This is a guest article by author John Cherry. He is the author of two books, Better Than Lennon and Paul McCartney’s Solo Music Career 1970-2010 he can be found at Betterthanlennon.com - Simon
The advertised start time for the Zac Brown Band (ZBB) show at Germain Arena in Naples, FL was 7 PM. I […]

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World War I is getting some attention in the entertainment industry lately, with the high class hit “Downton Abbey” and now the Stephen Spielburg film “War Horse”.
The plot is simple: think of Lassie comes home (the 1943 version) of a beloved animal separated from his master and trying to survive. Except in this one it […]

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This is a guest article by author John Cherry. He is the author of two books, Better Than Lennon and Paul McCartney’s Solo Music Career 1970-2010 he can be found at Betterthanlennon.com - Simon
I had heard the music from James McCartney’s first release, an EP titled “Available Light.” This CD has all of the […]

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This is a guest article by author John Cherry. He is the author of two books, Better Than Lennon and Paul McCartney’s Solo Music Career 1970-2010 he can be found at Betterthanlennon.com - Simon
JULIAN LENNON-“EVERYTHING CHANGES”
I was pleased to learn that Julian Lennon had returned to the recording studio after an extended absence. […]

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The Fate Of Pryde is the second book in the series The Trilogy Of Remembrance. In book one The Drawing Lesson the reader was introduced to Turner Prize winning painter Alexander Wainwright. You can read the review here.
The Fate Of Pryde once more takes the reader into Alexander’s creative world. Famed as a landscape artist […]

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 Most restaurants can get at least one thing right - that signature dish, five dollar happy hour drinks, or even a special molten chocolate dessert. Unfortunately, not too many get it all right. I have found an exception straddling the border between midtown and Hells Kitchen (350 W. 50th Street) in New York City. Enter […]

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The newest anthology from the New York/Tri-state Chapter of Sister’s in Crime is another good, though often very somber, entertaining read. Filled with 22 stories, the book edited by Terrie Farley Moran, frequently pays homage to the past while also lamenting a present not everyone wanted. Occasionally amusing, most often the tales are about rectifying […]

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David Cross has been one of my favorite comedians since 2002’s standup album “Shut Up, You F*ing Baby!” His performances in “Mr. Show” and “Arrested Development,” along with his various movie roles, definitely haven’t hurt. He’s awkward, funny and strangely confident and self-deprecating at the same time. So after getting a sneak preview of this […]

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For the past few years I have compiled a list of my favorite books read. It was a surprisingly difficult task, the caliber of new authors is so high that to chose one over another is next to impossible.
2011 was no exception, time and time again wonderful books crossed my desk. It makes me happy […]

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P. I. Jake Hannigan has a “…square jaw and skepticism that can’t be bought on Sundays in Blue Law States.”  (Page 5) That means he has a fondness for alcohol and will indulge that fondness whenever the mood strikes including his own office. That is where Professor Durgen found him on a certain Monday morning.
 
Professor […]

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Virgil Flowers returns in SHOCK WAVE and the read is a good one. This is the fifth novel of the series and this time he is chasing a bomber. Virgil is based in Mankato, Minnesota and therefore routinely covers the southern part of the state for the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. He also goes […]

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I spend a fair amount of time talking to people connected with the movie world. They tend to be larger than life, and always entertaining. There seems to be little rhyme or reason as to how a movie comes into being, or what subject it might be about.
Next March the poor unsuspecting world is […]

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A Film By Arnd Wachter
The world is a very diverse place. There are great discoveries to be made, but few people take the effort. Foreign lands, foreign cultures, and foreign languages just seem to hinder the process. It is easier to stay within the boundaries of Disneyland than travel to some far flung country. Disney […]

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Jingle hell is a delightful Christmas comedy that has just been released on DVD, you can read the review here.
The always great people at Janson Media, the distributor, arrainged an interview with the films producer and co-writer Carter Anne McGowan. Usually I have lots of time for research for an interview, however this one happened […]

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Basic Things You’ve Always Wanted To Know – Volume One
It seems that a new ‘tell all’ book about a Hollywood celeb comes out  every 30 seconds. But are they worth reading? For the most part the answer would be a resounding NO. Who cares if actress X slept with actor Y? It is their business, […]

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Memory’s Wake by Selina Fenech
Fairies and Fantasy Pty Ltd (July 3, 2011)
978-0987151117
328 Pages
Looking for a young adult urban fantasy with enough adventure, romance, and page-turning excitement to keep even the most easily distracted teen captivated? Then look no further than Memory’s Wake by Selina Fenech.
Imagine being dropped into a strange world with nothing more than the […]

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Surely it’s bad form to extensively quote another reviewer in one’s own review (especially right at the start), but having stumbled upon the perfect quote, it’s hard to resist. It’s with that recognition and understanding that I quote the introduction to David Denby’s review of The Help from August’s issue of The New Yorker:
“The Help,” […]

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As I get older I have to admit that Christmas has lost a little of its luster and allure. Jingle Hell is a delightful excursion into the not always happy event when a family gets together.  The humor is delightful.
In some ways the opening credits tell the whole story. Poppa Bear of the clan is […]

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Canadian folk artist John Swinton’s original paintings predicted to be a solid investment according to award-winning educator and writer Michael Ernest Sweet.

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There are few people that can genuinely say that they love their job, but I am one of them. I never know what wonderful delight will appear in my mailbox. A case in point is Mark Evan Walker’s new book The Case Of The Blood Red Stars.
I first encountered Mark because of his outstanding art […]

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It takes a lot to shock Hollywood. But the news that Newt Gingrich has bumped Jon Corzine as supervillain Two-Face in the next Batman is making jaws drop in Dream City. Corzine was reportedly in like Flynn; his duplicitous doings at MF Global made him Two-Face to the max. Sure, Jon had heavy competition from […]

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With the subtitle of “11 Short Stories of  Killers, Fixers, and P.I.’s” you know exactly what you are getting in this primarily hard-boiled read from Sniplits. Unlike many anthologies that often waste several pages with a well-meaning introduction of some type, this one gets straight into the action.
“Vista with Player” by R. A. Allen opens […]

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With rookie River Ranger Mandy Tanner and her boss Steve Hadley watching, things are about to get very dangerous on the Arkansas River in Colorado. One of the river rafts has flipped and tossed equipment and passengers into the swirling river churning towards some deadly rapids. With odds against them before they start, Tanner and […]

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I am not particularly political by nature, I tend to view all politicians through my skeptical, aging and not very rosy glasses. Politics has a nasty habit of being Orwellian by its very nature. “Four legs good” George Orwell explains in Animal Farm. That slogan however is added too later by the politicians “Four legs […]

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Bloomington, Indiana should be nothing more than a quiet college town.  It had been until a strange flashing star began to light up the night as well as daytime sky. A star that can’t be seen anywhere else on Earth. Strange events are also happening in a local wooded area.  All too soon it becomes […]

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It’s May in Wyoming and Sheriff Walt Longmire would like to get the prisoner transfer finished and go home as he has plans. It has been a long day already and having to stop for food at the South Fork Lodge in the heart of the Bighorn Mountains was a necessary risk. Sheriff Longmire and […]

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London Broil (part 1)
For once I was not the victim, I was just visiting. Following the Duck BBQ incident, I actually became quite proficient in the use of this weapon of mass destruction. One of my favorite dishes was London Broil. It is simplicity to make. You take a Fred Flintstone sized Top Sirloin steak […]

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The Most Evil Men In History Brought To Justice

Every so often a truly sparking documentary series comes to light, and Nazi Hunters is among the very best.
It was in someways strange how quickly the Western World lost interest in bringing these fugitives to justice after the conclusion of World War II. Much of this […]

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In December Le Carre’s iconic book Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy will be hitting the big screen.  I will be curious to see how this complex story can be compressed into a two hour production.
It was written in 1972 by author John Le Carre. The author kicked off his writing career with two novellas, Call For […]

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Before it happened it seemed to 13 year old Lizzie Hood that the Verner family next door was perfect in every way. Lizzie had been friends with Evie for what seemed like forever and spent almost every waking moment in her company. Evie’s mom is bland and unassuming. Evie’s sister, Dusty, rules home and school […]

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