March 5, 2013 Archive

Music

• Music Review: The Sweet Remains - North & Prospect

  North & Prospect is a fine new album by a folk rock trio.

  Review in Music — by Jack Goodstein — on Mar 05, 2013

• Music Review: Gurf Morlix, Finds the Present Tense

  Gurf Morlix inhabits "the muddy" – the fecund reading room of a library of idioms encompassing folk, country, and blues.

  Review in Music — by Jon Sobel — on Mar 05, 2013

• Music Review: Elvis Presley - Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite: Legacy Edition [2-CD Set]

  A classic concert revisited not once but twice.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Mar 05, 2013

• Music Review: Jimi Hendrix - People, Hell and Angels

  These might not be finished songs or the most polished of efforts, but they're invaluable and worth listening to none the less.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Mar 05, 2013

• Music Review: Glenn Gould - The Acoustic Orchestrations - Works by Scriabin and Sibelius

  The creative genius of legendary pianist Glenn Gould resonates in this reissue of works by Scriabin and Sibelius.

  Review in Music — by Lidia de Leon — on Mar 05, 2013

• Music Review: Various Artists - Balkan Arts 701: Bulgarian Folk Dances

  A reminder that music used to be played for the sheer joy of making it and the chance it gave us to celebrate living.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Mar 05, 2013

Books

• Book Review: Universe-ity:A Spiritual Education Using the Law of Attraction by Michael Samuels

  Universe-ity: A Spiritual Education Using the Law of Attraction is about making the most out of today.

  Review in Books — by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Mar 05, 2013

• Book Review: Harold the High Knight and Princess Megan by Michael Andrisano

  Harold the High Knight and Princess Megan has an interesting and exciting plot but is seriously hampered by grammatical errors.

  Review in Books — by Rhetta Akamatsu — on Mar 05, 2013

• Book Review: Les Miserables: From Stage to Screen by Benedict Nightingale and Martyn Palmer

  From Stage to Screen by Nightingale and Palmer is a must-have for any Les Miserables fan!

  Review in Books — by Barbara Barnett — on Mar 05, 2013

Video

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

  A fascinating formal experiment and a moving depiction of (misguided, perhaps) duty.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Mar 05, 2013

• Blu-ray Review: Wreck-it Ralph

  He says he's gonna wreck it, but he doesn't — it's a great movie.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Mar 05, 2013

• TV Review: Red Widow - "Pilot"/"The Contact"

  The writer of the Twilight films moves on from sparkly vampires but retains her lack of talent.

  Review in Video — by Timothy Earle — on Mar 05, 2013

• DVD Review: Chronicle of a Summer (Criterion Collection)

  Chronicle of a Summer is a landmark in French cinema now available from Criterion

  Review in Video — by Jack Goodstein — on Mar 05, 2013

Politics

• Venezuelan Strongman Hugo Chavez Dead at 58

  Hugo Chavez: Blackguard, buffoon, or something in between?

  Opinion in Politics — by Clavos — on Mar 05, 2013

Gaming

• PlayStation Vita Review: MLB 13: The Show

  Last year,MLB: The Show's Vita debut had no presentation. This year, it... well, it has some.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Mar 05, 2013

Culture

• Remembering Koop

  Former US surgeon general C. Everett Koop is remembered as a pioneer in many areas of health - including combining faith and practice.

  Opinion in Culture — by Don Ingwerson — on Mar 05, 2013

• Legends Steal the Spotlight at Seattle's Emerald City Comicon 2013

  Audiences couldn't get enough at Seattle's biggest Comicon ever.

  Review in Culture — by Sherry Lipp — on Mar 05, 2013