December 18, 2012 Archive

Music

• Music Review: Glee Cast - Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album: Volume 3

  Slick but pleasant Christmas entertainment from television's most talented ensemble cast.

  Review in Music — by Rhetta Akamatsu — on Dec 18, 2012

• Music Review: Matt Duke - Love On A Major Scale EP

  Matt Duke is back with a deeply philosophical EP about love!

  Review in Music — by Fitz — on Dec 18, 2012

• Music Review: Hellogoodbye – Would It Kill You? [Reissue]

  Hellogoodbye begin their return to form with the reissue of Would It Kill You?, the first release under their new label.

  Review in Music — by Luke Goldstein — on Dec 18, 2012

• Music Review: Old Crow Medicine Show – Carry Me Back

  OCMS return with a collection that looks to the past but refuses to dwell there...

  Review in Music — by John Taylor — on Dec 18, 2012

• Music Review: The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness [Remastered]

  The newly remastered edition of The Smashing Pumpkins magnum opus is a reminder of one of the best albums of the Clinton era.

  Review in Music — by Greg Barbrick — on Dec 18, 2012

• Music Review: Eric Clapton - Slowhand: 35th Anniversary Deluxe Edition [2-Disc Set]

  Slowhand: 35th Anniversary Edition offers Eric Clapton fans the original album plus bonus tracks and live recordings.

  Review in Music — by Rhetta Akamatsu — on Dec 18, 2012

Video

• Movie Review: The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey

  The Phantom Menace of The Lord of the Rings

  Review in Video — by Chad Michael Van Alstin — on Dec 18, 2012

• Blu-ray Review: Kill 'Em All

  A live action videogame pretending to be a movie.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Dec 18, 2012

• DVD Review: Creep Van

  A few inspired gore scenes can't redeem this cruddy low-budget horror flick.

  Review in Video — by The Other Chad — on Dec 18, 2012

• DVD Review: Following - The Criterion Collection

  Run - don't walk - to see Criterion's edition of Christopher Nolan's superb debut feature.

  Review in Video — by The Other Chad — on Dec 18, 2012

Books

• Book Review: The Safe Man: A Ghost Story by Michael Connelly

  A terrific ghost story with a mystery thrown in for those who enjoy reading short fiction.

  Review in Books — by Zoltaire — on Dec 18, 2012

• Book Review: Lucking Out: My Life Getting Down and Semi-Dirty in the Seventies by James Wolcott

  Lucking Out is a sometimes brilliant and sometimes disappointing memoir of New York in the '70s by critic James Wolcott.

  Review in Books — by Rhetta Akamatsu — on Dec 18, 2012

• Book Review: The Modern Voice of an Irish Immigrant by Imelda Cummins-DeMelkon

  A fascinating account of the author's experience growing up in Ireland as one of twelve immigrant children.

  Review in Books — by Olivera Baumgartner-Jackson — on Dec 18, 2012

• Book Review: It Takes Two to Strangle (A Damon Lassard Dabbling Detective Mystery) by Stephen Kaminski

  Damjon's quest to find a murderer leads to the discovery of long hidden and horrific crimes.

  Review in Books — by Richard R. Blake — on Dec 18, 2012

• Book Review: 3D Deceit, Duplicity and Dissimulation of U.S. Foreign Policy Towards India, Pakistan and Afghanistan by Arvind Goswami

  An honest attempt towards a serious project to present an objective analysis of U.S. foreign policy for India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.

  Review in Books — by William Phenn — on Dec 18, 2012

• Book Review: America, Land That I Love: Bible Bites, Personal Devotions by Shirley Kufeldt

  America, Land That I Love: Bible Bites, Personal Devotions is a book of verses to aid in our prayers for America.

  Review in Books — by Irenesroth — on Dec 18, 2012

• Interview with Mystery Writer Hannah Reed

  Hannah Reed chats with me and leaves the sting out of it when I get all up in her nest!

  Interview in Books — by Diane Morasco — on Dec 18, 2012

• Book Review: Travels with a Road Dog: Hitchhiking Along the Roads of the Americas by R.K.

  At 20, R.K. gives away her belongings to embark upon an exciting journey of camping and hitchhiking.

  Review in Books — by Susan Vio — on Dec 18, 2012

• Book Review: Where Have All the Pop Stars Gone?--Volume 2 by Marti Smiley Childs and Jeff March

  Childs' and March's entertaining third collection of interviews showcases stories of pop stars like Ray Stevens and groups like The Buckinghams and The Grassroots.

  Review in Books — by Wesley Britton — on Dec 18, 2012

• Book Review: Awakening by Elene Sallinger

  A super hot BDSM erotic romance novel.

  Review in Books — by Lucy Felthouse — on Dec 18, 2012

• Interview with Mystery Author Sparkle Abbey

  Sparkle Abbey dishes on the life of pampered divas and pets.

  Interview in Books — by Diane Morasco — on Dec 18, 2012

Culture

• Interview: Psychotherapist Jude Bijou on the "OK Room" Solution for Out-of-Control Anger

  A psychotherapist and award-winning author offers a controversial way to prevent extreme acts of violence.

  Interview in Culture — by Patricia Gale — on Dec 18, 2012

Gaming

• PlayStation 3 Review: Lego: The Lord of the Rings

  Lego: The Lord of the Rings is the deepest adventure yet in a Lego game and is a beautiful effort despite a few technical issues.

  Review in Gaming — by RPGameX — on Dec 18, 2012

Politics

• Thoughts About the Connecticut Killings

  Parents in Newtown, Connecticut aren't the only ones to lose children.

  Opinion in Politics — by Kenn Jacobine — on Dec 18, 2012

Sci/Tech

• Online Product Review: Rocket Languages

  A friendly online program makes learning a foreign language easier.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Jon Sobel — on Dec 18, 2012

• Shedding Light on Solid State Technology and the Reliability Quotient

  Modern hard drives are not feature rich enough to meet the advanced user needs and that's why SSD drives would supposed be the strong replacement of HDD.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Abhay Jeet Mishra — on Dec 18, 2012