of Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps is a long overdue contribution to libraries of classic films

  Review in Video — by Wesley Britton — on Jul 01, 2012

Books

• Book Review: The Messenger by Daniel Silva

  Israeli agent Gabriel Allon finds himself in a battle of wits against dangerous men which takes him on a hunt across Europe.

  Review in Books — by ManOfLaBook.com — on Jul 01, 2012

• Interview: Giacomo Giammatteo, Author of Murder Takes Time

  Find out what Giacomo Giammatteo thought was the hardest part of writing his book.

  Interview in Books — by Tracee Gleichner — on Jul 01, 2012

• Manga Review: Ranma 1/2 Volume 14 by Rumiko Takahashi

  Ranma is chased for the "Dragon's Whisker," and he enters a couples competition to win a trip to Jusenkyo.

  Review in Books — by Lesley Aeschliman — on Jul 01, 2012

• Book Review: All Told: My Art and Life Among Athletes, Playboys, Bunnies, and Provocateurs by LeRoy Neiman

  LeRoy Neiman led a colorful life and leaves a special legacy and autobiography.

  Review in Books — by Hilary Topper — on Jul 01, 2012

• Manga Review: Cowboy Bebop Volume One by Yutaka Nanten and Hajime Yatate

  The first volume of the manga based on the Cowboy Bebop anime series.

  Review in Books — by Lesley Aeschliman — on Jul 01, 2012

Sports

• Wimbledon 2012: Andy Roddick - The Greatest Tennis Player That Never Was

  After this last match Roddick sort of told the press that he could be done.

  Opinion in Sports — by Victor Lana — on Jul 01, 2012

Politics

• The Euro In Crisis, Part 2: "All the Kings, Their Horses, and Their Horses' Horses"

  Eurozone nations need every King, horse, and man they can find to patch their crumbling banking sectors together again.

  Opinion in Politics — by Alexander J Smith III — on Jul 01, 2012

Culture

• Theatre Review (Singapore): Happy Ever Laughter by Dream Academy Productions

  Happy Ever Laughter is a mixed bag, bringing some good laughs from local comedians, especially Judee Tan who easily steals the show.

  Review in Culture — by Sharmila — on Jul 01, 2012

• Do You Know These United States to the Letter?

  Are you red, white and blue from A to Z?

  Opinion in Culture — by Diana Hartman — on Jul 01, 2012

• Theatre Review (LA): War Horse

  The highly theatrical retelling of a classic children's book comes to LA from the National Theatre of Great Britain.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Jul 01, 2012

• Theater Review (LA): Jitney by August Wilson

  August Wilson's authentic but cliched early work is revived in a solid production at the Pasadena Playhouse.

  Review in Culture — by Kurt Gardner — on Jul 01, 2012