La Shawn Barber is a Southern California-based freelance writer, blogger, and blog consultant. She writes about politics, faith, culture, digital technology and, occasionally, how these things intersect. Her work has appeared in the Washington Examiner, Washington Post, Christian Music Today, Today's Christian Woman, and other publications.
Contact La Shawn at lashawn@lashawnbarber.com, and visit her at MySpace. Follow her on Twitter!
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Book Review: Finding Purpose in Narnia - A Journey with Prince Caspian by Gina Burkart
This book will help parents, church leaders, and educators explain why C. S. Lewis's books are edifying to Christians of any age.
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Concert Review: Rissi Palmer, Stagecoach Festival, Indio CA, 5/2/08
Rissi Palmer's voice is priceless. After the show, this reviewer's tag-along sister understated the obvious. "She can really sing."
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Book Review: Nerds: Who They Are and Why We Need More of Them by David Anderegg
Rigid and negative stereotyping has us overlooking the broad range of characteristics that make each of us wonderfully unique.
The sexually abstinent Lenny Kravitz is more self-reflective than usual.
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Music Review: Rissi Palmer – Rissi Palmer
Black country singer Rissi Palmer is the real thing, twang and all.
"I'm kind of a slob. I just could not believe the way [Elijah Wood] took care of his costume."
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Movie Review: Day Zero
NYC. Near future. Fourteen hundred people killed in LA terrorist attack. Draft reinstated. You receive notice. What do you do?
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Book Review: Net, Blogs and Rock 'n' Roll by David Jennings
This book will help you understand the challenges of music discovery in the digital age and inspire you to become part of the solution.
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Book Review: This Is Your Brain On Music by Daniel J. Levitin
Hits the right notes as he connects unfamiliar and occasionally arcane theories with familiar pop culture references.
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Concert Review/Interview: Hanson At The 9:30 Club, Washington DC, 9/16/07
Ten years after hearing the ubiquitous "MMMBop" here, there, and everywhere, I never imagined I'd attend a Hanson concert.
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