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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.
30
"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.
29
Joan of Arcadia
Like God, there's something ... ineffable? ... about the CBS drama "Joan of Arcadia."
28
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.
27
Concert review: Belle and Sebastian
The quirkiest concert I've ever been to.
26
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 my serious reviewer tone, I should note that "Welcome Interstate Managers" is AWESOME.
24
"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.
23
"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 boys are being shortchanged in our American educational system.
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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 only serve to exasperate.
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