Name: Eric Lindholm
Weblog: vikingpundit.blogspot.com
Articles: 31
First Published: Monday, August 12, 2002
Last Published: Saturday, April 30, 2005
Currently listing articles 31-1:
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Elvis Costello at the Borgata Casino— Elvis Costello & the Imposters play a spirited set that, nonetheless, felt over-rehearsed and tired.
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"Newjack - Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover— Author Ted Conover immerses himself in the American prison system by becoming a corrections officer. A troubling, depressing, yet gripping account.
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Joan of Arcadia— Like God, there's something ... ineffable? ... about the CBS drama "Joan of Arcadia."
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Christmas Cocktails— Tired of the same old Bing Crosby/Burl Ives Christmas carols for the holidays? The Ultra-Lounge series offers a shaker of Christmas Cocktails.
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Concert review: Belle and Sebastian— The quirkiest concert I've ever been to.
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix— Harry Potter 5 is a good but if you've read the previous stories, it's a book of obligation rather than pure enjoyment.
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"Welcome Interstate Managers" by Fountains of Wayne— I consider myself a serious music fan and as a Blogcritic I should keep a certain distance from the material I review. So, in
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"The Wind" by Warren Zevon— Forget about his condition: Warren Zevon's last CD is a great work of rock and roll from a great musician.
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"The War Against Boys" by Christina Hoff Sommers— Although sociology and human development can be a slippery science, with ill-defined objective goals, Ms. Sommers has written a book of surpassingly convincing evidence that
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"To Engineer is Human" by Henry Petroski— There's a lot to like in Henry Petroski's "To Engineer is Human" but this book takes off on tangents that are meant to illuminate, but
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The Platters— It's a crying shame that the only time I can hear the Platters is 5 a.m. in the morning.
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"Rainy Day Music" by the Jayhawks— The simple, honest, and beautiful songs of the Jayhawks.
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The Fall of the House of Saud— Magazine article review: "The Fall of the House of Saud" is a must-read.
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Dear Mr. Lincoln— ...
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Almost You: The Songs of Elvis Costello— These Elvis Costello covers run the gamut from wailing guitars to banjo and steel guitars. A must-have for EC fans.
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ELO's Greatest Hits— I got this CD because of a song on a Volkswagen commercial...it was a fortunate happenstance.
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"Poker Nation" by Andy Bellin— ...
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The Final Straw— Howard Stern is dead to me now.
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"Hungry Ghosts" by— Most books you want to remember. "Hungry Ghosts" you want to forget. But not because it's bad (quite the contrary) - but because
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"When I Was Cruel" by Elvis Costello— I'm a huge Elvis Costello fan, but why sugarcoat it? "When I Was Cruel" sucks
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Rings Around the World by Super Furry Animals— ...
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"Wonder Boys" soundtrack— The soundtrack to the movie "Wonder Boys" strikes me as a recording that could probably stand on its own, but gains a deeper resonance after
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Wonder Boys— "Wonder Boys", for all its understated artistry, combines great acting, a fine story, and a well-chosen soundtrack to make this one of my favorite movies.
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"Wonder Boys" by Michael Chabon— Grady Tripp, the protagonist of "Wonder Boys" is disheveled, distraught and desultory – and yet instantly likable in Michael Chabon's book.
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"FM: The Rise and Fall of Rock Radio" by Richard Neer— Do you remember Richard Neer and Scott Muni at WNEW-FM? Then this book's for you.
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Concert review: Aimee Mann— Aimee Mann at the Calvin Theater - Northampton, MA
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Good Riddance to Torricelli— Torricelli was an embarrassment to New Jersey, Congress, The Senate and America. Don't let the door hit you in the ass.
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"Shark Sandwich" by Spinal Tap— . . . .
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"Lost in Space" by Aimee Mann— The early assessment of Aimee Mann's latest "Lost in Space" is, essentially, that it's no "Bachelor #2". Yeah, the soundtrack to "Yellow Submarine" sucked
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Heaven on Earth: The Rise and Fall of Socialism— By the conclusion of “Heaven on Earth” there’s only one emotion remaining for the would-be saviors who hold up the hollow promise of socialism: pity.
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Avril Lavigne: Let Go— ...
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