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DVD Review: ‘Jericho of Scotland Yard’
'Jericho of Scotland Yard' is a well written and intelligent police procedural with some wonderful added twists to take it out of the realm of your typical cop show.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Women Crime Writers, Eight Suspense Novels Of The 1940s & 50s’ edited by Sarah Weinman
Books on crime often dominate the market. The Library of America has released a collectable set of works by women crime writers from the 1940s & 50s. Edited by Sarah Weinman, these eight suspense novels showcase the talent of the women authors what wrote them.
Read More »Book Review: With Robert Lowell and His Circle by Kathleen Spivack
The best introduction to the world of American poetry in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s you're liable to read.
Read More »TV Review: The Hour – “Pilot”
The Hour, about news people in 1956, could be good, but is only OK in the pilot.
Read More »Music Review: Johnny Cash – Bootleg Volume ll – From Memphis To Hollywood
These two discs give ample evidence of Cash's greatness.
Read More »Music Review: Elvis Presley – On Stage: Legacy Edition
A great sounding reissue of the King's Vegas stage show.
Read More »Music Review: Thelonious Monk – Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane
Excellent remastered version of this classic album.
Read More »Music Review: Miles Davis & Sonny Rollins – The Classic Prestige Sessions, 1951-1956
A great way to get the combined work of this dynamic duo in one fell swoop as destiny hovered just ahead.
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