Blogcritics Author: Malisa Morsman

Music Review: Josh Turner - Everything Is Fine

Malisa Morsman — Sun, 2 Dec 2007 23:54:15 EST

Everything Is Fine seems to be not only the album title but also a report on the status of Turner's rapidly rising career.
For those who enjoy pure, old-fashioned country music, Josh Turner is a breath of fresh air. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Turner always delivers recordings that hearken back to country's former days before the infiltration of pop and soft rock somewhat compromised the genre's signature sound. However, despite his strong baritone voice...

Parents' Cheap Talk Makes Mature Television Appealing

Malisa Morsman — Thu, 1 Nov 2007 12:11:33 EDT

With an attractive shroud of "maturity," teen programming reflects a desire to emulate role models.
The TV screen flashes a scene of an attractive young woman in a slinky slip of a nightie beguiling a young man into bed. In the next scene, the young man and his friend talk moodily over a joint, and later still, friends drown their sorrows in the concoctions of a hotel bar. This may sound like an episode of Grey's Anatomy or Sex and the City, but...

Book Review: The Four Man Plan - A Romantic Science by Cindy Lu

Malisa Morsman — Thu, 1 Nov 2007 07:52:00 EDT

Cindy Lu's spicy serving of self help both entertains and empowers.
Cindy Lu was sick and tired of failed relationship after failed relationship. Like so many other single women, Lu knew she was a fabulous catch, but she sensed inconsistency between what she felt she deserved in a relationship and what she was experiencing. Struggling with the long-term repercussions of her father’s abandonment and a desire...

Book Review: The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella

Malisa Morsman — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 05:12:50 EDT

A frothy, fun read, Kinsella's winning formula proves she is the goddess of chick lit.
Sophie Kinsella’s novel, The Undomestic Goddess, is a formulaic but fun-filled twist on Kinsella’s previous stories. Firmly in the chick lit genre but possessing more wit and laugh-out-loud humor than most others in that category, The Undomestic Goddess can most closely be compared to Kinsella’s other books, including her first...