July 31, 2012 Archive

Music

• Music Review: Burning Gums - Burning Gums

  Varied and skillfully played, Burning Gums is a jazz trio with serious chops.

  Review in Music — by The Other Chad — on Jul 31, 2012

• Music Review: Peter Appleyard - Sophisticated Ladies

  Ten different Canadian jazz vocalists tackle ten standards, led by Appleyard and his vibes.

  Review in Music — by The Other Chad — on Jul 31, 2012

• An Interview with Nona Hendryx

  The funk/rock legend offers insights to her timely new album, Mutatis Mutandis, her first solo effort in 20 years.

  Interview in Music — by Donald Gibson — on Jul 31, 2012

• Music Review: Nona Hendryx - Mutatis Mutandis

  This is an album of great music and lyrics articulating issues facing Americans on a daily basis from a great singer.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Jul 31, 2012

Books

• Book Review: Incubus Moon by Andrew Cheney-Feid

  A fast paced story incorporating incubi and vampires with a great deal of erotic scenes.

  Review in Books — by Paige Lovitt — on Jul 31, 2012

• Book Review: Beginning HDR Photography by Matthew Bamberg

  Do you want to learn to shoot HDR?

  Review in Books — by T. Michael Testi — on Jul 31, 2012

• Book Review: Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

  Nabovok's language elevates a seemingly amoral story to one of the most remarkable books written.

  Review in Books — by Krayton Brox — on Jul 31, 2012

• Book Review: Burning for Freedom: "O Goddess of Freedom, Life is to Die for You, Death is to Live Without You!" by Anurupa Cinar

  Cinar's readable and compelling book demonstrates that popular history can be distorted to fool the public and appease governments.

  Review in Books — by Paige Lovitt — on Jul 31, 2012

• Book Review: The Me Generation... By Me: Growing Up in the '60s by Ken Levine

  The Me Generation... By Me is a funny, realistic memoir of growing up in the '60s

  Review in Books — by Rhetta Akamatsu — on Jul 31, 2012

Video

• DVD Review: Great Expectations and Kochuu

  Great Expectations explores the jarring world of 20th century visionary architecture, while Kochuu takes us to the calm of Japanese and Scandinavian design.

  Review in Video — by Kerri Shadid — on Jul 31, 2012

• TV Review: The Newsroom - "Bullies"

  The Newsroom is not only a brilliant morality play, but has rich characters worth exploring.

  Review in Video — by JeromeWetzelTV — on Jul 31, 2012

• Blu-ray Review: The Butterfly Effect

  An underrated thriller that shows that Ashton Kutcher may be able to act...a little.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 31, 2012

Gaming

• Nintendo 3DS Review: Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance

  A new Kingdom Hearts arrives on the 3DS.

  Review in Gaming — by Josh Lasser — on Jul 31, 2012

Culture

• Theatre Review (LA): Jekyll and Hyde: The Musical

  Chris Kerrigan certainly had more fun as Hyde than as Jekyll, and in the cast that supported him the women outshone the men.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Jul 31, 2012

Politics

• Romney Will Carry On in the Spirit of Bush/Cheney

  McCain would gladly "unilaterally" strike Iran, if Israel so chose.

  Opinion in Politics — by John Lake — on Jul 31, 2012

• Why Isn't the 'Movement' Picking Up Pace in 2012?

  The months of July and August 2011 were a good time to be alive in India.

  Opinion in Politics — by Pooja Wanpal — on Jul 31, 2012

Sports

• U.S. Sports Fans, This Is Not the Real 2012 Olympics

  The Olympic Games we see on TV in the United States are not the real Olympics.

  Opinion in Sports — by RetireInStyleBlog — on Jul 31, 2012