Blogcritics Author: Esther Maria Swaty

Music Review: Secondhand Serenade - A Twist In My Story

Esther Maria Swaty — Wed, 28 May 2008 19:39:00 EDT

A Twist In My Story by Secondhand Serenade is an ideal compilation for your roadtrip.
Secondhand Serenade has recently released a new CD titled A Twist In My Story. You might remember the band from its first CD Awake, which made them a much sought after sensation. Since Awake, the members have been on the making the rounds on the MTV circuit and taking ground in numerous cities across the U.S. Secondhand Serenade has come marching...

Music Review: Brooke Fraser - Albertine

Esther Maria Swaty — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:01:12 EDT

Brooke Fraser latest CD Albertine reveals that she has something of importance to say.
“You must go back to your people, and you must write a song.” Commissioned by the tragedies her eyes had taken in on a trip to Rwanda, Brooke Fraser wove an album which is sure to affect change for generations to come. Upon first scanning the track titles of Albertine, my eye immediately came to the song dedicated to C.S. Lewis. ...

Book Review: Dead Lucky by Lincoln Hall

Esther Maria Swaty — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:40:38 EDT

The story Lincoln Hall's survival of Mt. Everest.
I had eagerly anticipated the arrival of Dead Lucky, by Lincoln Hall. It was to be the first book that I would review for Blogcritics, and what a first book it would be. I mean how many people out there are able to say that they were left on Mt. Everest to die, and somehow survived not only the night, but the challenging hike down the mountain? I...

Organization and The Moleskine

Esther Maria Swaty — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:57:26 EDT

Wonder how to bring order to all of the notes, quotes, recommendations you seem to collect every day?
How much information can one person take in every day? I find myself soaking in tons of recommendations, cool ideas, and quotes every day. Whether it be listening to NPR on the way to work in the morning, talking to a friend about weekend plans or researching for a future trip... or the emails that I receive from Daily Candy every day, telling me...