February 12, 2013 Archive

Video

• Blu-ray Review: The Awakening

  The Awakening is an atmospheric old-fashioned ghost story with finely drawn characters and rich period detail.

  Review in Video — by K. George — on Feb 12, 2013

• TV Review: DC Cupcakes: County Fair

  If only Werner Herzog would train his eye on Georgetown Cupcakes and frame the sisters’ fondant-frosted business as a losing battle against nature and true Americana.

  Review in Video — by Pat Padua — on Feb 12, 2013

• Blu-ray Review: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

  The Perks of Being a Wallflower is not without flaws; but if you were once young, you will like it

  Review in Video — by Sviatlana Piatakova — on Feb 12, 2013

• DVD Review: Smiley

  I feel like the director did it for the same reason, but there's no lulz to be found here. At least intentionally.

  Review in Video — by Cinenerd — on Feb 12, 2013

• DVD Review: The Ballad of Narayama (1958) - The Criterion Collection

  Keisuke Kinoshita's experimental 1958 meditation on aging and dealing with the aged.

  Review in Video — by The Other Chad — on Feb 12, 2013

Books

• Book Review: The Wrath of Angels by John Connolly

  The mysterious disappearance of a plane finally comes to light in the deep woods; those involved are eager to hide the truth.

  Review in Books — by Leslie Wright — on Feb 12, 2013

• Book Review: Man’s Best Friends: True Stories of the World’s Most Heroic Dogs by John McShane

  Man’s Best Friends features true dog stories of astonishing rescues made by big dogs, pocket sized pups, purebreds, and mixed breed mutts.

  Review in Books — by Kathleen Riley-Daniels — on Feb 12, 2013

• Book Review: Dog Trots Globe—to Paris and Provence by Sheron Long

  Twelve-year-old Sheltie Chula Wula D’Augue “writes” about her adventures in Paris and Provence with her owners Sheron and Robert Long.

  Review in Books — by Kathleen Riley-Daniels — on Feb 12, 2013

• Book Review: Enoch’s Device by Joseph Finley

  The cryptic prophecy speaks of Enoch's device, an angelic weapon with the power to prevent the coming apocalypse.

  Review in Books — by Marty Shaw — on Feb 12, 2013

• Book Review: Wool by Hugh Howey

  Calm down, knitting fans, this post-Apocalyptic yarn may not be about what you might think.

  Review in Books — by Claire Ady — on Feb 12, 2013

• Book Review: World of Ryyah: Unlikely Alliance: Book Two in The Elven Age Saga by H. L. Watson

  Deep in the wilderness, only one can build an Elven kingdom that can withstand the capricious winds of change.

  Review in Books — by Paige Lovitt — on Feb 12, 2013

• Interview: Jack Duffy, Author of The Man From 2063

  Meet a man who has turned his fascination for the Kennedy Assassination into an excellent work of historical Fiction!

  Interview in Books — by April Pohren — on Feb 12, 2013

Culture

• Seriously Funny: A Defense of the Comic Strip in an Age of Diminishing Returns

  Newspaper comic strips are meant to be taken seriously. Anybody who thinks otherwise isn't paying attention – and the joke's on them.

  Opinion in Culture — by Matt Geörg Moore — on Feb 12, 2013

• Creation Entertainment's Grand Slam Convention Will Be in Burbank, CA, February 15-17, 2013

  Guess who will be going to the Star Trek & Sci-Fi Summit XVIII this weekend.

  News in Culture — by Gordon S. Miller — on Feb 12, 2013

• Hunger Critical Issue for State of the Union

  In his State of the Union address, President Obama will need to build bipartisan support for ending the the menace of hunger.

  Opinion in Culture — by William Lambers — on Feb 12, 2013

• LinkedIn, Watered Down

  The "professional" social network is apparently trying to become just another self-esteem machine.

  Opinion in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on Feb 12, 2013

Politics

• SOTU: Will Obama Take Responsibility for Drone War Outrage?

  What the president wants to talk about tonight is a far cry from the real dangers to this nation which he should face up to.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Feb 12, 2013

Gaming

• PC Game Review: Dragonborn: Skyrim DLC

  Skyrim finally gets the DLC it deserves.

  Review in Gaming — by Marty Dodge — on Feb 12, 2013

Music

• Music Review: Bennett Paster - Relentless Pursuit of the Beautiful

  Bennett Paster's Relentless Pursuit of the Beautiful finds it in a simpler approach to jazz.

  Review in Music — by Jack Goodstein — on Feb 12, 2013