December 11, 2012 Archive

Music

• Music DVD Review: Gregg Allman - I'm No Angel: Live on Stage

  Despite barely average video quality, I'm No Angel offers great sound quality and is worth collecting for Gregg Allman's fans.

  Review in Music — by Rhetta Akamatsu — on Dec 11, 2012

• Music Review: Max Richter - Recomposed by Max Richter – Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

  Composer Max Richter delivers a stunningly fresh reworking of the baroque classic.

  Review in Music — by Lidia de Leon — on Dec 11, 2012

• Music DVD Review: The Yardbirds - Making Tracks

  Making Tracks is a two-DVD live set demonstrating how the current edition of The Yardbirds honors the original.

  Review in Music — by Wesley Britton — on Dec 11, 2012

Books

• Book Review: A Community of Readers: A Thematic Approach To Reading by Roberta Alexander and Jan Jarrell

  A Community of Readers is an important college resource for all students.

  Review in Books — by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Dec 11, 2012

• Book Review: The Wow Factor: Bible Bites, Personal Devotions by Shirley Kufeldt

  This book of short verses describes God's love, grace, and mercy for us.

  Review in Books — by Irenesroth — on Dec 11, 2012

• Book Review: Three Simple Steps: A Map to Success in Business and Life by Trevor Blake

  A new book from a smart, humble, self-made multimillionaire presents three steps that helped him succeed.

  Review in Books — by Patricia Gale — on Dec 11, 2012

• Book Review: Home Front Girl: A Diary of Love, Literature, and Growing Up in Wartime America

  The remarkable story of a real girl in a momentous time in history.

  Review in Books — by Rhetta Akamatsu — on Dec 11, 2012

• Book Review: The Other Woman by Hank Phillippi Ryan

  Ryan’s bombshells, curves, and intoxicating maze leave readers replete…but pleading for more.

  Review in Books — by Diane Morasco — on Dec 11, 2012

• Book Review: The Adventures of Tilda Pinkerton – Book One: Crash-Landing in Ooleeoo by Angela Shelton

  Tilda Pinkerton, magical hat-maker, crash-lands on Ooleeoo with amnesia. Can she remember in time to save her friends?

  Review in Books — by Joanna Celeste — on Dec 11, 2012

• Book Review: Dancing at the Shame Prom: Sharing the Stories That Kept Us Small, Edited by Amy Ferris and Hollye Dexter

  What happens when the one thing that no one must ever know about you is made public to the world?

  Review in Books — by Joanna Celeste — on Dec 11, 2012

• Interview: Jay Bonasinga, Author of The Walking Dead Novel Series

  Novelist Jay Bonasinga, author of the popular Walking Dead tie-in novels chats about zombies, the horror genre and writing

  Interview in Books — by Barbara Barnett — on Dec 11, 2012

Sci/Tech

• The World May End on December 21!

  A vast number of accounts call for the world to end on December 21, 2012

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by John Lake — on Dec 11, 2012

• A Short History of Auto Tagging Music

  How has MP3 auto tagging evolved down the years? Here's a rundown of the primary technologies.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Dan Gravell — on Dec 11, 2012

• Peripheral Round-Up: Inland USB 2.0 Multi-Card Reader, USB Computer Mini-Vacuum, Imak Mouse Cushion

  Face it, you need gear. Here's what to buy and what to avoid.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Mark Buckingham — on Dec 11, 2012

Sports

• RJ's NFL Picks, 2012 Edition: Week Fifteen

  Game of the week: 49ers at Patriots. Lame of the week: Chiefs at Raiders.

  Opinion in Sports — by RJ Elliott — on Dec 11, 2012

Politics

• Time for a New Fairness Doctrine?

  It's time conservatives ask if in fact the left was right on this one.

  Opinion in Politics — by The Obnoxious American — on Dec 11, 2012

• Balancing Budget is Hot Congressional Issue

  Balancing the federal budget is critical.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Dec 11, 2012

Culture

• Holiday Stress? Stick to the Plan and Enjoy Better Health

  Don't let stress overwhelm you over the holiday season!

  Opinion in Culture — by Don Ingwerson — on Dec 11, 2012

• Oh the Buffet Inside is Frightful: Avoiding Holiday Diet Horrors

  Ann Hagman Cardinal muses about and strategizes on the horror of the calorie-laden holidays.

  Opinion in Culture — by Ann Hagman Cardinal — on Dec 11, 2012