New Reviews by Sterling Preston BOOK REVIEW: Star-Crossed, by Linda Collison (Knopf) http://www.myspace.com/lindacollison When Patricia Kelley stows away on a ship bound for Barbados, she plans to claim her father’s estate there. Her native Britain is at war with France, and the merchant ship she hides on has been contracted by the British government to deliver munitions. But Patricia is […]
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Pam Tillis interview by TL Chester
Pam Tillis Interview and video by TL Chester Pam Tillis is a country music singer, songwriter and musician. The daughter of Mel Tillis, Pam signed with Warner Brothers Records in 1981. In time Pam has founded her own label, Stellar Cat Records. Pam is not only a performer but an entrepreneur. I was fortunate enough to sit down and interview […]
Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act
[Volunteerism] Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act You Can Help to Save Millions of Animals From Tiny Cages! From http://www.humanecalifornia.org/ Imagine living the rest of your life confined so tightly that you could not lie down comfortably or even take a step, day after day, night after night. This is the sad reality for animals on factory farms. In California, […]
13 Days: The Pythagoras Conspiracy book review
[book review] 13 Days: The Pythagoras Conspiracy novel by L.A. Starks, paperback, www.lastarksbooks.com review by Sterling Preston The protagonist of this novel, Lynn Dayton, is an executive whose successful career has come in no small part from the determination to hoist herself out of the poverty of her childhood and to give her parents and sister a better life. Her […]
Beowulf film review
[Film] Beowulf Review by Joel Morris I haven’t read the Epic of Beowulf since high school, and honestly I barely remember reading it at all but I do remember struggling to stay focused on the archaic poetry about the long dead king and his assorted tales of daring. I’m from a generation raised watching the epics. I grew up with […]
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Mason Jennings at The Belly Up
Mason Jennings 11/11/07, Belly Up Tavern review by Matthew Powers Dressed in a drab t-shirt and blue jeans, Mason Jennings let his warm baritone and subtle guitar playing color November 5th’s concert at the Belly-Up. “Adrien,” off the singer’s third LP Century Spring, began his performance. The song’s solemn yet affirming mood set the tone for the remainder of the […]