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Book Review: Vocal Complete: Female Voice Jazz Standards by Alfred Publishing
In my 26 years of performing, I’ve had my share of successful (and horrifying) auditions. Little is as soul-crushingly terrifying as standing alone in front of a table full of people and opening your...
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Book Review: The King’s Rose by Alisa Libby
Poor, foolish Catherine Howard: she is my favorite of Henry VIII’s queens. Much fuss is made of Madame Boleyn, but the difference between Anne B. and Catherine H. is the difference between fire and...
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Book Review: The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory
Philippa Gregory possesses the happy talent of weaving historical fact with historical fiction, a true gift. Effortlessly, she takes us through the lives of notable women of history. Sometimes they are...
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Q & A with Neil Gaiman, or Why Neil Gaiman is a Gentleman
Neil Gaiman is a gentleman. I had always suspected as much, but after my recent Q&A conference call with him, it was confirmed. Let me back up a bit. I have long been an admirer of Neil’s work. My...
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Singing the Dragons to Sleep: Farewell to Anne McCaffrey (1926-2011)
Today marks the end of an era: author Anne McCaffrey passed away at the age of 85, from a stroke at her home in Ireland. I remember the first time I saw an Anne McCaffrey book: I was in a used...
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Music Review: Zoe Boëkbinder – Darling Specimens
Zoe Boëkbinder presents a challenge for a reviewer. Most times when you first listen to music, you sift through a mental catalog of musicians to make comparisons. Though some of these comparisons are...
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Book Review: The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart by Mathias Malzieu
What if falling in love cost you your life? Would you be able to resist? The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart opens in Edinburgh, in the late 1800s, during the greatest freeze the city has known. In...
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PC Game Review: The Book of Unwritten Tales
The Book of Unwritten Tales begins with a “spirited leap” onto the back of a dragon and doesn’t let go till the very end, 20-odd hours later. The action in the game is third-person point-and-click....
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Interview with DJ Tina T
DJ Tina T, voted Las Vegas’ “Top Female DJ” for the third consecutive year, is a well-known disc jockey playing in the hottest clubs in Vegas. Despite her meteoric success, DJ Tina T also has a passion...
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An Open Letter to Ashley Judd
Dear Ms. Judd, Twice in the last two weeks, the mention of your name has almost made me drive off the road. The first time was when some smug pundit made a rude comment about nudity in your movies and...
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Book Review: Vocal Complete: Female Voice Jazz Standards by Alfred Publishing
In my 26 years of performing, I’ve had my share of successful (and horrifying) auditions. Little is as soul-crushingly terrifying as standing alone in front of a table full of people and opening your...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book Review: The King’s Rose by Alisa Libby
Poor, foolish Catherine Howard: she is my favorite of Henry VIII’s queens. Much fuss is made of Madame Boleyn, but the difference between Anne B. and Catherine H. is the difference between fire and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book Review: The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory
Philippa Gregory possesses the happy talent of weaving historical fact with historical fiction, a true gift. Effortlessly, she takes us through the lives of notable women of history. Sometimes they are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Q & A with Neil Gaiman, or Why Neil Gaiman is a Gentleman
Neil Gaiman is a gentleman. I had always suspected as much, but after my recent Q&A conference call with him, it was confirmed. Let me back up a bit. I have long been an admirer of Neil’s work. My...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Singing the Dragons to Sleep: Farewell to Anne McCaffrey (1926-2011)
Today marks the end of an era: author Anne McCaffrey passed away at the age of 85, from a stroke at her home in Ireland. I remember the first time I saw an Anne McCaffrey book: I was in a used...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Music Review: Zoe Boëkbinder – Darling Specimens
Zoe Boëkbinder presents a challenge for a reviewer. Most times when you first listen to music, you sift through a mental catalog of musicians to make comparisons. Though some of these comparisons are...
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Book Review: The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart by Mathias Malzieu
What if falling in love cost you your life? Would you be able to resist? The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart opens in Edinburgh, in the late 1800s, during the greatest freeze the city has known. In...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PC Game Review: The Book of Unwritten Tales
The Book of Unwritten Tales begins with a “spirited leap” onto the back of a dragon and doesn’t let go till the very end, 20-odd hours later. The action in the game is third-person point-and-click....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Interview with DJ Tina T
DJ Tina T, voted Las Vegas’ “Top Female DJ” for the third consecutive year, is a well-known disc jockey playing in the hottest clubs in Vegas. Despite her meteoric success, DJ Tina T also has a passion...
View ArticleClik here to view.
An Open Letter to Ashley Judd
Dear Ms. Judd, Twice in the last two weeks, the mention of your name has almost made me drive off the road. The first time was when some smug pundit made a rude comment about nudity in your movies and...
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