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Category Archives: 2014

The Wilderness Unlimited Model

Wilderness Unlimited (WU) was founded in 1987 – a California hunting and fishing club dedicated to the preservation of private lands for myriad sporting purposes. Adhering to a unique motto … Continue reading

March 20, 2014 · Leave a comment

In Homage To the Father of the Modern Rock Song

BOB DYLAN: THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT CELEBRATION. Bob Dylan & Various artists. CD & DVD: Deluxe Edition includes the first-time release of this material on DVD and Blue-ray Disc. First … Continue reading

March 20, 2014 · Leave a comment

Cosmos

COSMOS. Fox and National Geographic channels. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Seth MacFarlane, and Ann Druyan. Over 30 million American adults don’t know the Earth goes about the sun. So a reprise of … Continue reading

March 11, 2014 · Leave a comment

Tyringham Park

TYRINGHAM PARK. Rosemary McLoughlin. Atria Books. It’s very rare for first-time fiction to break any ground, so very rare for a novelist’s debut to catch a reader by surprise. However, … Continue reading

February 21, 2014 · Leave a comment

Winter Audio 2014

TALK LIKE TED. Carmine Gallo. Macmillan Audio. Death and public speaking – those are the two universal fears that tie us all together. For many, speaking in front of crowds … Continue reading

February 19, 2014 · Leave a comment

A Killing of Angels

A KILLING OF ANGELS. Kate Rhodes. Minotaur Books. Scheduled for release on February 25, 2014, A Killing of Angels captures the bare elements of the human psyche in vibrant tones. In essence, this … Continue reading

February 13, 2014 · Leave a comment

Mozart In the Jungle

MOZART IN THE JUNGLE. Amazon TV. Directed by Paul Weitz. Starring Lola Kirk, Saffron Burrows, Peter Vack, Gael García Bernal, Bernadette Peters and Malcolm McDowell. Co-starring Constantine Maroulis, Joshua Bell, Bob Dishy … Continue reading

February 11, 2014 · Leave a comment

PBS’ Sherlock Is Worth A Long Look

SHERLOCK. A BBC Original Series. Airing on PBS. First, a major spoiler: Sherlock Holmes survived the Reichenbach Fall. The first episode of Season Three of BBC1’s “Sherlock” discusses how he … Continue reading

January 19, 2014 · Leave a comment

Eric Clapton Reviews the Seventies

Eric Clapton On DVD Due March 11 On March 11, MVD will release ERIC CLAPTON, THE 1970s REVIEW, a film chronicling the evolution of Clapton’s career through the 1970s, from his historical … Continue reading

January 17, 2014 · Leave a comment
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