Blue Christmas

Blue Christmas

by | Dec 10, 2009 | Music

When Ray Guillemette, Jr. takes the stage, people get excited. Guillemette may in part be known for overcoming the loss of a leg (his website is BionicElvis.com), but that becomes a very minor detail in light of how good he is at performing songs as the king of rock...
CD Shorts

CD Shorts

by | Dec 10, 2009 | Music

My Latest NovelDeaths and Entrances(101 Distribution) My Latest Novel, comprised of five members from Greenock, Scotland, has come a long way since its gem of a debut album, Wolves. Deaths and Entrances seems to showcase confidence in their already established melodic...
Cinema Dope: Private Lessons

Cinema Dope: Private Lessons

by | Dec 10, 2009 | Film

An EducationDirected by Lone Scherfig. Written by Nick Hornby, based on the memoir by Lynn Barber. With Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Olivia Williams, Alfred Molina, Dominic Cooper, Rosamund Pike, and Emma Thompson. (PG-13)In the new coming of age film An...
Food: Thanksgiving, Before and After

Food: Thanksgiving, Before and After

by | Dec 10, 2009 | Food + Booze

Driving back to the office after lunch a few days before Thanksgiving, a fresh bag of organic chicken feed in the back of my truck, I snapped on the radio and tuned into the Thom Hartman Show—for my money, the very best talk show on radio.Hartman, a brilliant...
The Art of William Sillin

The Art of William Sillin

by | Dec 10, 2009 | Arts

Sunderland painter William Sillin's work and interests thrive where art and science meet.His vibrant oil landscapes are both impressionistic and realistic. Though he has devoted himself to the pursuit of excellence in art with brushes, paint and a canvas, he works...