Posted December 19, 2012in Joe's Neighborhood, Recent Posts
If we are all facing the Mayan end of the world in one fashion or another, where do we find the courage to look over the edge, slap our chests and beckon the unknown to give us its best shot? Mmmm… you don’t think it’s the end of the world?
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Posted December 19, 2012in Book Review, Recent Posts
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Cathryn Lang Penfield Books Aug. 28, 2012 $21.95 238 pp. Americans are notorious for the tendency to romanticize the “old country.” This tendency always made me wonder, “If the old country was so great, why did people leave?” Augusta’s Daughter by Judit Martin helped
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Posted December 12, 2012in Recent Posts, Sound Notes
The world is a slightly less groovy place now that jazz legend Dave Brubeck shuffled off this mortal coil on Dec. 5. Whether you stick to standards like “Take Five” and “The Duke,” or you choose to go deeper into this catalogue, I’d encourage everyone to hop on iTunes or
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Posted December 12, 2012in Recent Posts, Sound Check
Parabelle ‘Your Starry Eyes Will Never Make Us Even’ Independent Parabelle isn’t really what you’d call a Tool knock-off — that becomes more apparent the deeper you get into the album. But there are clear similarities in melody and vocalization that serve to make lead singer Kevin Matisyn a kind
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Posted December 12, 2012in Book Review, Recent Posts
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Barb Palar Gotham Books June 19, 2012 $26 287 pp. I was first “introduced” to Brene Brown through a TED lecture on YouTube a few years ago. I heard an interview with her recently on the radio, and she is captivating as well as
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Posted December 12, 2012in Joe's Neighborhood, Recent Posts
Here’s the way I see it. There are seven yellow jerseys to give away, one for each year that Lance Armstrong was stripped of his Tour de France victories because of alledged doping. Amazingly enough, the International Cycling Union has no one to step up on the podium and receive
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Posted December 12, 2012in On The Tube, Recent Posts
The Beatles’ ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ has improved with age The Beatles’ “Magical Mystery Tour” is widely regarded as a failure, but “Magical Mystery Tour Revisited” (Friday, 8:30 p.m., PBS) gives it an overdue reconsideration. The documentary interviews Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Martin Scorsese, Terry Gilliam and those involved with the
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Posted December 05, 2012in Game Day, Recent Posts
FIRST DOWN: Wondering which bowls to watch? Here’s a postseason primer … Best Big 12 bowl matchup: Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M, Cotton Bowl, Jan. 4. Don’t you just love family reunions? After a year apart, two old Big 12 South rivals are set to lock
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Posted December 05, 2012in Joe's Neighborhood, Recent Posts
Tucked close to Dahl’s, barely sheltered from the weather, is a bundled-up figure standing outside the store. Julie rings her bell, smiles, and in a soft, husky voice wishes everyone good cheer. Many smile back. It’s an older crowd this bright, cold morning. They almost all put money in the
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Posted December 05, 2012in Book Review, Recent Posts
Review by Fay Jones Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Knopf October 2012 $ 24.95 208 pp. In her recent work of fiction, Joan Wickersham presents seven brilliant short stories. Each gorgeously-written piece concerns a cast of original characters, yet the collection is united by a common theme: love. The stories have
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