The latest 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' movie, currently in theaters, is awful, while a fan-made comic captures the true spirit. When the studio strikes out, is it right that someone releases an unofficial, better product?
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Road to Nuclear Test Ban Started Today
On this day in history the long and still unfinished journey to a nuclear test ban treaty got its start.
Read More »Music Review: Ute Lemper – ‘Forever: The Love Poems of Pablo Neruda’
Lemper and her band honor Neruda's timeless words as fully as I could have imagined, setting them to music made of the same beauty and passion the poet so often celebrated.
Read More »Music Review: Ed Stone – ‘King of Hearts’
Ed Stone’s latest effort 'King of Hearts' blends guitar jazz with elements of funk, pop, and R&B. A fusion of styles, Stone’s recording is a smooth ride fraught with feel good vibrations.
Read More »‘My Boy Jack’ – DVD Review
My Boy Jack (2007) finally gets a stateside airing and DVD release. Based on the true story of Rudyard Kipling and his son, it's an interesting period bio.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Elvis: That’s the Way It Is’
Elvis Presley was still in top form in 1970, and the new two-disc Blu-ray Digi-Book 'Elvis: That’s the Way It Is' captures it all.
Read More »Killed by Police: Not Only in Ferguson, But All of America
There is a long, long history of white cops receiving immunity after shooting and killing black people needlessly.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘What If’ (2014)
I don’t mind these kinds of films when done right, and this is one of the best.
Read More »Music Review: The Empty Hearts – ‘The Empty Hearts’
Members of The Cars, Blondie, The Romantics, and The Chesterfield Kings make up The Empty Hearts, a retro band with high spirits and good grooves.
Read More »Focusing on Each Moment for a Healthy Life
Learning to live in the moment is more than just filling the mind with something useful. The process of going from frustration and confusion to harmony and satisfaction is life changing.
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