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Music Review: Glee Cast – “Mash Off”
Naya Rivera steals the spotlight once again in the tracks from Glee's "Mash Off."
Read More »DVD Review: Don’t Worry, We’ll Think of a Title
So bad, it makes even the worst Curly-Joe DeRita-era Three Stooges effort (cartoons included) golden by comparison.
Read More »Music Review: The Who – Quadrophenia – The Director’s Cut
A fine, if slightly flawed re-examining of what is arguably the Who's greatest album.
Read More »Music Review: Throbbing Gristle – D.O.A.: The Third And Final Report Of Throbbing Gristle
The crucial second chapter in the development of Throbbing Gristle.
Read More »Book Review: The Beach Boys FAQ by Jon Stebbins
A book containing a great deal of lesser known Beach Boys facts.
Read More »Music Review: Human Switchboard – Who’s Landing in My Hangar? Anthology 1977 – 1984
A long out-of-print early indie rock classic gets its overdue reissue.
Read More »Book Review: The Future of Looking Back by Richard Banks
How will we reminisce when all our bits of data are obsolete or vanish in the cloud?
Read More »Interview: Nicole Weaver, Author of My Sister Is My Best Friend
After meeting her half-sister in 2008 for the first time, Nicole was inspired to write her new book, a "trilingual story about two twin sisters who do everything together."
Read More »Book Review: The Grief Survival Handbook: A Guide from Heartache to Healing by D. Keith Cobb M.D.
There's no "right" way to grieve. A new book explores the many sides of loss and how to survive it.
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