December 16, 2012 Archive

Books

• Book Review: The Fairies Return: Or New Tales for Old, Compiled by Peter Davies and Edited by Maria Tatar

  An entertaining read and a fascinating look at an era's adult take on the timeless tales that children are still being reared on today.

  Review in Books — by xoxoxoe — on Dec 16, 2012

• Book Review: Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead

  Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead is a novel that will please only the younger readers.

  Review in Books — by Rebecca Danielle — on Dec 16, 2012

• Book Review: Alfred The Christmas Tree 3 Book Christmas Collection by The Curto Family and Rusty Fischer

  This "Alfred the Christmas Tree" collection will become a delightful Christmas reading tradition for families with small children.

  Review in Books — by Rhetta Akamatsu — on Dec 16, 2012

• Book Review: House Of Cash: The Legacies Of My Father Johnny Cash by John Carter Cash

  Find out more about the man and the parent behind the guitar and out of the limelight.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Dec 16, 2012

Video

• DVD Review: Desperate Housewives - The Complete Eighth and Final Season

  Drinks all around, folks: this damn show is finally over!

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Dec 16, 2012

• Blu-ray Review: The Gold Rush (1925/1942) - The Criterion Collection

  Chaplin fans can strike it rich with Criterion Collection's Blu-ray of The Gold Rush.

  Review in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on Dec 16, 2012

• Blu-ray Review: The Devil's Advocate - Unrated Director's Cut (1997)

  Dated, yes, but still enjoyable — even if Keanu Reeves IS in it.

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Dec 16, 2012

• Christmas Episodes

  Christmas episodes are often terrible examples of story-telling, but we love them anyway

  Opinion in Video — by JeromeWetzelTV — on Dec 16, 2012

• TV Review: Glee - "Glee, Actually"

  Glee falls short of Love, Actually aspirations in a weak point for the fourth season.

  Review in Video — by JeromeWetzelTV — on Dec 16, 2012

• DVD Review: The Point

  The message of tolerance conveyed by the music and the movie are still as relevant today as they were in 1971.

  Review in Video — by Richard Marcus — on Dec 16, 2012

• Blu-ray Review: The Watch (2012)

  I think the genre of motion picture comedy has committed suicide.

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Dec 16, 2012

• DVD Review: Korg: 70,000 B.C.

  A live-action Hanna-Barbera production from 1974, it's a semi-educational Neanderthal series.

  Review in Video — by The Other Chad — on Dec 16, 2012

• DVD Review: 41 (2012)

  A superficial look at the life and times of the 41st President of the United States, George H. W. Bush.

  Review in Video — by The Other Chad — on Dec 16, 2012

Politics

• Demands for Stricter Gun Laws Surge in Wake of Shooting

  Adam Lanza committed mass murder in a quiet Connecticut town prompting renewed calls for strengthening gun laws.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Dec 16, 2012

• In Mass Shootings Does Government Provide the Trigger?

  We're blaming all the wrong people when we should be blaming government.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Dec 16, 2012

Music

• Music Review: Will Scruggs Jazz Fellowship - Song of Simeon: A Christmas Journey

  Song of Simeon uses jazz for a spiritual exploration of Christmas.

  Review in Music — by Jack Goodstein — on Dec 16, 2012

• Interview: A Very Merry Christina Perri

  Acclaimed singer-songwriter Christina Perri discusses her new EP, A Very Merry Perri Christmas.

  Interview in Music — by Kirsten Coachman — on Dec 16, 2012

Culture

• Connecticut School Shootings Shake Up Parents and Educators

  There is no making sense of this because there is no making sense of it.

  Opinion in Culture — by Victor Lana — on Dec 16, 2012

• Theater Review (NYC): Soldier by Jonathan Draxton

  A murdered Nazi officer pleads for passage over the River Styx, and his fate is in our hands.

  Review in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on Dec 16, 2012

Gaming

• XBox 360 Review: Inversion

  This is a Gears clone with a gravity twist

  Review in Gaming — by Shinmigami — on Dec 16, 2012