When I was a kid I always dreaded the calendar turning to September, and now I feel the same way as a parent.
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Music Review: Dio – ‘A Decade of Dio: 1983-1993’
For weeks I’ve been listening to the new 'A Decade of Dio: 1983-1993' box set from Rhino Entertainment and regretting time lost. As opposed to the usual “greatest hits” collection approach to a box set with interspersed unreleased alternate takes, 'Decade' is simply the first six albums from Ronnie James Dio’s solo career, remastered and repackaged with some amazing new artwork from longtime Dio cover artist, Marc Sasso.
Read More »PlayStation 4 Review: ‘Batman: The Telltale Series – Episode 1: Realm of Shadows’
TellTale's 'Batman' stumbles when the action gets going, which makes pulling off a superhero game awfully difficult, but it's their storytelling that keeps fans coming back. Despite being a somewhat slow burn, Episode 1: Realm of Shadows offers a compelling narrative, so far.
Read More »School and Drug Usage – What Can Be Done?
For college students, returning to school can have a dark side as alcohol consumption and drug abuse continue to adversely affect many students’ school experience.
Read More »An ‘Evil Dead’ Primer
The Evil Dead universe consists of the original film trilogy, all starring Bruce Campbell as Ash Williams – The Evil Dead (1981), Evil Dead ll (1987), Army of Darkness (1992); video games; comic books; a musical; film reboot (sans Ash) – Evil Dead (2013); and now a hit television series on Starz – Ash vs. Evil Dead.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice’ at the Secret Theatre
Alberto Bonilla's powerful staging set in postwar Italy does just about everything right.
Read More »Fact or Fanatic: The 2016 NCAA Football Opening Weekend Edition
For years, refrains like "The (insert conference here) doesn't play anyone but cupcakes early in the year" rang true. In recent seasons, that has started to change. This 2016 NCAA football opening weekend has some intriguing, must-watch matchups, at least one of which may have national championship implications.
Read More »Music Review: The Chris Robinson Brotherhood – ‘Any Way You Love, We Know How You Feel’
'Any Way You Love, We Know How You Feel' is a dream of an album. Continuing much of the spacey jam-rock of the band’s previous three albums, it also breaks rank from those other releases and manages to forge along in a new and seemingly less restrained path.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘The Flash – The Complete Second Season’
'The Flash' is the best of the DC shows, both in story and in extras on its home release.
Read More »The Most Anticipated Fall Books of 2016, Part 1
When you think of fall do you imagine fluttering leaves, warmer clothes and a list of awesome new fiction books? Here's a few awesome pick to get you giddy.
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