July 3, 2012 Archive

Music

• Music DVD Review: Gojira - The Flesh Alive

  Get a closer look at the musical behemoth that is Gojira.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 03, 2012

• Music Reviews: Coralspin, Michael Des Barres Band, HellYeah, Hollywood Burnouts, Oedipus and Herman Frank

  Sixties nostalgia, sleaze, heavy metal and some heavy something or other awful.

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Jul 03, 2012

• Music Review: The Linda Imperial Band - The Linda Imperial Band

  The Linda Imperial Band revitalizes the vibes of ‘60s Bay Area rock centered on a powerful, soulful lead singer.

  Review in Music — by Wesley Britton — on Jul 03, 2012

• Music review: Shawn Colvin - All Fall Down

  All Fall Down is a beautiful, honest, unflinching album about breaking up, falling apart and putting it all back together.

  Review in Music — by Rhetta Akamatsu — on Jul 03, 2012

• Music Review: Everclear - Invisible Stars

  Everclear's latest release is strongly reminiscent of their early years.

  Review in Music — by D. Gabrielle Jensen — on Jul 03, 2012

Books

• Book Review: The Investigation: A Novel by Philippe Claudel

  Philippe Claudel brings us both a hysterical and bleak view of life in his original The Investigation: A Novel.

  Review in Books — by Holly Weiss — on Jul 03, 2012

• Book Review: Theology in Aisle Seven by Carolyn Arends

  God is all around us. The question is have we learned to catch His signals?

  Review in Books — by Violet Nesdoly — on Jul 03, 2012

• Book Review: The Alaska Oil Conspiracy by David DesAutels

  Sleazy oil execs, dictators sons and an Alaskan oil rig what could possibly go wrong?

  Review in Books — by Marty Dodge — on Jul 03, 2012

• Book Review: 1776 by David McCullough

  Using extensive research in American and British archives, McCullough tells of the year when Washington marched towards freedom or death.

  Review in Books — by ManOfLaBook.com — on Jul 03, 2012

• Book Review: The Coming Famine: The Global Food Crisis and What We Can Do to Avoid It by Julian Cribb

  The Coming Famine presents strategies to forestall global hunger and famine from rising populations.

  Review in Books — by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Jul 03, 2012

• Book Review: Grail Mysterium: An Adventure on the Heights by Thomas Kaplan-Maxfield

  With Evil taking over Boston College, can a group of college seniors find the problem before it is too late?

  Review in Books — by Leslie Wright — on Jul 03, 2012

• Audio Book Review: The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter

  Co-written with Stephen Baxter this is a carnival of ideas and novelties which will leave you wondering if sci-fi might one day become reality.

  Review in Books — by Colin Corlett — on Jul 03, 2012

Culture

• Andy Griffith: An Icon of American Entertainment

  The world has lost one of its great entertainers.

  Opinion in Culture — by Braden — on Jul 03, 2012

• Born on the Fourth of July: An Ideal Worth Celebrating

  The Declaration of Independence is a scripture for the American people.

  Opinion in Culture — by Victor Lana — on Jul 03, 2012

• Ways to Feel Better After a Bad Diagnosis: My Personal Story

  There are definitely things one can do to combat depression, stress, and anxiety upon receiving bad health news.

  Opinion in Culture — by Luanne Stevenson — on Jul 03, 2012

• Theatre Review (LA): Robert E. Lee: Shades of Gray by Tom Dugan at Theatre Forty

  Tom Dugan presents his own play and his own brilliant performance as Robert E. Lee.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Jul 03, 2012

Video

• Blu-ray Review: Barbarella

  Not a good movie by any means, Barbarella shows occasional flashes of campy inspiration.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Jul 03, 2012

• Movie Review: The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

  The film finds the time and scope to explore its central theme while leaving room for plenty of exciting action sequences.

  Review in Video — by Jon Sobel — on Jul 03, 2012

• Movie Review: The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

  Unnecessary? Perhaps. But it sure lives up to its title.

  Review in Video — by Cinenerd — on Jul 03, 2012

Politics

• Food in America: An Entitlement?

  Americans are starving, too.

  Opinion in Politics — by Pam Messingham — on Jul 03, 2012