Poetry….some say it’s the highest of art forms….others consider it a bunch of nonsense. Whatever you believe, if it moves you, it has done its job. Very much like an artist’s canvas, […]
The Diary of Dang Thuy Tram: Last Night I Dreamed of Peace
Book Reviewed by Jim Smith The definitive book about the Viet Nam war has been written by a twenty-something Vietnamese woman. This may be hard to believe for those raised on a […]
New Book by Venice’s Poet Laureate – REVIEW: The Collected Poems of Philomene Long
By Jim Smith Philomene Long is back. The works of Venice’s poet laureate, who died three years ago, are more accessible than ever thanks to the publication in August of The Collected […]
Beach Chair Reading
By Jack Neworth Summer is coming. I can tell by all the weight loss commercials urging us lemmings to get in shape for beach season. Fat chance. (Pun intended.) It’s the beach, […]
Book Review: The Long Sixties: From 1960 to Barack Obama
Review by Jack Neworth For those born before the time period known as the Sixties or for those who lived through the decade but whose memories have faded from time (or psychedelics) […]
If Everybody Had An Ocean….
By Amy V. Dewhurst Summer is here, and with it an estimated 5 million tourists will visit our beach. What that means is more kooks at The Breakwater. If someone snakes your […]
Looking for the Real Thing: A Young Adult Novel Written by Alan Gorg
Book Review by Gwendolyn Lee In the Young Adult Novel, Looking for the Real Thing, a L.A. high school senior seeks a simpler future away from angry kids, stressed adults, monstrous schools, […]
Book Review: The Enemy Within. 2,000 Years of Witch-Hunting in the Western World, by John DemosReviewed by krista schwimmer
Reviewed by krista schwimmer The cover of this book, along with the title, is enough to grab the attention of any curious reader. Glossy, embossed black hands circle and point index fingers […]
JFK and the Unspeakable: Why he Died and Why it Matters
Written by James Douglass, Published by Orbis Press Reviewed by Jack Neworth This past November 22nd marked the 45th anniversary of JFK’s assassination. Despite all that has been written about Kennedy and […]
August 2008 – Book Review: The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder
Written by Vincent Bugliosi (A Book Review by Jack Neworth) As his time in office winds down George Bush speaks of retirement wistfully. He looks forward to playing golf, cutting brush and […]
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