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Book Review: Charles Dickens: A Life by Jane Smiley
New biography illuminates Dickens' craft.
Read More »Music Review: The Beach Boys – The SMiLE Sessions (2CD Deluxe Edition)
The Beach Boys lost masterpiece has been realized at long last.
Read More »Book Review: He Ran All The Way: The Life of John Garfield by Robert Nott
“What are you gonna do? Kill me? Everybody dies.” - John Garfield's last knockout in Body & Soul
Read More »Music Review: The Kenneth Brian Band – Welcome To Alabama
The Kenneth Brian Band has issued a debut album of fine southern rock.
Read More »Book Review: Yashakiden: The Demon Princess by Hideyuki Kikuchi
The creator of Vampire Hunter D takes us to a reality-ravaged burg threatened by a quartet of Chinese bloodsuckers.
Read More »Music Review: Rob Morsberger – Ghosts Before Breakfast
New album from Rob Morsberger scheduled for digital release next week
Read More »Book Review: Three Stooges FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Eye-Poking, Face-Slapping, Head-Thumping Geniuses by David J. Hogan
Three Stooges FAQ is an exceptional and objective look at the comedies of the two-reeler trio.
Read More »Music Review: Phil Spector – The Essential Phil Spector
A collection of 35 brilliant Phil Spector tracks, from 1958 - 1969.
Read More »Music Review: Duduka Da Fonseca Trio – Plays Toninho Horta
Fonseca Trio gives the music of Horta a jazz treatment.
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