Politics
AMERICA IS IN DECLINE: SIGNS, CAUSES, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR GLOBAL POLITICS
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Theatre
Upcoming Season at the National Theatre, London: Sept. ‘12 – Feb. ‘13
November 17, 2024Arthur Wing Pinero is another British talent getting a lot of attention at the moment, though...
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Sports
Game of the Week: UCF vs Ohio State — The View from England
November 16, 2024Paying or not paying student athletes is a labor issue, just as the term “student athlete”...
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Movies
Movie Review: The Words
November 16, 2024In an age when originality is almost anathema to filmmaking (Hollywood, especially), it is exciting and...
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Fiction Reviews
Book Review: The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
November 16, 2024The Garden of Evening Mists is set in three inter-linked time frames. Past and present struggle...
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Television
The Thick of It Recap – Series 4, Episode 1
November 16, 2024The next time a BBC arts show wants to talk about works which explore the British...
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Video Games
Setting Fallout 4 Part 1 (of 2) – How the West Was Fun
November 16, 2024But to do so would be to miss the point more than your Facebook friend who...
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Movies & TV
Doctor Who Recap: ‘Dinosaurs On A Spaceship’ (Season 33/Series 7, Episode 2)
November 15, 2024Secondly, there were loads of little things that really intrigue me. I daresay I’m a bit...
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Books
Book Review: This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz
November 15, 2024Perhaps it’s fair to say that the big accomplishment of Diaz’s new book is that it...
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Movies
Movie Review: Resident Evil: Retribution
November 15, 2024No, Resident Evil isn’t an exemplar of well-crafted story, subtle dialogue, or flawless continuity, but it...
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Video Games
Video Game Review: Mass Effect: Leviathan and Extended Cut DLCs
November 15, 2024The premise itself is sinister; an elusive entity called the Leviathan proves all too tempting a...
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100 Greatest Gangster Films
100 Greatest Gangster Films: Heat, #59
November 14, 2024This is an organized crime movie in the literal sense of that term. It’s not about...
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Mystery
Blu-Ray Review: The Cabin In The Woods
November 14, 2024© 2012 Lionsgate This super-secret brainchild of screenwriters Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon came shrouded as...
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Movies
Movie Review: The Master
November 14, 2024The Master's really an existential voyage where The Cause, alcohol, sex, and loyalty serve as poor...
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Movies & TV
Doctor Who Recap: ‘A Town Called Mercy’ (Season 33/Series 7, Episode 3)
November 14, 2024Indeed, why has he bothered to dress the part at all? After all, you’re never really...
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Movies & TV
Revolution Recap: Pilot (Season 1, Episode 1)
November 13, 2024A recap/review of Revolution: Pilot (Season 1, Episode1)
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100 Greatest Gangster Films
100 Greatest Gangster Films: Jackie Brown, #58
November 13, 2024The cast is major league. Pam Grier reestablished her career playing the title character and Robert...
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Theatre
Laurie Anderson Surveys the Wreckage
November 13, 2024Appearing in a loose-fitting white shirt and tie, black slacks and white shoes, and sporting a...
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Movies & TV
The Mob Doctor Recap: Pilot Episode
November 13, 2024Dr. Grace Devlin (Jordana Spiro) has promised her services to Southside crime boss Paul Moretti (Michael...
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Dance
How Social Media Has Energized Small Arts Organizations — An Interview with Diablo Ballet’s Dan Meagher
November 13, 2024For small companies like Diablo Ballet, social media has come into the forefront as a cost-effective...
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Video Games
Setting Fallout 4 Pt. 2 (of 2) – On The Road Again!
November 12, 2024For what I'm discussing today is nothing short of pure, unadulterated (but hopefully still informed) speculation!...
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Art
Now Boarding: Fentress Airports + The Architecture of Flight, Denver Art Museum
November 27, 2024But if there’s one form of architecture that has come to embody our society’s conflicted relationship...
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Movies & TV
Breaking Bad Recap: ‘Gliding Over All’ (Season 5, Episode 8)
November 18, 2024Two montages in one episode, guys! This one is set, adorably, to “Crystal Blue Persuasion” by...
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Television
The Office Recap: Andy’s Ancestry (Season 9, Episode 3)
November 7, 2024A recap/review of The Office: Andy's Ancestry (Season 9, Episode 3)
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Mystery
True Blood Recap: Season 5 Raises The Stakes
November 19, 2024True Blood has tightened up considerably since the meandering adventures of Season 4, despite the fact...
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Movies & TV
The Office Recap: The New Guys (Season 9, Episode 1)
November 12, 2024A recap/review of The Office: The New Guys (Season 9, Episode 1)
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Movies
100 Greatest Gangster Films: Drunken Angel, #56
November 7, 2024This one, we know, is a tough sell. Drunken Angel is a 60-plus-year-old, black-and-white, subtitled Japanese...
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Movies
100 Greatest Gangster Films: Layer Cake, #62
November 21, 2024The movie’s title refers to the various strata of the chaotically violent, multibillion dollar world of...
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Fiction Reviews
Book Review: The Expendable Man by Dorothy B. Hughes
November 20, 2024As befits a former poet, Hughes’s writing is economical yet stylish, atmospheric without being fussy. And...
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Video Games
Setting Fallout 4 Pt. 2 (of 2) – On The Road Again!
November 12, 2024For what I'm discussing today is nothing short of pure, unadulterated (but hopefully still informed) speculation!...
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Movies & TV
The Office Recap: Roy’s Wedding (Season 9, Episode 2)
November 10, 2024A review/recap of The Office: Roy's Wedding (Season 9, Episode 2)
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